Plural Nouns: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while improving their skills with plural nouns. This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 26 in total, and then asked to identify the correct plural noun that fits into the sentence. A recording sheet and an answer key are included.

Verbs: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while they improve their ability to identify adjectives within sentences. This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 26 in total, and then asked to identify the verb within the sentence. A multiple Choice (MC) version and an open ended version is provided. An answer sheet and an answer key are also included.

These word wall cards are a great way for students to improve their knowledge of irregular verbs. This product contains 16 cards with the following terms: ♦ Blow-Blew ♦ Bring-Brought ♦ Build-Built ♦ Buy-Bought ♦ Choose-Chose ♦ Dig-Dug ♦ Drink-Drank ♦ Drive-Drove ♦ Fall-Fell ♦ Feed-Fed ♦ Get-Got ♦ Grow-Grew ♦ Hide-Hid ♦ Hold-Held ♦ Make-Made ♦ Sit-Sat

These word wall cards are a great way for students to improve their knowledge of nonfiction text features. This product contains 24 cards with the following terms: ♦ Bullet points ♦ Caption ♦ Close-up ♦ Cut-away/ Cross section ♦ Diagram ♦ Glossary ♦ Graph ♦ Guide words ♦ Heading ♦ Hyperlink ♦ Icons ♦ Illustration ♦ Index ♦ Keywords ♦ Labels ♦ Map ♦ Photograph ♦ Sidebar/Textbox ♦ Subtitle ♦ Table ♦ Table of contents ♦ Timeline ♦ Title ♦ Title page

These word wall cards are a great way for students to improve their knowledge of common and proper nouns. This product contains 24 cards with the following terms: Common Nouns: ♦ Acorn ♦ Apron ♦ Baby ♦ Ball ♦ Basket ♦ Insect ♦ Mop ♦ Pie ♦ Pumpkin ♦ Rabbit ♦ Robot ♦ Tulip Proper Nouns: ♦ Chips Ahoy ♦ Christmas ♦ Dracula ♦ Empire State Building ♦ Frankenstein ♦ Indian Ocean ♦ January ♦ Jupiter ♦ Mr. Smith ♦ Mt. Bluffs Elementary ♦ New York ♦ Santa Claus

Homonyms: These homonyms task cards are a great way for students to have fun while practicing their skills with homonyms. This homonyms activity asks two types of questions: 1. Students identify the homonym based from two different pictures 2. Students identify the homonym based from two different definitions

Synonyms: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while practicing their skills with synonyms. This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 26 in total, and then asked to identify the synonym of the underlined word. A recording sheet and an answer key are included.

These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while practicing their skills with idioms and their meanings. Idioms: This activity has students visually seeing a picture and determining what phrase it is and its meaning. Idioms included: All ears Apple of my eye Break a leg Cat got your tongue Costs an arm and a leg Crying my eyes out Crying over spilled milk Head in the clouds It’s written all over your face Let the cat out of the bag Lost my head Money talks On cloud 9 Open a can of worms Raining cats and dogs The cat is out of the bag Time flies Two heads are better than one Walking on eggshells When pigs fly Zip your lips

These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while practice their skills with interpreting metaphors. This activity has students reading 20 metaphors which asks them to interpret the meaning of a metaphor used within each sentence. Students are given multiple choice options as well as a version without multiple choice. A recording sheet with an answer key is provided.

These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while practicing their sequencing skills. A recording sheet and an answer key is provided. This activity has students reading 16 short passages to each other and then asked to identify the correct event which occurred before or after another event. Fictional and non-fictional events are used. Students are given multiple choice options, as well as a version without multiple choice.

These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while practicing their skills with making inferences. A recording sheet and an answer key is provided. This activity has students reading 16 short passages to each other and then asked to identify the setting in which the passage takes place. Students are given multiple choice options, as well as a version without multiple choice.

These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while reviewing many examples of similes. A recording sheet and an answer key is provided. This activity has students reading the beginning of 26 different similes to each other and then asked to choose the correct word to complete the ending. Students are given multiple choice options, as well as a version without multiple choice.

Story Elements: This story elements booklet is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. This booklet is great for... 1. Students to learn and organize each story element for a book or story 2. Describe or define what information is used for each story element This Booklet contains assembly instructions and the following story elements: Characters, Plot, Setting, Conflict, Solution

This activity has students reading a vocabulary word and then giving its definition. Tones and Moods: Fear/ Sadness Logical/ Neutral Humor/ Happiness Anger/ Tranquility Fantasy/ Romance Arrogance/ Sarcasm Vocab: Apathetic, Candid, Ecstatic, Elated, Erudite, Facetious, Foreboding, Forthright, Incredulous, Indignant, Jubilant, Malicious, Melancholy, Morose, Scornful, Somber, Affectionate, Amorous, Caustic, Content, Exuberant, Fanciful, Flippant, Haughty, Insolent, Jovial, Meditative, Nostalgic, Serene, Soothing, Spiritual, Whimsical ***** Enjoy this Lesson? Do a search for my other Cootie Catchers: ***** ♦ Reading Strategies: Authors Purpose Cause and Effect Character Traits Compare and Contrast with Pictures Compare and Contrast Creative and Critical Thinking Drawing Conclusions Fact or Opinion Figurative Language Fluency Generalizations Genre Identification Genre Types Idioms Inference Literary Devices Main Idea Metaphors Nonfiction Text Features Paraphrasing Parts of a Book Personification Point of View Predictions Reading Comprehension Reading Response Questions Restating the Question Sequencing Setting Similes Story Elements Summarizing Text Structures Text Structures: Informational Text Structures Theme Writing Prompts ♦ Vocabulary: Analogies (Grades 3-5) Analogies (Grades 6-8) Analogies (Grade 9) Antonyms Compound Words Context Clues Greek and Latin Roots Homophones Homonyms Multiple Meaning Words Prefixes Root Words Shades of Meaning Spelling Suffixes Synonyms Tone and Mood Transition Words ♦ Grammar: Adjective Identification Adjectives: Comparative and Superlative Adverbs Appositives Apostrophes Capitalization Clauses Commas Conjunctions Contractions Mentor Sentences Nouns: Common, Proper, and Plural Nouns: Collective Nouns: Common and Proper Nouns: Irregular Plural Nouns: Plural Nouns Nouns: Possessive Nouns Parts of Speech Prepositions Prepositional Phrases Pronouns: Identification Pronouns: Possessive Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Quotation Marks Sentence Types Sentences: Fragments and Run-Ons Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex Subject and Predicate: Complete and Compound Verb Identification Verb Tenses Verbs: Helping Verbs: Irregular Verbs: Subject Verb Agreement

Nonfiction Text Features: These nonfiction text features cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the different types of non fiction text features. These cootie catchers contain the following vocabulary terms: Title page, Title, Subtitle, Glossary, Heading, Index, Table of contents, Guide words And Timeline, Cut-away/ Cross section, Table, Close-up, Map, Photograph/ Illustration, Diagram, Graph And Electronic menu, Bullet points, Caption, Icons, Sidebar/Textbox, Labels, Keywords, Hyperlink These non fiction text features cootie catchers come in color and black & white, and also come with a version where students can add their own definitions. All of this totals 12 usable pages which has students identifying vocabulary terms about non fiction text features (with pictures) based from the definition.

Text Structures: This text structure cootie catcher is a great way for students to have fun while learning about the different types of text structures. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. This activity has students reading 8 short passages to each other and then determining which type of text structure was used: Sequence Compare/ Contrast Cause and Effect Question/ Answer Problem/ Solution Description ***** Enjoy this Lesson? Do a search for my other Cootie Catchers: ***** ♦ Reading Strategies: Authors Purpose Cause and Effect Character Traits Compare and Contrast with Pictures Compare and Contrast Creative and Critical Thinking Drawing Conclusions Fact or Opinion Figurative Language Fluency Generalizations Genre Identification Genre Types Idioms Inference Literary Devices Main Idea Metaphors Nonfiction Text Features Paraphrasing Parts of a Book Personification Point of View Predictions Reading Comprehension Reading Response Questions Restating the Question Sequencing Setting Similes Story Elements Summarizing Text Structures Text Structures: Informational Text Structures Theme Writing Prompts ♦ Vocabulary: Analogies (Grades 3-5) Analogies (Grades 6-8) Analogies (Grade 9) Antonyms Compound Words Context Clues Greek and Latin Roots Homophones Homonyms Multiple Meaning Words Prefixes Root Words Shades of Meaning Spelling Suffixes Synonyms Tone and Mood Transition Words ♦ Grammar: Adjective Identification Adjectives: Comparative and Superlative Adverbs Appositives Apostrophes Capitalization Clauses Commas Conjunctions Contractions Mentor Sentences Nouns: Common, Proper, and Plural Nouns: Collective Nouns: Common and Proper Nouns: Irregular Plural Nouns: Plural Nouns Nouns: Possessive Nouns Parts of Speech Prepositions Prepositional Phrases Pronouns: Identification Pronouns: Possessive Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Quotation Marks Sentence Types Sentences: Fragments and Run-Ons Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex Subject and Predicate: Complete and Compound Verb Identification Verb Tenses Verbs: Helping Verbs: Irregular Verbs: Subject Verb Agreement

Multiple Meaning Words: These multiple meaning words cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while analyzing sentences to determine multiple meaning words (homographs). How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. This activity contains 8 practice questions with three different variations: 1. Students identify the correct meaning of a word within a sentence 2. Students identify the best definition for a word within a sentence 3. Students identify sentences with the same/ different meaning as the word is used in an example sentence ***** Enjoy this Lesson? Do a search for my other Cootie Catchers: ***** ♦ Reading Strategies: Authors Purpose Cause and Effect Character Traits Compare and Contrast with Pictures Compare and Contrast Creative and Critical Thinking Drawing Conclusions Fact or Opinion Figurative Language Fluency Generalizations Genre Identification Genre Types Idioms Inference Literary Devices Main Idea Metaphors Nonfiction Text Features Paraphrasing Parts of a Book Personification Point of View Predictions Reading Comprehension Reading Response Questions Restating the Question Sequencing Setting Similes Story Elements Summarizing Text Structures Text Structures: Informational Text Structures Theme Writing Prompts ♦ Vocabulary: Analogies (Grades 3-5) Analogies (Grades 6-8) Analogies (Grade 9) Antonyms Compound Words Context Clues Greek and Latin Roots Homophones Homonyms Multiple Meaning Words Prefixes Root Words Shades of Meaning Spelling Suffixes Synonyms Tone and Mood Transition Words ♦ Grammar: Adjective Identification Adjectives: Comparative and Superlative Adverbs Appositives Apostrophes Capitalization Clauses Commas Conjunctions Contractions Mentor Sentences Nouns: Common, Proper, and Plural Nouns: Collective Nouns: Common and Proper Nouns: Irregular Plural Nouns: Plural Nouns Nouns: Possessive Nouns Parts of Speech Prepositions Prepositional Phrases Pronouns: Identification Pronouns: Possessive Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Quotation Marks Sentence Types Sentences: Fragments and Run-Ons Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex Subject and Predicate: Complete and Compound Verb Identification Verb Tenses Verbs: Helping Verbs: Irregular Verbs: Subject Verb Agreement

Character Traits: These character traits cootie catchers are a fun way to practice inferring character traits. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. This activity has students reading 16 short passages (over 2 cootie catchers) to each other and then asked to make an inference about the trait of the character in the passage. ***** Enjoy this Lesson? Do a search for my other Cootie Catchers: ***** ♦ Reading Strategies: Authors Purpose Cause and Effect Character Traits Compare and Contrast with Pictures Compare and Contrast Creative and Critical Thinking Drawing Conclusions Fact or Opinion Figurative Language Fluency Generalizations Genre Identification Genre Types Idioms Inference Literary Devices Main Idea Metaphors Nonfiction Text Features Paraphrasing Parts of a Book Personification Point of View Predictions Reading Comprehension Reading Response Questions Restating the Question Sequencing Setting Similes Story Elements Summarizing Text Structures Text Structures: Informational Text Structures Theme Writing Prompts ♦ Vocabulary: Analogies (Grades 3-5) Analogies (Grades 6-8) Analogies (Grade 9) Antonyms Compound Words Context Clues Greek and Latin Roots Homophones Homonyms Multiple Meaning Words Prefixes Root Words Shades of Meaning Spelling Suffixes Synonyms Tone and Mood Transition Words ♦ Grammar: Adjective Identification Adjectives: Comparative and Superlative Adverbs Appositives Apostrophes Capitalization Clauses Commas Conjunctions Contractions Mentor Sentences Nouns: Common, Proper, and Plural Nouns: Collective Nouns: Common and Proper Nouns: Irregular Plural Nouns: Plural Nouns Nouns: Possessive Nouns Parts of Speech Prepositions Prepositional Phrases Pronouns: Identification Pronouns: Possessive Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Quotation Marks Sentence Types Sentences: Fragments and Run-Ons Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex Subject and Predicate: Complete and Compound Verb Identification Verb Tenses Verbs: Helping Verbs: Irregular Verbs: Subject Verb Agreement

Irregular Plural Nouns: These irregular plural nouns cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning how to spell and pronounce irregular plural nouns. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. This activity has students given the singular form of a noun (with a picture), and must identify the plural form of the noun. ***** Enjoy this Lesson? Do a search for my other Cootie Catchers: ***** ♦ Reading Strategies: Authors Purpose Cause and Effect Character Traits Compare and Contrast with Pictures Compare and Contrast Creative and Critical Thinking Drawing Conclusions Fact or Opinion Figurative Language Fluency Generalizations Genre Identification Genre Types Idioms Inference Literary Devices Main Idea Metaphors Nonfiction Text Features Paraphrasing Parts of a Book Personification Point of View Predictions Reading Comprehension Reading Response Questions Restating the Question Sequencing Setting Similes Story Elements Summarizing Text Structures Text Structures: Informational Text Structures Theme Writing Prompts ♦ Vocabulary: Analogies (Grades 3-5) Analogies (Grades 6-8) Analogies (Grade 9) Antonyms Compound Words Context Clues Greek and Latin Roots Homophones Homonyms Multiple Meaning Words Prefixes Root Words Shades of Meaning Spelling Suffixes Synonyms Tone and Mood Transition Words ♦ Grammar: Adjective Identification Adjectives: Comparative and Superlative Adverbs Appositives Apostrophes Capitalization Clauses Commas Conjunctions Contractions Mentor Sentences Nouns: Common, Proper, and Plural Nouns: Collective Nouns: Common and Proper Nouns: Irregular Plural Nouns: Plural Nouns Nouns: Possessive Nouns Parts of Speech Prepositions Prepositional Phrases Pronouns: Identification Pronouns: Possessive Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Quotation Marks Sentence Types Sentences: Fragments and Run-Ons Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex Subject and Predicate: Complete and Compound Verb Identification Verb Tenses Verbs: Helping Verbs: Irregular Verbs: Subject Verb Agreement

Compound Words: These compound words cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about compound words. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. This activity has students viewing two pictures of different objects and then figuring out the compound word. This product includes the following 16 compound words: Cootie Catcher 1: Butterfly, Cupcake, Fireman, Football, Pancake, Rainbow, Skateboard, Sunflower Cootie Catcher 2: Birdhouse, Fingernail, Horseshoe, Jellyfish, Lighthouse, Mailbox, Spaceship, Toothbrush ***** Enjoy this Lesson? Do a search for my other Cootie Catchers: ***** ♦ Reading Strategies: Authors Purpose Cause and Effect Character Traits Compare and Contrast with Pictures Compare and Contrast Creative and Critical Thinking Drawing Conclusions Fact or Opinion Figurative Language Fluency Generalizations Genre Identification Genre Types Idioms Inference Literary Devices Main Idea Metaphors Nonfiction Text Features Paraphrasing Parts of a Book Personification Point of View Predictions Reading Comprehension Reading Response Questions Restating the Question Sequencing Setting Similes Story Elements Summarizing Text Structures Text Structures: Informational Text Structures Theme Writing Prompts ♦ Vocabulary: Analogies (Grades 3-5) Analogies (Grades 6-8) Analogies (Grade 9) Antonyms Compound Words Context Clues Greek and Latin Roots Homophones Homonyms Multiple Meaning Words Prefixes Root Words Shades of Meaning Spelling Suffixes Synonyms Tone and Mood Transition Words ♦ Grammar: Adjective Identification Adjectives: Comparative and Superlative Adverbs Appositives Apostrophes Capitalization Clauses Commas Conjunctions Contractions Mentor Sentences Nouns: Common, Proper, and Plural Nouns: Collective Nouns: Common and Proper Nouns: Irregular Plural Nouns: Plural Nouns Nouns: Possessive Nouns Parts of Speech Prepositions Prepositional Phrases Pronouns: Identification Pronouns: Possessive Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Quotation Marks Sentence Types Sentences: Fragments and Run-Ons Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex Subject and Predicate: Complete and Compound Verb Identification Verb Tenses Verbs: Helping Verbs: Irregular Verbs: Subject Verb Agreement