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.

Lesson Plan Template - Standards Based. A weekly plan in MS Word with plenty of room for you to organize and keep you focused on learning. Room for Standards, Essential Questions, Activating Strategies, Acceleration, Teaching, Summarizing, and Daily Products and Homework. 2 different styles! You may modify or edit for your own specific needs. Works best for middle school, but can be used for all grades. - HappyEdugator

Classroom Rules and Consequences Handout Editable for your own classroom.

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!

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

Standards Tracker - Use this excel file to keep track of standards and student mastery. You can adapt it to use for a variety of uses. - Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Beginning of the Year Student Survey and Poster. Beginning of the Year or First Day of School print and go handout. Includes an 8 question student survey about classroom expectations from a student perspective, and a poster you can hang about new beginnings. This that will help you get to know your students and help them focus on what is important. Share results of the survey with your students and discuss how they fit in to classroom rules and procedures. - HappyEdugator

Exit Slip Ticket Out - Snoopy 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 taking additional notes at the bottom.Can be given out at the beginning of the week and students fill in a thought bubble each day Monday through Thursday and review for assessment on Friday, or works well for summarizing reading and chapters of novels. Enjoy!

Lesson Closure Sheet - For Any Subject. Use this lesson summarizer sheet to have your students write about key points in your lesson, which can be used as a quick assessment of comprehension. You can use it as an exit slip, ticket out the door, or to summarize learning of a unit. Handy for any subject or unit of study. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Thanksgiving Counting Turkeys math and literacy sheet. Numbers 11 - 20. Students have to count the turkeys, draw a line to match them to the number word, then write the number in the box provided. Use turkey or feather shaped candy and have your kids count them out as they complete the sheet. Fun math activity for Thanksgiving. Supports math, reading, and writing skills. Supports common core state standards! - HappyEdugator

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

Multiple Intelligence Choice Board. Use this board to culminate a unit of study. This is an assignment menu. Students can choose activities from the board to complete based on the unit they are studying. boxes for different types of learners and learning styles, with choices for Verbal or Linguistic, Mathematical or Logical, Visual or Spatial,Bodily or Kinesthetic, Musical or Auditory, Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Naturalistic, and a box for student-teacher choice. - HappyEdugator

Leaning Checklist - self evaluation sheets for daily learning for the classroom, homeschool, or summer school. Lots of uses. Can be used in cooperative groups, centers, or as exit ticket for whole group instruction. Great learning tool for interactive notebooks. Students can use the checklist to monitor their own progress. Includes a checklist for Monday - Saturday. Each checklist has a box for - I read, I wrote about, I investigated, I discovered , I created, I practiced, I completed, My favorite activity, and My overall effort. A large box at the bottom of each page allows for drawing, additional writing, notes, or comments. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator.

Exit Slip - Cell Phone Ticket Out. Use this exit slip summarizer sheet as a summarizing activity. Have students write you a text message on the phone screen to summarize what they learned from the lesson or ask any questions they still have. Can be used as a quick informal assessment of student learning. - HappyEdugator

Counting Fall Objects - Matching Cards. Cards 1 -20. Pumpkins, leaves, and acorns. Cut out, laminate, and have students match the numbers to the cards with pictures. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

4 Digit Addition - NO Regrouping Practice Worksheets. Includes ten worksheets with 20 problems per page, Keys included. You can print one on one side for class practice and one on the back for homework practice. Supports national curriculum. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

2 Digit Addition - With Regrouping Practice Worksheets. Includes ten worksheets with 16 problems per page, Keys included. You can print one on one side for class practice and one on the back for homework practice. Supports National Curriculum. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

3 Digit Addition - with Regrouping Practice Worksheets. Includes ten worksheets with 20 problems per page, Keys included. You can print one on one side for class practice and one on the back for homework practice. Supports national curriculum. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

3 Digit Addition - no Regrouping Practice Worksheets. Includes ten worksheets with 20 problems per page, Keys included. You can print one on one side for class practice and one on the back for homework practice. Supports national curriculum. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

3D Shapes - 3D Shape Match Game. Fun Math Center or Game! Also useful for homeschool or summer review. Teacher Directions: Print out all the shape cards and shape name cards. Cut out all the cards. Laminate if desired for durability. Store in a large plastic zipper bag or manila envelope. Cover can be used as a center sign. Games may be played individually or in pairs. For differentiation, there are two ways to play: 1. Place matching stickers (not included) of the back of cards that match. Players lay cards right side up in a 4 x 4 pattern. Then they must match the shapes to the shape words and take turns making matches. They can self check by looking on the back of the cards and seeing if the stickers match. If they are correct they keep the matching cards and go again. Player with the most matches when all the cards are matched wins. 2. Do not put stickers on the back of the cards, or remove them if they were used previously. Players lay the cards face down in a 4 x 4 pattern and take turns making matches. This will now be a memory game. They must match shapes to shape words. If they are correct they keep the matching cards and go again. Player with the most matches when all the cards are matched wins. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator