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Have your students figured out that the clues are from the lyrics of the song, America the Beautiful, yet? Well, this is a chance to enrich their minds and allow them to put the clues all together to be the dectectives. KEYWORD: DIFFERENTWAYS2TEACH, The Westing Game, America the Beautiful, Ellen Raskin, mystery, detective, reading, novel, cooperative learning, cooperative grouping,

The Westing Game Vocabulary Activity chapters 1-4 Break out of the boring dictionary exercises...Use this vocabulary activity to teach 20 vocabulary words from chapters 1-4. The student will need to research, the origin, the root, prefix and suffix (if applicable), the part of speech, and it's location in the story. Great for the independent and advanced readers or for those using Neuhaus Basic Language Skills and Scientific Spelling. KEYWORD: DIFFERENTWAYS2TEACH, The Westing Game, America the B

Are you having trouble teaching decimals to 5th graders? Well, here's your answer... Use this as Graphic Organizers, Guided Notes, Review, Quiz, Matching Game, etc. Check out my other materials on decimal place value as well (coming soon)! A key is included. Key words: DECIMALS, TENTHS, HUNDREDTHS, THOUSANDTHS, FRACTIONS, WORDS, DECIMAL MODELS, DECIMAL MODELING, MODELING, PICTURES, PLACE VALUE, DIFFERENTWAYS2TEACH, CHARLOTTE CONNER

Use this activity to teach the meaning behind quotation marks and help the student to infer meaning between the quotes. Great for literature circles, small groups, and individual assignments. KEYWORD: DIFFERENTWAYS2TEACH, The Westing Game, America the Beautiful, Ellen Raskin, mystery

The Westing Game Vocabulary Activity chapters 5-8 Break out of the boring dictionary exercises...Use this vocabulary activity to teach 20 vocabulary words from chapters 5-8. The student will need to research, the origin, the root, prefix and suffix (if applicable), the part of speech, and it's location in the story. Great for the independent and advanced readers or for those using Neuhaus Basic Language Skills and Scientific Spelling. KEYWORD: DIFFERENTWAYS2TEACH, The Westing Game, America the B

Use this activity to help students analyze dialog in the story. There are six quotes in this activity. Great for indepent workers, ENRICHMENT, LITERACY CENTERS, LITERACY CIRCLES, and small groups. Kewords: DIALOG, DIALOG ANALYSIS, QUOTATION CHECK, QUOTATION ACTIVITY, WHO SAID IT?, DIFFERENTWAYS2TEACH, The Westing Game, America the Beautiful, Ellen Raskin, mystery

NOTE: *PAGE NUMBERS ARE QUOTED FROM ISBN 978-0-14-240120-0. The Westing Game Vocabulary Activity chapters 22-30 Break out of the boring dictionary exercises...Use this vocabulary activity to teach 20 vocabulary words from chapters 5-8. The student will need to research, the origin, the root, prefix and suffix (if applicable), the part of speech, and it's location in the story. Great for the independent and advanced readers or for those using Neuhaus Basic Language Skills and Scientific Spellin

Use these WESTING GAME VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES to assess 5th grade students’ abilities to recall definitions of key vocabulary words from each chapter. This activity also has a writing component. A key is included. More activities are available. KEYWORD: DIFFERENTWAYS2TEACH, The Westing Game, America the Beautiful, Ellen Raskin, mystery

Use this vocabulary matching activity of 25 words chunked into 5 word groups. It still requires the student to look up the word, but the definition is already there. Part 2 provides the quote from the book that should be matched up to the correct definition. KEYWORDS: DIFFERENTWAYS2TEACH, chunking, special needs, Westing Game, matching, vocabulary, chapters 5-10, quiz, quizzes, ELA, ELL, dyslexia, reading disability

Do your ADHD or special needs students always lose their place in their library book? Do they always need to start over at page one because their bookmark fell out of their books? Well, problem solved. Print these 2 sided bookmarks on cardstock and give your students a new one for every book! They can easily record the date and the pages read for easy tracking of reading progress.

This can be a classroom activity, an activeboard/Smartboard activity, or an assessment to evaluate the 5th grade student's ability to follow the procdures for solving multiplication problems alternatively. Six problems are included with two 2 x 2 digit problems, two 3 x 2 digit problems, and two 4 x 2 digit problems. One of each is left blank and one of each has some number boxes already completed. This is a wonderful tool for teaching the process. You can give up to 39 separate points for the

Use this BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA QUOTE ACTIVITY for cooperative grouping or as an assessment to evaluate students’ abilities to order events in the story. A key is included. An alternative assignment will be to cut out and order the events as a station or small group activity. Key words: Differentways2teach BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA VOCABULARY ASSESSMENTS QUIZZES QUOTE CHARLOTTE CONNER CHAPTER 1 Jesse Oliver Aarons, Jr. CHAPTER 2 Leslie Burke CHAPTER 3 The Fastest Kid in the Fifth Grade CHAPTER 4

Use these BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA study guides to assess 5th grade students’ abilities to key points from each chapter. A key is included. You can also utlizie these questions as a scavenger hunt. Search: Bridge to Terabithia chapters 11-13 Scavenger Hunt Key words: Differentways2teach BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA VOCABULARY ASSESSMENTS QUIZZES CHARLOTTE CONNER CHAPTER 1 Jesse Oliver Aarons, Jr. CHAPTER 2 Leslie Burke CHAPTER 3 The Fastest Kid in the Fifth Grade CHAPTER 4 Rulers of Terabithia CHAPTE

Teach your students how to graph functions without a calculator. Using a basic y=mx+b format, give some x values in a table, have the students calculate the y value, convert to order pairs (O.P.). Finally, they graph their points and voila! A function is born! Also include is basic translation, reflection, and identification of O.P., and values of b, m, and y from a graph. TAGS: functions, graphing, table, slope-line intercept, ordered pair, reflection, translation, algebraically, graphically, n

Use this TYPHOON-CYCLONE-HURRICANE TRACKING APPLICATION sheet to assess 4th through 6th grade students' abilities to apply technology skills to the real world skills, like hurricane tracking. A key is included. See my generic application sheet to use for other named storms. Key words: CURRENT EVENTS, HURRICANES, TYPHOONS, CYCLONES, HURRICANE, TYPHOON, CYCLONE, PHILIPINES, HAIYAN, TRACKING, WEATHER, NATURAL DISASTERS, SUPERSTORM, CHARLOTTE CONNER, Differentways2teach

Use this BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA short answer comprehension test to assess 5th grade students’ abilities to assessment understanding of the key events of chapters 9 and 10. A key is included. You may assess by two chapters at a time or consolidate several to make an exam. Key words: Differentways2teach BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA VOCABULARY ASSESSMENTS QUIZZES CHARLOTTE CONNER CHAPTER 1 Jesse Oliver Aarons, Jr. CHAPTER 2 Leslie Burke CHAPTER 3 The Fastest Kid in the Fifth Grade CHAPTER 4 Rulers of