Christmas Puzzle - Christmas crossword puzzle. Fun! Black and white version and color version included. Key included. No prep. Print and go. Ink friendly. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Spring Vegetable Garden Signs - Fun Literacy Activity! Spring activities: Great handwriting practice! A good accompaniment to the book The Gardener by Sarah Stewart., or books about seeds. Have your students make vegetable garden signs! They can make these as a gift or just to celebrate the coming of spring. Print out the color slides on index cards (set up your printer to the desired size) or on card stock or tag board. Then students can trace the letters and name the vegetables. Students practice reading and writing; developing vocabulary, phonemic awareness, and fine motor skills. When finished, laminate and attach to craft sticks and let them take them home to put in the garden. Good to use in March, April, and May. For even more fun, plant a bean in a paper cup with potting soil and let it grow. Kids can take home their signs when their bean has sprouted. Or plant a school vegetable garden. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Valentines Day Math - Counting Numbers 11 - 20. Hearts math and literacy sheet. Fun math activity for Valentine's Day. Counting practice for numbers 11 - 20. Students have to count the hearts, draw a line to match them to the number word, then write the number in the box provided. Use heart shaped candy; have your kids count them out as they complete the sheet. Supports math, reading, and writing skills. Supports common core state standards! Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Halloween Quiz. This simple and fun quiz about Halloween will test your students knowledge of some basic Halloween vocabulary and traditions. Students can fill in the blanks from the word bank. Pair and share, write a story with the words from the word bank, and color the Jack O Lantern afterwards. You can also cut out the word bank if you wish, and make a game for kids to "win" it! Included are word bank cards, a monster for early finishers to color, a key and a reward cut out for completing it correctly! - HappyEdugator

Middle School Reading Lists for Grades 6 - 8 and Gifted. Includes an alphabetical list of novels along with their grade level recommendations, and a list for novels also appropriate for gifted and talented learners. Can also be used as a suggested summer reading list. - HappyEdugator

The Monsters are due on Maple Street - Writing Response Questions. Evidence based. Ten questions that require students to analyze how the author's words and events in the plot drive the action, reveal aspects of characters, create suspense, and provide insight into tone and mood.Supports common core. - HappyEdugator

St. Patrick's Day Riddles and Jokes PowerPoint. Fun! Animated graphics will make your kids laugh! Have them guess the answers to the fun riddles, and then check to see what the answers really are! A fun way to celebrate the holiday! Silly fun for all ages. Happy St. Patrick's Day! Updated March 2015. - HappyEdugator

Reading: The Importance of Rereading Story Frame. Reading a short story? This story frame can be used with any short story to encourage students to reread for specific details on characters, events, setting, and conflict. A good way to have students think about what they read. This is also a useful activity to use as a substitute lesson plan! - HappyEdugator

Writing Portfolio Experience Chart. This is a simple graphic organizer students can use to evaluate and explain their work for a writing portfolio. After students have selected their best work to include in their portfolio, have them fill this out and attach it for later reference. If your students use writing portfolio, this is a good way for them to think about their work. - HappyEdugator

Interjections Study Guide. Study guide worksheet on interjections. Definition, Examples, and practice using interjections and identifying them in a sentence. Key inlcuded. Supports common core. -HappyEdugator

Valentine's Day Pop-Up Valentine Card. Step by step directions on how to make a pop up Valentine card for Valentine's Day with just a plain piece paper! Includes instructions, template for cutting and folding, photos of what the card will look like when folded. After students make the cards, they can decorate them and add their own personal message with crayons, markers, glitter, stickers, etc. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

20 Journal Prompts with Word Banks - Stop Writer's Block! 20 engaging writing prompts. Each one has a word bank that can provide scaffolding for students who have trouble starting. Graphics have an elephant theme. Project on a screen with an LCD projector or print out as task cards or for use in a literacy center. - HappyEdugator

The White Giraffe - Webquest Comparing South Africa and England. Students research and compare the countries of South Africa and England, and write their results in the T-chart. This activity goes along well with the book The White Giraffe by Lauren St. John. Students have to research facts about England - United Kingdom and South Africa and write them in the chart. Builds background knowledge about the setting of the story. Students get their information from a reliable source - the world factbook at cia.gov. After they complete the webquest, students will see some interesting differences between the countries that can be fun topics for discussion. Enjoy. - HappyEdugator

Groundhog Day Activities and Resources. Lots of fun for Groundhog Day and early February! Includes an original groundhog rhyming poem to read, a word search puzzle, a maze, fun facts, weather and season words, poster, 6 week weather graphing activity and chart, word problem activity, mini color book, dot to dot with odd numbers, delicious recipe for a groundhog treat, and four bookmarks. 20 pages. Print and go. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Halloween Counting Pumpkins math and literacy sheet. Numbers 11 - 20. Students have to count the pumpkins, draw a line to match them to the number word, then write the number in the box provided. Use pumpkin shaped candy have your kids count them out as they complete the sheet. Fun math activity for Halloween, Fall, and even Thanksgiving. Supports math, reading, and writing skills. Supports common core state standards! Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Pirates Hidden Treasure Game. PowerPoint review game can be used with any set of questions in any subject! Good vocabulary review game for Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies and even Foreign Language. Your kids will love it! Travel the islands of the ocean with these pirate themed gameboards. Students pick a gameboard and then answer your questions. Each time they get an answer correct, they can pick a square. They continue to answer questions and choose until they find they treasure! (We just go around the room, but it can be done with teams as well.) Ten different gameboards to choose from, that include ten different exotic ports of call. Loads of fun for all ages in any subject area. Enjoy! -HappyEdugator

Good Writers Will Have Success - Traits of Good Writing Posters. Success becomes an acronym for the traits of good writers. 6 Traits include Ideas and Content, Word Choice, Fluency, Voice, Organization, Conventions, and Presentation. These can be printed as a handout, made into a transparency, projected by LCD, or even blown up into a poster. Students will be reminded about what it takes to be a successful writer. Hang up at the beginning of the year to get your students thinking before they write. - HappyEdugator

Martin Luther King Jr. MLK Reading Activity. Informational text on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the creation of the Martin Luther King Day holiday. Use as a supplemental resource to your unit for enrichment or fluency. One page reading sheet about Dr. King and his belief in nonviolence, one page with open ended questions, one page reading about the creation of the holiday, a timeline of the events that led up to the creation of the holiday, and a writing journal prompt. Print and go. NO PREP. - HappyEdugator

PENGUINS Writing Paper - Lined Paper - Penguins Theme. Eight different penguin designs, two different sizes of lines for writing at different ability levels. Fun paper for Halloween or anytime. Students will have fun writing with some cute little penguins to inspire them. - Enjoy! HappyEdugator

Antonyms Task Cards - 50 Multiple Choice Cards - Grades 4 - 6. Students can work on finding antonyms and using a dictionary or a thesaurus with these task cards that develop higher level vocabulary. Will also work with middle grades. Print out slides. You can set up your printer to print different sizes. 4 x 6 index cards work well. Print out the Task Card Recording Sheet. Copy as many as you need for students. Laminate cards if you desire. Store in plastic zip close bag. You may use in centers, small groups, or as a whole class game. You can also project from your computer on a whiteboard if you don’t wish to print. Will work with older students as well. Emoticons give clues to the meanings. - HappyEdugator