My Writing Journeys-Junior Grades is suitable for students in Grades 4-6. An excellent accompaniment to the Daily 5 Program! Cross-curricular topics too! Includes a variety of "writing forms" This writing journal book is user friendly and it could be used in many different ways. Some teachers are using the journal as a daily morning warm up or part of their existing language program. Includes "word wall" words for each activity. Great for word study. Some topics/activities could be linked to Health, Science and Visual Arts Topic/Activities Included: My Summer Memories My Favourites A Goldfish Story The Best… Staying Fit I Am An Upstander! Wow, What a Gift! My Talent My Hero A Spring Lune Poem Planning a Party My Friend and I A Favourite Story Character Let’s Take Care of It! My Website My Favourite Sandwich My Family My City or Town My Postcard My School Year All About Me page, perfect for the beginning of the year! Autograph page and a Class Picture page, perfect for the end of the year! Some other ideas are: -Use the first page of each activity as a class brainstorm. -Draw the graphic organizer on the board or chart paper and have students copy the ideas on their page in the book. -Instead of writing the ideas on the graphic organizer, they could draw them instead. -Use the vocabulary words on the bottom of each page as word wall words or to initiate discussion about the topic. -Students could also write sentences using these vocabulary words. -The second page (the drawing section) of each topic could be taken "outside the book". For example, have students do a cut and paste using construction paper, or create a scene in a box. -Each Topic could be spread out on 2-3 different days.

Stone Fox, by John Reynolds Gardiner, is a novel about a very determined boy named Willy. He enters a dog sled race in order to win $500 to pay back the taxes on his grandfather's farm. Use these creative activities as a quick assessment after completing the novel Stone Fox with your students. Use as a Media assessment too! Activities included are: -3 acrostic templates with the words, "Willy", "Stone Fox" and "Grandfather". Use these as a novel summary or character study. -character trait sheet to assist students in completing acrostics. -poster template and poster rubric to advertise the novel. -comic strip template to summarize the last chapter of the novel. Total Pages 8

Get your students excited and involved in the Euro Cup! Games start on June 10, 2016. Included for your students to work on: -a soccer vocabulary sheet -fill in the blank match sheet (answers included) -a sentence writing sheet -alphabetical order sheet -"Euro Cup" acrostic template -Design a Flag template Total Pages 8

It's that time of the year when students are getting a little restless. Why not give them a "Cool" treat and have them complete some of these fun snow cone activities! Included are: -snow cone diamante template (great way to review adjectives, verbs and synonyms) -snow cone acrostic template (review adjectives, poetry, etc.) -word make sheet using the words "snow cones" (use new words to write sentences and/or parts of speech) -snow cone mini project prompt sheet (review research skills) -project answer sheet Total Pages 6

The Rainbow Fish, by Marcus Pfister is a short story about a beautiful fish who finds friendship and happiness when he learns to share. After reading this story, have the students recap the setting, character, plot and themes. The students will also have the opportunity to write sentences using some of the vocabulary from the story. Other fun activities that students will complete are: -coming up with a new title and cover for the book -discuss prize possession and draw about their possessions -an acrostic template, "The Rainbow Fish" -a template to create a cinquain. -The Rainbow Fish word make -Alphabetical order sheet -4 math sheets, add, subtract, multiply, divide Use as a whole set or just the pages you wish! Total Pages 16

Peacemaking begins with each one of us. This activity will bring awareness to the students that something as little as a disagreement in the school yard, could result in negative feelings between two or more people. Students will also realize, that they can become peacemakers in their own school. Includes a procedural writing page as well as a comic strip template page. Includes an easy to follow lesson plan. Prints well in grayscale setting too! Total Pages 6

Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun, a story by Maria Dismondy is about a girl named Lucy who is bullied for being different by a boy at school named Ralph. After reading this story, have the students recap the settings, characters, plot and themes. The students will also have the opportunity to write sentences using some of the vocabulary from the story. Another fun activity that students will complete, is coming up with a new title and cover for the book. An anti-bullying button will also be designed by the students. Also included is a "Lucy" acrostic. It can be used to do a character sketch on Lucy. Media Literacy Activities are also included! Students will create a comic strip and poster using the templates provided. A poster rubric is also included. Total Pages 10

The One and Only Ivan is a children's book by Katherine Applegate. After reading the novel, have the students summarize the setting, characters, plot and one of the themes. The students will also have the opportunity to choose another title for the novel and write sentences using some of the vocabulary. Also included is a crossword puzzle (with answers), as well as a sheet to place the puzzle vocabulary words in alphabetical order. Bonus: Story Book Character Traits sheet could be used to complete the acrostic (also included), as a character analysis for the main character, Ivan. Use this mini package as an assessment tool as well. Total Pages 9

These Earth Day activities could be used to initiate class discussion on the environment, and the 3Rs. Use these activities as "hand out" sheets or as "task cards" (print on cardstock and laminate) in a center. The activities could also be used as writing prompts for older students. Contains "create a poster" and "Earth Day" acrostic templates too! Within these activities, students will review "verbs" as well as "inference". Students will also be able to create new words using the words, Earth Day. BONUS: The First Earth Day information sheet included! Total Pages 10

A fun way to celebrate Groundhog Day. Use the word search (answers included) to introduce or review vocabulary. Also included is a creative story template sheet. Students will write about Groundhog Day from the point of view of the groundhog. Total Pages 4

A Christmas Collection, a creative way to get your students excited and learn about Christmas! This package contains: a sheet with 9 Christmas pictures/symbols in color a sheet of the same pictures/symbols in black and white A sheet with the vocabulary words for the 9 pictures/symbols The students could use these sheets to cut and match the pictures/symbols with the vocabulary word. A "Christmas Tree" word make. Challenge your students to see how many words they can make with the words "Christmas Tree". A word search with 20 symbol words is also included (with answer sheet). A sentence writing sheet to have students expand on their vocabulary is included as well. Last but not least, 2 Christmas poem templates and a website sheet are included. The website sheet includes 5 websites that could be used as mini lessons on Christmas symbols. Total Pages 11

This mini package is ideal for the older students to sneak in some Halloween fun! It contains: 4 -Acrostic sheet templates (sentence writing) 4 -Word Make templates a word search with Halloween vocabulary (answer sheet included) a word sort, to have the students place the vocabulary words found in the word search, in the correct part of speech category a story template for students to write a story with the word search vocabulary words Total Pages 13

This Winter Collection will have your students warmed up in no time! It contains: A Winter Lune Template Snowflake Word Make Winter Word Map Snowflake Diamante Template Snowman Acrostic Template A Snowman Diamante Template Total Pages 7

The 4 page book report is a creative way for the students to recap their knowledge and understanding of the Novel, FRINDLE by Andrew Clements. Students will be able to give you information on the settings, characters, plot and write sentences using some of the vocabulary words. They will also have the opportunity to write about one of the themes found in the novel, and create a new name for an item found at home. 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. Also included are 3 Vocabulary crossword puzzles (answers included). Chapters 1-5, Chapters 6-10 and Chapters 11-15. You may use each crossword puzzle at the end of the selected chapters, as a quick assessment tool. 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 11

This mini package contains chapter summaries and highlights for the novel, Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis. These summaries and highlights sheets could be used for literature circles or centers. Students could also use these summaries sheets to create skits. Contains a summary highlights illustration sheet that could be used for any of the chapters in the novel. On this sheet, students will write out 2 of the chapter highlights and them draw scenes based on those events. The summaries and highlights are also ideal for the ESL or Special Ed. students to assist them with understanding each chapter. Total Pages 22

Getting to know your students in the first few weeks of school could be somewhat of a challenge. This package will assist you in getting to know your students, as well as have your students ease into the new school year. Included are: -Some Things About Me -My School Goals -Starting Your School Day -After Your School Day -Word Association Activities -Creative Word Make Each activity comes in color and in black and white too! Have your students color the black and white version for an extra art activity! 20 pages.

A creative way to have the students summarize the novel, Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis. Students will write about the importance of the title, recall the setting and the plot. They will write about one of the many themes found in the novel, and write character sketches for two of the main characters. Students will also write the parts of speech and meanings for some of the vocabulary words found in the novel, as well as write complete sentences. They will have the opportunity to give their opinion on the ending of the novel and predict what will happen to Bud after the novel. A great assessment tool as well! 6 pages.

This word search (answers included) could be used to introduce the novel, Crash, by Jerry Spinelli or as a culminating activity. After completing the word search, students could extend their vocabulary learning by using some of the words in sentences, on the sheet provided. Bonus: Word Sort Sheet--Students have the opportunity to review the parts of speech by placing the words from the word search in the correct parts of speech categories. Total Pages 5

This 3 page book report is a creative way for the students to recap their knowledge and understanding of the Novel, Crash by Jerry Spinelli. Students will be able to give you information on the settings, characters, plot and write sentences using some of the vocabulary words. They will also have the opportunity to write about one of the many themes found in the novel. Use the Bonus CRASH acrostic sheet as a character sketch! Total Pages 4