Common Core Ready Resources

Explore the novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by using these Power Points and handouts that coincide with each chapter of the novel. Power Points have writing prompts, images, videos and humor that align with the writing prompts that will have students practicing a variety of writing disciplines while enjoying the novel. In addition you can find a quiz that covers the entire novel, an extra credit assignment that can be completed while reading the novel, a Venn diagram to use in conjunction w

Explore the novel Hatchet by using these Power Points and handouts that coincide with each chapter of the novel. Power Points have writing prompts, images, videos and humor that align with the writing prompts that will have students practicing a variety of writing disciplines while enjoying the novel. In addition you can find a quiz that covers the entire novel, an extra credit assignment that can be completed while reading the novel, a Venn diagram to use in conjunction with the Hatchet film an

Explore the classic American novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by using these Power Points and handouts that coincide with chapters from the novel. Power Points have writing prompts, images, quotes and humor that align with the writing prompts that will have students practicing a variety of writing disciplines while enjoying the novel. In addition you can find a quiz that covers the entire novel, an extra credit assignment that can be completed while reading the novel, a Venn diagram to use in

Students will create an informational slide show about the water cycle. The goal of the student is to inform readers on how the water cycle works, why it is important and why water is a natural resource that needs to be protected. Included in this bundle is a detailed rubric, a slide show that introduces and assists with the assignment and an exemplar slide for students to observe.

Freeze this image on your projector to teach/remind students how to open their lockers.

This simple graphic organizer comes with very detailed instructions and can be used for any type of research at any grade level.

This writing assignment is useful for: - Introducing creative/fiction writing - To identify highly creative students - Giving reluctant writers a starting point - Brainstorming for a creative/fiction writing assignment - To leave for a substitute - When you had meetings all during your planning period and you have no idea what you are going to do that day (it happens to everyone) Directions: Use your CREATIVITY to turn these shapes into a picture, the picture can be ANYTHING. Add lots of de

Create a routine by freezing this slide on your screen with procedures to let your students know what they should be doing when they enter the room and to let them know what they will be doing today. Edit daily as your procedures and activities change.