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Bud, Not Buddy Novel Study

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This novel study for Bud, Not Buddy includes chapter questions, before reading activities, main idea and details activities, context clue activities, inferencing activities, writing prompts, and a review card game. Questions are text dependent and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4

$6.75

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The Cay Novel Study - Characterization, Inference, and Context Clues Activities

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This novel study for The Cay includes questions for each chapter, a before reading activity, two characterization activities, two context clues activities, two inferencing activities, and a review card game. Questions are text dependent and written

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4

$6.75

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Analogies Activity Sheets and Slide Presentation

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This resource includes both an Analogy Worksheet Set and the Analogies PowerPoint to introduce analogies and provide examples and practice with sixteen specific types of these word relationships. These sixteen types of analogies are

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

L.4.5, L.5.5, L.6.5, L.7.5

$5.75

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Latin and Greek Roots Activities with Slide Presentation

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Latin and Greek Roots Activities with Slide Presentation - this resource includes a big PowerPoint presentation that introduces each root and includes student activities plus a set of 21 printable activities.The slide presentation includes lots of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

L.4.4, L.5.4, L.6.4, L.7.4

$6.75

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Connotations, Denotations, Synonyms, Antonyms

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This vocabulary resource about word relationships includes both the Activity Sheet Set and the PowerPoint Presentation about connotations, denotations, synonyms, and antonyms.Both focus on the vocabulary skills of identifying connotative meanings,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.4.4, RL.5.4, RL.6.4, RL.7.4, L.4.5, L.5.5, L.6.5, L.7.5

$5.75

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Schooled Novel Study

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This novel study for Schooled includes text based chapter questions, two before-reading activities, three key idea and detail activities, two context clues activities, four inferencing activities, and a review card game. All of the questions and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4

$6.75

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CRASH Novel Study - Characterization, Context Clues, and Inference Activities

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This novel study for CRASH includes chapter questions, a before reading activity, two characterization activities, two context clues activities, two inferencing activities, and a review card game. Questions are text dependent and written

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4

$6.75

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Pictures of Hollis Woods Novel Study

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This novel study for Pictures of Hollis Woods includes chapter questions, a before reading activity, main idea and details activities, context clue activities, inferencing activities, writing prompts, and a review card game. Questions are text

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4

$6.75

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Number the Stars Novel Study - Characterization, Context Clues, and Inferencing

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Includes questions for each chapter, a before-reading activity, two characterization activities, two context clues activities, and an inferencing activity. Questions are text dependent and written specifically for this novel.There is one page of

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4

$5.25

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Story Elements - Activity Sheets and Slide Presentation

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This resource includes both a Story Elements Activity Sheets Set and the Story Elements PowerPoint Presentation. The Story Elements Activity Sheet Set is a collection of 15 activity sheets for working with any story. The topics include characters

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3

$5.75

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Cause and Effect Text Structure - Task Cards and Slide Presentation Bundle

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This Cause and Effect Package includes two resources for teaching the text structure of cause and effect - the set of Cause and Effects Task Cards, and a Cause and Effects Slide Presentation.Both resources address these cause and effect

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Task Cards

CCSS:

RI.4.5, RI.5.5, RI.6.5, RI.7.5, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.5

$7.00

$6.30

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Voice and Tone Activities and Slide Presentation

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Voice and Tone includes both a set of activity sheets and a slide presentation for identifying and working with this important element of reading and writing.The Voice and Tone Activity Sheet Set includes fifteen activities that allow students to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.6, CCRA.R.10

$5.75

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Because of Winn-Dixie Novel Study

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This novel study for Because of Winn-Dixie includes chapter questions, a before reading activity, main idea and details activities, context clue activities, inferencing activities, a follow-up activity (performance task) , and a review card game.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4

$6.75

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Chronological Order Text Structure -Task Cards and Slide Presentation Bundle

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This Chronological Order Text Structure Package includes two resources for teaching the text structure of chronological, or sequential, order - the set of Chronological Order Task Cards, and the Chronological Order Slide Presentation.The PowerPoint

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Task Cards

CCSS:

RI.4.5, RI.5.5, RI.6.5, RI.7.5, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.5, CCRA.R.10

$7.00

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Walk Two Moons Novel Study

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This novel study for Walk Two Moons includes chapter questions, two before reading activities, key idea and details activities, context clue and language activities, inferencing activities, writing prompts, and a review card game. Questions are

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4

$6.75

Digital Download PDF (25.70 MB)

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Prewriting, Revising, Proofreading - Writing Process Presentations

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This Writing Process resource contains three PowerPoint presentations, one for each of the three steps of the writing process that seem to require the most instruction in the middle grades - Prewriting, Revising, and Proofreading (or Editing).The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities

CCSS:

W.4.4, W.4.5, W.5.4, W.5.5, W.6.4, W.6.5, W.7.4, W.7.5, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.5

$7.75

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Prefixes Activities with Slide Presentation

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Prefixes Activities with Slide Presentation - this resource includes a big PowerPoint presentation that introduces each prefix and includes student activities plus a set of 22 printable activities.The slide presentation includes lots of prefixes,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

L.4.4, L.5.4, L.6.4, L.7.4, CCRA.L.4

$6.75

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Multiple Meaning Words Bundle

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Help your kids take their vocabulary skills to the next level with this Multiple Meaning Words Bundle. This package contains the Multiple Meaning Words Task Cards, the Multiple Meaning Words Activity Sheets, and the Introductory PowerPoint

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Task Cards

CCSS:

L.4.4, L.5.4, L.6.4, L.7.4

$9.50

$8.55

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Suffixes Activities with Slide Presentation

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Suffix Activities with Slide Presentation - this resource includes a big PowerPoint presentation that introduces each suffix and includes student activities plus a set of 21 printable activities.The slide presentation includes lots of suffixes,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Vocabulary

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

L.4.4, L.5.4, L.6.4, L.7.4

$6.75

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The Van Gogh Café Novel Study

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This novel study for The Van Gogh Café includes chapter questions, a before reading activity, and activities for key ideas and details, vocabulary, and making inferences, as well as a follow-up performance task, writing prompts, and a card game for

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.2, CCRA.R.3, CCRA.R.4

$5.75

Digital Download PDF (17.86 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

My experience includes about twenty-eight years of teaching, mainly in middle school. For most of that time, I taught English and Reading, as well as a variety of other subjects in inclusion and self-contained classes. At TPT, I focus on creating Language Arts and Reading resources that are engaging for students and helpful for teachers. I continue to teach by volunteering in a literacy tutoring program.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My style is all about the middle grades, mainly grades 4 through 7. My goal is to create teaching resources that appeal to the active learning style of middle grade kids by using original written passages, colorful designs, and age-appropriate graphics.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

My favorite reward from teaching is watching kids get really engaged in classroom activities. Hearing that other teachers find my resources useful and reading comments about how their kids enjoy the activities is very rewarding, too.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

My bachelor's degree is in secondary education with a major in English, and my master's degree is in special education.

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See more teaching ideas at my website, Classroom in the Middle.

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary, Specialty, Science, Social Studies - History, Civics, Literature, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Winter, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, Close Reading, Women's History Month

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