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
Get your students involved and excited in participating in the 2016 Euro Cup with these interactive score sheets.
Set includes sheets that teachers and students can fill in with the game scores.
Large sheets could be used by the teacher/class and the small sheets could be used by the students to follow along.
Sheets include the date of the games, the country flags of the teams playing and a section for students to fill in the score of the games.
For the Round of 16, Quarter Final, Semi Final and Final games, students can draw the flags of the teams playing.
A bonus Country Flag sheet fill in/match sheet is included as well as the answer sheet.
Total Pages 15
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
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.
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 these vocabulary matches before, during or after reading the chapters in the novel.
3 match sets (40 vocabulary words in each) and their answers are included.
Also included are 2 pages of vocabulary words to assist the ESL/Special Ed. students to complete the matches.
Great for Literacy Centers and/or Literature Circles!
Total Pages 16
Answer Key-Included
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
The BFG — The Big Friendly Giant by Roald Dahl, is a story about
a kind, gentle giant who can be found every night blowing good dreams through the bedroom windows of sleeping children.
Use these vocabulary activities before, during or after reading this amazing novel.
Included are 4 word searches (answer sheets included) of the vocabulary words found throughout the novel.
A sentence writing sheet and word sort sheet are also included. These sheets could be used by the students after completing the word searches
Also included are 4 vocabulary match sheets (answer sheets included).
These match sheets could be used as a quick assessment tool after completing each of the 6 sections (chapters).
Two acrostic templates, "The BFG" and "Sophie" are also included.
Students could use the "Story Book Character Traits" sheet to assist them in completing the acrostics.
Total Pages 22
Answer Key -Included
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.
After reading this clever novel, the students will complete activities that will recap the settings, main character, plot and themes.
They will also have the opportunity to learn about a well known "Idiom".
Students will write sentences using some of the vocabulary words and will create a new novel title and cover.
A "Mr. Fox" acrostic template is included. This could be used as a character study sheet. A sheet with "character traits" is also included.
Great as a quick assessment tool!
Total Pages 7
The novel, written by Rick Riordan, is about a twelve year old boy, named Percy Jackson who is diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. He has been expelled from every school he has ever attended. Until one day...he discovers a world much bigger than he has ever imagined.
After reading this exciting novel, have the students recap the settings, characters, plot and themes.
They will write the importance about one of the many symbols found in the novel, and write sentences using some of the vocabulary words.
The students will also have the opportunity to write a book teaser, as well as to draw a ball point pen turn into a sword (Riptide).
Two acrostic templates are included. "Percy Jackson" as well as "Lightning Thief". They can be used as a character study or to recap the novel.
Total Pages 8
A fun and creative way for your students to summarize what they have read and learned in the novel, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo.
Students will be writing about the setting, plot, theme and about a favorite character.
Students will have the opportunity to rename Edward and draw him with new clothing.
A great way to introduce or culminate the novel.
Students will be able to learn or review, 40 vocabulary words found in the novel, while completing the word search (answers included).
After completing the word search, students will be able to write sentences on the sentence writing sheet, using 10 vocabulary words of their choice.
A word sort sheet is also included, where students could place the 40 vocabulary words in the correct parts of speech category.
The "Edward Tulane" acrostic sheet could be used while reading the novel to describe his character. Students could write one word next to each letter or a full sentence.
A BONUS "Story Book Character Trait" sheet is also included. This sheet could assist the students in completing the acrostic.
A great assessment tool as well!
Total Pages
11
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
3 in 1 handy resource for the Data Management and Probability strands, Mean, Median and Mode.
Printer Friendly!
Includes a handout, with all 3 definitions and illustrations of the Mean, Median and Mode.
Handout could be kept in student's notebooks to remind them of the definitions.
Also included are 3 mini posters of the Mean, Median and Mode
to put up in your classroom!
Total Pages 5
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
Get your students excited about baseball with these vocabulary matches in French!
Contains 2 vocabulary match sheets, French/English (answer sheets included).
A total of 33 baseball vocabulary words.
Total Pages 5
Answer Key Included
Have you and your students caught the "Baseball Fever!!!" yet?
Get your students excited about baseball by challenging them with these baseball vocabulary matches!
Contains 3 vocabulary match sheets (answer sheets included), with a total of 44 baseball vocabulary words.
Total Pages 7
Answer Key Included
Euro Cup 2016 Quick Facts & Activities contains facts for students to learn about the Euro Cup.
It also lists the countries participating and an opportunity to design an original logo and mascot.
Euro Cup country participants and flag matching activity is included (answer sheet as well).
Also included is a quick facts quiz and a sheet to name all the countries participating is included as well.
Total Pages 9
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
A 3 in 1 handy resource for the most common lines in Geometry, parallel, perpendicular and intersecting!
Printer Friendly!
Includes a handout in color and b/w, with all 3 definitions and illustrations of the lines.
Handout could be kept in student's notebooks to remind them of the definitions.
Also included are 3 mini posters of the 3 lines, parallel, perpendicular and intersecting, to put up in your classroom!
Total Pages-6
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.
Included for the younger or struggling student, are sentence strips. These strips could be photocopied, each word could be cut out and the students could arrange to make a complete sentence.
The students can then paste the completed sentence on the sheet. A picture of the sentence can then be drawn and colored by the students.
Each sheet contains:
-the Uppercase and lower case letter that students can trace over for review/practice.
-a scrambled section of words. (includes capital letter and period)
-a section for students to write the complete sentence.
-a drawing section where students can express their creativity.
Could be used for ESL and Special Education students as well.
Total Pages 33
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