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This is a 2 page list to help students find and use a variety of adjectives. There are some of each of the different kinds of adjectives and they are in alphabetical order. Mrs. R.

This is a list of 174 different Character Traits. So often when I was teaching I wanted a list of traits so that my students could look at the list while describing characters. This also helps students get to know and understand different character traits. Mrs. R.

This is a 49 page unit for the novel Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan. It includes activities, vocabulary sheets, crossword puzzles for the vocabulary, questions for each chapter, and a test. This is an excellent novel to teach WWII and the invasion of the Nazis. It also leads to reading, discussing, or watching the Diary of Anne Frank. My students really got involved with this book:) Mrs. R.

This is a 65 page unit for Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. There are vocabulary worksheets, vocabulary crossword puzzles, vocabulary word finds, comprehension questions - both literal and inferential, and activities for each of the thirteen chapters. Answer keys are provided for vocabulary sheets. This is a John Newbery Medal award winner and an excellent book for grades 4 through 9. Mrs. R.

This is a 64 page unit for teaching the novel, Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls. There are vocabulary activities, vocabulary crossword puzzles, comprehension questions (both literal and inferencial), and activities for each chapter. Activities include Fact and Opinion, Cause and Effect, Parts of a Novel, Creative Writing, Making Inferences, Factual Comprehension, Expressing Comprehension through Art, Figurative Language, Comparison using Venn Diagrams, and Internet Research. This is s

This 22 page unit will give your students that valuable extra practice with the four kinds of sentences, the use of commas, and the use of quotation marks. It includes the rules for their use and practice sheets. It can be run off and printed as a booklet. It includes a cover page. Mrs. R.

This is a 5 page outline for students to use when researching, organizing, and writing a report. It can be used at all levels and for any subject. It is very easy to follow:) Mrs. R.

Number the Stars by Lois Lowry is a Newberry Award Winner. This unit includes vocabulary and comprehension questions. There are answer keys for the vocabulary sheets. The focus on the vocabulary sheets is using context clues. Questions are both literal and inferential. Another focus for each chapter is Predicting and Character Analysis. There are 66 pages. This is an exciting story about the German occupation of Denmark and the struggle of the Danish Resistance to smuggle the Jewish people to

This is a Poetry Unit that teaches the following kinds of poetry: Acrostic, Couplets, Haiku, Telephone Number, Terse Verse, and Limericks. It also has pages for: explaining what poetry is, the sounds of poetry (end rhyme, simile, metaphor, rhythm, alliteration, assonance, repetition, onomatopoeia, and personification), a page with directions for editing and proofreading, pages for writing their final copy, and grading sheets for each of the 6 poems. I made this unit very colorful because I thin

This is a 12 page booklet that includes: a cover page; state flag page, state flower, bird and tree page; state location page; state capital and major cities page; state natural landforms page; state climate page; interesting facts page; economy page; famous or historic person page; license plate (extra credit) page; and a grading sheet. This is a user friendly set of forms that students can work on with a partner or individually. Mrs. R.

This is an 8 page unit for the Science Fair project in your classroom. It includes the note to send home to parents, the directions for doing the project, 2 pages for students to record Question, Hypothesis, Research, Experiment, Results, and Conclusion -following the Scientific Method, a page that models the Poster they should make, an Experiment Journal for the student to record daily progress, a graph to record result, and a list of internet addresses for students to search for ideas. I have

This unit has 9 months of Journal Writing Activities. I did not put them in calendar form so that they could be used year after year. I have included different kinds of writing activities, including research. Many of each month's activities are related to special events or holidays for that month, except September, which is geared toward getting to know your students. Mrs. R.

These are practice sheets for the multiplication facts for 2 through 12. There are answer sheets for each page. Students are to time themselves and figure out how long it took them, then correct and write down any facts they need to study. Students are challenged to take the test many times and try to improve their speed. There are 60 facts per page. This could be used in a math center or with the whole class. I would suggest having students graph their times for each page to show improvement

This is a fun way to learn about different presidents. Students are put into small groups to: research a president, write and plan their "Press Conference" skit, memorize their parts, and practice their skit. Skits are put together into a video to be presented to the class and/or an audience. Mrs. R.

These are 6 forms to use with Literature Circles: How To Have a Good Discussion(Guidelines for students to follow during discussions); My Reading Journal By...(a form for students to write their notes on for each session); Literature Group - Our Plan(a form for the group to fill out before each assignment); Literature Circle - Summarizer, Vocabulary Finder, and Questioner(forms for each job in the discussion group); Literature Circle - Discussion Notes and Grade(a form to be filled out during

This unit has 20 pages. There are informative pages and pages with activities to help students in dealing with bullies. It has a Cover Page in case you would like to make it into a booklet. Mrs. R.

This is a 30 page collection of worksheets you can use with any book. It covers Prereading, Vocabulary, Comprehension, Characterization, Setting, Theme, Plot, Point of View, Epilogue, etc. Mrs. R.

This is a calendar with important events for the month of October and has a topic for students to write about for each day of the month. Mrs. R.

This unit has 50 pages that students respond to that help them take a look at themselves and their feelings. At the end of the unit it can be made into a booklet. I have included a cover page. It also contains a daily sheet that they can fill out about how they feel each day - like a diary of feelings:) This would be a quick look for you to see how their day is starting! Mrs. R.

This is a calendar for the month of December listing special events and holidays. There is a writing cue for each day. Mrs. R.