R & R - Incorporating Literature While Teaching Math - Ordered Pairs - "The Polar Express"

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Third graders create pictures using ordered pairs after listening to a piece of literature. In this ordered pairs and literature lesson, student listen to and discuss The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. They participate in "Think-Pair-Share" activities and make shapes that mimic those in the story by using ordered pairs.

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the polar express, children's literature, ordered pairs, coordinate plane