Five reading comprehension passages with questions about main idea, inference, context clues, and making comparisons. Students will have to use skills like referring back to the text and making inferences to answer questions about the reading passage. Includes narrative and informational text. Supports common core. Print and go. No Prep. Answer keys included. ©2017 HappyEdugator. This product is the intellectual property of Deborah Hayes aka HappyEdugator.

Poetry vs. Prose Chart and Word Lists. A good word sort activity to use when introducing poetry to your students. Students will have to categorize the terms as either used in poems, prose, or both and put them in a chart. This is an activating thinking strategy and pretest which can also tell you what your students know and don't know about poetry and prose. Two word lists for differentiation. ©2012, 2017 HappyEdugator. All of the activities included in this product are the intellectual properties of Deborah Hayes aka HappyEdugator.

This test prep packet has 25 terms essential for success on standardized tests. List of terms and definitions to use as a reference sheet, student study guide page, 25 colorful posters which can also be projected on your whiteboard, a writing activity sheet, and an I Have Who Has game! Learning the words that are used in test questions is a great test taking strategy. Fun way to expand student vocabulary of testing words and testing vocabulary. ©2017 HappyEdugator.

Practice making contractions with this fun and interactive PowerPoint for reinforcing this critical Language Arts skill of combining words correctly and using apostrophes. Great for review and test prep, too. This interactive Contractions PowerPoint slides explain contractions, apostrophes, when to use them and how to make them. 20 different contractions to make. Students write the contraction on their white boards, and then teacher can click ahead to check. There is also a set of flash cards included. Teachers can print out the sheets of cards, pass out to students for them to cut out and match up, and send them home in a zipper plastic bag for more at home practice. 34 slides. ©2017 HappyEdugator. All of the activities included in this product are the intellectual properties of Deborah Hayes aka HappyEdugator.

Help your students build vocabulary by matching antonyms in a classic I Have...Who Has game. Includes antonym word lists to pass out as study guides for students to use for discussion and review, Also includes blank cards for you to add your own words or make your own game. Have students call out the word with I Have...and ask Who has...for the antonym of the word. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.5c Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonyms, antonyms, homographs) to better understand each of the words. ©2017 HappyEdugator.

One of my favorite Easter activities is reading The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter. It is a children's classic that is especially fun to read at Easter time. This PowerPoint will help your students understand the vocabulary in the story. Great story for Easter or Spring. Share this classic with your students, and use the PowerPoint slides to discuss difficult vocabulary as you read. The slides are in alphabetical order, but you can reorder the slides if you wish to present them in the order of the story. Each slide has the word, a definition, a graphic, and a sentence from the story. Use them before, during, or after reading to increase comprehension and expand vocabulary. Includes a link to the story if you don't have a copy.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter is a children's classic that is especially fun at Easter time. This PowerPoint will help your students understand the vocabulary in the story. Great story for Easter or Spring. Share this classic with your students, and use the PowerPoint slides to discuss difficult vocabulary as you read. The slides are in alphabetical order, but you can reorder the slides if you wish to present them in the order of the story. Each slide has the word, a definition, a graphic, and a sentence from the story. Use them before, during, or after reading to increase comprehension and expand vocabulary. ©2017 HappyEdugator.

Easter acrostic poem. Do you need a quick fun activity for Easter? This is a short 9 slide PowerPoint explaining how to write an acronym poem, also called an acrostic poem. This would be a good warm-up activity to use around Easter holidays. Included is a definition of an acronym or acrostic poem, two example poems using egg and Easter, an Easter vocabulary slide, and a slide prompting students to write their own poem. You could also print this last slide for students to fill in. - HappyEdugator

Punctuation - Hyphens, Dashes, and Semicolons PowerPoint. Interactive PowerPoint presentation with animation and sound. Explains the usage of hyphens, dashes, and semicolons, and then students can practise punctuating the sentences that follow, and checking their answers. At the end there is an answer key to check their work. This can also be played as a game by dividing the class into teams and teams submit their answers-the team with them most correct answers wins! 53 slides. - HappyEdugator

Folktales: Myths, Legends, Fables and Fairy Tales PowerPoint. Teach folktales and traditional tales: myths, legends,tall tales, fables, and fairy tales. The slides discuss differences between myths and legends, tall tales, fables, and fairy tales. Examples of some famous tales and famous authors are mentioned. Myths are explanations for how ancient people understood their worlds, like Thor and Zeus. Legends were stories passed along that had a basis in truth, but were not real, like King Arthur and Robin Hood. Fables were told to teach lessons, most famously by Aesop. And folk tales and fairy tales were both passed down as stories for the children. Fairy tales we now enjoy were collected from oral tradition and written down in the 1800's. For instance, Hans Christian Andersen is remembered especially for his tales of The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and The Ugly Duckling, while the Brothers Grimm are known for Cinderella, Snow White, and The Frog Prince. Everything is presented against a beautiful castle background and sound effects have been added for interest.

Christmas Gift Writing Paper - Lined Paper - Christmas Present Theme. Eight different Christmas gift designs, two different sizes of lines for writing at different ability levels. Students will have fun writing with cute little gifts and presents to inspire them. - Enjoy! HappyEdugator

ELF Writing Paper - Lined Paper - Elf Theme. Eight different Elf designs, two different sizes of lines for writing at different ability levels. Students will have fun writing with cute little elves to inspire them. - Enjoy! HappyEdugator

SANTA Writing Paper - Lined Paper - Santa Theme. Eight different Santa designs, two different sizes of lines for writing at different ability levels. Students will have fun writing with cute little Santa to inspire them. - Enjoy! HappyEdugator

REINDEER Writing Paper - Lined Paper - Reindeer Theme. Eight different reindeer designs, two different sizes of lines for writing at different ability levels. Students will have fun writing with some cute little reindeer to inspire them. - Enjoy! HappyEdugator

Have your students learn about holidays around the world and write acrostic poems about how people celebrate Christmas around the world. Includes informational text about ten different countries around the world and how they celebrate Christmas. You may wish to have students do additional research to write their poems. These are fun and easy to use for differentiation. You can choose longer or shorter poems for students, or you can give them choice. You can also require either words, phrases, or complete sentences on the lines. You can decide to rhyme or not. They do require some critical thinking and creativity. They make a great display, too. - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

Thanksgiving: History of Thanksgiving. Presents how the American holiday of Thanksgiving got started from the Pilgrims to how it is celebrated today. What is Thanksgiving? Who were the Pilgrims? Covers the voyage of the Mayflower, the landing at Plymouth, the Mayflower Compact, the menu of the first Thanksgiving, how Thanksgiving became a holiday, traditions of the feast and Black Friday, Thanksgiving parades and football. - HappyEdugator

Students should have a growth mindset and think positive! This set of 3 bookmarks will be inspirational. You get four color bookmarks to a 8 1/2 x 11 page. Motivational quotes on the power of positive thinking. The first bookmark is Think Strong... stop being afraid of what could go wrong and think of what could go right. The second bookmark says We Can Do Hard Things...and gives a list of positive thinking alternatives. The last bookmark says Keep Calm and Stay Positive...Positivity is the key to Learning. Print out on card stock and laminate for durability. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

This is a quick print and go pack with fun vocabulary activities to use for Election Day. Includes: study guide with 21 words and definitions, a vocabulary matching sheet, a word search, a fill in the blank informational text, a persuasive writing sheet on issues, and election word scramble with and writing prompt. The vocabulary matching worksheet can also be used as a vocabulary test. These Election Day activities are a good supplement to your unit on the voting process. Keys included. Have a great Election Day! - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

All about hurricanes! Information on how these storms develop - hurricane structure, their effects, and how they are tracked, and more. Includes: What is a hurricane? What is the structure of a hurricane? How does a hurricane form? Where and when do hurricanes form? What are the effects of hurricanes? What are the differences between hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones? What is the hurricane classification scale? What is the hurricane strength scale? Evacuation/ Preparation Watches and Warnings, Warning Flags How hurricanes are named Forecasting and tracking - HappyEdugator

The narrative poem The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes is a classic ghost story romance that students love. Middle school and high school students enjoy reading "The Highwayman" especially around Halloween. Includes slides on plot, characters, vocabulary, and literary elements. The poem is presented in verses, slide by slide. Students can take turns reading it. After reading, there is a writing response and a link to a ten minute video of this ballad poem set to music. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator