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I have been a science teacher in an urban School District for 7 years. During this time I have had the opportunity to experience teaching within classrooms at all levels of performance abilities, including full inclusion, and highly advanced classes. I have taught middle school science (both the 7th and 8th grade) and at the high school level (9th to 12th grade science) including Anatomy, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Physical Science I have a PA Professional Certi

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I have been a science teacher in an urban School District for 7 years. During this time I have had the opportunity to experience teaching within classrooms at all levels of performance abilities, including full inclusion, and highly advanced classes. I have taught middle school science (both the 7th and 8th grade) and at the high school level (9th to 12th grade science) including Anatomy, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Physical Science I have a PA Professional Certi
Possessive Nouns Task Cards
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Possessive Nouns Task Cards

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Possessive Nouns: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while learning how to properly punctuate and identify singular and plural possessive nouns. This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 26 in total, and then asked to identify the possessive noun, by adding an apostrophe where needed, as well as to identify if the word is singular or plural. A recording sheet and an answer key are included.
Pronouns Task Cards
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Pronouns Task Cards

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Pronouns: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while learning how to identify pronouns. This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 26 in total, and then asked to identify the correct pronoun. A recording sheet and an answer key are included.
Contractions Task Cards
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Contractions Task Cards

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Contractions: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while improving their skills with contractions. This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 26 in total, and then asked to identify the correct contraction as well as its correct spelling. Half of the cards are multiple choice. An answer sheet and an answer key are also included.
Idioms Word Wall Cards
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Idioms Word Wall Cards

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These word wall cards are a great way for students to improve their knowledge of the different types of idioms. This product contains 24 cards with the following terms: ♦ All ears ♦ Apple of my eye ♦ Break a leg ♦ Cat got your tongue ♦ Cold feet ♦ Cost an arm and a leg ♦ Cry my eyes out ♦ Cry over spilled milk ♦ Feeling blue ♦ Head in the clouds ♦ Heart of gold ♦ Let the cat out of the bag ♦ Lose my head ♦ Money talks ♦ On cloud nine ♦ Open a can of worms ♦ Out on a limb ♦ Raining cats and dogs ♦ Tickled Pink ♦ Time flies ♦ Two heads are better than one ♦ When pigs fly ♦ Written all over your face ♦ Zip your lip
Analogies Task Cards - 3rd Grade
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Analogies Task Cards - 3rd Grade

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Analogies: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while they practice comparing two things through the use of analogies This activity has students practice 26 analogies which use words appropriate for the third grade level. Students are given multiple choice options, as well as a version without multiple choice. Answers with explanations are included.
Analogies Task Cards for 4th Grade
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Analogies Task Cards for 4th Grade

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Analogies: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while they practice comparing two things through the use of analogies This activity has students practice 26 analogies which use words appropriate for the fourth grade level. Students are given multiple choice options, as well as a version without multiple choice. Answers with explanations are included.
Analogies Task Cards for 6th Grade
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Analogies Task Cards for 6th Grade

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Analogies: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while they practice comparing two things through the use of analogies This activity has students practice 26 analogies which use words appropriate for the Sixth grade level. Students are given multiple choice options, as well as a version without multiple choice. Answers with explanations are included.
Analogies Task Cards for 7th Grade
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Analogies Task Cards for 7th Grade

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Analogies: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while they practice comparing two things through the use of analogies This activity has students practice 26 analogies which use words appropriate for the Seventh grade level. Students are given multiple choice options, as well as a version without multiple choice. Answers with explanations are included.
Analogies Task Cards for 5th Grade
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Analogies Task Cards for 5th Grade

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Analogies: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while they practice comparing two things through the use of analogies This activity has students practice 26 analogies which use words appropriate for the Fifth grade level. Students are given multiple choice options, as well as a version without multiple choice. Answers with explanations are included.
Analogies Task Cards for 8th Grade
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Analogies Task Cards for 8th Grade

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Analogies: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while they practice comparing two things through the use of analogies This activity has students practice 26 analogies which use words appropriate for the Eighth grade level. Students are given multiple choice options, as well as a version without multiple choice. Answers with explanations are included.
Analogies Task Cards for 9th Grade
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Analogies Task Cards for 9th Grade

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Analogies: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while they practice comparing two things through the use of analogies This activity has students practice 26 analogies which use words appropriate for the Ninth grade level. Students are given multiple choice options, as well as a version without multiple choice. Answers with explanations are included.
Antonyms Task Cards
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Antonyms Task Cards

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

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Homophones: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while learning all about homophones. This activity has students choosing the correct word for the given sentence.
Idioms Cootie Catchers
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Idioms Cootie Catchers

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Idioms: These idioms cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about idioms. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. Idioms: This activity has students visually seeing a picture and determining what phrase it is and its meaning. Idioms included: 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 On cloud 9 Open a can of worms Raining cats and dogs Two heads are better than one Walk on eggshells When pigs fly Zip your lips Thank you to Monster Wrangler Mike who provided the images
Shades of Meaning Cootie Catchers
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Shades of Meaning Cootie Catchers

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Shades of Meaning: These shades of meaning cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while completing sentences to determine the shade of meaning. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. This activity has students reading a sentence with a blank space and determining which is the best word/ synonym to complete the 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
Drawing Conclusions Cootie Catchers
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Drawing Conclusions Cootie Catchers

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Drawing Conclusions: These drawing conclusions cootie catchers are a fun way to practice inference. 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 based off the passage. Multiple choice answers are given along with the question. ***** 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
Predictions Cootie Catchers
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Predictions Cootie Catchers

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Predictions: These predictions cootie catchers are a fun way to practice inference. 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 a prediction about what is most likely to happen next. Students are also asked to support their answers with details from 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 Verbs Cootie Catchers
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Irregular Verbs Cootie Catchers

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Irregular Verbs: This irregular verbs cootie catcher is a great way for students to have fun while learning how to use irregular verbs. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. This activity has students choosing the correct verb form in a given sentence. Pictures are also provided which shows the correct and incorrect verb form. This activity uses the following irregular verbs: Blow, Blew Build, Built Choose, Chose Make, Made Grow, Grew Drink, Drank Sit, Sat Dig, Dug Thank you to TeachersScrapbook who provided the images ***** 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
Context Clues Cootie Catchers
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Context Clues Cootie Catchers

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Context Clues: These context clues cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while improving their comprehension and vocabularies. 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 give the best definition for a particular word used in that sentence. Multiple choice answers are given along with the question. Context Clues Vocabulary List 1: Annual, Coax, Distress, Essential, Modest, Queasy, Throngs, Venture Context Clues Vocabulary List 2: Anticipated, Awkward, Capable, Eligible, Inevitable, Precisely, Remorse, Treacherous ***** 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
Greek and Latin Roots: ELA Cootie Catchers
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Greek and Latin Roots: ELA Cootie Catchers

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Greek and Latin Roots: These Greek and Latin roots cootie catchers for English Language Arts are a great way for students to have fun while learning common ELA Greek and Latin roots. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. This activity has students identifying the meaning behind many Greek and Latin roots. Each term contains an example of a vocabulary term as well as its definition: Scribe - To write - Prescribe Fore - Before/ Earlier - Foresight Inter - Between - Interfere Auto - Self/ By oneself - Automobile Phobia - Irrational fear - Arachnophobia Multi - Many - Multipurpose Anti - Against - Antisocial ***** 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