TEST PREP Test Practice - Language Arts and Reading. Test Preparation practice for state testing. Several nonfiction reading selections, and questions based on standards. Helps students practice answering questions similar to ones that they could have on the state assessment. Can be used for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades as practice. Useful for preparing for any state test. Use a bubble sheet or scan-tron to make it more like the real thing. Supports common core. 33 multiple choice questions. Key included.

Thanksgiving Homophones PowerPoint. Fun November Activity - a homophones search! It's an interactive Thanksgiving story to read. Students have to look for two incorrect homophones on each slide. There are twenty homophones (or homonyms)to find in all, two on each slide, and then students check themselves at the end. Key included on last slide. Fun and engaging, this original Thanksgiving story is about a little boy who travels across the country to visit his grandparents for a typical Thanksgiving holiday. Develops reading vocabulary and comprehension, spelling skills, and correct usage. Supports common core standards. - HappyEdugator Keywords: Thanksgiving, Homophones, Thanksgiving PowerPoint, Thanksgiving interactive, Thanksgiving activities, Thanksgiving word study, Thanksgiving vocabulary development, Thanksgiving reading, making inferences, frequently confused words, Thanksgiving common core

End of the Year Poems. PowerPoint or Printables. Five original poems and photos to help you say good-bye to your students at the end of the year. Project on a whiteboard on the last day, or print them out on index cards to make inexpensive good-bye gifts. On PowerPoint, not PDF, so you can adjust your formatting to meet your needs. In color and plain black and white. Editing allowed for your classroom use only. Happy summer! - HappyEdugator

Evaluating an Argument - Supports Common Core! Use around Earth Day, or any time you study nonfiction. PowerPoint slides helps students understand how to evaluate an argument, a critical reading skill. Students learn that evaluate means to judge a selection by looking for the author's main point, whether it is supported by evidence and facts, and whether the author argues against opposing arguments. Practice exercise with informational text included. Students will read and evaluate the argument from an excerpt of the book Green Planet Rescue by Robert Halpern. Good practice of common core standards and appropriate for Earth Day, too. Background vocabulary is endangered, species, and habitat. - HappyEdugator Aligned to Common Core Standards RI 7.1, RI 7.2, RI 7.3, RI 7.5, 7.6, 7.8, RI 8.1, 8.2, 8.5, 8.6, 8.8 Supports College and Career Readiness Standards grades 6-12 for drawing evidence from informational text to support analysis and reflection

Persuasive Writing Recipe PowerPoint. We use recipes for many things, why not persuasive writing? This powerpoint gives students a “recipe” to follow when writing a persuasive essay, and gives them the basic framework for a persuasive writing piece, starting with an introductory paragraph that ends with a thesis statement, at least three well-supported paragraphs that have a topic sentence related to the thesis statement, and a conclusion that restates the thesis and calls the reader to agree and take action. Reminds students to be prepared for counter arguments, and to write with strong ideas, voice, fluency, organization, presentation, and conventions. Revised and updated 2013 with added information on the writing process, animations and graphics. - HappyEdugator Supports Common Core ELA Writing Standards CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1a Introduce claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1b Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1c Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1d Establish and maintain a formal style. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1e Provide a concluding statement or section that follows from the argument presented.

Use these compound word cards in your literacy centers for fun practice. Students can match the cards together to make compound words and list them, write a story using the words, put compound words in alphabetical order, or write sentences using compound words. These matching cards can also be used to play a memory game. Includes 40 matching pairs of compound words. - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

Alphabet writing! Students can practice their letter writing skills with these sheets which go through the entire alphabet from a to z. Trace the letter, then practice writing on the lines given. Color the picture that goes with the letter, too. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Growth Mindset - How to Have a Growth Mindset. Set of posters which spell out the acronym GROWTH MINDSET to teach students the value of determination. - HappyEdugator

Chalkboard and Burlap Alphabet Posters and Bunting. Decorate your classroom this school year with this classroom decor chalkboard and light linen burlap alphabet posters and bunting. With the blue trim, they will go with a nautical theme or shabby chic, too! You can also use the letters to make welcome signs, or create other messages with the pennants. Includes: 26 chalkboard and burlap alphabet posters 26 chalkboard and burlap alphabet bunting HappyEdugator

Essay Writing - Open-Ended Introductions PowerPoint. How to start writing expository and persuasive essays. Writing essays with a starter. Students will learn how to write an interesting anecdote to introduce their essay and engage their reader. The introductory anecdote is made to be open-ended so it is not dependent on the topic of an essay prompt, so students can create a unique and personal hook to use on a state writing assessment. An example anecdote and how it can be related to different types of essay topics included. - HappyEdugator

Beginning of the Year PBIS Reward System. PBIS stands for Positive Behavior Incentive System. Set up for back to school. Promotes positive behavior. If you are implementing PBIS, you must also develop a reward system for good behavior. In this reward system, students get rewards for being “Paw-some” kids. They will be motivated to do what PAWS stands for: Practice safety Act responsibly Work toward success Show respect This works best if your school mascot has PAWS. (panthers, tigers, cougars…etc) Developed for middle school. Also includes incentives for Character of the Month. This Rewards system includes a PAWS poster, "Paw-some" tickets, student warning cards, a discipline flow chart, and ten character education traits that can be promoted with PAWS. Directions included. Updated July 2015.

Subject Verb Agreement 2 PowerPoint. Interactive. 25 practice sentences for students to find the correct verb and then check. Includes sentences that have indefinite pronouns. A fun way to practice. Animated graphics and sound. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Who Wants to Be Rich PowerPoint Game Template. Plays similar to the TV game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Great for review in any subject. Just add your own content. Enjoy! HappyEdugator

The Wheel of Wealth Game Template. Great for review in any subject. Just add your own content. Enjoy! HappyEdugator

Christmas Analogies PowerPoint - a fun December Christmas activity for students to practice looking for relationships between word pairs. Students number their papers 1-10 and write the word that completes each analogy on their paper. They can then check their answers with the key on the last slide. Includes animated pictures that are entertaining and engaging. Two sets of ten Christmas analogies. All the analogies are Christmas related. Enjoy! Happy Holidays! - HappyEdugator

Awards Certificates - Twenty Unique Awards for All Occasions. Includes a cute Good Earth Day Award! End of the year awards! These end of the year award certificates (or use them anytime) are designed to help you show your students that you appreciate them in many ways. Rewards for Volunteers and Helpers, Outstanding work, Organization and Neatness, Earth Day, Birthday, etc. Reward good behavior or give rewards for academic success. From academic growth to the smallest act of kindness, you will have some positive reinforcement ready! Awards are useful to give to teachers, parents, and custodians, too. Great for the end of the school year! Includes a total of twenty different and unique awards.Suggestions for their use is included in the slide notes. Editable for your classroom use. Enjoy.

Easter Activity Pack - Literacy and Math Fun. Print and go. Four different sheets of math word problems, (two addition and two subtraction), ten count the eggs and trace the number word sheets, make an Easter card sheet, an original Easter poem to read, a create a word activity, an Easter word scramble, a jelly bean sort and graphing activity, an Easter maze, a history of Easter (the resurrection) and a history of Easter (bunnies and eggs). Lots of fun for April!- HappyEdugator

Research and Expository Writing Formative Assessment. Multiple choice practice questions for state tests. Focused on the research process, expository and persuasive writing. Prepares students for standardized test questions. Questions are GPS standards based, but support common core standards as well. Standards are identified and correct answers are marked. Teacher and student copy included. Prepared for grade six, will work as review for 7th and 8th. - HappyEdugator

Test Taking Skills For Essay Tests PowerPoint. Test taking strategies for acing essay tests. Animated PowerPoint gives students strategies they can use to prepare for and take writing tests and essay exams. How to study and what to study to make a great grade when writing an essay test. 18 slides. - HappyEdugator

Sight Words Bingo - Beginning of the Year Sight Word Review Game. Good beginning of the year assessment that is fun for back to school! Pre-Primer and Primer level. 26 cards with high frequency words with a back to school theme for Kindergarten review. You can choose to use the pictures of school supplies as free spaces, or call out the school supplies list as an alternative way to play. Print out on cardstock, laminate, and save pieces in snack baggies. Put everything all together in a page protectore and place in a binder for easy storage. - HappyEdugator