State Capitals of the United States PowerPoint Game. A fun way to practice learning the state capitals of all 50 states in the U.S. Divide class into two teams, print out two game boards and game pieces for each team, and see which team can correctly identify all 50 state capitals first. Interactive fun! Project onto whiteboard or interactive Smartboard. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Lunch Notes. Back to school! Start the beginning of the year off right. Send the kids back to school with a cool lunch box note every day. 9 notes per page. 135 DIFFERENT STYLES, INCLUDING SOME BLANK FRAMED NOTES TO WRITE YOUR OWN SENTIMENTS. Ink friendly. Have a great school year!

Inspirational Posters - Beach Theme. 10 Motivational posters for your clasroom decor. Sized 81/2 X 11. Print and laminate, or project on your whiteboard as a daily message for students to see as they walk in the door. These can also be used as daily writing prompts. Have students reflect on the meaning of the poster and the image. Great for summer school or a beach themed classroom. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Memorial Day Jumbled Words PowerPoint Game. Memorial Day Fun! End of the year interactive word scramble game with words related to Memorial Day. Words will appear in scrambled form for students to try to puzzle out. Click for a clue, then click for the answer. Click again to go to the next slide. Fun activity for the end of the year, last day of school, or for summer camp. 25 slide PowerPoint Skill Level - Medium

Thanksgiving Word Wall Vocabulary Words. 30 Thanksgiving word wall words for the holiday and a blank template you can use to add your own Thanksgiving words. Promotes Thanksgiving writing! Decorated with pumpkins, apples, and fall leaves. Print out on cardstock and laminate for durability. Use them as flash cards or as discussion starters. Kids can use these words in their Thanksgiving writing, too. Some of the words included are: thanks pumpkin family Autumn cider pilgrims feast turkey Fall November cornucopia Mayflower Massachussetts and more! Happy Thanksgiving!

This word wall book also makes a great ABC Book - alphabet book for students to create their own. Fun for back to school or at the end of the year. Use with a word wall and many other vocabulary activities. Younger students can draw pictures to represent each letter, while older students can use the books as a review of a story, social studies or science unit, vocabulary activity, etc. Each page has an uppercase and lowercase letter at the top, a picture to represent the beginning sound, and a drawing box to write the letter. Lines for writing 12 different words. You can also use as a summarizing activity and have students find words that begins with each letter for their lesson, unit, novel, or even the whole year in review! Enjoy!

Red Ribbon Week 2015. Ideas for Theme Days, Posters, Bookmarks, Pledge Cards, and Inspirational Photos of Decorated Doors. Enjoy!

FREE Poster for Successful Teachers. The “That Man is a Success” by Robert Louis Stevenson adapted for teachers… made into a poster or you can print out as a card for teacher inspiration, motivation, and appreciation. Great to use as a gift tag for new teachers or retiring teachers, or frame it and make it a gift in itself. 2017 HappyEdugator

St. Patrick's Day Numbers 1 - 20. Counting clovers math and literacy sheet. Students have to count the clovers, draw a line to match them to the number word, then write the number in the box provided. Fun St. Patrick's Day or March math activity. Use Lucky Charms cereal and have your kids count real green clover hats and other lucky charms. Supports math, reading, and writing skills. Supports common core state standards! - HappyEdugator

Squares PowerPoint Game Template. PowerPoint template plays like the TV game "Hollywood Squares." All you do is add your own content. Can be used for all subject areas. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Valentine's Day Make a Word - A Valentine's Day Activity. Students make make words using the letters of Happy Valentine's Day! Fun word work! Choose to just list words, or sort into 3 letter, 4 letter, or 5 letter words. Challenge - Make a sentence! In color or black and white. - HappyEdugator

January Famous Author Birthdays PowerPoint. To engage your readers, show them the slides on these famous authors who had birthdays in January, such as J.R.R. Tolkien, A.A. Milne, Jack London and Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, to name a few. Each slide tells a little about the classic author and their most famous works. This winter, when students return from Christmas break, engage them in reading and writing! Have them choose from three writing assignments about these authors and their works on the last slide. - HappyEdugator

St. Patrick's Day activity sheet. Print and go, On St. Patrick's Day, students can fill in the missing letters, match the words to the pictures, and color. Fun March activity for literacy centers. - HappyEdugator

Planners: 2015 - 2016 Teacher Planner and Calendar. Back to school! Includes 2015 and 2016 Calendar, Agenda, Schedule, Daily planners, Lesson plan sheets, Assignment sheet, Substitute information, Seating charts, and more. Especially useful for middle school teachers at the beginning of the year. 19 pages to help you get organized for the new year. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Hundreds Charts - Christmas Holidays Theme. Christmas themed hundreds charts. 25 different winter styles and patterns. Includes 2 for Hanukkah. Each hundred chart has a blank one to match, so students can fill out for a variety of activities. You can make your own hidden pictures, too! Supports Common Core standards.

Barbara Frietchie by John Greenleaf Whittier Close Read and Study Guide. The poem is about the Confederate invasion of Frederick, Maryland during the Civil War. Includes background information sheet, vocabulary, close reading sheet, study guide, a copy of the poem, and answer key.

Presidents. Interesting facts about U.S. Presidents PowerPoint. Questions and answers you probably didn't know. Fun activity for Presidents' Day. 65 pages of fun facts!

Christmas - Place Value - Smartboard games for your interactive whiteboard. Five different activities.

Halloween Imagery - Sensory word lists for Halloween writing. Students can use these lists to help them write spooky stories with imagery and more description. Great packet to put in a writing center or print them out for writing folders. First page explains how when a writer uses imagery, the reader is able to create a set of mental pictures produced by the memory or imagination. The images come from sensory and figurative language that the author uses to stimulate the mind of the reader. Words that wake up the senses of sight, sound, smell, touch and taste help readers visualize. Includes What is Imagery? Halloween Sights Halloween Sounds Halloween Smells Halloween Tastes Halloween Touches Halloween Color Words Halloween Action Words

Thanksgiving Acrostic Poems - For Thanksgiving, Ten Thanksgiving Acrostic Poems. Students can use these festive templates to write an acrostic poem using the letters in several words that are related to Thanksgiving. Lower grades can write one word answers, upper level students can write phrases or sentences. Adjustable for your grade level. Great for differentiation. Enjoy! Happy Thanksgiving!