🦌 Reindeer At-Home Adventure | Supplemental Reindeer Study Activity + Classroom Journal
Bring a little North Pole magic into your classroom with this engaging Reindeer Adventure Activity—perfect as a supplemental lesson for nonfiction reindeer studies or a fun standalone holiday project! Teachers and students LOVE this hands-on experience that blends literacy, SEL, creativity, and home-school connection.
After learning all about real reindeer and how they live in the Arctic, your class will receive a special visit from Bella the Reindeer—a friendly reindeer from the North Pole who wants to learn what kids your age do for fun! Students will adopt their own reindeer (paper or stuffed) to take home, name, and include in real-life adventures. Families snap pictures, kids write or draw about what they did together, and everyone shares their journal pages back at school. It is always a classroom favorite!
✨ What’s Included
Welcome Letter From Bella the Reindeer
Introduces the activity and explains why Bella has come from the North Pole.
Student Reindeer Printouts
Give each student their own reindeer to take home + one for the teacher.
Journal Cover Templates
Perfect for binders, folders, or stapled booklets.
Journal Writing Pages
– Option for drawing + sentence
– Option for full writing page
Great for all grade levels!
Teacher “How-To” Guide
Step-by-step instructions for introducing the activity, sending it home, collecting journals, and sharing student work.
Family Directions (Editable in Canva)
Easy for families to understand: take pictures, write/draw, return journal.
🎯 Skills & Standards Alignment
This activity supports:
Nonfiction text study
Writing process (drawing, labeling, sentences, extended writing)
Speaking & listening skills during share time
SEL connections: empathy, creativity, responsibility
Home–school engagement
⭐ Perfect For
December literacy activities
Reindeer research units
Holiday fun without focusing on specific holidays
Morning meeting share time
Writing centers
Homework projects
Family engagement nights
Standalone classroom holiday tradition