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The Wild Robot Chapter Questions and Vocabulary
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The Wild Robot Chapter Questions and Vocabulary

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The Wild Robot by Peter Brown is a story about a friendly robot named Roz, who finds herself shipwrecked on an island full of wild animals. Included in this resource are questions and vocabulary words for Chapters 1-80 (1 sheet for each chapter). Use the questions to recap each chapter orally or have students complete the sheets. Each chapter also contains chapter vocabulary words that can be used to find the meaning or write sentences for each. Check out the author's website! 82 Pages
My Favorite Sport Activity and Lesson Plan
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My Favorite Sport Activity and Lesson Plan

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What is your favorite sport? Find out what your students' favorite sports are by completing this fun activity! Students will also discover that playing a sport is not only fun, but a good way to keep active. Includes an easy to follow lesson plan too! Prints great in grayscale setting too! Pages include U.S. and non U.S. spelling. Pgs. 8
Fantastic Mr. Fox Vocabulary by Chapter
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Fantastic Mr. Fox Vocabulary by Chapter

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Fantastic Mr. Fox is a children's novel written by Roald Dahl. At night, Mr. Fox steals chickens, ducks, and turkeys from three mean and wealthy farmers. The farmers try to get back at him, however, Mr. Fox outwits them. Use the vocabulary to introduce each of the 18 chapters. Students can locate the words in the dictionary prior to reading each chapter. Students can find the meaning and part of speech. This exercise will assist students to better understand the content of each chapter. A word sort sheet is provided for the students. As they learn new vocabulary in each chapter, they will place each word in the appropriate part of speech box. To differentiate for the Special Ed./ESL student, have them locate each word using an online dictionary. As an extension, have students write original sentences for each vocabulary word after reading each chapter in the novel. Sheet provided. Total Pages 9
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Mini Package
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Mini Package

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This culminating mini package is a creative way for the students to recap their knowledge and understanding of the novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by ROALD DAHL. Students will be able to give you information on the settings, characters, plot and about one of the novel themes. It also includes a "design a Golden Ticket" section, as well as a vocabulary word/meaning match. Mini package also contains 2 word searches (with answer sheets) and a part of speech word sort. Your students will explore the vocabulary words in the novel, as well as review nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs. Total Pages 10
REFUGEE Novel Questions & Vocabulary
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REFUGEE Novel Questions & Vocabulary

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REFUGEE, By Alan Gratz, is a captivating novel of 3 children and their families, who, in different decades and in different continents, flee their homelands searching for safety and freedom. In this resource you will find questions for each section of the novel. Each section has been numbered to make it easier for the teacher and students to follow and complete. One page for each of the 53 sections. Also included: -pages with the vocabulary for all 53 sections -template acrostics for each major character -a timeline template -bookmark template -compare and contrast characters template 67 Pages.
The Outsiders Culminating Activities
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The Outsiders Culminating Activities

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This culminating activity package includes: -a word search (with answers) -a part of speech word sort -a 4 page book report -an acrostic template with the book's title -a character trait sheet (useful for completing acrostic) The book report is a creative way for the students to recap their knowledge and understanding of the novel, The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton. Enjoy the audiobook on YouTube! Students will be able to give you information on the settings, characters, and plot. Vocabulary words will be researched and sentences will be written. They will also have the opportunity to write about one of the many themes and symbols found in the novel. Lastly, they will create a new book cover with a new title. A great assessment tool as well! Total Pages 10
The Breadwinner-Culminating Activities
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The Breadwinner-Culminating Activities

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The Breadwinner, a children's novel by Deborah Ellis is about an 11-year-old girl named Parvana. She is forced by circumstances to be the breadwinner for her family in a war-torn Taliban-era in Afghanistan. While reading the novel, have a class discussion on how girls and women are treated differently than boys and men. Then have the students complete the comic strip assignment sheet, that will show that girls and women should be given the same freedom as boys and men. After completing the novel, have your students complete the poster assignment. A poster rubric is included. As an extension, have the students present the poster to their classmates. A great assessment tool for Novel Study and Media Literacy as well! The Book report can be used as a quick assessment. It contains short activities that deal with the settings, characters, plot and themes. Students will also have the opportunity to design a new cover for the novel and give it a new title. The "Parvana" acrostic template could be used as a character sketch. Total Pages 8
The Tale of Despereaux Culminating Activities
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The Tale of Despereaux Culminating Activities

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The Tale of Despereaux, the Newbery Medal-winning fairy tale by Kate DiCamillo, is a story about the adventures of a mouse named Despereaux Tilling. He sets out on his quest to rescue a beautiful human princess. Use this fun resource to culminate the novel and use it as an assessment tool as well! Your students will describe the main setting using adjectives, as well as give details about the main character. Students will have the opportunity to describe the plot and write about one of the main themes found in the novel (Light/Dark, Forgiveness, Honesty, and Pride/Self-Esteem. They will also find definitions and write sentences for some vocabulary words. There is a design component as well. Students will design a "Bookmark" using one of the 4 sections of the book as their inspiration. Total Pages 5
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Vocabulary Matching
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Vocabulary Matching

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Charlie's parents and grandparents, along with their bed, have been loaded into Willy Wonka's great glass elevator in order to go to the Chocolate factory. Before, during or after reading this amazing novel by Roald Dahl, students could learn vocabulary words and their meanings by working on the 6 word matches. The 6 matches include vocabulary from Chapters 1-3, 4-7, 8-10, 11-14, 15-16 and 17-20. Answer sheets are also included. A sentence writing sheet as well as a word sort sheet are also included. A great assessment tool as well! Total Pages 15
Novel VS Movie
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Novel VS Movie

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Have you ever read a book or a novel with your students and then wanted to do a movie comparison? There are many books and novels that have been made into movies. For example, Holes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and many more. This resource will be a great way for your students to do a novel/movie comparison. Included are two versions of jot note sheets, a Venn diagram sheet and a drawing sheet for those students that have difficulty with writing a comparison. Also contains a 2 page movie review! To assist the teacher in selecting books to make movie comparisons, the package also includes 23 titles of children's books/novels that were made into movies. Book/novel grade interest levels are also included. Total Pages 10
The Outsiders Vocabulary by Chapter
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The Outsiders Vocabulary by Chapter

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The Outsiders Vocabulary by Chapter is intended to be used along side with the novel by S. E. Hinton. Use the vocabulary to introduce each of the 12 chapters. Students can locate the words in the dictionary prior to reading each chapter. Students can find the meaning and part of speech. This exercise will assist students to better understand the content of each chapter. A word sort sheet is provided for the students. As they learn new vocabulary in each chapter, they will place each word in the appropriate part of speech box. To differentiate for the Special Ed./ESL student, have them locate each word using an online dictionary. As an extension, have students write original sentences for each vocabulary word after reading each chapter in the novel. Sheet provided. Total Pages 7
Wonder Novel Activities
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Wonder Novel Activities

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This package contains activities to complete before, during and after reading the novel, Wonder by R.J. Palacio. -2 acrostic poems -4 page book report -2 word searches with answers -Vocabulary activities P.S. When printing horizontal pages, change page set up on printer to "landscape". You have the flexibility to use each page of this resource at the same time or at different times of your novel study, depending what your lesson focus is. For example, if you are discussing settings and characters, just use page 1, and so on. As an alternative, you can cut out each section/part of the resource and mount it on cardstock to use in Language centers, Literature Circles or Mobiles. Great for Special Ed. and ESL students too, as it is easy to follow with definitions of each part of a story, setting, characters, plot, etc. Total Pages 18
The Giver Vocabulary Pack
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The Giver Vocabulary Pack

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THE GIVER (by Lois Lowry) Vocabulary Pack includes: -a word search (answers included) -a vocabulary sentence writing sheet -a word sort sheet to be used with the word search vocabulary words (could be used to review parts of speech or as a grammar quiz) -a vocabulary match (answers included) that could be used as a quiz Pgs. 7
The Wild Robot Vocabulary by Chapter
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The Wild Robot Vocabulary by Chapter

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The Wild Robot by Peter Brown is a story about a friendly robot named Roz, who finds herself shipwrecked on an island full of wild animals. Included in this resource are vocabulary words for Chapters 1-80 The chapter vocabulary words can be used to find the meaning. Also included is a sheet to write sentences for some of the vocabulary, and a sheet to sort the vocabulary words into the proper parts of speech section. Check out the author's website! 12 pages.
The Outsiders Vocabulary Matches
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The Outsiders Vocabulary Matches

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A creative way for the students to recap their knowledge and understanding of the vocabulary words found in the novel, The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton. Includes 3 vocabulary matches with answer sheets. Use each vocabulary match sheet before or after completing the novel chapters. The vocabulary matches could be used as a quick assessment tool as well! Enjoy the audiobook on YouTube! Total Pages 7
Dog or Cat? Activity and Lesson Plan
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Dog or Cat? Activity and Lesson Plan

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If you had to choose between getting a dog or a cat, which would you prefer? Which would your students prefer? In this journal activity, students will make a choice between two pets and give reasons why. Students will write informative/explanatory texts while examining a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. They will also learn how to draw a dog and a cat! Includes an easy to follow lesson plan. Prints well in grayscale setting too! Includes pages with U.S. and non U.S. spelling. Pgs. 7
Sports Ball Writing Sheets
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Sports Ball Writing Sheets

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Get your students excited about writing about sports or stories about sports with these fun writing sheets! Includes color and black/white sheets with lines, with some lines or without lines. TIP: Use sheets without lines to write sport acrostics! Total Pages 7
My ABC Journey-FREE
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My ABC Journey-FREE

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Try out a few pages of our alphabet, vocabulary review booklet. Use these pages to introduce or review the alphabet. Check out our complete booklet for only $3.00! Click here: My ABC Journey
My Sentence Making Journey-Free
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My Sentence Making Journey-Free

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My Sentence Making Journey is a great way to get younger students started in making/writing complete sentences. The booklet has the "Alphabet" as its primary theme. The completed sentences have at least one word of the highlighted alphabet from the page. Check out our complete booklet for only $3.00! Click here: My Sentence Making Journey
My Writing Journeys PRIMARY GRADES
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My Writing Journeys PRIMARY GRADES

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The activities in this booklet could be used by students from Grades 1-3, depending on their level and ability. An excellent accompaniment to the Daily 5 Program, in particular the Writing component! Great for Literacy/Writing center as well! Contains 20 Student friendly topics. Cross-curricular topics too! Most art/drawing activities could be taken "outside the book". Posters, cut and paste, scene in the box, etc. Also includes, All About Me, Autograph and Class Picture pages. Each topic is spread out into 3 pages that include illustrations and color.