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My Sentence Making Journey-Free
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My Sentence Making Journey-Free

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My Sentence Making Journey is a great way to get younger students started in making/writing complete sentences. The booklet has the "Alphabet" as its primary theme. The completed sentences have at least one word of the highlighted alphabet from the page. Check out our complete booklet for only $3.00! Click here: My Sentence Making Journey
The Breadwinner-Culminating Activities
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The Breadwinner-Culminating Activities

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The Breadwinner, a children's novel by Deborah Ellis is about an 11-year-old girl named Parvana. She is forced by circumstances to be the breadwinner for her family in a war-torn Taliban-era in Afghanistan. While reading the novel, have a class discussion on how girls and women are treated differently than boys and men. Then have the students complete the comic strip assignment sheet, that will show that girls and women should be given the same freedom as boys and men. After completing the novel, have your students complete the poster assignment. A poster rubric is included. As an extension, have the students present the poster to their classmates. A great assessment tool for Novel Study and Media Literacy as well! The Book report can be used as a quick assessment. It contains short activities that deal with the settings, characters, plot and themes. Students will also have the opportunity to design a new cover for the novel and give it a new title. The "Parvana" acrostic template could be used as a character sketch. Total Pages 8
My Writing Journeys-Junior Grades-FREE
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My Writing Journeys-Junior Grades-FREE

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Try out these FREE sample pages with your students! Included are sample pages from our complete booklet, My Writing Journeys-Junior Grades ( UK & Australia). Click here...My Writing Journeys-Junior Grades ( UK & Australia) Please note: We also carry a U.S. Version in our store. Click here... My Writing Journeys -U.S. These activities are suitable for students in Grades 4-6. An excellent accompaniment to the Daily 5 Program! Cross-curricular topics too! Includes a variety of "writing forms". Each two-page activity includes "word wall" words for each activity. Great for word study. Also contains graphic organizers and an art/drawing section. Some topics/activities could be linked to Health, Science and Visual Arts. Total Pages 9
My Writing Journeys-Primary Grades--Free
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My Writing Journeys-Primary Grades--Free

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Included are 2 FREE sample activities-3 pages each- from our complete Primary Grade journal book. These activities could be used by students in Grades 1-3, depending on their level and ability. Practice vocabulary words related to the topic/theme. Work on graphic organizers as a class or group. Write and then draw about the engaging topic. WRITING AND ART ALL IN ONE! Includes printing practice pages too! These activities are user friendly and they could be used in many different ways. Some teachers are using them as a daily morning warm up or part of their existing language program. DID YOU AND YOUR STUDENTS ENJOY THE ACTIVITIES?.... My Writing Journeys Primary Grades CHECK OUT OUR COMPLETE BOOKLET FOR ONLY $3.00! Click here: My Writing Journeys PRIMARY GRADES Total Pages 8
Spring Poetry
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Spring Poetry

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A great way to officially welcome Spring is through poetry. Included are 4 poetry template sheets that your students will enjoy working on. Included: 2- different designs to choose from, Acrostic Diamante (great for reviewing adjectives and verbs) Hello Spring...Goodbye Winter BONUS: Good Bye Rain...Hello Sunshine (great for reviewing verbs and the importance of rain and sun) SPRING word make Total Pages 11
Novel VS Movie
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Novel VS Movie

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Have you ever read a book or a novel with your students and then wanted to do a movie comparison? There are many books and novels that have been made into movies. For example, Holes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and many more. This resource will be a great way for your students to do a novel/movie comparison. Included are two versions of jot note sheets, a Venn diagram sheet and a drawing sheet for those students that have difficulty with writing a comparison. Also contains a 2 page movie review! To assist the teacher in selecting books to make movie comparisons, the package also includes 23 titles of children's books/novels that were made into movies. Book/novel grade interest levels are also included. Total Pages 10
The Wild Robot Vocabulary by Chapter
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The Wild Robot Vocabulary by Chapter

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The Wild Robot by Peter Brown is a story about a friendly robot named Roz, who finds herself shipwrecked on an island full of wild animals. Included in this resource are vocabulary words for Chapters 1-80 The chapter vocabulary words can be used to find the meaning. Also included is a sheet to write sentences for some of the vocabulary, and a sheet to sort the vocabulary words into the proper parts of speech section. Check out the author's website! 12 pages.
My Writing Journeys PRIMARY GRADES
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My Writing Journeys PRIMARY GRADES

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The activities in this booklet could be used by students from Grades 1-3, depending on their level and ability. An excellent accompaniment to the Daily 5 Program, in particular the Writing component! Great for Literacy/Writing center as well! Contains 20 Student friendly topics. Cross-curricular topics too! Most art/drawing activities could be taken "outside the book". Posters, cut and paste, scene in the box, etc. Also includes, All About Me, Autograph and Class Picture pages. Each topic is spread out into 3 pages that include illustrations and color.
If I Was Being Bullied I Would...An Anti-Bullying Activity
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If I Was Being Bullied I Would...An Anti-Bullying Activity

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Use these writing prompts to help initiate class discussion on "being bullied". Tips: Have students complete in rough on scrap paper, then transfer to sheets. Once completed, put sheets up around your classroom as a student reminder. P.S. Print well in BW. 4 pages.
A Poetry Collection
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A Poetry Collection

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A Poetry Collection is a collection of templates that will take you through the school year! The collection includes easy to use Acrostic, Cinquain, Diamante, and other poetry templates. 33 Poetry templates included: Summer All About Me School Friends Autumn Halloween Thanksgiving Peace Christmas Winter Valentine's Day St. Patrick's Day Spring Easter Earth Day Mother's Day Father's Day
A Word Search Collection
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A Word Search Collection

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The word search collection includes: * School Vocabulary(2 word searches) Valentine’s Day St. Patrick’s Day Spring Earth Day Easter Mother's Day *All word searches above come with an answer sheet. After completing each word search students could use some of the vocabulary words and write sentences or create a story. Students could also divide a page into sections and draw the vocabulary word.
Charlotte's Web Novel Activities
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Charlotte's Web Novel Activities

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The Novel Activities package is a creative way for the students to recap their knowledge and understanding of the novel, Charlotte's Web, by E. B. White. Students will be able to give you information on the setting, characters, plot and write sentences using some of the vocabulary words. They will also have the opportunity to write about one of the many themes found in the novel. This package includes: -3 page book report -2 word searches (with answer sheets) -2 sentence writing sheets -"Charlotte" Acrostic sheet -2 vocabulary match sheets (with answer sheet) P.S. When printing horizontal pages, change page set up on printer to "landscape". You have the flexibility to use each page of this resource at the same time or at different times of your novel study, depending what your lesson focus is. For example, if you are discussing settings and characters, just use page 1, and so on. As an alternative, you can cut out each section/part of the resource and mount it on cardstock to use in Language centers, Literature Circles or Mobiles. Great for Special Ed. and ESL students too, as it is easy to follow with definitions of each part of a story, setting, characters, plot, etc.
Sailboat Themed Activities
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Sailboat Themed Activities

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These sailboat themed activities will have the students sailing into some fun math and language activities! Ideal for end of school review! Excellent to use with the storybook, "The Little Sailboat" by Lois Lenski! Included are: -1 addition sheet -1 subtraction sheet -1 create words using the word "sailboat" -1 create a story sheet with vocabulary words. Ideal for helping students with creativity when they need a boost! -1 story template sheet -1 draw about the story sheet -1 place in alphabetical order sheet -design a sailboat template Total Pages 9
My ABC Journey
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My ABC Journey

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My ABC Journey could be used as a morning warm up or in conjunction with any existing Language program. It could be used at the beginning of the school year or towards the end. Use it to introduce the alphabet to your students, or to review the alphabet at any time of the school year. Total Pages 28
My Writing Journeys
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My Writing Journeys

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My Writing Journeys-Junior Grades is suitable for students in Grades 4-6. An excellent accompaniment to the Daily 5 Program! Cross-curricular topics too! Includes a variety of "writing forms" This writing journal book is user friendly and it could be used in many different ways. Some teachers are using the journal as a daily morning warm up or part of their existing language program. Includes "word wall" words for each activity. Great for word study. Some topics/activities could be linked to Health, Science and Visual Arts Also Includes: an All About Me page, perfect for the beginning of the year! an Autograph page and a Class Picture page, perfect for the end of the year! Topics/Activities Included: My Summer Memories My Favorites A Goldfish Story The Best… Staying Fit I Am An Upstander! Wow, What a Gift! My Talent My Hero A Spring Lune Poem Planning a Party My Friend and I A Favorite Story Character Let’s Take Care of It! My Website My Favorite Sandwich My Family My City or Town My Postcard My School Year Some other ideas are: -Use the first page of each activity as a class brainstorm. -Draw the graphic organizer on the board or chart paper and have students copy the ideas on their page in the book. -Instead of writing the ideas on the graphic organizer, they could draw them instead. -Use the vocabulary words on the bottom of each page as word wall words or to initiate discussion about the topic. -Students could also write sentences using these vocabulary words. -The second page (the drawing section) of each topic could be taken "outside the book". For example, have students do a cut and paste using construction paper, or create a scene in a box. -Each Topic could be spread out on 2-3 different days. Total Pages 47
All About Me!
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All About Me!

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A great way to get to know your students any time of the year! It contains: -3 sheets that students can fill in with pictures and or words. The completed sheets will give you some information about each student. It will also allow the students to get to know one another. -a "Me" diamante where students can use adjectives and verbs to describe themselves as well as a "student". -"About Me" acrostic, once completed can be used as a "guess who" game, where students have to guess which poem belongs to who. -"Get to Know a Classmate" 2 page activity -"My Favo(u)rites" 2 page activity Once all activities are completed, put up on your classroom walls, or combine to make a small booklet. Great for ESL, ELL and Special Ed. ***Includes U.S. version sheets as well! Total Pages 14
Mes Voyages D'Ecriture Partie 1
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Mes Voyages D'Ecriture Partie 1

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Introducing our Part 1 booklet! A fun way for your students to express themselves in French! 10 -two page activities. Topics that students can relate to. Contains graphic organizers, topic related word wall words and an art component too! Spread out each activity into 2-3 days. No planning required by teacher. Just photocopy and go! Many art sections could be taken outside of the book. For example, make cut and paste posters etc. Topics include: Mes activités estivales, Un camarade de classe, Une coupe glacée, Bienvenue!, Chien ou chat?, Rendant Grâce, Poème pour un(e) ami(e), Une soirée pyjama, Que feriez-vous?, Conciliateur(trice) An excellent accompaniment to the Daily 5 Program! Cross-curricular topics too! Includes a variety of "writing forms" This writing journal book is user friendly and it could be used in many different ways. Use the journal as a daily morning warm up or as part of your existing language program. Each writing activity/topic includes a graphic organizer, word wall words, writing and drawing sections, as well as writing and drawing tips! Total Pages 21
Anti-Bullying Activity and Lesson Plan
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Anti-Bullying Activity and Lesson Plan

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"WHAT WOULD YOU DO?", an activity that you could use with your students any time of the year. In this activity, students will answer specific questions that deal with the "bullying" theme. Could be used as a role playing exercise too! Students will then write a paragraph using the ideas they came up with when answering the questions. Contains vocabulary words that students could use to assist them in their paragraph writing. Once the writing section has been completed, students will create an anti-bullying poster. Includes an easy to follow lesson plan. Prints well in grayscale setting too! Great as a media assessment tool! Total Pages 5
Generic Book Report
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Generic Book Report

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Use this book report for any novel that the students have read. Great for a quick assessment tool! Contains the following: Listing the setting(s), characters, and plot. Writing sentences for vocabulary words that were difficult to read and/or spell. Describing what students enjoyed most about the novel. Designing a new cover for the novel. TIP: Have the students present their book report to the class and use presentation as an oral communication assessment. Ideal for Special Education/ESL. Oral Presentation Rubric sheet included. Total Pages 6
My Sentence Making Journey
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My Sentence Making Journey

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My Sentence Making Journey is a great way to get younger students started in making/writing complete sentences. The booklet has the "Alphabet" as its primary theme. The completed sentences have at least one word of the highlighted alphabet from the page. Included for the younger or struggling student, are sentence strips. These strips could be photocopied, each word could be cut out and the students could arrange to make a complete sentence. The students can then paste the completed sentence on the sheet. A picture of the sentence can then be drawn and colored by the students. Each sheet contains: -the Uppercase and lower case letter that students can trace over for review/practice. -a scrambled section of words. (includes capital letter and period) -a section for students to write the complete sentence. -a drawing section where students can express their creativity. Could be used for ESL and Special Education students as well. Total Pages 33