Point of View: These point of view cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the concept of point of view. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. This activity has students reading short passages (16 passages over 2 cootie catchers) to each other and then determining which type of point of view was used: First, Second, Third Person Limited, Third Person Objective, Third Person Omniscient ***** 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

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

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

Personification Cootie Catchers: These are a great way for students to have fun while learning about different examples of personification. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. This activity has students visually seeing a picture and determining what phrase it is. The following examples of personification are included: My heart raced The clock shouted the time The tree was dressed in snow My computer died The sun reached out and grabbed me The leaves danced in the wind The wind whistled a tune The cupcake is calling my name Thank you to Monster Wrangler Mike who provided the images

Similes: These similes cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about different Similes. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. This activity has students visually seeing a picture and determining what phrase it is. The following similes are included: Cool as a cucumber Face lit up like a light bulb Fast as lightning Slept like a log Blind as a bat Toes were as cold as ice His anger erupted like a volcano Proud as a peacock Thank you to Monster Wrangler Mike who provided the images

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

Author's Purpose: These fun authors purpose cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the concept of the Author's Purpose. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. This activity has students reading short passages to each other and then determining which of the following types of the author's purpose is being described: Persuade, Inform, Explain, Entertain, Describe

Types of Sentences: These types of sentences cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning about the different types of sentences. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. These cootie catchers contain the following: 1. Students identify the type of sentence from the sentence. 2. Students identify the type of sentence from the definition. Vocabulary: Simple Compound Complex Declarative Imperative Exclamatory Interrogative Conditional

Nonfiction Text Features: This nonfiction text features lapbook is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research or show what they have learned by writing facts about each type of nonfiction text feature. Completed lapbooks with answers is included. Note: This lapbook fits inside of composition books (as shown on the cover page) These Non fiction text features lapbook contains the following: 1. How to use and Assembly Instructions for the lapbook 2. Completed facts for each type of figurative language: 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 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each term 4. Check out the preview for more details

Figurative Language: This figurative language Lapbook is a fun hands on activity for students to use in their interactive notebooks. Students may research or show what they have learned by writing facts about each type of figurative language. A completed figurative language lapbook with answers is included. Figurative language lapbook fits inside of composition books (as shown on the cover page) Figurative Language Lapbook Contents: 1. How to use and Assembly Instructions for the lapbook Figurative language types: Alliteration, Metaphor, Pun, Onomatopoeia, Personification, Idiom, Simile, Hyperbole 3. Blank versions for students to write their own facts for each term

Figurative Language: These Figurative Language Cootie Catchers: are a great way for students to have fun while learning the different types of figurative language. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. Figurative language contents: (with pictures illustrating the concept) Alliteration: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers Hyperbole: This bag weighs a ton Idiom: Raining cats and dogs Metaphor: Time flies Onomatopoeia: AARGH! and PFOOM! Personification: The news travels quickly Pun: Seal of approval Simile: As quiet as a mouse Figurative Language Versions Students identify the... Figurative language type from the picture representation Figurative language type based from its definition Students can create their own definition for each type of figurative language.

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.

Beginning of the Year: This beginning of the year word search is perfect for those moments when students finish early! This word search also doubles as a coloring book!. The solution to the puzzle is included. Beginning of the Year Vocabulary Terms: ♦ Backpack ♦ Books ♦ Computer ♦ Gym ♦ Lunch ♦ Pencil ♦ Ruler ♦ School ♦ School Bus ♦ Science ♦ Social Studies ♦ Teacher

Reading Comprehension: These reading comprehension cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while increasing their reading comprehension skills. Folding Directions (with pictures) and playing directions are Included. These Reading Comprehension Cootie Catchers utilizes questions within Bloom's Taxonomy and contains the following versions: 1. Knowledge Questions 2. Comprehension Questions 3. Application Questions 4. Analysis Questions 5. Synthesis Questions 6. Evaluation Questions 7. Mixed Reading Comprehension Questions - Version 1 8. Mixed Reading Comprehension Questions - Version 2 9. Mixed Reading Comprehension Questions - Version 3 10. Mixed Reading Comprehension Questions - Version 4 11. Blank Template for students to create their own Cootie Catcher