Christmas Activity - Christmas Trivia Game. Fun card game with over 100 questions. 2 - 4 players or teams. Great for Christmas party! A fun way to celebrate the Christmas season. 36 pages...when you print, print out the cards 4 to a page. To make it fun, some of the questions are easy, and some of them are hard. Enjoy! HappyEdugator

Writing Paper - Lined Paper - Seasonal Packet with Drawing Boxes. Use for Back to School, Fall, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's, St. Patrick's, Spring, Easter, Birthday, and more. Handy to have at the beginning of the year or use at the end of the year. 40 different styles of writing paper for different times of the year. Illustration boxes to stimulate imaginations. Dashed lines help develop handwriting. Use for other occasions such as patriotic days, school events, or to go along with a story or unit. Students will love writing poems and stories on these decorative papers, and adding their own illustrations. - HappyEdugator

Parent Conference - 27 Tips for Good Communication. Communicating with parents is one of the most important things we do as teachers. When we can work together with a child's parents toward common goals, we improve the atmosphere for learning. Here are some tips to help make all your parent conferences productive and successful. - HappyEdugator

Computer Lab Rules Posters or Signs. Good for beginning of the year. 12 computer lab rules. Print out these posters and a header sign for your computer lab and have your room ready for back to school. You can choose which rules you wish to post. Includes rules for proper computer use, handling of the equipment, and procedures to follow when leaving. - HappyEdugator

All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury Figurative Language Chart. During reading or after reading the short story, have your students look for examples of figurative language, such as metaphors, similes, and personification, and write them down on the graphic organizer. Goes along well with my PowerPoint on All Summer in a Day, but can be used without it. - HappyEdugator

Drama vs. Prose Chart and Word List. A good activity to use when introducing drama to your students. Students will have to categorize the terms as either used in drama, prose, or both and put them in a chart. This is an activating thinking strategy and pretest which can also tell you what your students know and don't know about drama and prose. -HappyEdugator

Common Core Standards for Language ELA PowerPoint Posters. Common core standards for ELA language usage and conventions for grades 6, 7 and 8 summarized. Use as WE CAN posters or as a slide show. You can go over the standards with your students, and afterwards you can print out the slides and laminate them to post in your classroom. Kid friendly language with colorful graphics.

An assignment to give at the end of the year to keep students engaged in their learning. Students will present a 3-5 minute speech reflecting on the people and experiences that made this year memorable. 3x5 cards required, and visual aids are strongly recommended. This is ready made for you to hand out to your kids. Included is the printable assignment sheet with guiding questions, requirements, and a grading rubric. Students will really enjoy telling their stories, and this will make a memorable and fun activity for the last week of school.

Poetry Anthology Anchor Activity and Rubric. Students create a poetry anthology or poetry portfolio. Handout is the complete assignment for a poetry anthology for a poetry unit, including rubric. Give this handout and rubric to your students if you wish them to work on a poetry anthology project, which can also be used as an anchor activity to work on when other work is complete. - HappyEdugator

Common Prefixes and Suffixes PowerPoint. Learn what are prefixes and suffixes, why they are important to know, and the most common prefixes and suffixes that are used in English. 25 slide PowerPoint presentation has animated graphics, common prefixes and suffixes, and interactive practice slides with answer keys.

Reading Cereal Box Labels Activity. Have students bring an empty cereal box to school. Students can work in groups or individually to read the label and answer the questions on this worksheet. Students often need practice in real-world situations. This simple activity will make them read carefully for information about products, and then make judgments on whether or not it's right for them. Supports common core! - HappyEdugator

Spider Webquest. Fun at Halloween or anytime. Explore the world of spiders. In this webquest, students will learn about a variety of different spiders, their habits and habitats, toxicity of venom, first aid, and interesting facts. Students will visit 3 websites and complete two different tables and answer the questions. Key included.

Mother's Day Gift - Flower Pot Craftivity. Make a mum for mom for Mother's Day! Print out flower parts and flowerpot on cardstock. Students can write adjectives that describe their Mom on the orange flower petals, then cut out the pieces and assemble by gluing the petals on to the flower center, and then adding the stem and leaves. Students can decorate the flowerpot with their name, pictures, stickers, glitter, etc. and then attach the flower to the flowerpot. After flower is dry, laminate or cover with clear contact paper for durability, and trim. Write a message to mom on the flower pot. Give to mom on Mother's Day to make her smile! Includes black and white pages, MOM or MUM for flower center, and a list of Mother's Day adjectives to help students choose the ones that best describe their mothers.

Brain Teasers and Riddles PowerPoint Promotes critical thinking skills. Fun five minute acitivities. If you have five minutes, you can still get those brains working and have fun, too! Brain teasers on animated slides that are sure to make everyone smile. Fun, humorous riddles that will crack you up! Enjoy these when class is not quite over, but the lesson is! You can also use as a fun filler at the end of the year! Or use them as a warm up! 27 slides. - HappyEdugator

Penguins - Penguins Crossword Puzzle based on penguin facts. Penguins are cool! Word list for the clues included. Key included. Good winter activity or use when reading books on penguins like Tacky the Penguin, Penguin Pete, or Puffins Climb, Penguins Rhyme. - Happyedugator

Ending Sounds Matching Game. Teach phonemic awareness and build vocabulary. This is a Literacy Center that is fun for your emergent readers! Students match the ending sound of the picture on their game card to one of 6 pictures on their game boards. Included materials: Game Sign for Center (Slide 1) Directions for Center (Slide 2) Game boards: 8 for variation of play (Slides 4-11) Game cards: 60 (Slides 12-21)

Back to School - Welcome Back To School PowerPoint Template. Beginning of the year: Open House, Parent Night or Back to School Night or the first day of school with 12 slides ready to go...all you need to do is fill in a few blanks and edit the specifics. Designed for middle school but can be used at other levels as well. EDITABLE slide presentation welcomes them all back and identifies school and team members, identifies the team mission statement and beliefs, tells who's who, expectations and policies, grading, parent conferences, special projects, etc. You may use suggestions or add your own policies. -

Elephants - Fun Facts About Elephants PowerPoint. Learn about elephants! 21 slides of fun facts about elephants, which can be used to introduce a jungle theme unit of study. Informational text for reading practice. Learn the differences between African elephants and Asian elephants. What do elephants eat? Where do elephants live? Engage students and grab their attention, or build background knowledge for reading books with elephants, like Babar the Elephant or The Magician's Elephant. Updated August 2014. - HappyEdugator

Giraffes - Fun Facts About Giraffes PowerPoint. Learn about giraffes! This giraffe PowerPoint has interesting and fun facts about the life of a giraffe. Informational text can be used to introduce or supplement a jungle theme unit or a unit about the zoo, giraffes, or African animals. Engage students and grab their attention, or build background knowledge for reading books with giraffes, like "Giraffes Can't Dance." It can even be a fun supplement to the book "The White Giraffe." - Happyedugator

Book Project Rubric. This rubric was created to go with my Book project for independent reading assignment, but works well with almost any book report. One version has a word count included, and the other version does not, for differentiation. Both versions are included here. - HappyEdugator