The White Giraffe or South Africa Word Creation Activity. Use this game to go with the book The White Giraffe by Lauren St. John. Students can do this fun activity as a brain break, and yet they are still exercising their brains. Object of the game: Make words out of Cape Town, South Africa, and put them in the columns. Tally up the points after a set amount of time, and the winner can get a surprise! - HappyEdugator

Writing Paper - Seasonal Packet. Handy to have at the beginning of the year or at the end of the year. 25 different styles of lined writing paper for different times of the year. Dashed lines help develop handwriting. Fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's, St. Patrick's, Spring, Birthday, and more. Students will love writing poems and stories on these decorative papers. - HappyEdugator

Valentine Mythology - Cupid Candy Search. In this engaging Valentine's Day activity, students try to identify the different types of candy names used in the story about Cupid. Can be used individually, in small groups, or as a listening activity. Develop attention and have fun! Includes a handout on puns, for discussion about what a pun is, and a student activity to make a "punny" class joke book. Updated February 2015. 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

Spelling Words with Silent Consonants Worksheet. This worksheet gives your students a strategy to use to remember spelling words that have silent consonants. Included are examples and practice exercises with ten such word pairs. The practice exercises have them write the ten pairs and underline the silent or sounded consonants, match words from the list to their definitions, and complete some analogies with the new words.

The Outcasts of Poker Flat PowerPoint Presentation. A reading guide to the classic American short story by Bret Harte. Includes Vocabulary, author biography, slides on setting and characters, discussion questions, writing prompts, and end of story interactive quiz. 33 slides. - HappyEdugator

Christmas - Letter To Santa Writing Activity. Writing a friendly letter, students must tell Santa Claus the one thing they want, why they deserve it, and how they will use it to better the world. Letters must include compound sentences, complex sentences with adjective and adverb clauses, vocabulary words, figurative language, and the parts of an informal letter. 100 points, easy to grade. No prep. Print and go. Enjoy!

Thanksgiving Bookmarks - A Set of 6 Thanksgiving bookmarks. Wish your students a happy Thanksgiving and remind them to read while they are on holiday. Includes 2 bookmarks with Thanksgiving jokes, 2 bookmarks about being thankful for books, a bookmark to encourage reading, and one to fill in with personal thanksgivings. Print out on cardstock or on regular paper and laminate. Enjoy! Happy Thanksgiving!

Halloween Math Word Problems - Addition and Subtraction Task Cards. Halloween math fun. 30 task cards with addition and subtraction problems with a task card answer sheet included and key. Enjoy! Print out four to a page by adjusting your settings before you print. if your printer doesn't allow you to do this, you can adjust the paper size. (I like to print out on 4 x 6 index cards.) You can then laminate for durability.

Homophones - Homophones Interactive PowerPoint. Interactive. 25 practice sentences for students to find the correct homophone and then check. A fun way to practice. Project on overhead, use on tablets, chromebooks, or on a computer. Animated graphics. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.1g Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their).

TURKEYS Writing Paper - Lined Paper - Turkeys Theme. Eight different turkey designs, two different sizes of lines for writing at different ability levels. Fun paper for Thanksgiving or anytime. Students will have fun writing with some cute little turkeys to inspire them. - Enjoy! HappyEdugator

Halloween ABC's Smartboard Activity! Halloween alphabet activities on the Smartboard. Students can have fun and learn Halloween words that begin with each letter of the alphabet with this interactive smart board or whiteboard activity. Touch the pictures to reveal the words from A is for apple to Z is for zombie! Have fun and enjoy! - HappyEdugator

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

Summer Camp Award Certificates - Three summer camp awards for Participation, Achievement, and Excellence. This is an editable PDF...you can fill in the form fields with your own information before you print. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Red Scarf Girl by Ji Li Jiang Novel Unit. Nonfiction - Chairman Mao and the Cultural Revolution impact the life of a young girl and her family. Includes Pre-reading activities, Vocabulary, Study guide, discussion questions, Unit plans aligned with standards, writing focus, Supplemental materials and visuals for class discussion, including links to audio and video resources. Final project and rubric. 88 pages. - HappyEdugator

Short Story Unit Culminating Activity. This is an assignment sheet for a culminating activity for a unit on short stories. Students have the option of choosing to write a short story or a children's book. Details are given about specific requirements, along with teacher directions. Includes the rubrics for the short story and the children's book, which are also available for sale separately. - HappyEdugator

March Craftivity: Lion and Lamb Mobile. Here comes Spring! Directions on how to make a cute mobile decoration for the Month of March with a lion face made from a paper plate, and cute little lambs that hang down made from Dixie cups, cotton balls, and pipe cleaners. March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, so the saying goes. Your students can take this mobile home and hang on their porch to catch the March wind. - HappyEdugator

Exit Slip - Ticket Out - Sponge Bob Summarizing Activity Ticket Out. Ticket out the door? Use this summarizing activity to have students take notes on what was important to have learned in your lesson. Students summarize by filling in the thought bubbles and can take additional notes at the bottom. Can be given out at the beginning of the week and students fill in daily Monday through Thursday, and review it for a test on Friday. Also can be used to summarize when students read independently. - HappyEdugator

Christmas Counting Activities PowerPoint. This interactive PowerPoint has 19 slides which can be projected on a screen or white board, or printed out and laminated. Use to teaching counting skills. Students have to count and identify the number of Christmas and Winter themed items on each slide. Instant feedback on click. Good December reinforcement of number counting concepts. Supports common core state standards. - HappyEdugator

Genre: Types of Genre PowerPoint. Explains the main forms of literature, types of genres and common genres, the difference between fiction and nonfiction, and descriptions and examples of many common genres, including biography, autobiography, realistic fiction, historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, high fantasy, mystery, folktales, fables, legends, myths, and classics. Now also includes Types of Genre Quiz. Thanks!