Polar Express Match Cards

Students can work with a partner or group to answer these math questions. Use with the story, Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. 

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Lori Binko
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Mathematics
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Early Childhood, Primary

Polar Express Match Cards The train car has 20 seats. The boy saw 8 empty seats. How many seats were filled? The conductor looked at his pocket watch. The time was 9:00. If the train arrives at midnight how many hours does it take the train to get to the North Pole? The boy saw 20 cups of hot chocolate and 80 cookies. How many did he see in all? The train passed 6 lean wolves and 15 white-tailed rabbits. How many more rabbits were there than wolves? at the north pole the children saw some elves. They first saw 10 groups of elves. Each group had 5 elves. How many elves did they first see? The clock struck midnight. If the sun rises at 6:30 in the morning how many hours will it take for sunrise? Santa and his sleigh took off going 400 miles per hour. How far would he go in 2 hours time? Santa brought Mary jasmine Michael and Shane each 3 presents. How many presents did he bring in all? Chris Van Allsburg Polar Express