Dasher's journey from the circus to the North Pole is filled with key events that make Dasher an ideal text for practicing retelling and summarizing. Students will recount how Dasher longs for a life of freedom, bravely follows her dreams, and helps Santa create his sleigh team. Retelling her adventure helps students strengthen their sequencing skills, while summarizing allows them to focus on the main ideas and central message of the story: the importance of courage and family.
