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I have a total of 27 years teaching experience . After I received my M.Ed. from the University of Florida (hence the name "HappyEdugator"), I began teaching in elementary school, where I taught pull-out remedial classes for grades 2-5 and a section of K-1. Then I taught Pre-K for 5 years, before I went up to Middle School, where I have been in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Last year, I went back to 1st grade in a private setting. I have traveled worldwide and am also fluent in Spanish.

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I have a total of 27 years teaching experience . After I received my M.Ed. from the University of Florida (hence the name "HappyEdugator"), I began teaching in elementary school, where I taught pull-out remedial classes for grades 2-5 and a section of K-1. Then I taught Pre-K for 5 years, before I went up to Middle School, where I have been in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Last year, I went back to 1st grade in a private setting. I have traveled worldwide and am also fluent in Spanish.
Standards Based Grading Scale
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Standards Based Grading Scale

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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
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Thanksgiving Acrostic Poems

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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
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Martin Luther King Jr. Crossword Puzzle

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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!
Dolch Sight Words Activities - Week 1
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Dolch Sight Words Activities - Week 1

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Dolch Sight Words Activities - Week 1. A week of Dolch sight word activities for the first ten words of the Dolch sight words list. Activities include: flash cards/ memory game, color the words, trace the words, match the words, cut and paste the words in alphabetical order, and write the words in letterboxes. Weeks 1 - 10 will cover the first 100 Dolch Sight Words. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator
Main Idea in Writing PowerPoint
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Main Idea in Writing PowerPoint

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Main Idea in Writing PowerPoint - How can a piece of writing be strong in ideas? Ideas are the big juicy burger that is the meat of the paper. Short presentation and to the point presentation or mini-lesson that explains how students can score better on a standardized writing test with a paper that is strong in ideas, with several strategies on how to make ideas clearer and stronger. - HappyEdugator
Vocabulary Sentence Assignment and Rubric
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Vocabulary Sentence Assignment and Rubric

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Vocabulary Sentence Assignment and Rubric. This vocabulary assignment has students write vocabulary words in a meaningful sentence and illustrate. First page has space for six vocabulary sentences and drawing boxes. Second page has additional four sentences and a place to write a paragraph and illustrate. Third page is a rubric to use to evaluate sentences. - HappyEdugator
Dolch Sight Words Activities - Week 4
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Dolch Sight Words Activities - Week 4

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Dolch Sight Words Activities - Week 4. A week of Dolch sight word activities for the fourth set of ten words from the Dolch sight words list. Activities include: flash cards/ memory game, color the words, trace the words, match the words, cut and paste the words in alphabetical order, and write the words in letterboxes. Weeks 1 - 10 will cover the first 100 Dolch Sight Words. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator
Memorial Day Word Scramble
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Memorial Day Word Scramble

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Memorial Day Word Scramble. Fun Memorial Day activity for language, spelling, and vocabulary development. 2 puzzles! Print and go. In the one for upper grades, students have to unscramble 22 words that have to do with Memorial Day. In the other one, there are ten words for primary grades. Some of the words included: Veteran, Freedom, Poppy, Decoration, Military, United States. Keys included. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator
Owl Bookmarks- Owl Save Your Place
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Owl Bookmarks- Owl Save Your Place

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Owl Bookmarks - Owl Save Your Place! Cute owls will save the place for your lucky readers. Great for an owl theme! 4 different colors and 1 page in black and white that they can color themselves! These also make great gifts for a birthday, Christmas, or other events. - HappyEdugator
Children's Book Writing Project - Immigrants
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Children's Book Writing Project - Immigrants

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Children's Book Writing Project - Immigrants. Writing and research project. Students write a children's book about American immigrants. Students must use imagination and research to create a historical fiction book for children. Includes handout, grading rubric and research links. Enjoy. - HappyEdugator
Rebus Puzzles 2
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Rebus Puzzles 2

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Rebus Puzzles 2 - a fun critical thinking activity. Figure out the word puzzles. Great to do with partners, or use as a warm up. Print and go, Works especially well for gifted and talented students who enjoy challenges, but will work with other student populations as well. Also includes a blank rebus puzzle sheet for students to create their own. Enjoy! - Happyedugator
Valentine's Day
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Valentine's Day

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Valentine's Day - Coded Words activity sheet. A fun Valentine activity for students to do to fill in time or at your Valentine's Day party. Decode the Valentine related words using the decoder at the bottom of the page. Key included. - HappyEdugator
Short Story Assignment Menu
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Short Story Assignment Menu

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Short Story Assignment Menu. Great for differentiation. This is an assignment menu which can be used as a culminating activity for a unit on short stories. It is differentiated by learning preference and level of difficulty. A rubric for grading is included.
Holes Novel Study
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Holes Novel Study

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Holes by Louis Sachar Literature Guide. Novel study of book Holes includes several vocabulary lists, 8 quizzes on the book, one end of book test, reading response journal writing prompts for each chapter, and a list of good websites to use when teaching the novel Holes. Keys included in literature guide. - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.
El Chino Test
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El Chino Test

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El Chino Test. 20 question multiple choice test with answer key to support the book El Chino by Allen Say. The students will not only be asked to recall events from the story, but to make inferences and demonstrate understanding of critical vocabulary. - HappyEdugator
Interjections Study Guide
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Interjections Study Guide

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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
Penguins
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Penguins

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Penguins - Penguins Crossword Puzzle based on penguin facts. Penguins are cool! Word list for the clues included. Key included. Good winter activity or use when reading books on penguins like Tacky the Penguin, Penguin Pete, or Puffins Climb, Penguins Rhyme. - Happyedugator