Punctuation - Hyphens, Dashes, and Semicolons PowerPoint. Interactive PowerPoint presentation with animation and sound. Explains the usage of hyphens, dashes, and semicolons, and then students can practice punctuating the sentences that follow, and checking their answers. At the end there is an answer key to check their work. This can also be played as a game by dividing the class into teams and teams submit their answers-the team with them most correct answers wins! 53 slides. -HappyEdugator

Sentences: Writing Correct Sentences PowerPoint. How to write complete sentences, focusing on how to identify subjects and predicates, sentence structure, and how to avoid sentence errors, fragments, and run-ons. Also includes practice questions. Important to know for good writing. Good review for state standardized tests and common core. Necessary information for preparation for writing tests. Includes ten self-checking practice questions at the end. 61 slides. - HappyEdugator CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1i Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.1f Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.3a Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.3a Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.1b Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.

Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots Beat the Clock PowerPoint game. A fun interactive way to practice identifying Greek and Latin prefixes, suffixes and roots. Includes a review of affixes for students before starting the game. Students are given two questions and have thirty seconds each to identify the correct answer. They can work with a partner and use wipe-off white boards or write the answers down on paper. After time is up, the answers will disappear. (Timer is built in) Click again to check answers. Advance slide with another click to start with a new set of sentences. Grades 4 and up. Supports common core! 36 sentences in all. Revised March 2016. - HappyEdugator

Differentiated Instruction in Learning Focused Classrooms PowerPoint. A 38 slide presentation for teachers to learn about the concepts of differentiation in classrooms where learning is focused and where students are engaged, and how to implement differentiated instruction. -

State Capitals of the United States PowerPoint Game. A fun way to practice learning the state capitals of all 50 states in the U.S. Divide class into two teams, print out two game boards and game pieces for each team, and see which team can correctly identify all 50 state capitals first. Interactive fun! Project onto whiteboard or interactive Smartboard. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

This Continents and Oceans geography resource includes an interactive and animated PowerPoint and a printable student book to go along with the slideshow. Useful when studying the seven continents and five oceans. Also gives examples of some major features of each continent and some animals that are unique to each. The PowerPoint is editable for your personal classroom or homeschool use, so if you teach only four oceans, you may edit it to reflect that. Includes slides about continents and oceans in general, fast and fun facts, each of the seven continents, each of the five oceans, a printable booklet to accompany the slides which is fill in the blank, and interactive quizzes in the presentation for review. Students will have fun learning about the different continents and oceans and making their own study guide which they can color and decorate since it is in black and white, and printer friendly, too. Key Words: Social Studies 2.5a Continents, Oceans, Equator, hemispheres, Earth, World, Geography ©2016 HappyEdugator. This product is the intellectual property of Deborah Hayes aka HappyEdugator.

Shades of Meaning Verb Cards - Bundle of Six Sets. Cut out and laminate these 16 different cards IN EACH SET illustrating different synonyms of the verb "LAUGH, SEE, SAID, JUMP, RUN, AND WALK." Helps students understand connotation. With guidance and support from adults, students acquire new vocabulary by defining word relationships and nuances in word meanings, sorting words into categories, choosing and acting out the different meanings. Buy the bundle and save 20%! Aligns to Common Core Standards CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.K.5d Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action (e.g., walk, march, strut, prance) by acting out the meanings. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1.5d Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs differing in manner (e.g., look, peek, glance, stare, glare, scowl) and adjectives differing in intensity (e.g., large, gigantic) by defining or choosing them or by acting out the meanings. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.2.5b Distinguish shades of meaning among closely related verbs (e.g., toss, throw, hurl) and closely related adjectives (e.g., thin, slender, skinny, scrawny). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.5c Distinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees of certainty (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered). Additionally, words can be used for spelling practice, writing practice, and word walls. Includes definitions for the teacher. - HappyEdugator

Reading Holes? This basic novel study of the book Holes by Louis Sachar includes several vocabulary lists, 8 quizzes on the book, one end of book test, and a list of good websites to use when teaching the novel Holes. Keys included. - HappyEdugator

Genetics PowerPoint explaining the essential vocabulary and terms for students in a four week unit of study. Includes quick definitions that are easy to remember for each of the four weeks, full definitions with related pictures for discussion, and a quick definition study guide of all the terms which you can print out and give to students. Perfect support for your middle school life science units on cell division and heredity. Includes 44 terms listed here: Genetics Mendel Heredity Genes Chromosomes Alleles Punnett Square Genotype Phenotype Carrier Trait Law of independent assortment Law of segregation Crossing over Diploid Haploid Egg Gamete Genetic recombination Sex chromosomes Nucleotides Sperm Dominant trait Recessive trait Heterozygous Homozygous Nondisjunction Hybrid Purebred Fertilization Mitosis Meiosis Probability Mutation DNA replication Sex-linked disorders Inbreeding Incomplete dominance Co-dominance Selective breeding Clone Hybridization Pedigree ©2016 HappyEdugator.

Transportation - Transportation Ways to Go PowerPoint Presentation. What moves you? Kinds of transportation PowerPoint. Introduce and investigate the concept of transportation from the days of Paul Revere's ride to the present, with the many types of transportation we have available today. Students will have 54 different kinds of transportation to identify and classify, including interesting ones like Segways and the ISS. Each one is numbered, and then the answer is on the next slide, so they get immediate feedback. Slides can be advanced on a Smartboard and students can check themselves. This can be used to build background knowledge and vocabulary skills for students who have limited experiences. - HappyEdugator

Holes by Louis Sachar Literature Guide. Novel study of book Holes includes several vocabulary lists, 8 quizzes on the book, one end of book test, reading response journal writing prompts for each chapter, and a list of good websites to use when teaching the novel Holes. Keys included in literature guide. - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

Language Arts Game Show PowerPoint - What is the Question? Interactive fun for test prep! Similar to the TV game show Jeopardy. It has the following categories: Persuasive Advertising Techniques, Elements of Fiction, The Writing Process, The Basic Parts of an Essay, Creating an Outline, and Sentence Structure. Go through the categories first before you start the board. Each category has a slide with detailed explanations that students can take notes from before they begin. (the questions come from there) All answers are worded as questions. Music and sound effects included. This highly interactive and engaging game can also be used as a template, if you choose to change the questions. Enjoy! Your students will love it! -HappyEdugator

Presidents. Interesting facts about U.S. Presidents PowerPoint. Questions and answers you probably didn't know. Fun activity for Presidents' Day. 65 pages of fun facts!

Teaching Literary Devices - Daily Quote Exercises. 50 writing prompts - inspirational quotes for your students to write about. Explanations of literary devices and figurative language (such as similes, metaphors, symbolism, and analogy) used on the first twenty quotes for instruction. Use for daily journal activities. Good discussion starters. Have students copy the quote and paraphrase what it means to them and share. Slides can be projected on an overhead or printed out (you can adjust the size on your printer and print them out on index cards). Many possible uses for this resource. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Middle Grades Writing Test Preparation PowerPoint. A detailed TEST PREP PowerPoint presentation designed to help students prepare for what is required on the Middle Grades Writing Assessment in Georgia, which can be applied to any standardized writing test anywhere. This presentation can be used to teach students to produce quality expository and persuasive essays and the expectations of any writing assessment. 43 slides, the last seven slides are for the teacher, including scoring, activities to promote good writing, and best practices. -HappyEdugator

Valentines Day Math Activities. A 40 page resource for counting, sorting, number recognition, simple addition, subtraction, numerical order and more. Activities for graphing candy hearts, coloring, matching, etc. Enjoy the fun activities your kids will love! - HappyEdugator Includes: Count the Candy Hearts page - numbers 1 -20 Count the Candy Hearts page - Sort and count Candy Heart Sorting by Color - in black and white Candy Heart Sorting by Color - in color Candy Heart Sorting by Color (without words) - in color Candy Heart Graphing - in color Candy Heart Graphing - in black and white Color the Hearts Activity sheet Match numbers to number words 1 - 5 Match numbers to number words 6 - 10 How Many? Activity sheet - circle number that matches the objects Comparing Size Activity sheet Dot to Dot - Smallest and Largest Number Make a Candy Heart Pattern - pattern given Make a Candy Heart Pattern - create pattern and name it Numerical Order Cut and Paste Numerical Order Cut and Paste Answer Recording Sheet Even or Odd Activity Sheet Color the Stripes and Count Activity Sheet Color by Code Addition sheet Color by Code Addition Key Color by Code Subtraction sheet Color by Code Subtraction Key Add it Up! Find the answers to decode the riddle Take it Away! Find the answers to decode the riddle Cut and Match the Hearts to the Base Ten Blocks Cut and Match Answer Recording Sheet Valentine Themed Number Posters - 0 - 10 (Each poster represents the number with the word, the numeral, the ten frame, and with tally marks) Candy Heart Ten Frames - blank for activities of your choice Candy Heart Ten Frames - Match the number sentence

Five Thanksgiving math color the answer worksheets for subtraction facts. You will get five subtraction worksheets and answer keys. - HappyEdugator

Five Thanksgiving math color the answer worksheets for addition facts. You will get five addition worksheets and answer keys. - HappyEdugator

The Cay Novel Study. Includes resources for teaching The Cay by Theodore Taylor. Word wall words, nautical vocabulary, and reading dialect...important background knowledge for students to understand this novel. Included are activities and projects, chapter guides, rubrics, anticipation guide, quizzes, and tests. Keys included. - HappyEdugator

Math Fluency Assessments and Progress Monitoring ...Basic Facts in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, for elementary students. Assess and monitor progress of mathematics fluency in grades K - 5. Comprehensive pack. 125 pages. Print and go. Directions for use and ideas for classroom practice included. - HappyEdugator