Spelling: Ex-Spelled Spelling GAME. This is a fun way to review a list of spelling or vocabulary words, or to use as an activity for a substitute teacher. Students have to spell words correctly or they have to sit down. Who will be the last one standing? The catch...each student only gives one letter! At the end of a word, the next student gets ex-spelled! Yikes! A fun word list is included to get things started. Supports Common Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.4.2d Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.2e Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.2b Spell correctly. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.2b Spell correctly. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.2c Spell correctly.

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

Christmas Holiday Sensory Writing Practice Worksheet. A Christmas or winter holiday writing worksheet. Ten different Christmas writing prompts for sensory writing, to create imagery with a holiday twist. Students will need to show, not tell, using words that utilize the five senses. You may use the worksheet in centers. group work, or individual instruction. You may wish to have them complete all the exercises, choose some, or assign them individually. Includes three pages of sensory words for students to use if needed. - HappyEdugator

Halloween Horrid Homonyms Worksheet. A Halloween writing activity. Many students get homonyms (or homophones) confused when they write, and this worksheet will help them practice using homonyms correctly. There are twenty sets of commonly misused homonyms, and students will write their own spooky sentences using the homonyms correctly. To make it more challenging, students can try to use both ( or all three) homonyms in the same sentence! Students can work with partners or individually, as the teacher directs. They can then write a Halloween story using their newly learned homonyms. Decorative lined paper included. The idea can be adapted for other holidays as well. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Poetry Sound Patterns. Writng poetry with sound devices. The first page of this handout discusses four different types of sound patterns or sound devices that are used in poetry, including alliteration, assonance, consonance, and rhyme. The second page of this handout is a writing activity for students to apply what they have learned. The third page gives possible solutions to the writing challenges. - HappyEdugator

Happy New Year! New Year Coded Words Activity Sheet. Ring in New Years with something fun. Use this fun New Year's activity to stimulate critical thinking, and get your students thinking again after a long break. Good for first day back from break.Key included.

Classroom Rules and Consequences Handout Editable for your own classroom.

Christmas Folktale Craft and Story - The Golden Cobwebs. Christmas Around the World. A German Christmas legend to read about the spiders who wanted to see the Christmas tree, but who had been chased out of the house by mother's cleaning and dusting. A Christmas fairy comes to their rescue, but when they go see the tree, they leave a mess of cobwebs behind, which has to be fixed before Christmas arrives. After reading the story, you may have a choice of two different crafts to do with your students. In the first craft, students can make their own golden cobwebs to make as decorations to hang on a Christmas tree. Directions for the craft included. Younger students will need help from adults to do this activity, while older ones may be able to do this independently. In the second craft, geared toward younger students, students cut out the spiders and glue onto a Christmas tree pattern, adding yellow yarn and stars to complete the project.Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

A Christmas Carol Subject and Predicate Worksheet. Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, this worksheet explains simple and complete predicates and subjects, and then students have to identify them in ten sentences that give facts about the story. No prep. Print and go. Key included.

Frayer Model. Blank Frayer Model Graphic Organizer. Build vocabulary by having students use this graphic organizer to define the term in their own words, provide relevant characteristics and pictures, and give examples and non-examples from their own experience. Includes two versions for differentiation, and two formats...one larger for projecting on a screen, and one smaller with a place for student name and date for printing. Thanks!

Martin Luther King Jr. MLK Coded Words fun activity sheet. Use as a time filler that is a vocabulary or spelling builder and a fun thing to do for a Martin Luther King Jr. activity. Figure out the coded words written with webdings by using the decoder. Key included. NO PREP. Print and go.

SPIDERS Writing Paper - Lined Paper - Spiders Theme. Eight different spider 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 spiders to inspire them. - Enjoy!

Potato Salad Recipe - A light and healthy potato salad recipe with no mayo!

BATS Writing Paper - Lined Paper - Bats Theme. Eight different bat 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 bats to inspire them. - Enjoy!

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

Golf Vocabulary and Quiz. Learn golf vocabulary! Includes a handout for basic vocabulary for the game of golf, like birdie, bogey, eagle, etc., and a short matching quiz over the basic terms. Useful in as a summer golf camp activity or in physical education. Also great for building background knowledge for reading selections that involve the game of golf or when reading biographies of famous players of the game. Key is included. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Watch the classic Thanksgiving movie based on the book the Hoboken Chicken Emergency by Daniel Pinkwater. Your students will probably recognize Peter Billingsley, the little boy from the movie A Christmas Story! Use this viewer's guide for before the movie discussion questions, during the movie comprehension quesitons, and a writing activity after viewing. A fun Thanksgiving activity to do on the day before the holiday. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

PUMPKINS Writing Paper - Lined Paper - Pumpkins Theme. Eight different pumpkin 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 pumpkins to inspire them. - Enjoy! HappyEdugator

Thanksgiving Word Search. This Thanksgiving wordsearch has 28 words related to Thanksgiving for students to find. This is a fun vocabulary building activity for students to do on days leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. My students like to use highlighters instead of trying to circle the words with a pen or pencil. Answer key included. - HappyEdugator

Valentine's Day Crossword Puzzle. Cross word is slightly challenging for middle grades students. Made for middle grades and up. Enjoy! Solution included, of course. Examples of the types of clues and level of difficulty below: cardboard greeting = CARD often written to lovers = POEM sweet confections = CANDY the act of seeking a partner = COURTSHIP love story= ROMANCE stunningly beautiful =RAVISHING has the power of attracting = CHARM the blossoms of plants = FLOWERS like sugar = SWEET without end = FOREVER inspiring approval = ADMIRABLE boyfriend = BEAU term of endearment = DARLING symbol of love; at the center of = HEART - HappyEdugator