PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Halloween Reading Passages - Close Reading Passages contains four stories for your students to read, contemplate, and discuss for the the month of October and the arrival of Halloween in the fall. In this product you will find: A Discussion Guide to help you lead a discussion about the stories with your students. A Close Reading Short Stories handout to help your students read and comprehend each text. Four three-page stories, including vocabulary to look up and learn, questions for contemplation and discussion, and a space for taking notes. A New Word Log for students to use to keep track of the new words they have learned through these stories. Stories included: The Halloween Party The Pumpkin Patch The Witch's Dance The Costume Crisis Close Reading is a central focus of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Students learn to immerse themselves in the text, think about what the author is saying, and pick out important details in the text in a methodical way. I really appreciate your purchase, and I hope your students enjoy the stories! Have a spooky Halloween and a wonderful autumn season! Check my other close reading packets: Back to School Reading Passages - Close Reading Halloween Reading Passages - Close Reading Thanksgiving Reading Passages - Close Reading Christmas Reading Passages - Close Reading Martin Luther King, Jr. Reading Passages - Close Reading Valentine's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading St. Patrick's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading Easter Reading Passages - Close Reading Earth Day Reading Passages - Close Reading End of the Year Reading Passages - Close Reading All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for stopping by my store, Yvonne Crawford Total Pages 32 Answer Key N/A Teaching Duration N/A

St. Patrick's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading contains four stories for your students to read, contemplate, and discuss for St. Patrick's Day and the month of March. In this product you will find: A Discussion Guide to help you lead a discussion about the stories with your students. A Close Reading Short Stories handout to help your students read and comprehend each text. Four two-page stories, including vocabulary to look up and learn, questions for contemplation and discussion, and a space for taking notes. A New Word Log for students to use to keep track of the new words they have learned through these stories. Stories included: The Pot of Gold A Trip to Ireland The Irish Dance The Leprechaun’s Parade Close Reading is a central focus of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Students learn to immerse themselves in the text, think about what the author is saying, and pick out important details in the text in a methodical way. I really appreciate your purchase, and I hope your students enjoy the stories! Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Check my other close reading packets: Back to School Reading Passages - Close Reading Halloween Reading Passages - Close Reading Thanksgiving Reading Passages - Close Reading Christmas Reading Passages - Close Reading Martin Luther King, Jr. Reading Passages - Close Reading Valentine's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading St. Patrick's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading Easter Reading Passages - Close Reading Earth Day Reading Passages - Close Reading End of the Year Reading Passages - Close Reading All graphics are original and created by myself. Yvonne Crawford Total Pages 27 Answer Key N/A Teaching Duration N/A

Summer Reading Passages - Close Reading contains four stories for your students to read, contemplate, and discuss for the summer season, the months of June, July, and August, summer holidays and summer vacation, and the days before it's time to go back to school in September. In this product you will find: A Discussion Guide to help you lead a discussion about the stories with your students. A Close Reading Short Stories handout to help your students read and comprehend each text. Four three-page stories, including vocabulary to look up and learn, questions for contemplation and discussion, and a space for taking notes. A New Word Log for students to use to keep track of the new words they have learned through these stories. Stories included: A Letter from Camp At the Pool The Beaver Pond Last Day of Vacation Close Reading is a central focus of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Students learn to immerse themselves in the text, think about what the author is saying, and pick out important details in the text in a methodical way. I really appreciate your purchase, and I hope your students enjoy the stories! Have a super summer, a wonderful summer vacation, and a terrific return to the classroom in the fall! All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for stopping by my store, Yvonne Crawford

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION End of the Year Reading Passages - Close Reading Passages contains four stories for your students to read, contemplate, and discuss for the end of the school year in the spring and the arrival of summer vacation. In this product you will find: A Discussion Guide to help you lead a discussion about the stories with your students. A Close Reading Short Stories handout to help your students read and comprehend each text. Four three-page stories, including vocabulary to look up and learn, questions for contemplation and discussion, and a space for taking notes. A New Word Log for students to use to keep track of the new words they have learned through these stories. Stories included: The Big Test Study Time Graduation Summer Vacation Close Reading is a central focus of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Students learn to immerse themselves in the text, think about what the author is saying, and pick out important details in the text in a methodical way. I really appreciate your purchase, and I hope your students enjoy the stories! Have a great spring and end to the school year! Check my other close reading packets: Back to School Reading Passages - Close Reading Halloween Reading Passages - Close Reading Thanksgiving Reading Passages - Close Reading Christmas Reading Passages - Close Reading Martin Luther King, Jr. Reading Passages - Close Reading Valentine's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading St. Patrick's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading Easter Reading Passages - Close Reading Earth Day Reading Passages - Close Reading End of the Year Reading Passages - Close Reading All graphics are original and created by myself. Yvonne Crawford Total Pages 30 Answer Key N/A Teaching Duration N/A

Thanksgiving Reading Passages - Close Reading Passages contains four stories for your students to read, contemplate, and discuss for the the month of November and the arrival of Thanksgiving in the fall. In this product you will find: A Discussion Guide to help you lead a discussion about the stories with your students. A Close Reading Short Stories handout to help your students read and comprehend each text. Four three-page stories, including vocabulary to look up and learn, questions for contemplation and discussion, and a space for taking notes. A New Word Log for students to use to keep track of the new words they have learned through these stories. Stories included: At Plymouth Colony The Harvest Giving Thanks An Autumn Day Close Reading is a central focus of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Students learn to immerse themselves in the text, think about what the author is saying, and pick out important details in the text in a methodical way. I really appreciate your purchase, and I hope your students enjoy the stories! Have a great Thanksgiving and a wonderful autumn season! Check my other close reading packets: Back to School Reading Passages - Close Reading Halloween Reading Passages - Close Reading Thanksgiving Reading Passages - Close Reading Christmas Reading Passages - Close Reading Martin Luther King, Jr. Reading Passages - Close Reading Valentine's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading St. Patrick's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading Easter Reading Passages - Close Reading Earth Day Reading Passages - Close Reading End of the Year Reading Passages - Close Reading All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for stopping by my store, Yvonne Crawford Total Pages 32 Answer Key N/A Teaching Duration N/A

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Easter Math Journal Prompts and Games for Fourth Grade. A Math journal is a great way to promote your child's ability to learn and grow through words, numbers and even pictures. This book is aligned with the Common Core standards for third grade and is filled with 11 math journal prompts with an Easter theme. These are perfect for children in the fourth grade. All you need to do is cut out the prompts and your students can paste them into their math journal. The prompt is printed multiple times on one sheet for ease of printing and organizing your class. Just print out as many as you need. This book also contains 2 Easter themed games: Easter Egg Basket Multiples The Happy Chick Multiplication Game (self-correcting and non self-correcting versions included) Common Core Standards covered: 4.OA.2 4.OA.4 4.NBT.2 4.NBT.3 4.NBT.5 4.NBT.6 4.NF.2 4.NF.5 The different skills covered in the packet are: number writing division multiplication time higher level thinking graphs comparison All artwork is original and created by myself. Easter Bundle for 4th grade - comes with a 25% discount! Looking for Easter Quick Common Core for fourth grade? Click here. Thanks for stopping by my store, Yvonne Crawford Total Pages 33 Answer Key N/A Teaching Duration N/A

This booklet focuses on the country of France. Your students will learn facts about France while practicing their manuscript and cursive handwriting and engaging in fun activities. Your students will begin this booklet by cutting out a passport stamp and pasting it on a passport that you can receive by emailing me. This booklet is a great resource for fast finishers or a quiet-time project. All artwork is original and created by myself. Thanks for stopping by my store, Yvonne Crawford

Christmas Reading Passages - Close Reading contains four stories for your students to read, contemplate, and discuss for the the month of December and the arrival of Christmas in the winter. In this product you will find: A Discussion Guide to help you lead a discussion about the stories with your students. A Close Reading Short Stories handout to help your students read and comprehend each text. Four three-page stories, including vocabulary to look up and learn, questions for contemplation and discussion, and a space for taking notes. A New Word Log for students to use to keep track of the new words they have learned through these stories. Stories included: Santa's Workshop The Perfect Gift Winter Fun Going Caroling Close Reading is a central focus of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Students learn to immerse themselves in the text, think about what the author is saying, and pick out important details in the text in a methodical way. I really appreciate your purchase, and I hope your students enjoy the stories! Have a great Christmas and a wonderful winter season! Check my other close reading packets: Back to School Reading Passages - Close Reading Halloween Reading Passages - Close Reading Thanksgiving Reading Passages - Close Reading Christmas Reading Passages - Close Reading Martin Luther King, Jr. Reading Passages - Close Reading Valentine's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading St. Patrick's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading Easter Reading Passages - Close Reading Earth Day Reading Passages - Close Reading End of the Year Reading Passages - Close Reading All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for stopping by my store, Yvonne Crawford

Cat in the Hat Glyph is a fun activity your students can use to express their creative sides while sharing a little bit about themselves and their individual interests. They can put together a fun picture of a cat wearing funny clothes, like the Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss, by following a series of directions. When it’s done, you can display your students’ work on your classroom wall. This product will work for classes celebrating Read Across America and the birthday of Dr. Seuss. The instructions students will follow feature rhyming questions about their interests, hair color, favorite activities, and so on. There are no math problems on this particular glyph. At the back of this booklet are templates that your students can use to help design their glyphs; otherwise, they can choose to create their own artwork by following the directions. Also at the back of a book is a graph that you can use to compare glyph results among the students in your class. Check out my other Dr. Seuss related product: Dr. Seuss All graphics are original and created by myself. While this glyph is created to celebrate the Cat in the Hat, the birthday of Dr. Seuss, and Read Across America, please note that no copyrights have been infringed in the making of this product. Thanks for visiting my store, Yvonne Crawford

Spanish Family Words is a booklet that introduces the words for different relatives, relations, and family members in Spanish, and also introduces the verb 'to be' - ser. Included: Vocabulary sheets dialog 8 worksheets 1 conversation pair work activity Check out my other Spanish for Teen packets: Spanish for Teens - Basic Phrases Spanish for Teens - Number Crunching Spanish for Teens - The Family Spanish for Teens - Clothing Spanish for Teens - Colors All artwork is original and created by myself. Thanks for stopping by my store, Yvonne Crawford

This booklet focuses on the country of South Africa. Your students will learn facts about South Africa while practicing their manuscript and cursive handwriting and engaging in fun activities. Your students will begin this booklet by cutting out a passport stamp and pasting it on a passport that you can receive by emailing me. This booklet is a great resource for fast finishers or a quiet-time project. All artwork is original and created by myself. This product is also included in Countries of the World - Bundle. With this bundle you receive a 7% discount. Check out this bundle here. Thanks for stopping by my store, Yvonne Crawford Total Pages 45 Answer Key N/A Teaching Duration N/A

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Halloween Math Goofy Glyph is an activity where students can hone their abilities in mathematics while putting together a fun art project that you can showcase on your classroom wall. Whether your students answer the questions right or wrong will dictate the way their glyphs look in this potentially silly glyph. They will end up with a vampire boy, vampire girl or pink, fluffy bunny! The math problems are designed for children in 5th grade Common Core. The problems review multiplication and division. The Common Core standards covered are: 5.NBT.5 - addition and subtraction of decimals 5.NBT.7 - multiplication (1 digit by 2 digits) At the back of this booklet are templates that your students can use to help design their glyphs; otherwise, they can choose to create their own artwork. Also, at the back of a book is a graph that you can use to visually see how the students all view different questions from the glyph. Check out my Math Goofy Glyph Bundle for 5th Grade Common Core which includes this goofy glyph and 21 other goofy glyphs and comes with a 10% discount. All artwork is original and created by myself. Thanks for stopping by my store, Yvonne Crawford Total Pages 23 Answer Key N/A Teaching Duration N/A

This booklet focuses on the country of Norway. Your students will learn facts about Norway while practicing their manuscript and cursive handwriting and engaging in fun activities. Your students will begin this booklet by cutting out a passport stamp and pasting it on a passport that you can receive by emailing me. This booklet is a great resource for fast finishers or a quiet-time project. All artwork is original and created by myself. Thanks for stopping by my store, Yvonne Crawford

This booklet focuses on the country of Mexico. Your students will learn facts about Mexico while practicing their manuscript and cursive handwriting and engaging in fun activities. Your students will begin this booklet by cutting out a passport stamp and pasting it on a passport that you can receive by emailing me. This booklet is a great resource for fast finishers or a quiet-time project. All artwork is original and created by myself. Thanks for stopping by my store, Yvonne Crawford

This booklet focuses on the country of Canada. Your students will learn facts about Canada while practicing their manuscript and cursive handwriting and engaging in fun activities. Your students will begin this booklet by cutting out a passport stamp and pasting it on a passport that you can receive by emailing me. All artwork is original and created by myself. Thanks for stopping by my store, Yvonne Crawford

Valentine's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading contains four stories for your students to read, contemplate, and discuss for the the month of February and the celebration of Valentine's Day, love, and friendship. In this product you will find: A Discussion Guide to help you lead a discussion about the stories with your students. A Close Reading Short Stories handout to help your students read and comprehend each text. Four three-page stories, including vocabulary to look up and learn, questions for contemplation and discussion, and a space for taking notes. A New Word Log for students to use to keep track of the new words they have learned through these stories. Stories included: The Valentine's Day Card My Valentine Cupid's Favorite Day Rex to the Rescue Close Reading is a central focus of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Students learn to immerse themselves in the text, think about what the author is saying, and pick out important details in the text in a methodical way. I really appreciate your purchase, and I hope your students enjoy the stories! Have a terrific Valentine's Day and a wonderful winter and spring! Check my other close reading packets: Back to School Reading Passages - Close Reading Halloween Reading Passages - Close Reading Thanksgiving Reading Passages - Close Reading Christmas Reading Passages - Close Reading Martin Luther King, Jr. Reading Passages - Close Reading Valentine's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading St. Patrick's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading Easter Reading Passages - Close Reading Earth Day Reading Passages - Close Reading End of the Year Reading Passages - Close Reading All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for stopping by my store, Yvonne Crawford

Christmas Stories Common Core Literacy Activities is a packet of 22 pages concentrating on reading and comprehension aligned with the Common Core standards for fourth grade. In this packet you will find four original one-page stories with accompanying questions and activity pages. Each story also comes with a Quick Common Core page that focuses on literacy Common Core standards. The activity pages are full of questions, pictures to draw about the stories, as well as picture sequencing. There are also two mini-story pages with questions for your students to answer. These stories are written at the fourth grade reading level (Flesch-Kincaid) and can either be read by the teacher to test listening comprehension or read by the students to test reading comprehension. Included: The Snowman (reading level - 4.3) The Present (reading level - 4.6) The Cookie Contest (reading level 4.4) The Ornament (reading level 4.2) Mini Stories Common Core Standards covered: 4.RL.1 4.RL.4 4.RF.4 4.L These will also be great for review for fifth grade or for advanced third graders. For my endless Christmas bundle for 4th grade, click here . This bundles comes with a huge discount! Looking for some non-seasonal original stories and activities for 4th grade, click here . All artwork is original and created by myself. Thanks for visiting my store, Yvonne Crawford

Back to School Reading Passages - Close Reading Passages contains four stories for your students to read, contemplate, and discuss for the end of the summer vacation and the beginning of the new school year in the fall. In this product you will find: A Discussion Guide to help you lead a discussion about the stories with your students. A Close Reading Short Stories handout to help your students read and comprehend each text. Four three-page stories, including vocabulary to look up and learn, questions for contemplation and discussion, and a space for taking notes. A New Word Log for students to use to keep track of the new words they have learned through these stories. Stories included: Summer's End The New School The Icebreaker The Bus Ride Close Reading is a central focus of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Students learn to immerse themselves in the text, think about what the author is saying, and pick out important details in the text in a methodical way. I really appreciate your purchase, and I hope your students enjoy the stories! Have a great return to school and a wonderful fall season! Check my other close reading packets: Back to School Reading Passages - Close Reading Halloween Reading Passages - Close Reading Thanksgiving Reading Passages - Close Reading Christmas Reading Passages - Close Reading Martin Luther King, Jr. Reading Passages - Close Reading Valentine's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading St. Patrick's Day Reading Passages - Close Reading Easter Reading Passages - Close Reading Earth Day Reading Passages - Close Reading End of the Year Reading Passages - Close Reading *** Check out my Back to School Endless Bundle for Third Grade which includes this booklet and 16 others and comes with a 38% discount. Check out my Back to School Endless Bundle for Fourth Grade which includes this booklet and 16 others and comes with a 38% discount. Check out my Back to School Endless Bundle for Fifth Grade which includes this booklet and 13 others and comes with a 38% discount. All graphics are original and created by myself. Thanks for stopping by my store, Yvonne Crawford

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION This booklet focuses on the country of the Czech Republic. Your students will learn facts about the Czech Republic while practicing their manuscript and cursive handwriting and engaging in fun activities. Your students will begin this booklet by cutting out a passport stamp and pasting it on a passport that you can receive by emailing me. This booklet is a great resource for fast finishers or a quiet-time project. All artwork is original and created by myself. This product is also included in Countries of the World - Bundle. With this bundle you receive a 7% discount. Check out this bundle here. Thanks for stopping by my store, Yvonne Crawford Total Pages 44 Answer Key N/A Teaching Duration N/A

This booklet focuses on the country of Japan. Your students will learn facts about Japan while practicing their manuscript and cursive handwriting and engaging in fun activities. Your students will begin this booklet by cutting out a passport stamp and pasting it on a passport that you can receive by emailing me. This booklet is a great resource for fast finishers or a quiet-time project. All artwork is original and created by myself. This product is also included in Countries of the World - Bundle. With this bundle you receive a 7% discount. Check out this bundle here. Thanks for stopping by my store, Yvonne Crawford Total Pages 48 Answer Key N/A Teaching Duration N/A