TEST PREP Test Practice - Language Arts and Reading. Test Preparation practice for state testing. Several nonfiction reading selections, and questions based on standards. Helps students practice answering questions similar to ones that they could have on the state assessment. Can be used for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades as practice. Useful for preparing for any state test. Use a bubble sheet or scan-tron to make it more like the real thing. Supports common core. 33 multiple choice questions. Key included.

Thanksgiving Homophones PowerPoint. Fun November Activity - a homophones search! It's an interactive Thanksgiving story to read. Students have to look for two incorrect homophones on each slide. There are twenty homophones (or homonyms)to find in all, two on each slide, and then students check themselves at the end. Key included on last slide. Fun and engaging, this original Thanksgiving story is about a little boy who travels across the country to visit his grandparents for a typical Thanksgiving holiday. Develops reading vocabulary and comprehension, spelling skills, and correct usage. Supports common core standards. - HappyEdugator Keywords: Thanksgiving, Homophones, Thanksgiving PowerPoint, Thanksgiving interactive, Thanksgiving activities, Thanksgiving word study, Thanksgiving vocabulary development, Thanksgiving reading, making inferences, frequently confused words, Thanksgiving common core

Snowflakes Digital Paper - Winter Colors. Colors and Gray and White. 24 different styles. 12 X 12, 300 dpi. JPEG file format. High quality digital papers for your creations. Personal or commercial use. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Back to School Quotes PowerPoint. Beginning of the year inspirational quotes to motivate your students with success strategies for the new school year.Use at Back to School Night, Open House, Parent Night, or on the first day of school. Smooth Sailing through the Year Ahead - Beginning of the Year introduction. Slides have a sailing theme with a variety of photos of tugboats, barges, yachts, and ships on the Hudson River. I have added a music clip from Microsoft to play across all the slides, but you can change it to something different if you would like or if the link ever becomes broken. (Add your own music or use music from PowerPoint clip art) to start the beginning of the year off in the right spirit. Use it any time you wish to motivate your students to be successful. Slides can be printed out as posters or on cards for the classroom as well. Smooth Sailing Through the Year will put your students on the right course for success. Quotes from famous people such as Mark Twain, Norman Vincent Peale, Henry Thoreau, Dale Carnegie, Ben Franklin, Mark Spitz, and Oprah Winfrey, to name a few, promote character traits necessary for success. The inspirational quotes are accompanied by the photos of boats on the Hudson River, and can advance automatically with the music. Total playing time is about 4 minutes.

Evaluating an Argument - Supports Common Core! Use around Earth Day, or any time you study nonfiction. PowerPoint slides helps students understand how to evaluate an argument, a critical reading skill. Students learn that evaluate means to judge a selection by looking for the author's main point, whether it is supported by evidence and facts, and whether the author argues against opposing arguments. Practice exercise with informational text included. Students will read and evaluate the argument from an excerpt of the book Green Planet Rescue by Robert Halpern. Good practice of common core standards and appropriate for Earth Day, too. Background vocabulary is endangered, species, and habitat. - HappyEdugator Aligned to Common Core Standards RI 7.1, RI 7.2, RI 7.3, RI 7.5, 7.6, 7.8, RI 8.1, 8.2, 8.5, 8.6, 8.8 Supports College and Career Readiness Standards grades 6-12 for drawing evidence from informational text to support analysis and reflection

Back to School Activities Grades 4 - 6 booklet contains many types of fun beginning of the year activities! When they go back to school, students will learn about each other, learn cooperation, and share in a variety of activities and word puzzles that will stimulate their brains. Includes a secret code sheet, a find someone who activity, several writing activities, a homework calendar for organization and more! Great activities for back to school to break the ice and make the new year a positive experience

Shiplap, Chalkboard and Burlap Alphabet Posters and Bunting. Decorate your classroom this school year with these shiplap chalkboard and burlap alphabet posters and bunting. With the blue trim, they will go with a nautical theme or shabby chic, too! You can also use the letters to make welcome signs, or create other messages with the pennants. Includes: 26 chalkboard and burlap alphabet posters 26 chalkboard and burlap alphabet bunting

Classroom Jobs - Owl and Chevron. 36 different classroom jobs - job cards for classroom helpers. Print them out on cardstock and laminate. You can use these in a variety of ways. Hang them up to make a clip chart and use clothespins with numbers to move the kids around the jobs. Put the tags on lanyards, or put in pocket charts. You can adjust size before printing, or print several per page. Enjoy! Updated July 2015 - HappyEdugator Includes the following jobs. Choose the ones you wish to use. Paper passer Line Leader Pencil Sharpener Trash Collector Lunch Assistant Door Holder Recycle Aide Snack Helper Desk Cleaner Attendance Checker Time Keeper Pet Caretaker Librarian Weather Reporter Table Cleaner Chair Stacker Line Caboose Substitute Helper Computer Manager Plant Waterer Office Messanger LIghts Specialist Calendar Aide Board Cleaner Teacher Helper Class Secretary Classrooom Artist Floor Cleaner Score Keeper Mail Specialist Homework Checker Odd Job Handler Supplies Manager Chart Assistant Class Photographer Class Blogger

Reading - I Read Because Posters: 12 Great Reasons to Read a Book! Inspirational Reading Posters or project as slides on your SmartBoard. Important reasons for reading to make life better! Great for back to school or the beginning of the year. Can be used as inspiration for Reader's Workshop. Hang these twelve 8 1/2 by 11 posters (or blow up to a larger size) in your reading corner or in your classroom library. Inspire your students to read! Light blue color background or light yellow background to save ink. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

How to Be a Friend - Friends Are Gold Poster Set. Spell out the Acronym Friends are Gold with these colorful posters that teach the character trait of friendship. - HappyEdugator

These printable signs are great classroom decorations for any grade! Perfect for back to school. The posters work well with any shabby chic theme, with rustic distressed wood, chalkboard, and floral accents. Sized 81/2 x 11, but you can enlarge them if needed. - HappyEdugator ©2016HappyEdugator

Chalkboard and Burlap Alphabet Posters and Bunting. Decorate your classroom this school year with this classroom decor chalkboard and light linen burlap alphabet posters and bunting. With the blue trim, they will go with a nautical theme or shabby chic, too! You can also use the letters to make welcome signs, or create other messages with the pennants. Includes: 26 chalkboard and burlap alphabet posters 26 chalkboard and burlap alphabet bunting HappyEdugator

School Bus Safety Handouts. Back to School Safety Handouts. Great for back to school or school bus safety week. Beginning of the year informational handouts for parents and students about school bus safety at the bus stop, on board, and getting on and off. Good to give to parents of primary students, and useful to read over and discuss with students in upper grades. 11 pages. Goes well with my School Bus Safety PowerPoint. - HappyEdugator

Who Wants to Be Rich PowerPoint Game Template. Plays similar to the TV game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Great for review in any subject. Just add your own content. Enjoy! HappyEdugator

Labels - Space Theme. Stars and Space Kids or Aliens. Blank classroom labels with editable textboxes so you can just type in what you need. Created as ink friendly as possible. Includes: 8 large decorative frame 8 large rectangular blank labels (2 per page = total 16) 8 decorative nameplates with writing lines (2 per page = total 16) 8 smaller rectangular blank labels(2 per page = total 16) 8 smaller rectangular labels with writing lines(2 per page = total 16) 3 large square blank labels (2 per page = total 6) 3 smaller square blank labels (4 per page = total 12) 4 small circular labels (4 per page = total 12) 4 large circular labels ( 2 per page - total 8) Just print and copy how many of each style or size you need and laminate for durability.

Research and Expository Writing Formative Assessment. Multiple choice practice questions for state tests. Focused on the research process, expository and persuasive writing. Prepares students for standardized test questions. Questions are GPS standards based, but support common core standards as well. Standards are identified and correct answers are marked. Teacher and student copy included. Prepared for grade six, will work as review for 7th and 8th. - HappyEdugator

TEST PREP Top Ten Writing Tips for State Writing Test Success PowerPoint. Give your students the top ten list like they may have seen on the David Letterman Show, but for writing tips! Count down to what is the most important tip for being successful on a standardized writing test. Prepare for the new constructed response assessments for common core standards. A fun way to prepare your students to write better on assessments, from conventions to creativity. - HappyEdugator

Snow Activities for Fun! Need some fun things to do this winter? Here are some activities your students can do! Includes a sheet to go with the story There Was a Cold Woman Who Swallowed Some Snow, and also a maze, a snowflake creative writing sheet, a snowman acrostic, directions for an art activity with soap flakes, a dot to dot snowman, a snow globe coloring sheet, Snow Word Family sheet, and even a snowman Venn Diagram. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator

Halloween ABC's Smartboard Activity! Halloween alphabet activities on the Smartboard. Students can have fun and learn Halloween words that begin with each letter of the alphabet with this interactive smart board or whiteboard activity. Touch the pictures to reveal the words from A is for apple to Z is for zombie! Have fun and enjoy! - HappyEdugator

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