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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.

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.

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 unit is written to use for 25 weeks, focusing on one trait per week, answering one or two questions per day. About 10-20 minutes per day. I wrote a vignette for each trait using experiences I had with students. There are questions for students to answer and activities for students to do independently or with a partner(group). The vignettes will lead to discussions with your class, help you get to know your students better, and help them to take a deeper look at themselves. The characte

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.

This is my unit on Character Traits and my unit on Feelings. You will receive 75 lessons that can be used throughout the year. Pages can be assembled into booklets at the end of the year. Both units help you to get to know your students better and for your students to get to know themselves better:) 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 is a unit for Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. It includes a vocabulary sheet and comprehension questions (literal and inferential) for each chapter. There is an attribute web and a vocabulary test. Students use a dictionary to fill out the vocabulary sheets and must make a prediction at the end of each chapter Great book!!! Mrs. R.

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.