Common core aligned worksheets to supplement Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night as published in Houghton Mifflin Reading 2.1. Common core aligned activities include: two vocabulary activities (6 words each) which focus on using a combination of dictionary skills and context clues, ten comprehension questions/activities with a focus on Bloom's Taxonomy, a sequencing activity, a summarizing activity, two compare and contrast activities, a vocabulary puzzles and an informational reading extension; Ants versus Grasshoppers. (16 pages of activities) Included in this purchase is a BONUS: Henry and Mudge Sequencing and Summarize sentence strips activity and poster. An answer key is included. Created Sept 2015

Common core aligned worksheets to supplement Jamaica Louise James as published in Houghton Mifflin Reading 2.1. Common core aligned activities include: two vocabulary activities (6 words each) which focus on using a combination of dictionary skills and context clues, ten comprehension questions/activities with a focus on Bloom's Taxonomy, a sequencing activity, a summarizing activity, a main idea and details activity, a making inferences activity, a compare and contrast activity, a vocabulary puzzle, a draw a portrait activity and a create a selfie activity. (14 pages of activities) Included in this purchase is a BONUS: Jamaica Louise James Sequencing and Summarizing sentence strips activity and poster. Revised Jan 2015

Common core aligned worksheets to supplement Officer Buckle and Gloria as published in Houghton Mifflin Reading 2.2. Common core aligned activities include: two vocabulary activities (6 words each) which focus on using a combination of dictionary skills and context clues, ten comprehension questions/activities with a focus on Bloom's Taxonomy, a sequencing activity, a summarizing activity, a drawing conclusions introductory activity, a a drawing conclusions practice activity, vocabulary puzzle, a create a welcome poster template and a create a safety tip bulletin board template. (14 pages of activities) Included in this purchase is a BONUS: Officer Buckle and Gloria Sequence and Summarize sentence strips activity and poster. Created Jan 2015

Common core aligned worksheets to supplement Big Bushy Mustache as published in Houghton Mifflin Reading 2.1. Common core aligned activities include: two vocabulary activities (6 words each) which focus on using a combination of dictionary skills and context clues, ten comprehension questions/activities with a focus on Bloom's Taxonomy, a problem solving activity, a sequencing and summarizing activity, a main idea activity, a vocabulary puzzle, an informational reading extension; Cinco de Mayo and a template for a self-portrait activity. (16 pages of activities) Included in this purchase is a BONUS: Big Bushy Mustache Sequencing and Summarizing sentence strips activity and poster. Revised Jan 2016

A vocabulary presentation that introduces and reinforces the meaning and usage of twenty vocabulary words from the story The Ballad of Mulan retold by Song Nan Zhang as published in Houghton and Mifflin Reading 3.1. The twenty (20) vocabulary words covered include; armor, bridle, draft, farewell, frail, invaders, scroll, sigh, sorrowful, troops, bestow, comrade, dusk, endure, harsh, ravage, summoned, swift, triumphant and victorious. This is a useful supplement to "The Ballad of Mulan Student Workbook". Apple Keynote, Microsoft Powerpoint and PDF versions of the vocabulary show are included. Revised Aug 2015

Common Core aligned worksheets and activities to supplement the story Cliff Hanger as published in Houghton Mifflin Reading 3.1. Included are: two vocabulary activities which focus on using a combination of dictionary skills and context clues, ten comprehension questions with a focus on higher order thinking skills, an adventure narrative story map, three cause and effect activities to help students understand and apply this particular skill, an adverb activity, an adverb crossword, an adverb word search, a vocabulary practice and an informational reading extension about free solo climbing. (13 pages). An answer key is included. Included in this purchase is a BONUS: "Cliff Hanger Sequencing and Summarizing" sentence strips activity and poster.

Picture writing prompts are a great way to spark students' creativity. This set includes twenty animal pictures (four per A4 sheet) that can be printed, cut and laminated for use in your writing workshop or in a center. There are two versions of each picture; one with "starter questions" on the back of the prompt to get students going. The other with a "starter sentence" written on the front of the prompt. Chose (or allow students to choose) which is best for them. A matching set of twenty loose leaf notebook paper style publishing papers with a black and white version of each visual writing prompt is also included. _________ Visual Writing Prompts (Animals) by Michael Allen Kelly is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Picture writing prompts are a great way to spark students' creativity. This set includes twenty pictures of people in various settings (four per A4 sheet) that can be printed, cut and laminated for use in your writing workshop or in a center. There are two versions of each picture; one with "starter questions" on the back of the prompt to get students going. The other with a "starter sentence" written on the front of the prompt. Chose (or allow students to choose) which is best for them. A matching set of twenty loose leaf notebook paper style publishing papers with a black and white version of each visual writing prompt is also included. __________ Visual Writing Prompts (People) by Michael Allen Kelly is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Common core aligned worksheets to supplement Ant by Rebecca Stefoff as published in Houghton Mifflin Reading 2.2. Common core aligned activities include: two vocabulary activities (6 words each) which focus on using a combination of dictionary skills and context clues, a KWL chart, ten comprehension questions/activities with a focus on Bloom's Taxonomy, a sequencing activity, a main idea/supporting details activity, a synonym activity, an antonym activity, a vocabulary crossword puzzle, a cloze reading activity, an informational reading activity "Insect or Arachnid", and a categorizing and classifying activity. (13 pages of activities) Revised Jan 2015 __________

Common Core aligned worksheets to supplement The Lost and Found as published in Houghton Mifflin Reading 3.1. Included are: two vocabulary activities which focus on using a combination of dictionary skills and context clues, ten comprehension questions with a focus on higher order thinking skills and creativity, a sequencing review, a sequencing activity ,a summarizing activity, an adventure story map, a getting the details crossword puzzle, and an informational reading extension about Giant Squid. (12 pages of activities) An answer key is included.

Common core aligned worksheets to supplement A Trip to the Firehouse as published in Houghton Mifflin Reading 2.1. Common core aligned activities include: two vocabulary activities (6 words each) which focus on using a combination of dictionary skills and context clues, ten comprehension questions/activities with a focus on Bloom's Taxonomy, a KWL chart, a sequencing activity, a summarizing activity, a main idea and details activity, a vocabulary crossword puzzle, a fire safety poster activity, and a firefighter comic activity. A suggested resources page is also provided. (12 pages of activities) Included in this purchase is a BONUS: A Trip to the Firehouse Sequencing and Summarizing sentence strips activity and poster. Revised Jan 2016

Common core aligned worksheets to supplement Around the Pond: Who's Been Here? as published in Houghton Mifflin Reading 2.1. Common core aligned activities include: two vocabulary activities (6 words each) which focus on using a combination of dictionary skills and context clues, ten comprehension questions/activities with a focus on Bloom's Taxonomy, a sequencing activity, a summarizing activity, two categorizing and classifying activities, a vocabulary puzzle and an informational reading extension; Different Kinds of Animals. (15 pages of activities) Included in this purchase is a BONUS: Around the Pond: Who's Been Here? Sequencing and Summarize sentence strips activity and poster. An answer key is included. Created Sept 2015

Common core aligned worksheets to supplement Exploring Parks with Ranger Dockett as published in Houghton Mifflin Reading 2.1. Common core aligned activities include: two vocabulary activities (6 words each) which focus on using a combination of dictionary skills and context clues, ten comprehension questions/activities with a focus on Bloom's Taxonomy, two KWL charts, two fact and opinion activities, a vocabulary puzzle and an informational reading extension; Urban Forest Creatures. Two additional publishing sheets are included for creative activities. (13 pages of activities) An answer key is included. Created Sept 2015

Common core aligned worksheets to supplement Chinatown as published in Houghton Mifflin Reading 2.1. Common core aligned activities include: two vocabulary activities (6 words each) which focus on using a combination of dictionary skills and context clues, ten comprehension questions/activities with a focus on Bloom's Taxonomy, a KWL chart, a making judgements activity, a vocabulary puzzle, an informational reading extension; What's Your Kung Fu? and a template for a map activity. (10 pages of activities) Revised Jan 2016

Common core aligned worksheets to supplement Julius as published in Houghton Mifflin Reading 2.1. Common core aligned activities include: two vocabulary activities (6 words each) which focus on using a combination of dictionary skills and context clues, a story map, ten comprehension questions/activities with a focus on Bloom's Taxonomy, a sequencing activity, a reality vs. fantasy activity, a vocabulary puzzle, an informational reading extension and a good manners poster activity (12 pages total) The preview provides a good overview of the product including Common Core standards. Created Aug 2015

A vocabulary presentation that introduces and reinforces the meaning and usage of twenty vocabulary words from the story Cliff Hanger by Jean Craighead George as published in Houghton and Mifflin Reading 3.1. The twenty (20) vocabulary words covered include; avalanche, belay, carabiner, descent, free climb, gear, harness, ledge, rappel, trek, brace, cathedral, climbing nut, foresee, handhold, plunge, registration book, ridge, splats and void. Apple Keynote, Microsoft Powerpoint and PDF versions of the vocabulary show are included. This is a useful companion to Cliff Hanger Student Workbook. Revised Aug 2015

What do good writers do? These seven colourful posters detail a six-step writer's process for your students. They tell them a good writer; Pre-writes, Drafts, Shares, Revises, Edits and Publishes their work. Each step in the writer's process is described with key words and phrases highlighted to help students focus on the key ideas. These will look good prominently displayed in your writing workshop. __________ The Writer's Process Posters by Michael Allen Kelly is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Whatever you do...don't download these Super Scary Writing Sheets. (^_^) These uniquely designed Super Scary Writing Sheets are useful all year long and especially for Halloween but they are not for the faint of heart. Like I said, they are super scary. There are four Halloween themed cover sheets for students to illustrate and a fifth blank cover sheet for students' creativity. The design of the writing sheets is not quite right but don't take my word for it. Download it and see for yourself. Nonetheless, you have been warned. Notable features are: 1. Portrait and landscape designs. 2. Four styles of cover pages. 3. Additional blank cover page for student created designs. 4. Two versions of most writing sheets with regular and penmanship lines for younger writers. 5. A page number box for multiple page writing. 6. Four styles of comic strip templates for those students who love to draw comics. 7. Full colour and low ink versions are provided. 8. Minimal use of clipart leading to more student creativity and usefulness year round. 9. A complete absence of chevrons, polka dots and bubble headed clipart. (Because those are way too scary even for me!!) The number of unique pages is 31. Including the low ink versions there are 62 sheets total. __________ Super Scary Halloween Writing Sheets by Michael Allen Kelly is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

Common core aligned worksheets to supplement The Great Ball Game as published in Houghton Mifflin Reading 2.2. Common core aligned activities include two vocabulary activities (6 words each) which focus on using a combination of dictionary skills and context clues, ten comprehension questions (3 pages) with a focus on Bloom's Taxonomy, a sequencing activity, a summarizing activity, three cause and effect activities, a vocabulary puzzle, a bats versus birds informational reading with a Venn Diagram, and a create a comic activity. Two templates are included for use with a suggested collage activity. (13 pages of activities) A suggested resources page is also included. Included in this purchase is a BONUS: The Great Ball Game Sequence and Summarize sentence strips activity and poster.

Animals in Our Lives is a science themed reading activity focused on the topics; Domestic Vs. Wild Animals Domesticating Animals and Plants Animals Helping Us (Service Animals) There are six pages of reading activities, one crossword puzzle and one quiz. A complete answer key is provided. There are thirteen pages. These are science themed reading activities with a focus on using context clues to build vocabulary and to increase comprehension. They make excellent center activities. These were created with English language learners in mind. __________