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

Winter Word Wall - Also Winter Word Sort. A set of 150 cards that have a theme of winter, cold, and staying warm. 75 cards are the words in uppercase letters with a winter background design. 75 cards are the same words in lowercase letters on photo background of the word. May also be used as a matching game or concentration. Can be printed out on cardstock and laminated for future use. The cards can be used as a classroom word wall, a winter word of the day, or as a word sort. Students can sort the words into different categories such as things you wear, things you do, weather, etc. Words can be used to develop vocabulary for reading fluency, or to give students ideas for writing. Blank template for adding your own words included. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Halloween Word Wall Vocabulary Words. 48 word wall words for the Halloween holiday and a blank template you can use to add your own. Decorated with pumpkins, a tombstone, and a black cat. Print out on cardstock and laminate for durability. You can place in a writing center, or use as flash cards, too. 2 per page. Editable for your own classroom use. - HappyEdugator

Billy Budd Final Test - Essay Examination. This is a final essay test or examination for the novel Billy Budd by Herman Melville. There are five questions that are based on theme, symbolism, characterization, and relationships in this classic book. This can be used as a take-home open book examination. Also included is a grading form and a key of possible essay answers.You can use this for backwards design, and use the teacher's guide/answer key to drive your class discussions. Test is editable for your specific needs. -HappyEdugator

Character Education Word of the Month - PowerPoint for Character Education includes a slide defining the character word of the month. Each month has a Character Education Activity and an Award certificate. Each word has a suggested month, but the slides have been left editable so you can rearrange them and edit as needed for your classroom needs. Character Education Words included and suggested months are: Respect - August Responsibility - September Trustworthiness - October Compassion - November Friendship - December Perseverance - January Cooperation - February Patience - March Honesty - April Citizenship - May

Animal Story Starters. Print out these animal story starters on lined paper to supplement your fairy tale unit or jungle theme, or print them all out just for fun. Stimulate imagination and give your students some time for creative writing. Researchers say that writing has become the lost "R" in reading, writing, and 'rithmetic, and suggest that students get more practice writing daily, even over the summer! Writing practice will boost handwriting, grammar, and spelling skills, too. Supports CCSS ( common core state standards ) for narrative writing in grades K-3. Kindergarten children often enjoy dictating stories for adults to write down, and these sheets can be keepsakes of the sweetest memories. Have students draw their own pictures on blank paper if they like, using the cartoon characters as guides.

Halloween Treat BINGO. A fun Halloween Bingo game played with candy corn as chips. Players cover colorful Halloween pictures and letters from the word Halloween on game cards. 30 different Halloween game boards that you can print out and laminate. 27 call cards can be put in a pocket chart or on a magnetic board as you play.Fun Halloween party activity. Teacher may use variations, such as extra candy for a BINGO that has a picture of a treat in it. Have fun! Happy Halloween! - HappyEdugator

Incentive Charts - A Pack of Twenty Different Designs. Ready for back to school! A variety pack of incentive charts for you to print and use to reinforce behavior, assignments, reading, goals, homework, chores, etc. Great for progress monitoring. Different themes include snowman, cowboys, rock, stars, hearts, pawprints, rainbows, sun, stripes, etc. Different style grids! Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Clauses - Identifying Clauses Worksheet or Quiz. After reading passage, students will write the letter of the term that correctly identifies the underlined group of words in each sentence. Students will have to be able to differentiate between adjective clauses and adverb clauses, independent clauses, simple sentences, compound sentences and complex sentences. Ten multiple choice questions. This can be used as a practice sheet or as a quiz. Key included.

The Dying Detective Support Materials with Vocabulary and Test. Contains study guides, a vocabulary worksheet with key, a stage directions hand-out, and a TEST with a key to go along with the PLAY adaptation of The Dying Detective by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in which Sherlock Holmes appears to be dying, quite grumpy with Watson, and surprises everyone by his sudden comeback to catch a killer. - HappyEdugator

Flowers for Algernon Vocabulary Activities. Includes vocabulary list, study guide, a 30 question multiple choice vocabulary test for the short story Flowers for Algernon, and a crossword puzzle. Includes answer keys. - HappyEdugator

The Night the Bed Fell by James Thurber Short Story Support Materials. Includes vocabulary word splash with synonym search, vocabulary review, vocabulary test, multiple choice comprehension test, and character graphic organizer. 9 pages. - HappyEdugator

Veterans Day Jumbled Words PowerPoint Game. Veterans Day Fun! Interactive word scramble game with words related to Veterans Day. Words will appear in scrambled form for students to try to puzzle out. Click for a clue, then click for the answer. Click on next question to go to the next slide. Fun activity to celebrate Veterans Day. 30 slides. Skill Level - Medium

Reading Cereal Box Labels Activity. Have students bring an empty cereal box to school. Students can work in groups or individually to read the label and answer the questions on this worksheet. Students often need practice in real-world situations. This simple activity will make them read carefully for information about products, and then make judgments on whether or not it's right for them. Supports common core! - HappyEdugator

A standards based rubric for a character analysis. At the highest level of performance, student must be able to make an in-depth character analysis. He/she used textual evidence to made several statements about character traits, motivations, and emotions that were only vaguely alluded to in the text. He/she also made several general statements about character traits, motivation, and emotions and supported these statements with specific evidence from the text. - HappyEdugator

All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury Figurative Language Chart. During reading or after reading the short story, have your students look for examples of figurative language, such as metaphors, similes, and personification, and write them down on the graphic organizer. Goes along well with my PowerPoint on All Summer in a Day, but can be used without it. - HappyEdugator

Call Number Matching for the Dewey Decimal System. This is a handout for media center skills. Students match the call number to the book, and then put them in order, numerically and alphabetically. Useful for developing library and research skills. - HappyEdugator Common Core - Supports College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards.

Standards Based Narrative Account or Short Story Rubric. Use this rubric for when students have to write a short story narrative. Includes engaging the reader, organization, sensory details, range of strategies including figurative language or dialogue, excludes extraneous information, provides a sense of closure, and conventions. Grading scale included. - Happyedugator

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County - Short Story Unit. Includes Vocabulary, Plot Summary, Use Your Vocabulary sheet with key, About the Author- Mark Twain, Comprehension Quiz with key, and Essay Questions that require students to use evidence from the text in their answers to support common core. - HappyEdugator

Confusing Parts of Speech Worksheet. Teaching parts of speech? Students often have trouble identifying the parts of speech. They often confuse possessive nouns and contractions, adverbs and adjectives, prepositions and prepositional phrases, and correlative and coordinating conjunctions. On this sheet, students have to practice with possessive nouns and contractions, adjectives and adverbs, prepositions, and coordinating and correlative conjunctions. -HappyEdugator