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.

Detail based multiple choice quizzes, a test and crossword puzzles for the novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. This is a bundle to two resources available separately; Hatchet Quiz and Test Pack Hatchet Crossword Puzzle Pack HATCHET QUIZ AND TEST PACK Detail based multiple choice quizzes and a test for the novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. Each quiz has ten multiple choice questions and a four question short summary section. The final quiz (test) has 20 multiple choice questions, a sequencing section, and a long answer question. The quizzes are not single answer multiple choice questions. Some of them have more than one answer so they are bit more difficult than usual multiple choice quizzes. The quizzes are for chapters 1 to 4, 5 to 8, 9 to 12, 13 to 16, and 17 to Epilogue. Answer keys are included. __________ HATCHET CROSSWORD PUZZLE PACK Detail and vocabulary based crossword puzzles for the novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. This is a fantastic addition to your novel study. Works great as an activity to encourage students to read closely. Also great as an open book pop quiz. There are five puzzles one each for; Chapters 1 to 4 Chapters 5 to 8 Chapters 9 to 12 Chapters 13 to 16 Chapters 17 to Epilogue. The answers to the puzzles are single or multiple word answers. Answer keys are included. Combined in May 2016

The Enormous Crocodile Workbook has "comic style" worksheets and novel study activities for the story by Roald Dahl. There is a cover page with a prediction activity, comparative and superlative adjectives introduction, vocabulary with comparative and superlative adjectives practice, vocabulary with a focus on verbs, ten questions, a secret plan and clever trick comic creating activity and two puzzle pages. There are sixteen pages. An answer key is included. Also included is a blank question page and vocabulary page so you can add some content of your own. Clipart is intentionally absent from this workbook. It is designed so students can add their own artwork. __________ The Enormous Crocodile Comic Style Workbook by Michael Allen Kelly is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

2D Shapes Poster Pack is a set of visual aids focused on various two-dimensional shapes and their characteristics. The preview offers a complete overview of the set so please download it. The concepts covered are: Two-dimensional shapes (A4 size) Regular Polygons vs. Irregular Polygons (A4 size) Simple, Complex, Concave and Convex Polygons (A4 size) Pentagon, Hexagon, Heptagon, Octagon, Nonagon, Decagon (A5 size) Triangles (A4 size); Equilateral, Right, Isosceles, Right Isosceles, Scalene, Right Scalene, Acute and Obtuse (A5 size) Quadrilaterals(A4 size); Rectangle, Rhombus, Square, Parallelogram, Trapezium, Isosceles Trapezium, Kite (A5 size) Curved Shapes (A4 size); Circle, Ellipse, Arch, Crescent, Annulus, Wedge (A5 size) Trapezoid and Isosceles Trapezoid (A5 size) to account for US/UK differences. _____________________________ Geometry 2D Shapes Poster Pack by Michael Allen Kelly is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Common core aligned worksheets to supplement Mrs. Brown Went to Town 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 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. Created Aug 2015

Common core aligned worksheets to supplement Dragon Gets By 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 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. The preview provides a good overview of the product including Common Core standards. Created Aug 2015.

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