On December 13th, students in the Wright CalSERVES' tutoring program experienced a magical ride to the North Pole on the Polar Express. This event took place as part of our annual Winter Theme Day, where we celebrate the season while practicing reading and writing skills. With a little rearranging of the desks and chairs, and some help from our imaginations, Room 18 was transformed into a train car on the beloved Polar Express. The students, "passengers," received train tickets that were punched by a "conductor," and they enjoyed a cup of hot chocolate and cookies while they listened to a mentor read Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express.
After the train ride, students had a few different activities from which to choose, including a game of sounding out and spelling words about winter as well as a writing activity on snowflakes that are now hanging on our reading tree. However, the most exciting activity of the afternoon was surely sight word ice fishing. Students held fishing poles (yarn with paperclips attached to yardsticks) to "fish" for sight word cards that mentors attached from behind a table. Students tried to catch as many as they could by reading each word. If they missed one, they had to throw the fish back into the sea and try again. Students and mentors had fun with this game, especially when students caught a "big fish" or two fish at one time!
Overall, it was an enjoyable experience for everyone who participated - a nice break from the ordinary for mentors and students alike.
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