Students are going to love reading this whimsical story of Tacky the penguin’s Christmas! The book also makes an excellent mentor text for your reading and vocabulary standards. This 55 page book companion is packed full of fun learning activities created to meet the reading, vocabulary, language, and writing standards for grades 2nd-5th. What's included in the Tacky’s Christmas Book Companion and Mentor Text Activities... -Story Prediction -Popping New Words -Vocabulary Organizer -Vocabulary Cards -Vocabulary Matching (with key) -Context Clues (with key) -Figurative Language -Parts of Speech Scavenger Hunt -Visualization -Setting -Point of View (2) -Describing Characters -Illustrating the Main Character -Inferring Character Feelings -Character Analysis -Character Traits -Character’s Challenges -Make a Tackytree -Compare and Contrast Characters -Problem and Solution (2) -Sequence the Story -Story Timeline -Cause and Effect -Reading Closely -Beginning, Middle, and End (2) -Parts of a Story -Retell the Main Events -Plot Diagram -Comprehension Questions -5 W’s Summary -SWBST Summary -Writing Prompts (2) -My Favorite Part -Book Review -Alignments to 2nd – 5th Grade CCSS

Students are going to love reading this fractured fairy tale of the three little pigs and the bad wolf! The book also makes an excellent mentor text for your reading and vocabulary standards. This 62 page book companion is packed full of fun learning activities created to meet the reading, vocabulary, language, and writing standards for grades 2nd-5th. What's included in The Three Ninja Pigs Book Companion and Mentor Text Activities... -Story Prediction -Popping New Words -Vocabulary Organizer -Vocabulary Cards -Vocabulary Matching (with key) -Context Clues (with key) -Rhyme Time (with key) -Figurative Language -Parts of Speech Scavenger Hunt -Visualization -Setting -Point of View (2) -Describing Characters -Illustrating the Main Character -Inferring Character Feelings -Character Analysis -Character Traits -Outside and Inside Traits -Character’s Challenges -Design a Ninja Pig -A Wolf-Proof House -Compare and Contrast (2) -Problem and Solution -Sequence the Story -Story Timeline -Cause and Effect -Reading Closely -Beginning, Middle, and End -Parts of a Story -Retell the Main Events -Plot Diagram -Comprehension Questions (with key) -5 W’s Summary -SWBST Summary -Writing Prompts (2) -My Favorite Part -Book Review -Alignments to 2nd – 5th Grade CCSS

Students are going to love reading this fractured fairy tale about Goldie and the Three Hare! The book also makes an excellent mentor text for your reading and vocabulary standards. This 62 page book companion is packed full of fun learning activities created to meet the reading, vocabulary, language, and writing standards for grades 2nd-5th. What's included in the Goldie and the Three Hare Book Companion and Mentor Text Activities... -Story Prediction -Popping New Words -Vocabulary Organizer -Vocabulary Cards -Vocabulary Matching (with key) -Context Clues (with key) -Descriptive Words (with key) -Figurative Language -Parts of Speech Scavenger Hunt -Visualization -Setting -Point of View (2) -Describing Characters -Illustrating the Main Character -Inferring Character Feelings -Character Analysis -Character Traits -Outside and Inside Traits -Character’s Challenges -Design a House for Goldie -The Comfy-Cozy Couch -Compare and Contrast (2) -Problem and Solution -Sequence the Story -Story Timeline -Cause and Effect -Reading Closely -Beginning, Middle, and End -Parts of a Story -Retell the Main Events -Plot Diagram -Comprehension Questions (with key) -5 W’s Summary -SWBST Summary -Writing Prompts (2) -My Favorite Part -Book Review -Alignments to 2nd – 5th Grade CCSS

This is a complete biography unit on Clara Barton. It is perfect for Women’s History month, or integrating social studies (Civil War) into reading and writing. It is a huge 95 page unit and covers both reading and writing standards that are aligned to the Common Core. The Unit includes: K-W-L Chart Text in color -3 pages Text in black and white -3 pages Fun Facts in color and black and white Biography anchor chart Historical photos –set of 8 Famous Quotes anchor charts –set of 6 Vocabulary cards in black and white Vocabulary cards in color Vocabulary anchor charts –set of 10 New Words Vocabulary graphic organizer Vocabulary matching –includes key Biography illustration Character graffiti Meet the Famous Person Character analysis Character traits Outside and inside traits Personal challenges Compare and Contrast –set of 2 Problems and solutions Sequence the main events Timeline –set of 2 Cause and effect Reading closely Taking notes Interactive notebook activity Early Life-Career-Later Life Life-Believed-Achieved Life story Retell the main life changing events Comprehension questions –includes key Fact or opinion –includes key 5 W’s summary SWBST summary Letter to the famous person Reader response -3 activities Journal entry My favorite part of the biography Biography report brainstorming organizer Biography report paragraph graphic organizer –set of 2 Biography report primary lined 2 pg. template Biography report lined 2 pg. template Biography report blank 2 pg. template Writing rubric Alignment to the Common Core reading and writing standards for 3rd-5th grade

This is a great biography unit on Amelia Earhart. It is perfect for Women’s History month, or integrating social studies into reading and writing. It is a huge 95 page unit and covers both reading and writing standards that are aligned to the Common Core. The Unit includes: K-W-L Chart Text in color -3 pages Text in black and white -3 pages Fun Facts in color and black and white Biography anchor chart Historical photos –set of 8 Famous Quotes anchor charts –set of 6 Vocabulary cards in black and white Vocabulary cards in color Vocabulary anchor charts –set of 10 New Words Vocabulary graphic organizer Vocabulary matching –includes key Biography illustration Character graffiti Meet the Famous Person Character analysis Character traits Outside and inside traits Personal challenges Compare and Contrast –set of 2 Problems and solutions Sequence the main events Timeline –set of 2 Cause and effect Reading closely Taking notes Interactive notebook activity Early Life-Career-Later Life Life-Believed-Achieved Life story Retell the main life changing events Comprehension questions –includes key Fact or opinion –includes key 5 W’s summary SWBST summary Letter to the famous person Reader response -3 activities Journal entry My favorite part of the biography Biography report brainstorming organizer Biography report paragraph graphic organizer –set of 2 Biography report primary lined 2 pg. template Biography report lined 2 pg. template Biography report blank 2 pg. template Writing rubric Alignment pdf to the Common Core reading and writing standards