Reading Standards Goal Sheet. In order to meet standards, students are expected to do more independent reading. This 2 page hand-out is very specific about what students must do daily in order to meet state standards in reading. Research suggests middle schoolers should read 25 books or a million words per year. Based on that standard, your students will have a place to monitor weekly goals, as well as making sure that different genres are being read. Useful tool for getting started on your reading program.

Reading - 100 Words Every Third Grader Should Know. Vocabulary words for third graders. Includes self test sheet and a Friday test for mastery. Great to use the week of 100th day of school. 103 slides in all to print out as flash cards for literacy centers. Good word wall words, too.

Middle School Reading Lists for Grades 6 - 8 and Gifted. Includes an alphabetical list of novels along with their grade level recommendations, and a list for novels also appropriate for gifted and talented learners. Can also be used as a suggested summer reading list. - HappyEdugator

New Years Word Search. Happy New Year Word Search Activity. Start New Years with a wordsearch puzzle to get those minds thinking again. Good for first day back from break. Key included. - HappyEdugator

At the beginning of the year, it is important to set up a substitute information folder or binder in case you wake up with the flu and can't be there. When you go back to school, fill out these forms so your substitute will know what to do if you have to be out. You can print these out and put in a binder or a folder so you can leave it in plain sight on your desk for an emergency. Has informational pages, and dividers for class lists, rules, maps, etc. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

Fun Veterans Day Printable Activities. Quick and easy! Print and go activities for kids to do on Veterans Day. Includes: ABC order Acrostic Poem Make a Star Banner Color the Flag Make a Card Addition Table HappyEdugator

In this debate lesson, students will debate a variety of topics. The PowerPoint will walk you and your class through each step of the process. First, small groups will discuss terms and rules of debate. Then groups will break into pairs, and choose to be for or against their topic before it is given. Topics (included) are then given and partners will prepare their debates. Includes a chart for the terms and a table for recording assessment of the debates by peers.

Grade 7 ELA Common Core Standards Checklist for documentation and assessment. Includes a checklist for all five of the ELA standards (Reading Literature, Reading Informational Text, Listening and Speaking, Language, and Writing). There is an area to jot down the dates you teach the standard, and a section to write notes about teaching tools and methods. - HappyEdugator

Multiplication fact practice PowerPoint flashcards. Students have 3 seconds to give the product of the math fact presented on the screen. Animated graphics and sound effect will engage students, and the quick pace is a fun challenge. - HappyEdugator

Teaching the history of Ellis Island requires giving students good background information and vocabulary. This Ellis Island PowerPoint has 17 vocabulary words essential to understanding immigrants and Ellis Island. Includes vocabulary slides, quick activities, and a vocabulary review activity at the end. - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

Genetics PowerPoint explaining the essential vocabulary and terms for students in a four week unit of study. Includes quick definitions that are easy to remember for each of the four weeks, full definitions with related pictures for discussion, and a quick definition study guide of all the terms which you can print out and give to students. Perfect support for your middle school life science units on cell division and heredity. Includes 44 terms listed here: Genetics Mendel Heredity Genes Chromosomes Alleles Punnett Square Genotype Phenotype Carrier Trait Law of independent assortment Law of segregation Crossing over Diploid Haploid Egg Gamete Genetic recombination Sex chromosomes Nucleotides Sperm Dominant trait Recessive trait Heterozygous Homozygous Nondisjunction Hybrid Purebred Fertilization Mitosis Meiosis Probability Mutation DNA replication Sex-linked disorders Inbreeding Incomplete dominance Co-dominance Selective breeding Clone Hybridization Pedigree ©2016 HappyEdugator.

Sometimes kids need to know how to control their feelings. It is okay to feel sad, but how do we feel better? This PowerPoint walks them through four strategies for coping with sadness. Great minilesson for a teacher to give at the beginning of the year or for a school counselor to give to a group of students who need strategies for dealing with crying and depression. - Happyedugator

A list of math terms commonly found on standardized tests that students need to be familiar with for success. Includes math terms for grades 1 - 3 and math terms for grades 4 - 8. Helpful for teacher planning. Common core aligned. - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

Math Fluency Assessments and Progress Monitoring ...Basic Facts in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, for elementary students. Assess and monitor progress of mathematics fluency in grades K - 5. Comprehensive pack. 125 pages. Print and go. Directions for use and ideas for classroom practice included. - HappyEdugator

Veterans Day Reading Comprehension Sheet. Students can read about the history of Veterans Day and why it is observed in the United States. Includes a short nonfiction reading and reading comprehension sheet. - HappyEdugator

Adjectives. All about Adjectives. Defines adjectives. Information, notes, and practice slides on Descriptive Adjectives, Limiting Adjectives, Proper Adjectives, Nouns used as adjectives, Indefinite articles, Definite articles, Participles used as adjectives, Adjectives and Indefinite Pronouns, Adjectives and Demonstrative Pronouns, Predicate adjectives. Each section of this PowerPoint has a practice slide and an answer slide. Use each section as you need it. Great for review of a parts of speech unit at the beginning of the year. Also use for warm ups, or for notes in interactive notebooks. - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

Analyzing tone and understanding the difference between tone and mood is an important skill. Use this Tone in Writing PowerPoint to help your students get a better understanding of an author's tone, the ways an author can create tone, and words that describe an author's tone. - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

Help students learn their letters with this Letter Recognition and Alphabet Order Smartboard Activity. Learn the alphabet with a Smart board! Students will have fun on the interactive SmartBoard learning to read, write and order the alphabet. Teaches letter recognition, letter formation, and alphabetical order. Listen to the sound of each letter and trace how the letter is formed on the Smartboard. Each letter of the alphabet is presented in order, with a picture of something that begins with that letter. Click on sound icon to hear it. Multisensory learning. They can touch the icon to listen to the letter, then say the letter, use a marker, pen, or creative pen to trace the letter, see a picture of an animal that represents that letter, and finally, trace the alphabet and place the letters in order using fridge magnets. Upper case and lower case letter writing practice. Students can see the letter, hear the letter, and trace the letter. They have the opportunity to trace the alphabet in upper case and lower case letters. On the last slide, they can build their own alphabet in correct alphabetical order. Fun and interactive learning for the students. Supports common core state standards. 32 pages. - 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

History - The Age of Exploration PowerPoint presentation about the ten main reasons for European exploration in the 1400s and the three G's of God, Gold and Glory. - HappyEdugator