Counting down to Christmas with a new holiday book each day!
How Santa Got His Job by Stephen Krensky, illustrated by S.D. Schindler
An imaginative look at how Santa’s skills and life experiences work together to create the perfect man for the North Pole job, this book makes a great read-aloud for all ages.
It’s a great story to reinforce the idea that you never know what may prove useful later in life, and to spark a discussion about how everyone has different strengths and abilities that make them good at different things.
You’ll want to plan some follow-up activities after sharing this story; here are some ideas to get you started:
- A Reader’s Theater script for the book
- A Character and Plot activity for young learners
- Some Sequencing and Cause/Effect activities for elementary learners
- A Substitute Santa Job Application
- Discussion Questions with an Economic Slant for upper elementary learners