Teacher's Notes: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
This story follows up some words from Dumbo (as well as the theme) and works well for imparting some popular Christmas traditions. This time, the story is in order, and the students must find the proper illustration that goes with each section of the story. (9 pictures for 9 paragraphs)
New Words
surprised
normal
different
bright
special
reindeer
make fun of
alone
fly
except
sleigh
foggy
worried
glow
lead
way
Worksheet Answers
Matching pictures to story: 1st picture goes to “One day at school, Rudolph met …” 2nd picture – “Christmas was coming. It snowed and snowed.” 3rd picture – “His mother and father loved him so much …” 4th picture – “That night, Rudolph was the leader …” 5th picture – “They always made fun of Rudolph …” 6th picture – “When Rudolph was born ,,,” 7th picture – “In school, all the young reindeer …” 8th picture – “All the reindeer grew older …” 9th picture – “Suddenly Santa saw a bright red light …”
Paragraph fill-ins: Christmas Eve, sleigh, reindeer, special, fly, foggy, lead, glows
Sentences: 1. different, 2. make fun of, 3. worries, 4. surprised, 5. alone, 6. hero, 7. except, 8. bright
