Get your students motivated and inspired with these Growth Mindset posters. 7 different posters, each in color and black and white. Includes a beautiful "I Have A Growth Mindset" tree, "Try Thinking...Instead of...", and five posters with inspirational messages. I hope these posters will be motivational reminders for your students to keep trying and never give up. Size 81/2 x 11. You may enlarge if you wish. Great for centers or hang by computers or other work areas. Thank you. - Greg Smith

Critical Thinking Reading Response Cards. Students can use these reading response cards to reflect on their reading and their own learning and perspectives. 20 cards for students to use to respond to their reading of any fiction story. Questions have rigor and require higher order thinking skills. - Greg Smith

Broken Chain by Gary Soto PowerPoint. Preview, read with included link to the story, and answer comprehension and literary questions with this PowerPoint and get your students ENGAGED in reading the story. Includes vocabulary words for students to investigate, information about the author, background information, words from Spanish activity, a quick write, link to the story, after reading questions, and slides on books by Gary Soto. 18 slides. Students can work on this independently on Chromebooks, in the computer lab, or on the computer at home as well. - Greg Smith

The Monsters are due on Maple Street PowerPoint and Printables. The PowerPoint includes background information on the teleplay, terms used in film making, themes, setting, conflict, foreshadowing, 16 vocabulary words to know, comprehension questions and essay questions. At the end of the slide show, you will find printable activities to support learning: a printable anticipation guide, a printable vocabulary recording sheet to go with the vocabulary slides, and a plot diagram to fill out. - Greg Smith

Martin Luther King Jr. Two fun sheets to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Each has an informational text passage about MLK for students to read. Great for Martin Luther King Day, Black History Month, or to go with any unit on the Civil Rights Movement. After they read the text, students need to unscramble the words in the word scramble puzzle. The trick - The words can all be found in the passage. Includes two sheets that tell the story of Dr. King, and answer keys. Enjoy! - Greg Smith

Writing Prompt Cards - 48 Writing Task Cards. Quick writes with grammar connections. These writing prompts will help develop good writing skills for expository, narrative and argument writing. The 48 writing prompts also include a grammar application...such as subject and predicates, sentence structure with compound and complex sentences, pronouns, verbs, direct objects, etc. Students will enjoy the imaginary and real life scenarios and will practice grammar skills in context. Enjoy! - Greg Smith

Valentines Write the Room. Cards and Recording sheet. 8 words to write for Valentines Day: heart love valentine candy cupid rose letter kiss 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

St. Patrick's Day Write the Room. Cards and Recording sheet. 8 words to write for St. Patrick's Day: gold lucky green Irish rainbow shamrock saint Patrick 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

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe PowerPoint. Includes vocabulary words to know, the text of the poem with vocabulary highlighted, summary of The Raven with interpretation, symbols, and comprehension questions with answers. - Greg Smith

What is a Portmanteau? Activity. Background information on portmanteau, definition, portmanteau in literature, functions of portmanteau. Students determine the portmanteaus from the given words...interactive and self checking. May be shown as a slideshow or printed out and used as task cards for a center. Also includes activity on making a personal portmanteau with a template for a poster. Great beginning of the year activity! - Greg Smith

Easter Write the Room. Cards and Recording sheet. 8 words to write for Easter: eggs bunny grass basket candy flowers Easter decorate 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

Author Study: Maia Wojciechowska . Students can read this informational text about the author of the Newbery Award winning book Shadow of a Bull. Includes one sheet of comprehension questions that support higher order thinking and the rigor required by new standards. - Greg Smith

Leap Year PowerPoint. Find out what leap year is and how leap year is figured. Includes a link to a short video explaining the scientific reasoning behind leap year, and 29 fun activities to do on Leap Day! Enjoy! - Greg Smith

Diary of Anne Frank Play - Supporting Material. This study guide includes a timeline of events, history of Anne Frank's Diary, Comparison of Events in the Play to real life, The Holiday of Hannakuh, Living in the Secret Annex, Diagrams of the living quarters, photos of the secret annex, individual and group activity, link to the film Forget Me Not, Classroom activity ideas, and Writing prompts. - Greg Smith

Earth Day Write the Room. Cards and Recording sheet. 8 words to write for Earth Day: April Earth clean litter reduce reuse recycle pollution 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

Word Game - Categories. Students will have fun competing in this word game that requires quick thinking. How to play: Choose a letter Choose a category Name as many words as you can that begin with that letter that fit in the category in the time allowed. Print out letters on card stock, cut out and laminate for durability. Print out categories on card stock, cut out and laminate for durability. Store separately in containers of your choice, but best if they are not clear. You may use the included labels for your containers. When you are ready to play, take out the containers and draw ( or have a student draw) a letter from one and a category from the other. You may project the How to Play slide on your whiteboard. Players will have to think of as many words that begin with the letter drawn that fit into the category selected. Game can be played individually, but works best in groups or teams. Give players 3 minutes (more or less, depending on your group) Have them record their answers on a sheet of paper, or you can print out the recording sheet After time is up, the player(s) with the most amount of words in that category wins! Everything you need to play this game for a long time! Includes 216 different category cards, 26 alphabet cards, labels for storage, teacher directions, student directions, optional recording sheet

Call it Courage by Armstrong Sperry PowerPoint. Preview the book. Includes information about the Newbery Medal, About the Author, Main Character, Vocabulary, and Fun Activities to go with the book.

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. Differentiated Activities. Assignment menu and tiered activities for the poem that support differentiated instruction. Enjoy!

My Brother Sam is Dead PowerPoint. Use this PowerPoint as an introduction, a reading guide, and to conclude your novel study on My Brother Sam is Dead. Includes information about the author, background information, themes, setting, characters, conflicts, vocabulary, discussion questions, writing response questions, essays, research, and opinion writing. - Greg Smith

Harriet Tubman Word Search Puzzle. Fun word search puzzle all about Harriet Tubman. Black and white ink friendly word search puzzle that your students will love. Includes 28 different words related to Harriet Tubman. Includes solution. Thanks and enjoy! Harriet Tubman | Women's History Month | Black History Month | Printables | Worksheets | Word Search | Puzzle