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Use this 2 page worksheet to practice matching and naming synonyms and antonyms for targeted words.

Use this chart to pick the elements (characters, elements of magic, setting, good/evil, etc.) for your own fairy tale. After picking all of these elements, write your own story using the included writing frame.

This zip folder contains 22 files I created as part of our literature study on the book "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler." Unit includes chapter quizzes, vocabulary words/definitions, study guide, final test, vocabulary crossword puzzles, questions created for the free downloadable articles from the Metropolitan Museum of Art website, a response sheet for daily reading assignments (including a place for vocabulary, connections, predictions, questions, visualizations, and su

Weekly prefix crossword puzzles that can be used to accompany the "Prefixes and Suffixes: Grades 4-8" book and the sequel "More Prefixes and Suffixes: Grades 4-6" that can both be found online at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/The-Learning-Works-Vocabulary-Comprehension/dp/0881603805/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375395745&sr=8-1&keywords=prefixes+and+suffixes and http://www.amazon.com/More-Prefixes-Suffixes-Gr-4-6/dp/1591983266/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375395806&sr=8-1&keywords=more+prefixes+and+suf

Weekly suffix crossword puzzles that can be used to accompany the books "Prefixes and Suffixes: Grades 4-8" and "More Prefixes and Suffixes: Grades 4-6". Prefix and root crossword puzzles can also be found in my store. Books can be found online on Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/More-Prefixes-Suffixes-Gr-4-6/dp/1591983266/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375395806&sr=8-1&keywords=more+prefixes+and+suffixes and http://www.amazon.com/The-Learning-Works-Vocabulary-Comprehension/dp/0881603805/ref=sr

This differentiated lesson has 3 levels of activities in which students read a description of a robot and his spaceship and then use the directions (including size, shape, color, number of wheels, lights, etc.) and draw a picture to match. Klakers

2 pre test sheets per page and 2 post test sheets per page. Can be printed double-sided and then cut down the middle so the pre & post tests are on the front and back. Students can quickly and easily see their improvement from one test to the next.

First, have the students draw a picture of the scariest, silliest, funniest monster they can imagine. Then, use the following 2 pages (at different levels of complexity) to help them describe the color, shape, number of legs, arms, mouths, etc. that their monster has.

Weekly review puzzles made to accompany the book "Greek and Latin Roots" (can be found here on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Greek-Latin-Roots-Gr-4-8/dp/0881603813/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375395236&sr=8-1&keywords=greek+and+latin+roots).

This document has book basket labels for three broad categories (books by certain authors, books by genre, and books by topics). I mount all of the books by authors on pink paper, the genre cards on black paper, and books by topic on orange paper. I get them all laminated, punch two holes in the top and use cable ties to secure them to my book baskets (some of my labels are just taped onto the cardboard magazine boxes rather than laminated and hole punched).

There are 5 pages of spelling activities at a variety of difficulty levels. These can be used as centers, small group, or individual activities.

My students do weekly literacy centers that they rotate through. This is a checklist I developed so students would know how many times they were expected to go to each center during a week. Each student had a copy of this in a plastic sheet protector in their center binder and would use a Vis-a-Vis marker to initial when they finished a center. I would also give the student choice centers during the week that they could do when they finished other centers.

This is a missing poster created for the book "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler". Students create a poster for each missing child that the parents or the police may have posted. The students draw a picture of the missing child, last known location, give a physical description of him/her, and provide contact information if missing child is seen.

This is a 2-page document that can be used with any novel. Using the idea of literature circle roles, this document has sections for vocabulary, connections, summary, predictions, questions, and visualizing all in one. This is meant for one student to complete so all students are accountable for the same information.

My students do weekly literacy centers that they rotate through. This is a checklist I developed so students would know how many times they were expected to go to each center during a week. Each student had a copy of this in a plastic sheet protector in their center binder and would use a Vis-a-Vis marker to initial when they finished a center.

Allow your students' creativity to shine in writing a story about the alien picture. After filling in their ideas, they can transfer the information to a 'mad-libs' type of format to have a funny alien story of their own.

This differentiated writing activity contains 3 pages, each with a varying level of complexity. Students are given prompts such as "What if money grew trees?" and asked to write or draw what life would be like if their topic was true.

This poster can be posted to help students remember to check their writing for things such as capitalization, spelling, complete sentences, etc. using the acronym SCOPE.

This calendar provides daily writing prompts (Tues, Wed, Thurs) for students at a variety of grade levels. The file is in Publisher so that it can be modified to fit your needs.

This zip file contains 12 documents that I used with my ESL students during a unit on careers. A pre/post test is included along with various writing and matching activities. The community helpers and 3-column chart (including American Sign Language for each vocabulary word) can be cut apart and used as pocket chart activities or other matching games. There are also a few easy reader books and fill-in-the-blank books for students to use to create their own books about targeted careers.