Book Report Assignment. Give this project to your students for an independent reading assignment. Students can choose to complete a comic strip, a greeting card, a collage, a movie poster, or a magazine advertisement. Assignment sheet includes directions, the five choices for student project with specifics, and a 100 point evaluation checklist. Have students turn in the sheet with their completed project, so you can easily grade. Print and go. Enjoy! - Greg Smith

Have your students get creative with these Remembrance Day acrostic poem sheets. Two different sheets for students to write poetry with imagery and words that appeal to the senses. Students write a poem about Remembrance Day by beginning each line with a word that begins with the letter on that line. The first sheet is REMEMBRANCE and the second sheet is POPPIES. - Greg Smith

Fire Station Word Search Puzzle. Great for Fire Safety week. Fun word search puzzle all about things you find in a fire station. Color and Black and white ink friendly word search puzzle that your students will love. Includes 32 different words related to Fire Stations. Includes solution. Thanks and enjoy! Terms included are: Alarm Boots Bunker Chief Dalmatian Dispatch Dorms Engine Equipment Extinguisher Firefighter Flashlights Foam Garage Gear Gloves Helmet Hook Hose Jacket Ladder Mask Nozzle Pager Pole Radio Rope Siren Tools Truck Turntable Valves Fire Safety Week| Fire Stations | Fire Fighters | Printables | Worksheets | Word Search | Puzzle

Scarecrow Word Search Puzzle. Great for any scarecrow or fall harvest unit. Fun word search puzzle all about scarecrows. Your students will love finding the words frontwards, backwards, and on the diagonals. Includes 24 different words related to scarecrows. Includes solution. Thanks and enjoy! Terms included are: Bandanna Birds Brainless Burlap Cornfield Costume Country Crops Decoration Decoy Frighten Garden Gloves Guard Halloween Mannequin Overalls Post Protect Seedcap Sentry Straw Stuffing Workboots Key words Scarecrow | Halloween | Printables | Worksheets | Word Search | Puzzle

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

Thanksgiving Cootie Catcher. Enjoy this classic game to build a sense of gratitude and thankfulness. Great activity for the last day before Thanksgiving break, or use it on Thanksgiving Day at home with the kids and family. Now includes two different cootie catchers! Activities are fun for all - such as "Describe your favorite Thanksgiving memory." or "If you could invite anyone to Thanksgiving dinner, who would it be?" Great conversation starters to use when everyone is gathered waiting for the Thanksgiving feast. Happy Thanksgiving! - Greg Smith

Touching Spirit Bear By Ben Mikaelsen. Introduces the book, and discusses conflict and symbolism. Enjoy! - Greg Smith

Johnny Tremain Study Guide. Literature guide for the novel Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes. Chapters of the book are divided into three sections. Chapters 1 - 5, Chapters 6 - 8, and Chapters 9 - 12. Each section has an anticipation guide, an activity, a vocabulary list, and a literature circle response. 23 pages. - Greg Smith

Plot Diagram. What is a Plot Diagram PowerPoint. Explains what a plot diagram is with visual graphics, and offers two examples of plot diagrams from popular stories. Good review for state tests. Enjoy! - Greg

Out of my Mind by Sharon Draper Introductory PowerPoint. Introduces the characters, setttng, and plot of the story to build student interest in the book. Includes a link to a video trailer, some vocabulary words that students may need to know for better understanding. Preview the book with this PowerPoint and get your students interested in this award-winning book! 17 slides - Greg Smith

Tall Tales. An introduction to tall tales. Explains what is a tall tale, characteristics of a tall tale, and includes a tall tale reading assignment. - Greg Smith

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson PowerPoint. Preview the book Chains with this PowerPoint and get your students interested in this award-winning book! Includes vocabulary words for students to investigate. - Greg Smith

Use this Main Idea PowerPoint to help students learn how to find the main idea. Details strategies for students and includes a practice selection that students can read and find the main idea. Supports common core standards. - Greg Smith

Looking for fun Memorial Day activities? Have your students try this free Memorial Day Jumble Word Puzzle. It will help them develop spelling and vocabulary skills, and they won't even realize they are learning. Enjoy! - Greg Smith

Looking for fun Memorial Day activities? Have your students try this Memorial Day Word Search Puzzle. It will help them develop spelling and vocabulary skills, and they won't even realize they are learning. Enjoy! - Greg Smith

Daily Lesson Planner - EDITABLE. All set up, just type in what you want. Drop down menu for the date. Includes boxes for objectives or standards, information and essential questions, activating strategies or assessments, activity, and summary. Nice professional looking format. - Greg Smith

Honor Roll Award Certificate. Simply type in the information in this Publisher award certificate, print and go. Great for the end of the year. - Greg Smith

Memorial Day Write the Room. Cards and Recording sheet. 8 words to write for Memorial Day: flag blue red white soldier freedom picnic parade Two recording sheets - one with pictures and one without for differentiation. Recording sheet has primary lined paper (with dashed middle lines). Includes color and black and white versions. - Greg Smith

nd of the Year Awards. Editable in PowerPoint for your needs. Includes a blank award so you can fill in what you wish, and ready made awards designed for middle school for the following subjects: Language Arts Math Social Studies Science Art Band Orchestra Preforming Arts Chorus Physical Education Technology Computer Science Keyboarding Health Family and Consumer Sciences Home Economics Career Exploration Spanish French German Latin STEM Academic Bowl Reading Bowl All slides and all sections of the slides are editable so you can customize however you want. I hope you enjoy these and that you had a great year! - Greg Smith

In this Paraphrasing PowerPoint, students will learn the difference between writing a summary, paraphrase, and quotation, and the six basic steps to paraphrasing. Includes a practice slide for students to paraphrase, a partner checklist, and a 5 question quick check up on their understanding of paraphrasing, summarizing, and using quotations in their own writing. - Greg Smith