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

Get your students excited about writing about sports or stories about sports with these fun writing sheets! Includes color and black/white sheets with lines, with some lines or without lines. TIP: Use sheets without lines to write sport acrostics! Total Pages 7

Try out a few pages of our alphabet, vocabulary review booklet. Use these pages to introduce or review the alphabet. Check out our complete booklet for only $3.00! Click here: My ABC Journey

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

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.

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.

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.

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-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

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

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

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 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

Introducing an excellent resource that could be used for ESL/ELL students of any age, including adults. It is also ideal for students in the primary grades, and for the struggling reader/writer. With teacher assistance, students will learn the correct vocabulary word when matching it to the picture. Writing the vocabulary word out will also reinforce the correct spelling of the vocabulary word. 12 themes included. Each theme has a two page activity. On the first page students match the vocabulary word with the correct picture. On the second page students practice their sentence writing using some of the vocabulary words introduced. Booklet also includes 2 word searches with answers. Themes Included in the Booklet: Family—-School Supplies Months of the Year—-Weather Sports—-Clothing—-Pets—-Snacks In the Kitchen—-Modes of Transportation Shapes--Zoo Animals Total Pages 29

Have you and your students caught the "Baseball Fever!!!" yet? Get your students excited about baseball by challenging them with these baseball vocabulary matches! Contains 3 vocabulary match sheets (answer sheets included), with a total of 44 baseball vocabulary words. Total Pages 7 Answer Key Included

Get your students excited about baseball with these vocabulary matches in French! Contains 2 vocabulary match sheets, French/English (answer sheets included). A total of 33 baseball vocabulary words. Total Pages 5 Answer Key Included

A fun and creative way for your students to summarize what they have read and learned in the novel, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo. Students will be writing about the setting, plot, theme and about a favorite character. Students will have the opportunity to rename Edward and draw him with new clothing. A great way to introduce or culminate the novel. Students will be able to learn or review, 40 vocabulary words found in the novel, while completing the word search (answers included). After completing the word search, students will be able to write sentences on the sentence writing sheet, using 10 vocabulary words of their choice. A word sort sheet is also included, where students could place the 40 vocabulary words in the correct parts of speech category. The "Edward Tulane" acrostic sheet could be used while reading the novel to describe his character. Students could write one word next to each letter or a full sentence. A BONUS "Story Book Character Trait" sheet is also included. This sheet could assist the students in completing the acrostic. A great assessment tool as well! Total Pages 11

Fantastic Mr. Fox is a children's novel written by Roald Dahl. At night, Mr. Fox steals chickens, ducks, and turkeys from three mean and wealthy farmers. The farmers try to get back at him, however, Mr. Fox outwits them. After reading this clever novel, the students will complete activities that will recap the settings, main character, plot and themes. They will also have the opportunity to learn about a well known "Idiom". Students will write sentences using some of the vocabulary words and will create a new novel title and cover. A "Mr. Fox" acrostic template is included. This could be used as a character study sheet. A sheet with "character traits" is also included. Great as a quick assessment tool! Total Pages 7

The BFG — The Big Friendly Giant by Roald Dahl, is a story about a kind, gentle giant who can be found every night blowing good dreams through the bedroom windows of sleeping children. Use these vocabulary activities before, during or after reading this amazing novel. Included are 4 word searches (answer sheets included) of the vocabulary words found throughout the novel. A sentence writing sheet and word sort sheet are also included. These sheets could be used by the students after completing the word searches Also included are 4 vocabulary match sheets (answer sheets included). These match sheets could be used as a quick assessment tool after completing each of the 6 sections (chapters). Two acrostic templates, "The BFG" and "Sophie" are also included. Students could use the "Story Book Character Traits" sheet to assist them in completing the acrostics. Total Pages 22 Answer Key -Included

The novel, written by Rick Riordan, is about a twelve year old boy, named Percy Jackson who is diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. He has been expelled from every school he has ever attended. Until one day...he discovers a world much bigger than he has ever imagined. After reading this exciting novel, have the students recap the settings, characters, plot and themes. They will write the importance about one of the many symbols found in the novel, and write sentences using some of the vocabulary words. The students will also have the opportunity to write a book teaser, as well as to draw a ball point pen turn into a sword (Riptide). Two acrostic templates are included. "Percy Jackson" as well as "Lightning Thief". They can be used as a character study or to recap the novel. Total Pages 8