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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 mini-unit for writing a Tall Tale. There is a cover page, an explanation of what a Tall Tale is, ideas of Tall Tales to read, prewriting exercises, graphic organizers, pages to write the rough draft on, and pages for the final copy. Mrs. R.

This is a 35 page unit for There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom. There is a vocabulary page and comprehension questions (both literal and inferential) for each chapter. I have also included a mini-unit on Bullies to use with the book. Mrs. R.

This is a 53 page unit for the novel, On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer. It includes vocabulary sheets, crossword puzzles, word finds, and comprehension questions to go with each chapter. Questions are both literal and inferential. There are also five end of the book activities. This book has won many awards! It is excellent for discussion of taunting and daring, and their consequences. Mrs. R.

This unit includes questions for each chapter of Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan and a final book test. Questions are both literal and inferential. 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 unit for the novel Dolphin Adventure by Wayne Grover. This is a nonfiction book and excellent for grades 3-6. There are questions for each chapter. There is also a study guide that could be used in a literature center. I have also included a page on figurative language. Dolphin Adventure has many similes, metaphors, and hyperboles. If you need a nonfiction novel, your students will really enjoy this one! Mrs. R.

Updated - I have redone this unit to make it look more professional. Content is the same but it is layed out better:) This is a 22 page unit for Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner. It includes both literal and inferential questions for each of the chapters, 3 activities to do when finished reading, and a cover page. This is an excellent book for students to read or for the teacher to read out loud. Students enjoy seeing the movie after reading it and comparing it to the novel. Always one of

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 7 page unit to help review verbs. There is a cover if you'd like to make it into a booklet. There are two pages for students to find the verbs, a page for students to supply verbs to sentences to complete the story, a page for students to write sentences about a Halloween picture and circle the verb, and two pages to find verbs and write creative stories. 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.

This is an 11 page unit on capitalization rules. It lists 15 rules for capitalization and gives 7 practce pages. It also includes a test over these rules:) Mrs. R.

This is a unit with a Thanksgiving theme which includes alphabetical order, forming plurals, writing an acrostic poem, the story of The First Thanksgiving with comprehension questions, the story of the Pilgrims' journey with comprehension questions, planning and figuring the cost of a Thanksgiving dinner, a number puzzle, telling time, an art project for making a turkey out of Thanksgiving words, four coloring pages, and a word search. There is an answer key for the puzzle. Have fun:) 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 test for the novel, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume. It includes both comprehension questions and vocabulary matching. Mrs. R.

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 35 page unit for The Secret School by Avi. It includes: a vocabulary worksheet for each chapter; answers for each vocabulary worksheet; questions, both literal and inferential, for each chapter; and a cover sheet so that it can be made into a booklet. It could be used by whole class, literacy groups, with partners, or by individuals. Mrs. R.