Easy center idea for upper elementary students. I have used this successfully with 3rd graders in my Media Center. They LOVE being able to research a topic of THEIR choice! This reproducible gives students a structured research process for them to follow using an ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA entry. They are guided to pick a topic, ask questions about it, locate the online encyclopedia your school uses, write notes on the back, and write the bibliographic information for their article. Includes I Can statements to post at your center.

Choose all one color or MIX and MATCH with these paint-splattered colorful “READ” banner sign pieces! There are lots of colors here to choose from to match your room color scheme. Great for library or classroom settings. Each Letter or Graphic print is on one 8.5″ x 11″ page. Print the pages you want, cut out, and hang! Includes: 23 Colors for EACH letter! R E A D 2 Bookworm/Book-themed end pieces for each color. Please see the Preview for a sample of the colors included. Permission for Clip Art Usage per Kate Hadfield Designs Extended License #20/135368215/T

Use these Bookworm signs to label tables or bins in your classroom library. 2 Different Color Versions…in 2 Sizes each! Use these Bookworm signs to label tables or bins in your classroom library. 2 Different Color Versions…in 2 Sizes each! Version #1: Oval-shaped Bookworm on books. Alphabet and Numbers 1-32 Large - 2 to a page. 14.5cm wide by 13cm tall Small - 8 to a page. 7cm wide by 6cm tall Version #2: Rectangular Bookworm reading Alphabet and Numbers 1-32 Large - 2 to a page. 12.5cm wide by 10cm tall Small - 8 to a page. approx. 8cm wide by 6.5cm tall All designs come with a blank version as well! Permission for Clip Art Usage per Kate Hadfield Designs Extended License #20/135368215/Tersion

This MLK Day Activity Poster helps students learn about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the MLK Holiday. This 8.5" x 11" activity sheet for Martin Luther King, Jr. asks the students to: Use the calendar to determine the date of the holiday Figure out how long it has been a holiday List 3 important facts Illustrate and define a vocabulary word Name and give an example of a character trait List some Fast Facts about MLK, Jr. Find and write a famous quote. Write their Sources. Students can add their own decorative touches to it after they fill it out. Great for a literacy center!

**Here are some activity sheets to print and use after you’ve read Squirrel’s New Year’s Resolution, by Pat Miller, to your students. ** Comprehension Sheet - This sheet asks students to draw and write about their favorite part, list five characters, two settings, and write their own New Year’s Resolution. Story Map - Students use words and/or pictures to fill in the characters, setting, problem, and solution of the story. Five writing pages. Students can choose the one they wish to write their New Year’s Resolution on. There is room to draw a picture of them following through on their resolution. My New Year activity page allows students to brainstorm things they want to do, read, and learn in the New Year. After they brainstorm, there is a place for them to formulate their New Year’s Resolution. Word-Making Activity standalone reproducible using the word “resolution.” Word-Making Center “I Can” sign, a second reproducible, and letters to print on cardstock and cut out for the word “resolution.”

These Gingerbread Man Thank You Note Cards are great for all ages and they are sure to bring a smile! This is a PDF file and is NOT editable. There are 2 notecards per page. Simply print the page(s) you want, use the light dotted line to guide your cutting, fold and add your personalized message of thanks. Included: 4 Color note cards - each 2 to a page 4 B&W note cards - each 2 to a page Click on the Preview Button to see all the pages you will receive. Permission for Clip Art Usage per Kate Hadfield Designs Extended License #20/135368215/T

**These Snowman Thank You Note Cards are great for all ages and they are sure to bring a smile! Use them to send thank you notes to your students. ** This is a PDF file and is NOT editable. There are 2 notecards per page. Simply print the page(s) you want, use the light dotted line to guide your cutting, fold, and add your personalized message of thanks. Included: 4 Color note cards - each 2 to a page 4 B&W note cards - each 2 to a page Click on the Preview Button to see all the pages you will receive. Permission for Clip Art Usage per Kate Hadfield Designs Extended License #20/135368215/T

Here are 6 activity sheets to print and use after you’ve read The Elves and the Shoemaker to your students. (The story is not included, but the questions should work for any Brothers Grimm retelling. I used the version that was retold from the Brothers Grimm and illustrated by Jim LaMarche in my classroom.) 1. Comprehension Sheet - This sheet asks students to draw and write about their favorite part and answer some questions related to story. 2. Writing - This page asks students why they think the elves helped the shoemaker. It also asks them what they think might have happened to the elves after they left the shoemaker. 3. Design a Shoe - Students are asked to invent a shoe and describe it. **4. Story Maps **- 3 Story Maps to choose from. a. characters, setting, beginning, middle, end b. characters, setting, beginning, middle, end, moral of the story c. characters, setting, problem, solution

**3 Writing Line Options! Color and B&W Reproducibles! **Have your students write to your prompts with these Penguin, Polar Bear, Reindeer, and Evergreen tree-themed writing papers. Or, place copies of these at your Literacy Center for students to write on their topic of choice! Available in 3 different writing line options to meet the needs of your students. Includes the following 7 designs in 3 writing line options each. Single Penguin Two Penguins Polar Bear #1 Polar Bear #2 Reindeer Evergreen Tree with Snow 3 Birds Permission for Clip Art Usage per Kate Hadfield Designs Extended License #20/135368215/T

**Here are some Activity Sheets to use after reading Turkey Trouble by Wendy Silvano: a Comprehension Sheet, 2 Story Maps, an Easy Word Search and multiple Compare and Contrast activities. **Just Print and Go! Great for your Substitute file. Comprehension Sheet – This sheet asks students to draw and write about their favorite part and answer some questions related to story. Answer Key is included. It asks students to: *draw their favorite part *write some onomatopoeia words * define the word “disguise” *and answer some questions. Venn Diagram – Students Compare and Contrast turkeys to the other farm animals on these sheets: cow, pig, rooster, sheep and horse. And, one Generic Page they can input whatever they want. Story Map #1 – Students use words and/or pictures to fill in the characters, setting, problem and solution of the story. Story Map #2 – Students use words and/or pictures to fill in the characters, setting, beginning, middle, end, and moral of the story. Easy Word Search - Words only across and down. Comes in Color and B&W reproducible. Answer Key included. Great option to leave for a substitute along with the book! Simply Print & Go!

Celebrate Halloween or any time of year with these cute Ghost Reading Bookmarks with hole marked to punch and add your decorative string. 4 Pages of Bookmarks Page 1: “Read with me!” Page 2: “This is where I stopped reading.” Page 3: “I put the BOO! in Book!” Page 4: “Read more BOOKS!” Bookmarks come 4 to a page with Full Color as well as B&W options. Students love to color their own, and it’s economical to photocopy them! Permission for Clip Art Usage per Kate Hadfield Designs Extended License #20/135368215/T

Celebrate Halloween or any time of year with these cute Monster Family Reading Bookmarks with hole marked to punch and add your decorative string. 4 Pages of Bookmarks **Page 1: **“Read with me!” Page 2: “This is where I stopped reading.” Page 3: “FRANK-LY I love READING!” Page 4: “Read more BOOKS!” Bonus Page 5!: Just Green Monster Hand versions Bookmarks come 4 to a page with Full Color as well as B&W options. Students love to color their own, and it’s economical to photocopy them! Permission for Clip Art Usage per Kate Hadfield Designs Extended License #20/135368215/T

Celebrate Halloween or any time of year with these cute Mummy Reading Bookmarks with hole marked to punch and add your decorative string. 4 Pages of Bookmarks Page 1: “Read with me!” Page 2: “This is where I stopped reading.” Page 3: “Wrapped up in a good book.” Page 4: “Time to READ” Bonus Page 5!: Just Mummy Sarcophagus versions Bookmarks come 4 to a page with Full Color as well as B&W options. Students love to color their own, and it’s economical to photocopy them! Permission for Clip Art Usage per Kate Hadfield Designs Extended License #20/135368215/T

Here are 7 activity sheets to print and use after you’ve read The Velveteen Rabbit to your students. 1. Comprehension Sheet - This sheet asks students to draw and write about their favorite part and answer some questions related to story. 2. Writing - This page asks students to illustrate and write about their favorite toy. 3. Compare & Contrast the Velveteen Rabbit with real rabbits. 4. Compare & Contrast Old Fashioned Toys with Modern Toys. 5. 3 Story Maps to choose from.

Here are 3 activity sheets to print and use after you've read Snowflake Bentley, by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, to your students. 1. Comprehension Sheet - This sheet asks students to draw and write about their favorite part, list 5 character traits to describe Willie, define the word "expert", and answer some questions related to setting, problems in the story, and what one thing they might choose to study. 2. Venn Diagram - a page where the students Compare and Contrast themselves to Snowflake Bentley. 3. Circle Map - a page where the students can make themselves OR Snowflake Bentley the topic.

Here are 4 activity sheets to print and use after you’ve read Auntie Claus, by Elise Primavera, to your students. Print the PDFs and you are Ready To Go! 1. Comprehension Sheet – This sheet asks students to draw and write about their favorite part and answer some questions related to story. ** 2. Venn Diagram – a page where the students Compare and Contrast Auntie Claus to Sophie. 3. Story Map #1 – Students use words and/or pictures to fill in the characters, setting, problem and solution of the story. 4. Story Map #2 – Students use words and/or pictures to fill in the characters, setting, beginning, middle, end, and moral of the story.

This bundle has both the Easy and the Hard version of this Mardi Gras word search if you need to differentiate within your classroom. 15 Mardi Gras related words hidden in these puzzles. Comes in Full Color for those that like to laminate and reuse. Also in B&W reproducible for coloring. Includes Answer Key. **Bonus File #1 Includes Make Your Own Mardi Gras Word Search! Comes in both Color and printer friendly B&W. **Bonus File #2 is an Editable Mardi Gras Word Bank in Color and B&W.

Here is a Ready-To-Go poster/graphic organizer for your students to research any animal. It comes in 4 Variations to meet your needs! Variations: Lined with Source Box. Unlined with Source Box. Lined without Source Box. Unlined without Source Box. Animal Research Poster Activity Sheets 8.5" x 11" Information asked for: Draw the Animal Diet Predators Interesting Facts Habitat Babies Classification Physical Characteristics and Sources Students can add their own decorative touches to it after they fill it out.

This bundle has both the Easy and the Hard version of this Growth Mindset word search if you need to differentiate within your classroom. 14 Growth Mindset related words hidden in these puzzles. Comes in Full Color for those that like to laminate and reuse. Also in B&W reproducible for coloring. Includes Answer Key. **Bonus File Included with this Bundle!!! Make Your Growth Mindset Search! Comes in both color and printer friendly B&W.

Here are ready-to-go poster/graphic organizers for your students to research Dinosaurs. Includes 4 Versions: Letter size 8.5" x 11" with and without Source box. Legal size 8.5" x 14" with and without Source box. Please note: Minor variations in content occur between the versions do to space constraints. The legal size allows for more research due to its larger size. Please see the Preview for all four page versions. Students can color add their own decorative touches to it after they fill it out.