Moon Crossword Puzzle - Moon Samples. Words are based on moon geology and features of the moon. 18 clues. If you are studying the solar system, space, or astronomy, you can use this for enrichment. Words include: rille, maria, brecchia, basalt, highlands, seas, etc. Key included. Enjoy! Fun for all ages. Allow students to research answers online if they are challenged. Especially good for enrichment.

Panama Canal Study Questions Webquest, Asks students to answer 10 basic questions about the Panama Canal. Questions are about location, climate, demographics, resources, etc. Students can complete as a webquest or do their own research to find the answers.Recommended sites included. Answer key is included, which can be used as a guide for class discussion as well. 2014 is the hundredth birthday of the Panama Canal! - HappyEdugator

Sentences: Identifying Sentence Structure PowerPoint. This interactive PowerPoint presentation has 20 practice questions on simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentence structures. Students need to identify the correct sentence structure of the sentence. Click forward to check. Can be used for standardized test review. Includes a quick review of the four types of sentence structure.

Christmas Activity - Writing Letters from Santa. Christmas Writing Center from a different point of view. Students pretend to be Santa Claus and write persuasive letters on various topics. Fun December activity. Includes teacher directions, Student directions, Santa's Wish List (student requirements) and eight different writing topics on decorative lined paper. Also includes an optional extra credit assignment where students write a postscript for their letter

Robert Frost - Biography Fill-in and Word Search Activity. A fill in the blank biography of Robert Frost with word bank. Students will learn about Robert Frost while completing the biography, and then have fun finding the words in a word search puzzle. Builds vocabulary and comprehension, as well as providing information about the famous poet's life. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Christmas Word Scramble for your students to enjoy. Use at your next Christmas party. Directions: A bad winter weather system hit the North Pole yesterday and knocked out the power. When the power was brought back on, Santa found out that all his computers had scrambled his filenames! Help Santa fix his computer files by unscrambling the words below. He needs all the help he can get this time of year! This holiday scrambler activity is fun and engaging word play. No prep. Print and go. Key included, of course. - HappyEdugator

Book Project Rubric. This rubric was created to go with my Book project for independent reading assignment, but works well with almost any book report. One version has a word count included, and the other version does not, for differentiation. Both versions are included here. - HappyEdugator

Valentine's Day Bookmarks. Six Valentine's Day bookmarks: three inspiring and colorful bookmarks to give your students on Valentine's Day to instill a love of reading. Three more bookmarks to tell them you love them. Cute sayings like "Owl love you forever." Editable so you can personalize with student names. Print out on cardstock or tagboard and laminate for a bookmark that will last. Nice gift from teacher to student instead of a card.

Reading - Poetry Reading Process Handout. Comprehension strategy for reading poetry: a handy guide on how to read poetry. Promotes close reading. Reading poetry can be difficult for students, but these guidelines will give them a strategy to use when reading poems that will help their poetry comprehension. Supports common core state standards. - HappyEdugator

St. Patrick's Day Adjective Hunt - A St. Patrick's Day Literacy Activity. Fun center and critical thinking activity! Students match the adjectives on the gold coins to the four leaf clovers.Three nouns are listed on each clover. Adjectives are written on each gold coin. Object is to find an adjective that could be used to describe each of the three items on the shamrock and match the gold coin to the correct one. Print out, laminate, and use every year! Updated March 2015 - HappyEdugator

Foldable Book Review. Template and directions. How to make a foldable booklet that will stay together without glue or tape. Includes pages in this order; Title and author Main characters Setting Problem/solution Events of the plot Important words Main Idea or Theme My Opinion Detailed directions, photos, and easy to print, ready to go, no prep template. Students will love making their mini booklets about the books they read. - HappyEdugator

Tabloid Myth Writing Assignment with Rubric. Studying mythology? Fun activity. Students will write a total of three illustrated and imaginative tabloid stories with mythological characters. The stories will have to have varied sentences and specific descriptive words. Final product will be evaluated according to the rubric included. Students will learn about tabloids and how they sensationalize stories to get attention. Assignment handout with student role and rubric included.

Lesson Plan Outline for Middle Grades. Organize your plan with this lesson format made specifically for middle school. Includes a place to write your essential question, measurable objective, and standards at the top; activating strategies, teaching and summarizing in the middle; and differentiation and assessment and notes on the bottom. Everything in one place. Add this page to your teacher planner or binder. - HappyEdugator

Halloween Counting Pumpkins math and literacy sheet. Numbers 1 - 10. 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, or even Thanksgiving. Supports math, reading, and writing skills.Supports common core state standards!

Standards Based Grading Scale! A 4 point scale for standards based grading to hold students accountable for learning the standards and mastering the content. Works for all subject areas! Apply the grading scale to the performance standards you are evaluating. In color and black and white for easy printing. - happyEdugator

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!

Martin Luther King Jr. Crossword Puzzle. Cross word based on Dr. Martin Luther King's life. Medium difficulty for your students to solve. Useful as an extension or reinforcement activity for when you study MLK or to support Black History month. Now includes a copy with a word bank for scaffolding and differentiation. Solution included, of course. Updated: January 2015 Enjoy!

Greatest Common Factor PowerPoint (GCF) and Task Cards. Animated PowerPoint slides explain two methods of finding the Greatest Common Factor. Teacher directions, and two leveled sets of 10 task cards for practice in centers with answer keys included. -

Halloween - Clothespin Bats Craftivity and Bat Activities. Make these fun Halloween clothespin bats with your kiddos and then enjoy some batty activities and games that will get your kids bat crazy. Includes directions, clothespin bat template, what to do with your bats, and fun bat games. Happy Halloween! - HappyEdugator

Sudoku Puzzles - Critical Thinking. This file includes a blank sudoku student answer sheet, ten sudoku puzzles for printing to use in centers or individually, or for projection on a whiteboard. There are also 5 sets of 4 puzzles for a group sudoku race to solve. Teacher directions include how to make reuseable dry erase answer sheets so you can save ink, and suggestions for teaching Sudoku strategies. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator