Essential, chapter-by-chapter vocabulary for the novel 1984 by George Orwell. Useful for students to look up before reading (Especially ELLs), or for the teacher to base quizzes and worksheets from. Helps students to decode meaning and facilitates fluent reading. *Words listed as parts of speech *From 5 to 100 words per chapter, averaging about 40 (The length of the chapters in this book varies)

Essential, chapter-by-chapter, vocabulary for the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell. Useful for students to look up before reading, or for the teacher to base quizzes and worksheets from. Pre-teaching vocabulary helps students decode meaning and increases fluency and engagement. 20 ~ 50 words per chapter.

- Four game boards containing literal, inferential, & real-world and personal (reader) connection comprehension questions. - Also contain questions on language, literary style, theme, author’s purpose, and other literary elements. - Designed for use in English classrooms, grades 6 – 8. - Game boards may be used in various ways; for journaling, homework, while reading or as consolidation. - Can be adapted for use as individual, partner or group-work, with and without teacher supervision. - Games require decks of playing cards and dice (or computer generations – random.org has playing card generators and dice rollers). - Students enjoy the random and gamified nature of the activities, while reflecting on their reading and analyzing literature through cooperative learning activities. - Questions are recycled across the four game boards.

A fun card game, similar to UNO, to help students develop fluency and familiarity with common fractions, percentages, decimals and money. Math Matching Game Instructions: 1. Print and cut out cards. Laminate them if possible. 2. Students may play in groups of 2 – 5. 3. Give students a copy of the equivalents (page 11) if you think they need it. 4. Shuffle cards and deal children five cards each. 5. Turn over one card. 6. Children take turns in laying cards on the pile. 7. Cards must match the latest card on the pile either by image, or value equivalent, e.g. 50% and ½. 8. Attack cards: skip, reverse, and +2 cards must follow suit. Wild cards and +4 cards may be used at any time. 9. The first player to get rid of his/her cards is the winner.

Teachers’ Notes: These fun and engaging simulations are designed to stimulate critical thinking and reasoning and develop argument and persuasion skills in students. Each scenario is open to interpretation, and students will love debating each other and putting their opinions forward. N.B. Intellectually, these resources are appropriate for students in grade 6 and above. However, some scenarios touch on (mention) themes that could be considered offensive, controversial, or inappropriate. These themes include: crime and punishment (including drugs and murder), religion, obesity, gun ownership, terrorism, PTSD, and war. Please be aware of this if you teach a potentially sensitive or conservative cohort. ***Clicking on the preview and zooming in will allow you to see the content if you are concerned*** Simulation One: Journey to Mars Simulation Two: Desert Island Game Simulation Three: Clemency

1. Lists of Words for Making Partners. 2. What’s your favorite…? Survey 3. Find Someone Who… 4. Signature BINGO 5. Weather Jigsaw Activity 6. Find the snakes! (Hobbies, likes, and dislikes) 7. Five in a row! (Clothing and prices)

- Great for English, Social Studies, Speech and Debate, and ESL classes - Key expressions for 14 oration skills - 8 expressions per skill - 104 expressions in total - Expression types divided by card color - Teacher master lists included ***How to use this resource*** - Encourage students to develop a sophisticated bank of discourse markers by playing ‘Expressions Poker.’ Give students one card of each color and tell them to use the expressions during a speech, discussion, or debate. Students must lay down their card in a pile once used. The first student to get rid of his or her cards is the winner. - Alternatively, give students multiple cards of one color, to develop proficiency in one area of speaking. - Cards may also be used to incorporate key expressions when writing/ drafting debates and speeches. - Cards are also a great resource when mounted on a bulletin board or literacy station.

This is a short workshop to introduce or re-introduce students to transition words (connectives) as a writing tool. The worksheet contains definitions, usage, and examples. There is also a cloze (fill in the blanks) exercise for students to apply their knowledge immediately. Students can keep the worksheet for use as a reference tool when writing. ***The presentation is saved as .ppt, and pptx AND pdf.*** SAMPLE PROCEDURE 1. Show Ss the presentation and elicit their ideas for the function of the transitions shown on screen (e.g. "comparing"). The function (heading) will fly in after prompting. 2. Repeat this for each function. 3. Have students fill in the blanks of their cloze exercise. 4. Reveal sample answers on screen, and discuss possible alternatives. *****PLEASE NOTE! THIS LESSON IS AVAILABLE AS PART OF THIS RESOURCE: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/sentence-and-paragraph-workshop-11095633

This is a fun reading activity comparing the similar though distinct celebrations of Halloween, Guy Fawkes Night, Day of the Dead, and Hungry Ghost Festival. Students read about these holidays in small groups before returning to their "home-groups" to consolidate information, and then finally coming together as a class check their findings. - Targeted to grade 5 - 7 - Common Core Aligned ***Resource contains:*** - Four reading comprehension passages (each a brief overview of the way Halloween, Guy Fawkes Night, Day of the Dead, and The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated). - A “jigsaw” worksheet where students can record their answers. - A PowerPoint presentation displaying sample answers to the information required in the jigsaw reading worksheet (in ppt, pptx, and pdf forms). - Detailed instructions ALTERNATIVE: This activity could be completed alone or in pairs, just by giving the students every reading. It wouldn’t be as much fun, though.

This 3 page worksheet directs students to research, discover, and record key information about global warming and alternative energy sources. Exercises range from simple and literal fill in the blanks and matching definitions to writing short procedural and argumentative paragraphs explaining energy generation or arguing for and against investing in alternative energies.

Bright and colourful card game using high frequency words for grade one. Played according to Uno rules.

Literal, inferential, and real-world connection questions for the novel, 'Island of the Blue Dolphins' by Scott O' Dell. Every chapter contains: 1. Reading comprehension questions (5 ~ 10, depending on chapter length). 2. Vocabulary lists (5 ~ 20, depending on chapter length). 3. Extension Questions: Multimodal reader response questions including drawings and internet research. Great for journaling or projects! 4. TEACHER ANSWER KEY INCLUDED!!!!!

Simple book report template.

Simple, one-page recipe template.

- 38 short reading passages with 2 – 3 comprehension questions per page - designed for independent work - should only take 5 – 10 minutes per worksheet - literal, inferential, and real-world (personal) connection questions - high interest, non-fiction topics including: science, technology, cooking, sports, society, and culture - great for struggling readers or students with ESL - perfect for use as bell-ringers, homework, vacation work, early-finishers, and in literacy stations - fun graphics and borders courtesy of openclipart.org - Common core state standards covered: RI4.1, RI4.2, RI4.10; RI5.1, RI5.2, RI5.10; RI6.1, RI6.2, RI6.4, RI6.6, RI6.10 *****PLEASE NOTE: These passages are based upon the paragraphs in this resource: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/paragraph-writing-task-cards-11114879 You can utilise both (as they target different skills), but it is not advisable to use them concurrently*****

20 *Non-Fiction* Close Reading Passages and Worksheets - Diverse range of high-interest extracts from authentic texts - Designed for close reading - Each excerpt stands alone as a close reading text suitable for scrutiny, critique, reflection, and evaluation. - Texts may be used as bell-ringers, as homework or vacation assignments, one-to-one tutoring, no-prep substitute plans, or any other use - Includes 3 levels of questions: main ideas and detail, language and literary devices, author's purpose, and evaluation and personal-connection - Vocabulary rich - Includes questions on text structure, word-choice, and author's bias - Common Core Aligned - Answer key included - Sample Difficulty Levels included Topics Included: Hieroglyphics Foreign Languages Weather and Climate Biology and Medicine Biography - Joan of Arc, Da Vinci, Ghandi Zoology Engineering Botany History and Culture Music

Product Description This resource is one of ten standalone products targeting Middle School Writing Skills. Each lesson focuses on a particular genre and highlights a particular textual feature. This product ***Narrative Writing*** focuses on: • Temporal linking words • Reported speech Every lesson contains: ★ Model Text ★ Structural Analysis ★ Transition Words or other useful textual feature focus ★ Planning Handouts/ Graphic Organizers ★ Writing Prompts ★ Grading Rubrics ★ Teacher's Notes Other resources/ genres in this series include: ✓ Describing a Process (Procedural Texts) ✓ Narrative Writing ✓ Describing Data (Change) ✓ Describing Data (Making Comparisons) ✓ Expressing an Opinion ✓ Cause and Effect Writing ✓ Problem and Solution Writing ✓ Persuasive/ Argument Writing (An Argument with Evidence) ✓ Informational/ Expository Writing ✓ Compare and Contrast Writing

Product Description This resource is one of ten standalone products targeting Middle School Writing Skills. Each lesson focuses on a particular genre and highlights a particular textual feature. This product ***Problem and Solution Writing*** focuses on: • Intensifying adverbs & graded adjectives • Absolute adverbs and non-graded adjectives Every lesson contains: ★ Model Text ★ Structural Analysis ★ Transition Words or other useful textual feature focus ★ Planning Handouts/ Graphic Organizers ★ Writing Prompts ★ Grading Rubrics ★ Teacher's Notes Other resources/ genres in this series include: ✓ Describing a Process (Procedural Texts) ✓ Narrative Writing ✓ Describing Data (Change) ✓ Describing Data (Making Comparisons) ✓ Expressing an Opinion ✓ Cause and Effect Writing ✓ Problem and Solution Writing ✓ Persuasive/ Argument Writing (An Argument with Evidence) ✓ Informational/ Expository Writing ✓ Compare and Contrast Writing