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

Sentence strips, worksheets and a poster for sequencing and summarizing Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night. Includes a colorful sequencing poster, double sided sentences strips for laminating, matching worksheets and suggestions for how use these in your classroom. The summarizing sheets have two versions both with and without penmanship lines. This pack is offered separately but is included in Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night Student Workbook.

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

Vocabulary cards with realistic images to help students understand and use the vocabulary from the story The Lost and Found. Each card has a realistic image and context sentences showing the word in use. They work nicely as an individual or a pair activity. The twenty (20) vocabulary words covered include; furious, situation, visible, plunge, suggest, examine, unusual, dismay, burgundy, rumpled, crazy, instantly, passageway, gurgle, winding, mutter, tickle, journey, lecture, and shortcut. Easy to make. It takes only 30 minutes. An instruction sheet is included. This is a useful companion to The Lost and Found Student Workbook. Created Aug 2015.

Vocabulary cards with realistic images to help students understand and use the vocabulary from the story The Ballad of Mulan. Each card has a realistic image and context sentences showing the word in use. They work nicely as an individual or a pair activity. 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. Easy to make. It takes only 30 minutes. An instruction sheet is included. This is a useful companion to The Ballad of Mulan Student Workbook.

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

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

Vocabulary flash cards with realistic images to help students understand and use the vocabulary from the story Cliff Hanger. Each card has a realistic image and context sentences showing the word in use. They work nicely as an individual or a pair activity. 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. Easy to make. It takes only 30 minutes. An instruction sheet is included. This is a useful companion to "Cliff Hanger Student Workbook". Created Aug 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 The Ballad of Mulan 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, a sequencing activity, three making inferences activities, two vocabulary puzzles and an informational reading extension about China. (12 pages of activities) An answer key is included.

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.

The Lemonade War Vocabulary Workbook is a vocabulary based novel study supplement to the book by Jacqueline Davies. It focuses on five vocabulary words per chapter for a total of seventy words for the entire novel. A master vocabulary list is included. There are fourteen uniquely designed vocabulary worksheets. To complete the vocabulary activities students find the quote in the story that uses the word and note the page number, then they practice their dictionary skills to find the meaning. They have to use context to determine the part of speech of the vocabulary words. Finally they either write an appropriate definition or a sentence using the word. A blank vocabulary activity sheet (editable pdf) is also included so the teacher can add other words they choose. The workbook has four challenging puzzle activities to help students review the vocabulary words. These are great pair work activities.The puzzles include; Chapters 1 to 4 Crossword Chapters 5 to 8 Word Search Chapters 9 to 12 Word Scramble Double Puzzle Chapters 3 and 14 Sentence Scramble Four quizzes are also included; Chapters 1 to 4 Chapters 5 to 8 Chapters 9 to 12 Chapters 13 and 14 The total number of pages of activities are 24. A complete answer key is also included.

The Lemonade War Vocabulary Workbook is a vocabulary based novel study supplement to the book by Jacqueline Davies. It focuses on five vocabulary words per chapter for a total of seventy words for the entire novel. A master vocabulary list is included. There are fourteen uniquely designed vocabulary worksheets. To complete the vocabulary activities students find the quote in the story that uses the word and note the page number, then they practice their dictionary skills to find the meaning. They have to use context to determine the part of speech of the vocabulary words. Finally they either write an appropriate definition or a sentence using the word. A blank vocabulary activity sheet (editable pdf) is also included so the teacher can add other words they choose. The workbook has four challenging puzzle activities to help students review the vocabulary words. These are great pair work activities.The puzzles include; Chapters 1 to 4 Crossword Chapters 5 to 8 Word Search Chapters 9 to 12 Word Scramble Double Puzzle Chapters 3 and 14 Sentence Scramble Four quizzes are also included; Chapters 1 to 4 Chapters 5 to 8 Chapters 9 to 12 Chapters 13 and 14 The total number of pages of activities are 24. A complete answer key is also included.

Compare and contrast pets with a Venn Diagram, create a lost pet poster, create and write a post card, and solve two animal puzzles after reading the delightful picture storybook Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown. These printables make it easy to add to some meaning, fun and creative activities to your story time.

Compare and contrast pets with a Venn Diagram, create a lost pet poster, create and write a post card, and solve two animal puzzles after reading the delightful picture storybook Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown. These printables make it easy to add to some meaning, fun and creative activities to your story time. Created Mar 2016

Math Around the World has twenty geography themed multi-step word problems with a focus on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Four of the task cards deal with measurements so two versions are provided; imperial and metric. Each task card references a city and or country which the student locates on the included answer sheet after solving the problem. An A4 size world map is included in the packet. An answer sheet without the world map is also included should you prefer to simplify the expectation. These are perfect for your math center. These double-sided task cards can be easily printed with the task card on one side and a backing card on the other. They can be easily folded, cut and laminated.

A step by step, scaffolded approach to teaching your students how to write a biography, a comparison and contrast and a descriptive essay. All have two writing models with graphic organizers to aid students in deconstructing the writing. This process helps students intuit the structure of the writing. All three draw special attention to a six-step writing process; brainstorm, draft, share, edit, revise and publish. There is a checklist to aid students in monitoring their progress through a writing process. The workbooks have a loose leaf notebook paper style background. This is a discounted bundle of three resources; How to Write a Biography How to Write a Comparison and Contrast How to Write a Descriptive Essay HOW TO WRITE A BIOGRAPHY A step by step, scaffolded approach to teaching your students how to write a five-paragraph biographical essay. There is a writing model from which students complete a graphic organiser to guide them in deconstructing the model essay. This process helps students to intuit the structure of a biography. There are graphic organisers for research, introduction and conclusion. There is an editing symbol guide and a works cited guide. HOW TO WRITE A COMPARISON AND CONTRAST A step by step, scaffolded approach for teaching your students how to write a four-paragraph comparison and contrast essay. There is a writing model from which students complete a graphic organiser to guide them in deconstructing the model essay. This process helps students to intuit the structure of a comparison and contrast essay. There are graphic organisers for compare and contrast words and phrases, research, Venn Diagram, introduction and conclusion. There is also an editing symbol guide and a works cited guide. HOW TO WRITE A DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY A step by step, scaffolded approach to teaching your students how to write a five-paragraph descriptive essay about an animal. There is a writing model from which students complete a graphic organiser to guide them in deconstructing the model essay. This process helps students to intuit the structure of an essay. There are graphic organisers for research, introduction and conclusion. There is an editing symbol guide and a works cited guide.

A step by step, scaffolded approach to teaching your students how to write a five-paragraph descriptive essay about an animal. There is a writing model from which students complete a graphic organiser to guide them in deconstructing the model essay. This process helps students to intuit the structure of an essay. There are graphic organisers for research, introduction and conclusion. There is an editing symbol guide and a works cited guide. It draws special attention to a six-step writing process; research, draft, share, edit, revise and publish. There are check boxes for monitoring students' progress through the writing process. The workbook is printed on loose leaf notebook style paper. This workbook is included in the How to Write Essay Bundle (Biography, Comparison & Contrast, Descriptive Essay) at a discounted price.

Common core aligned worksheets and activities for Houghton Mifflin 2.1 Theme One stories; Dragon Gets By, Julius and Mrs. Brown Went to Town. This a discounted bundle of five separate resources. The regular prices for all resources is $21. 1. Dragon Gets By Student Workbook has 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 summarizing activity (2 versions), a vocabulary puzzle, an informational reading extension about Healthy Eating and a healthy meal activity. (12 pages total) Included in this purchase is a BONUS: Dragon Gets By Sequence and Summarize sentence strips activity and poster. 2. Julius Student Workbook has 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) 3. Mrs. Brown Went to Town Student Workbook has 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 reality vs. fantasy activity, a prediction activity, a vocabulary puzzle, and a create a for sale sign activity. Included in this purchase is a BONUS: Mrs. Brown Went to Town Sequence and Summarize sentence strips activity and poster. The preview provides a good overview of the product including Common Core standards. Sequence and summarize activity is not included in the preview. Answer keys are included. Bundled in Sep 2015.

Sentence strips, worksheets and a poster for sequencing and summarizing Mrs. Brown Went to Town. Includes a colorful sequencing poster, double sided sentences strips for laminating, matching worksheets and suggestions for how use these in your classroom. This pack is offered separately but is included in Mrs. Brown Went to Town Student Workbook.