Parts of Speech. Students identify parts of speech in context in this quick print and go activity. Can be used for practice or assessment. Student identify the the part of speech of the 25 underlined words in the passages, and write the answers on their own paper. Key included. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Middle School Language Arts Essential Study Guide. Practice questions on author's purpose, principal parts of verbs, subject-verb agreement, context clues, idioms and prepositions, misplaced modifiers, and sentence structure. This six page study guide or practice sheet reviews several areas of concern many middle school students have trouble with in Language Arts. Key included. Good for test preparation! - HappyEdugator

Bell Ringers - Tier Two Vocabulary in Context - Grade 10 Set 1. TEST PREP. Tenth grade tier II vocabulary words set in context in informational paragraphs. Students should use context clues or contextual hints to figure out the meaning of unknown words. First of three sets. Designed for Tenth grade, and as a review for 11th and 12th grade. - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

Using Reference Materials TEST - Student research skills assessment. Students must know how to be able to use reference materials (such as guide words in dictionaries), and where to look for information (such as atlas, almanac, or encyclopedia). Questions also on key words, how to find information in an index, Great test prep for state testing. 27 questions, multiple choice with key. - HappyEdugator

Writing Portfolio Experience Chart. This is a simple graphic organizer students can use to evaluate and explain their work for a writing portfolio. After students have selected their best work to include in their portfolio, have them fill this out and attach it for later reference. If your students use writing portfolio, this is a good way for them to think about their work. - HappyEdugator

The Monsters are due on Maple Street - Writing Response Questions. Evidence based. Ten questions that require students to analyze how the author's words and events in the plot drive the action, reveal aspects of characters, create suspense, and provide insight into tone and mood.Supports common core. - HappyEdugator

The Gift of the Magi Vocabulary TEST - Matching. Words from the short story by O. Henry. 12 critical vocabulary words. Students write the letter of the definition on the blank in front of the number of the word. Key included.

Reading Standards Goal Sheet. In order to meet standards, students are expected to do more independent reading. This 2 page hand-out is very specific about what students must do daily in order to meet state standards in reading. Research suggests middle schoolers should read 25 books or a million words per year. Based on that standard, your students will have a place to monitor weekly goals, as well as making sure that different genres are being read. Useful tool for getting started on your reading program.

Reading - 100 Words Every Third Grader Should Know. Vocabulary words for third graders. Includes self test sheet and a Friday test for mastery. Great to use the week of 100th day of school. 103 slides in all to print out as flash cards for literacy centers. Good word wall words, too.

Middle School Reading Lists for Grades 6 - 8 and Gifted. Includes an alphabetical list of novels along with their grade level recommendations, and a list for novels also appropriate for gifted and talented learners. Can also be used as a suggested summer reading list. - HappyEdugator

New Years Word Search. Happy New Year Word Search Activity. Start New Years with a wordsearch puzzle to get those minds thinking again. Good for first day back from break. Key included. - HappyEdugator

Endangered Animal Brochure Project with Rubric - The White Giraffe. Also includes research report assignment and rubric. Students must take on the role of an endangered African animal protection activist. Student task is to create a brochure for the public to inform them of the dire need to preserve the species that he or she chose to advocate. The brochure must persuade others of the importance of their animal, and the urgent need to preserve it for the future. Includes student handout and 100 points rubric. Left in editable format so you may modify for your classroom needs. May be used as a supplemental extension activity when reading The White Giraffe by Lauren St. John, or may be adapted for science or a research unit. (Just remove novel name) Includes a template for the students to use to make their brochures and an endangered species list. Supports student writing of informational text and argument that the common core standards stress, and the use of technology in the classroom.

At the beginning of the year, it is important to set up a substitute information folder or binder in case you wake up with the flu and can't be there. When you go back to school, fill out these forms so your substitute will know what to do if you have to be out. You can print these out and put in a binder or a folder so you can leave it in plain sight on your desk for an emergency. Has informational pages, and dividers for class lists, rules, maps, etc. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

Fun Veterans Day Printable Activities. Quick and easy! Print and go activities for kids to do on Veterans Day. Includes: ABC order Acrostic Poem Make a Star Banner Color the Flag Make a Card Addition Table HappyEdugator

In this debate lesson, students will debate a variety of topics. The PowerPoint will walk you and your class through each step of the process. First, small groups will discuss terms and rules of debate. Then groups will break into pairs, and choose to be for or against their topic before it is given. Topics (included) are then given and partners will prepare their debates. Includes a chart for the terms and a table for recording assessment of the debates by peers.

Grade 7 ELA Common Core Standards Checklist for documentation and assessment. Includes a checklist for all five of the ELA standards (Reading Literature, Reading Informational Text, Listening and Speaking, Language, and Writing). There is an area to jot down the dates you teach the standard, and a section to write notes about teaching tools and methods. - 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.

Teach alliteration with this slide show, which will help students write their own alliterations. Explains how alliteration is a sound device with examples from the real world and literatures. Your students will enjoy the tongue twisters and the link to a video about alliteration. They will want to write their own alliterative phrases! Steps to get started at the end. Enjoy! - Happyedugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

Sometimes kids need to know how to control their feelings. It is okay to feel sad, but how do we feel better? This PowerPoint walks them through four strategies for coping with sadness. Great minilesson for a teacher to give at the beginning of the year or for a school counselor to give to a group of students who need strategies for dealing with crying and depression. - Happyedugator

Veterans Day Reading Comprehension Sheet. Students can read about the history of Veterans Day and why it is observed in the United States. Includes a short nonfiction reading and reading comprehension sheet. - HappyEdugator