I have a total of 27 years teaching experience . After I received my M.Ed. from the University of Florida (hence the name "HappyEdugator"), I began teaching in elementary school, where I taught pull-out remedial classes for grades 2-5 and a section of K-1. Then I taught Pre-K for 5 years, before I went up to Middle School, where I have been in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Last year, I went back to 1st grade in a private setting. I have traveled worldwide and am also fluent in Spanish.
I have a total of 27 years teaching experience . After I received my M.Ed. from the University of Florida (hence the name "HappyEdugator"), I began teaching in elementary school, where I taught pull-out remedial classes for grades 2-5 and a section of K-1. Then I taught Pre-K for 5 years, before I went up to Middle School, where I have been in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Last year, I went back to 1st grade in a private setting. I have traveled worldwide and am also fluent in Spanish.
Literary Terms Bundle - Grades 4 - 8. I have bundled several of my best selling literary terms products so you can save!
This bundle includes:
Literary Elements PowerPoint
Literary Terms for Fiction Handout.
LiteraryTerms for Fiction TEST
Literature Terms - How Authors Engage the Reader PowerPoint
Literary Terms Interactive PowerPoint
Literary Terms 2 Interactive PowerPoint
Blank Plot Diagram
Story Plot Map
Story Elements Think Tac Toe
All of thes items are available separately for $15.25, but if you buy the bundle, you will save $3.25! It will also be half price for the first 48 hours! Buy the bundle for your best deal! - HappyEdugator
Greek and Latin Roots. 30 WEEKS of Word Stems from Latin and Greek Roots. Basic Lists of Greek and Latin roots. prefixes, suffixes, and affixes, tests, and answer keys included. Perfect for Back to School. Teacher directions, suggestions for homework activities, and differentiation included. This program will prepare your students for standardized tests. Starting at the beginning of the year, go through all 30 weeks, and then spend some time reviewing these as test prep before state testing. Knowing these Latin and Greek roots (which are labeled as to origin) will help your students understand the building blocks of the English language.
In this file you will find thirty sets of word stems from Greek and Latin
Roots. Each page has ten stems, with their meanings and example words. After the first set, most pages will have two review stems from a previous page. The origin of each stem is marked L for Latin or G for Greek. Supports common core standards. Suggested for middle grades, but may be adapted for grades 4 - 5 by following the suggestions for differentiation. Enjoy!
- HappyEdugator
Standards
L.4.4b, L.5.4b, L.6.4b, L.7.4b, L.8.4b
Bell Ringers Bundle - Full Year - Common Core! This is a bundled set of my ELA Common Core Daily Warm Ups on Sentence Editing, Figurative Language, Sentence Structure (simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences), Expository Writing Prompts, Context Clues, and Conventions. Engaging slides with colorful photographs will keep your students learning all year long! Each set has several slides which review the skill. These provide great mini lessons on core standards!
Includes the following sets:
Bell Ringers - Common Core - Context Clues
Bell Ringers - Common Core - Figurative Language
Bell Ringers - Common Core - Expository Writing Prompts
Bell Ringers - Common Core - Conventions
Bell Ringers - Common Core - Sentence Structure
Bell Ringers - Common Core - Grammar and Usage
These sets of thirty Language Arts skills practice activities are available in my store separately for $21.00, but if you buy the full year bundle you only pay $15! - HappyEdugator
Phonics PowerPoint Bundle. Includes 8 PowerPoints to help students with decoding and sounding out words:
Letter Sounds PowerPoint.
Short a Sounding Out Words PowerPoint
Short e Sounding Out Words PowerPoint
Short i Sounding Out Words PowerPoint
Short o Sounding Out Words PowerPoint
Short u Sounding Out words PowerPoint.
Word Families PowerPoint.
Word Families.
- HappyEdugator
Thanksgiving Activities. Thanksgiving activities bundle of my most popular Thanksgiving activities. Best for grades 4 - 6, but these Thanksgiiving activities can also be adapted and used for 3 - 8. 126 pages.
Includes:
Thanksgiving ABC Word Wall List
Thanksgiving Acrostic Poems
Thanksgiving Bookmarks Set of 6
Thanksgiving Food Word Scramble
Thanksgiving Maze
Thanksgiving Hunting Homophones
Thanksgiving Quiz
Thanksgiving Reader's Theater - Gobble it Up
Thanksgiving Day Song
Thanksgiving - First Thanksgiving Fill-in
Thanksgiving Word Scramble
Thanksgiving Word Search
Thanksgiving Word Wall Cards
Thanksgiving Writing
Thanksgiving Writing Fun - Pilgrim Comics
Thanksgiving Writing - I am Thankful Sheets
Thanksgiving Skit - A Joyful Harvest
These activities are all available separately in my store for $28.25, but purchase the bundle and save $! :) - HappyEdugator
Christmas BUNDLE - Christmas activities for grades 4 - 8. Fun! Includes 26 of my best selling Christmas products in one bundle to save you money. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator
Includes these products:
Christmas Homophones Handout
Christmas Activity - Teaching Vocabulary with Lyrics from Jingle Bells
Christmas Analogies PowerPoint
Christmas Adjective Clause Worksheet
Christmas Coded Words Activity Sheet
Christmas Alliterations Activity
Christmas Similes Activity
Christmas Adverb Clauses
Christmas Holiday Sensory Writing Practice
Christmas - Holiday Word Scramble
Christmas Luminaries Christmas Craft
Christmas Pictionary and Charades Game
Christmas - Holiday Word Search
Christmas Puzzle
Christmas Story Starters
Christmas Story Starters on Decorative Lined Paper
Poinsettias - Christmas Symbol PowerPoint
Christmas Writing Activity - Revising the Lyrics of Christmas Songs
SMARTBOARD - Figurative Language in Christmas Songs Activity
The Gift of the Magi PowerPoint
The Gift of the Magi Vocabulary Matching TEST
The Christmas Coin Reader's Theater
The Velveteen Rabbit PowerPoint
Christmas Activities
Christmas Activity - Writing Letters From Santa
Christmas Activity - Writing Letters to Santa
The Twelve Days of Christmas Gift Coupon Sheet
Christmas Gift Coupons and Bookmarks
Christmas Trivia Sheet
Christmas - Bookmarks
All of these items are available separately in my TPT store. Just click on the links above, where you can see thumbnails and preview the items. Buy the bundle of my most popular Christmas resources and save! If you bought all of these items separately, you would pay more than $51.00. Buy the bundle and pay only $20.00. Save over half off! - HappyEdugator
Poetry Bundle – Teaching Poetry - a large variety of poetry resources for Grades 4 - 8. This 140 page poetry unit is a resource that includes:
What is Poetry - an introduction to any Poetry Unit – 6 pages PDF
All About Poems Graphic Organizer and Poetry Preview Activity- 5 pages PDF
Poetry Characteristics Notes and Poetry Writing Activity – 2 pages PDF
Nursery Rhymes - Poetry You Should Know PowerPoint – 26 slides PPT
Poetry Concept Map – 1 page PDF
Poetry Image Map – 1 page JPG
Poetry Elements Graphic Organizer – 4 pages PDF
Poetry Graphic Organizer Sheet – 1 page PDF
Poetry Scavenger Hunt – 3 pages PDF
Poetry Sound Patterns – 2 pages PDF
Rhyme in Poetry Practice sheet – 2 pages PDF
Poetry – Five Senses Poem Handout – 1 page PDF
Poetry Activity for A Remarkable Adventure by J. Prelutsky – 3 pages PDF
Poetry Anthology Anchor Activity and Rubric – 3 pages PDF
Poetry Using Emotions to Create Poetry PowerPoint – 20 slides PPT
SMARTBOARD Writing Poetry is EASY Activities - 8 slides - Notebook
Adjective Poem – 3 pages PDF
Preposition Poem Worksheet – 1 page PDF
Diamante Poem – 1 page PDF
Cinquain Formula Poem PowerPoint – 10 slides PPT
Writing a Parody Poem Activity-How Doth the Little Crocodile- 3 pages PDF
Reading Poetry Process Handout – 2 pages PDF
Alliterative – Superlative Adjectives – 1 page PDF
Reading Poetry Process Handout – 2 pages PDF
Ways to Read Poetry PowerPoint – 15 slides PPT
Poetry Terms Study Guide with Key – 2 pages PDF
Poetry Multiple Choice Formative Assessment – 3 pages PDF
Poetry Types Test – 3 pages PDF
Poetry Terms Crossword– 2 pages PDF
- HappyEdugator
Sentence Structure Bundle – Sentence Structure Teaching Resources Grades 6 - 8. This 299 page mega unit is a super resource for teaching simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences that includes:
Sentences- Complex Sentence Worksheet and Handout
Sentence Structure: 4 Kinds PowerPoint
Sentence Structure Activity - Simple Compound Complex Compound -Complex.
Sentence Structure PowerPoint for a FlipBook
Sentence Structure - Beat the Clock
Sentences - Writing Correct Sentences PowerPoint
Sentences - Understanding and Combining Sentences PowerPoint
Sentences - Identifying Sentence Structure PowerPoint
Independent Clauses and Dependent Clauses Handout
Who Wants to Win a Million Dollars Language Arts Reveiw PowerPoint
Punctuation Using Commas PowerPoint
Language Arts Grammar and Mechanics PowerPoint
Language Arts Standardized Test Practice PowerPoint
and more!
HappyEdugator
Parts of Speech Bundle – Parts of Speech Teaching Resources Grades 4 - 8. This 303 page mega unit is a super resource for teaching the eight parts of speech...nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Preview by clicking on the links below of my parts of speech resources that are included:
Adjective Poem – 1 page PDF
Adverbs Fun Worksheet and Word Search – 2 pages PDF
Adverbs Hunt Worksheet – 2 pages PDF
Collective Nouns of Animal Groups PowerPoint – 20 pages PowerPoint
Confusing Parts of Speech Worksheet – 2 pages PDF
Coordinate Adjectives and Cumulative Adjectives Worksheet - 8 pages PDF
Coordinate Adjectives Handout and Practice Worksheet - 3 pages PDF
Correlative Conjunctions Practice Sheet - 2 pages PDF
Correlative Conjunctions Study Guide - 4 pages PDF
Finding Adverbs in a Sentence Interactive PowerPoint – 59 pages PowerPoint
Interjections Study Guide - 1 page PDF
Irregular Plurals - Unusual Latin and Greek Plural Forms – 18 pages PowerPoint
Parts of Speech Beat the Clock – 20 pages PowerPoint
Parts of Speech Scavenger Hunt - 1 page PDF
Prepositional Phrases – Don’t Let Them Confuse You PowerPoint – 18 pages PowerPoint
Present Perfect Verb Tenses PowerPoint – 13 pages PowerPoint
SmartBoard Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions – 10 pages Notebook
St Patrick’s Day Adjective Hunt - 25 pages PDF
Strong Verb List - 3 pages PDF
Suffixes for Parts of Speech Posters - 5 pages PDF
Suffixes for Parts of Speech PowerPoint – 13 pages PowerPoint
Suffixes for Parts of Speech Practice Sheet - 2 pages PDF
Parts of Speech - The Eight Parts of Speech PowerPoint a comprehensive introduction to Parts of Speech - 58 pages PowerPoint
Parts of Speech: The Eight Parts of Speech Quiz
which can be used for a quick assessment. - 5 pages PDF
Using the Correct Verb Form Worksheet
which can be used for a quick assessment. - 2 pages PDF
Verb Suffixes Vocabulary and Spelling Worksheet - 3 pages PDF
Verb Suffixes Word Search - 2 pages PDF
- HappyEdugator