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!

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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.