I have taught at both the elementary and high school levels. I also homeschooled my own children for seven years. I have taught high school English and SAT/ACT prep courses. I have also taught English as a Second Language for several years at schools in France, Hungary, and Slovakia.
I have taught at both the elementary and high school levels. I also homeschooled my own children for seven years. I have taught high school English and SAT/ACT prep courses. I have also taught English as a Second Language for several years at schools in France, Hungary, and Slovakia.
Back to School Icebreaker: All About Me Fun Frames Writing Activity will get your students writing details about themselves on a fun printable, and participating in discussions with other students. There are five printables included with this packet:
The first two printables include All About Me questions. There is a template for a girl and a template for a boy. Students can answer the questions and color in the printables as they wish. You can then display the printables your students have created on the classroom wall.
The second two printables are frames-only pages with the labels removed that you can use to enter your own questions for your students to answer. Students can color in the printables when they have finished answering the questions you supply them.
The final printable is a coloring page based on the question-and-answer printables. This page is available if you want to give students a fun coloring activity without having them use their question-and-answer printables. Students can color in their printables and then include them in their school binders or paste them into their interactive notebooks.
All artwork is original and created by myself.
Thank you for visiting my store,
Yvonne Crawford
My Pets and Favorite Animals Fun Frames Writing Activity will get your students writing details about their pets and favorite animals on a fun printable, and participating in discussions with other students. There are several printables included with this packet:
The first two printables include About My Pet questions. There is a template for a dog and a template for a cat, though they can be used to answer questions about any type of pet. Students can answer the questions and color in the printables as they wish. You can then display the printables your students have created on the classroom wall. The third printable contains My Favorite Animal questions. This can be used for students that do not have a pet. Students can write information about whatever animal they choose, be it mammal, fish, insect, bird, reptile, marsupial, or whatever they like. They can then color in the printables.
The next three printables are frames-only pages with the labels removed that you can use to enter your own questions for your students to answer. Students can color in the printables when they have finished answering the questions you supply them.
The final printable is a coloring page based on the question-and-answer printables. This page is available if you want to give students a fun coloring activity without having them use their question-and-answer printables. Students can color in their printables and then include them in their school binders or paste them into their interactive notebooks.
All artwork is original and created by myself.
Thank you for visiting my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Thanksgiving Fun Frames will get your students thinking about Thanksgiving, writing details about themselves on a fun printable, and participating in classroom discussions with other students. There are three printables included with this packet:
The first printable includes questions about Thanksgiving. Students can answer the questions and then color in the printable as they wish. You can then display the various printables your students have created on the classroom wall.
The second printable is a frames-only page with the labels removed that you can use to enter your own questions about Thanksgiving, the fall or autumn season, things we are grateful for, the harvest, the month of November, or any other topic you choose. Students can color in the printables when they have finished answering the questions you have given them.
The third printable is a coloring page based on the question-and-answer printables. This page is available if you want to give students a fun coloring activity for Thanksgiving without having them use their question-and-answer printables. Students can color in their printables and then include them in their school binders or paste them into their interactive notebooks.
All artwork is original and created by myself.
Thank you for visiting my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Halloween Fun Frames will get your students thinking about Halloween, writing details about themselves on a fun printable, and participating in classroom discussions with other students. There are three printables included with this packet:
The first printable includes questions about Halloween. Students can answer the questions and then color in the printable as they wish. You can then display the various printables your students have created on the classroom wall.
The second printable is a frames-only page with the labels removed that you can use to enter your own questions about Halloween, the fall or autumn season, trick-or-treating, the month of October, or any other topic you choose. Students can color in the printables when they have finished answering the questions you have given them.
The third printable is a coloring page based on the question-and-answer printables. This page is available if you want to give students a fun coloring activity for Halloween without having them use their question-and-answer printables. Students can color in their printables and then include them in their school binders or paste them into their interactive notebooks.
All artwork is original and created by myself.
Thank you for visiting my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Back to School Fun Frames Writing Activity will get your students thinking about the upcoming school year, writing details about themselves on a fun printable, and participating in discussions with other students. There are three printables included with this packet:
The first printable includes questions about Back to School. Students can answer the questions, and then color in the printable as they wish. You can then display the various printables your students have created on the classroom wall.
The second printable is a frames-only page with the labels removed that you can use to enter your own questions about Back to School (or any other topic you choose). Students can color in the printables when they have finished answering the questions you supply them.
The third printable is a coloring page based on the question-and-answer printables. This page is available if you want to give students a fun coloring activity without having them use their question-and-answer printables. Students can color in their printables and then include them in their school binders or paste them into their interactive notebooks.
All artwork is original and created by myself.
Thank you for visiting my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Insects Fun Frames will get your students writing about different types of insects. Students can answer the questions and color in the printables as they wish. The questions are about insect types, colors, predators and prey, habitat, and so on. When your students have finished working on their printables you can display their creations on the classroom wall. There are several printables included with this packet:
A butterfly printable.
A dragonfly printable.
An ant printable.
An earthworm printable.
A honeybee printable.
Five blank printables that you can use to ask your own questions about these insects. This is useful if you are doing, say, a comprehensive study of butterflies and want to ask questions about cocoons, metamorphosis, and so on.
An “I Love Insects” coloring page for your students’ science binders, biology units, or interactive notebooks.
Each of these printables contains questions about the various insects. The questions are not difficult, though your students might have to do a little bit of research in order to answer them. You can also teach the students about the various insects on the printables prior to or during the writing activity.
All artwork is original and created by myself.
Thank you for visiting my store,
Yvonne Crawford
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This book is designed to help children dream while journaling. It's important for children to write every day to improve their writing skills and penmanship. This book will help them to work on those skills while having fun thinking about fun and bizarre things.
Writing Prompt Chapters include:
What Would You Do?
Picky People's Preferences
Convince Someone
It's All About the Clothes
I'm Sorry, I Just Can't
I have High Hopes
Yummy Food
Family and Friends
Out of the World Technology
Traditional Holidays
Total Pages 40
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Fall Fun Frames will get your students thinking about the autumn season, writing details about themselves on a fun printable, and participating in discussions with other students. There are three printables included with this packet:
The first printable includes questions about the fall season. Students can answer the questions, and then color in the printable as they wish. You can then display the various printables your students have created on the classroom wall.
The second printable is a frames-only page with the labels removed that you can use to enter your own questions about the fall season (or any other topic you choose). Students can color in the printables when they have finished answering the questions you supply them.
The third printable is a coloring page based on the question-and-answer printables. This page is available if you want to give students a fun coloring activity for the fall season without having them use their question-and-answer printables. Students can color in their printables and then include them in their school binders or paste them into their interactive notebooks.
All artwork is original and created by myself.
Thank you for visiting my store,
Yvonne Crawford
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Halloween Writing Centers is a fun way to introduce Halloween vocabulary to your students while helping them increase their language skills. This booklet can be used at writing centers or workstations in a classroom. You can laminate the cards, then place them at different stations to help your students remember the words. Each writing center might feature one of the four different writing activities.
Another option is to hang the cards on your word wall or bulletin board and use the writing activities as daily activities that students can complete during the class period.
Included:
16 Halloween word cards
4 different writing activities:
Fun with Adjectives
A Batty Poem
Halloween Acrostic Poem
My Jack-o'-Lantern Book
All graphics are original and created by myself.
Thank you for stopping by my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Total Pages 12
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Summer Writing Centers is a fun way to introduce summer vocabulary to your students while helping them increase their language skills. This booklet can be used at writing centers or workstations in a classroom. You can laminate the cards, then place them at different stations to help your students remember the words. Each writing center might feature one of the four different writing activities.
Another option is to hang the cards on your word wall or bulletin board and use the writing activities as daily activities that students can complete during the class period.
Included:
16 summer word cards
4 different writing activities:
My Five Favorite Things about Summer
Summer Question Poem
An Invitation to a Summer Party
The Colors of Summer
All graphics are original and created by myself.
Thank you for stopping by my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Total Pages 12
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Context Clues Task Cards is a book filled with 40 task cards that you can use to create fun activities. They can be used in your language arts centers or workstations. They can also be used as an activity for early finishers. This book includes 40 different task cards for practicing vocabulary through context clues.
In this book you will find four different units, each featuring ten task cards for your students to complete. Each unit features a scenario sheet that you can use to introduce the scenario to your class. Also, the unit is based on a complete story, so each card builds upon earlier cards.
Answer keys are provided in this booklet.
All graphics are original and created by myself.
Thanks for visiting my store,
Yvonne Crawford
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Inference Task Cards is a book filled with cards that you can use to create fun activities. They can be used in your language arts centers or workstations. They can also be used as an activity for early finishers. This book includes 40 different task cards for practicing inference through riddles.
In this book you will find four different units, each featuring ten task cards for your students to complete. Each unit features a scenario sheet that you can use to introduce the scenario to your class. It also includes the Common Core standards used in the unit so that you will know what skills your students are practicing in each unit.
The Common Core Standards covered:
2.RL.1
3.RL.1
Answer keys are provided in this booklet.
All graphics are original and created by myself.
Thanks for visiting my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Total Pages 23
Answer Key Included
Teaching Duration N/A
Figurative Language Task Cards is a book filled with cards that you can use to create fun activities. They can be used in your language arts centers or workstations. They can also be used as an activity for early finishers. This book includes 40 different task cards for practicing identifying types of figurative language.
In this book you will find four different units, each featuring ten task cards for your students to complete. Each unit features a scenario sheet that you can use to introduce the scenario to your class. It also includes the Common Core standards used in the unit so that you will know what skills your students are practicing in each unit. Also, each section is based on a complete story, so each card builds upon earlier cards in the section. The first section in the packet defines the different types of figurative language.
The Common Core Standards covered:
4.L.5
5.L.5
6.L.5
Answer keys are provided in this booklet.
All graphics are original and created by myself.
Thanks for visiting my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Fact or Opinion Task Cards (60 task cards) is a book filled with cards that you can use to create fun activities. They can be used in your language arts centers or workstations. They can also be used as an activity for early finishers. This book includes 60 different task cards for practicing identifying and creating facts and opinions.
In this book you will find six different units, each featuring ten task cards for your students to complete. Each unit features a scenario sheet that you can use to introduce the scenario to your class.
The task card units include:
Selecting the fact from the sentences - Around the World themed
Selecting the opinion from the sentences - Famous People themed
Selecting if a sentence is a fact or opinion
Selecting if a sentence is a fact or opinion (#2)
Creating opinions
Creating facts
Answer keys are provided in this booklet.
All graphics are original and created by myself.
Thanks for visiting my store,
Yvonne Crawford
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Halloween Interactive Glyphs contains four interactive glyphs for your students to complete. Each picture will tell a story about each student’s likes and dislikes. To complete each glyph, students should read a question, then find the number of the question on the coloring page and fill in the corresponding area based on how they responded to the question. When they are finished, the students can write short essays based on their answers to the glyph questions.
In this packet you will find:
Four interactive coloring pages
Four question and answer pages with Halloween specific questions
Four essay pages that are Halloween-themed.
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Have a great school year!
All graphics are original and created by myself.
Thanks for visiting my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Total Pages 15
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Capitalization Task Cards (60 task cards) is a book filled with cards that you can use to create fun activities. They can be used in your language arts centers or workstations. They can also be used as an activity for early finishers. This book includes 60 different task cards for practicing identifying and creating facts and opinions.
In this book you will find six different units, each featuring ten task cards for your students to complete. Each unit features a scenario sheet that you can use to introduce the scenario to your class.
The task card units include:
Capitalize the correct word.
Rewrite the sentence.
Pick the correct sentence.
Correct or Incorrect?
Correct or Incorrect? #2
Capitalize the correct word. #2
Answer keys are provided in this booklet.
All graphics are original and created by myself.
Thanks for visiting my store,
Yvonne Crawford
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Homonyms and Homographs Task Cards is a book filled with cards that you can use to create fun activities. They can be used in your language arts centers or workstations. They can also be used as an activity for early finishers. This book includes 40 different task cards for practicing homonyms and homographs.
In this book you will find four different units, each featuring ten task cards for your students to complete. Each unit features a scenario sheet that you can use to introduce the scenario to your class. It also includes the Common Core standards used in the unit so that you will know what skills your students are practicing in each unit.
The Common Core Standards covered:
4.L.1g
4.L.4
5.L.4
5.L.5
Answer keys are provided in this booklet.
All graphics are original and created by myself.
Thanks for visiting my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Total Pages 23
Answer Key Included
Teaching Duration N/A
Nouns and Verbs Task Cards is a book filled with cards that you can use to create fun activities. They can be used in your language arts centers or workstations. They can also be used as an activity for early finishers. This book includes 40 different task cards for deciding if a word is used as a verb or a noun.
In this book you will find four different units, each featuring ten task cards for your students to complete. Each unit features a scenario sheet that you can use to introduce the scenario to your class. It also includes the Common Core standards used in the unit so that you will know what skills your students are practicing in each unit.
The Common Core Standards covered:
2.L.1
3.L.1
Answer keys are provided in this booklet.
All graphics are original and created by myself.
Thanks for visiting my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Adjectives Task Cards is a book filled with cards that you can use to create fun activities. They can be used in your language arts centers or workstations. They can also be used as an activity for early finishers. This book includes 40 different task cards for practicing adjective usage.
In this book you will find four different units, each featuring ten task cards for your students to complete. Each unit features a scenario sheet that you can use to introduce the scenario to your class. It also includes the Common Core standards used in the unit so that you will know what skills your students are practicing in each unit.
The Common Core Standards covered:
1.L.1
2.L.1
3.L.1
Answer keys are provided in this booklet.
All graphics are original and created by myself.
Thanks for visiting my store,
Yvonne Crawford
Homophones No Prep Printables features 10 pages that your students can use to practice using a variety of different homophones. Homophones are words that have the same sounds, but have different meanings and/or spellings. Students can match the proper homophones to their proper locations in a series of short texts.
These printables would work well in work centers, as homework assignments, or as an activity for a substitute teacher to administer.
I hope your students have fun working with these homophones printables!
Thank you very much for visiting my store,
Yvonne Crawford