March Craftivity: Lion and Lamb Mobile. Here comes Spring! Directions on how to make a cute mobile decoration for the Month of March with a lion face made from a paper plate, and cute little lambs that hang down made from Dixie cups, cotton balls, and pipe cleaners. March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, so the saying goes. Your students can take this mobile home and hang on their porch to catch the March wind. - 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!

Lesson Plan Outline for Middle Grades. Organize your plan with this lesson format made specifically for middle school. Includes a place to write your essential question, measurable objective, and standards at the top; activating strategies, teaching and summarizing in the middle; and differentiation and assessment and notes on the bottom. Everything in one place. Add this page to your teacher planner or binder. - 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

Greatest Common Factor PowerPoint (GCF) and Task Cards. Animated PowerPoint slides explain two methods of finding the Greatest Common Factor. Teacher directions, and two leveled sets of 10 task cards for practice in centers with answer keys included. -

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

Back to School - Welcome to Reading Class PowerPoint. Just add your information and use to welcome students to your reading class at Open House or on the first day of school. - HappyEdugator

Geometry - Task Cards. Supports common core state standards. 30 task cards on finding perimeter, area, volume, measuring angles, congruence, lines and rays, and other geometric concepts, including word problems. Includes answer recording sheet,and answer key. - HappyEdugator

Counting Animals - Count, Write, and Color book. Numbers 1 - 10. Students count the animals, trace and write the numbers, and color. Makes a booklet they can put together and take home when they are finished. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

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

Dolch Sight Words Activities - Week 10. A week of Dolch sight word activities for the tenth 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. Enjoy! Weeks 1 - 10 will cover the first 100 Dolch Sight Words. - HappyEdugator

Welcome your class back to school. Just add your personal details and use this presentation for the first day of school or Open House.

Christmas Activity - Christmas Coded Words Activity Sheet - Webdings. Fun! Use as a time filler or as a fun thing to do for a Christmas party. Figure out the coded Christmas words written with webdings by using the decoder. Winter fun! Like a puzzle, this exercises the brain and promotes visual discrimination. Keep kids occupied even on Christmas Eve. No prep. Print and go. Key included, of course. - HappyEdugator

Vocabulary Builder Chart. A vocabulary graphic organizer chart you can use to help your students build their vocabulary. Students can look up the definition and a sentence from the story in which the word was used.

Smarty Pants Incentives or Rewards - Set of 4! Great for state testing or as rewards! Give these out to motivate students or just to let them know you are proud of their accomplishments. Use during the year to motivate and inspire. Put up a bulletin board with an old pair of jeans and let students display work that earns the Smarty Pants award, or give them out with candy "Smarties" to motivate and build confidence before state testing. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Back to School - Rules for Agenda Book. An abbreviated summary and student friendly copy of (editable) school rules that students can tape into the back of their agenda book to serve as a reminder of classroom and school expectations. Created with middle school in mind. Give it to them on the first day of school. Editable! Can be adapted for your grade level or to reflect your school policies. Four copies per page on MS Word format. Thank you for looking. Enjoy! While you are here, please check out my shop!

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Back to School - Rules for Student Planner. An abbreviated summary and student friendly copy of (editable) school rules that students can tape into the back of their planner to serve as a reminder of classroom and school expectations. Created with secondary school in mind. Give it to them on the first day of school. Editable! Can be adapted for year group or to reflect your school policies. Four copies per page on MS Word format. Thank you for looking. Enjoy! While you are here, please check out my shop!

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Thanksgiving Acrostic Poem - Thankful. For Thanksgiving, students can use this festive template to write an acrostic poem using the letters in the word thankful. Lower grades can write one word answers, upper level students can write phrases or sentences. Adjustable for your grade level. Enjoy! Thank you for looking. While you are here, please check out my store. Happy Thanksgiving!

Homophones - Homophones Interactive PowerPoint 2. 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

Happy New Year Activity - Making Resolutions and Setting Goals. Making New Years Resolutions is a fun New Year activity. Ring in the New Year by making new year resolutions and setting goals. Includes slides (or print them out as task cards) on making resolutions and goal setting. Can be used for whole class instruction, cooperative learning groups or in writing centers. Happy New Year! - HappyEdugator