Kris Downs

This is an informational reading worksheet that explains the history of the Vikings from long ago. It goes well with several of the other items I have available on this site that center on Norse mythology. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Children love mythology! The wild tales of the Norse gods and goddesses are filled with daring deeds and heroic characters. These stories hook students into reading more! This is a 14 page booklet that includes a brief look at the main gods and goddesses of the Norse myths. Each major figure has a space for your students to draw how they envision the mythical characters. There is also a page for students to draw their favorite myth and to write a myth of their own. A glossary gives your student

What could be more fun and exciting for your students than working with candy while they develop their skills? This activity first gets your students to predict like a scientist. Then they test their predictions. They count and weigh and categorize. After they've completed the experiment, they graph their results! Oh, and they then get to eat their share of the goods!

"Shrek" by William Steig is a wonderfully fun story. This packet contains enriching activities that tie into the book. Included in the ten page packet are the following: a thought-provoking introductory page, a reading comprehension paper, several vocabulary builders, a math problem solving worksheet, a perimeter and area worksheet, a science paper, a writing graphic organizer, and a poetry paper. All these go together to add fun and excitement to your classroom as you build a community of liter

What could be more fun and exciting for your students than daydreaming about dragons? Here’s a fun way to involve their creativity and their enthusiasm. Have them create their own Dragon Journals! This project includes a first entry page, a physical traits page (to be duplicated enough to give 4 or 5 to each of your students) a final entry page, an introductory page, and beautiful full color pictures of dragons for your students to discover! This is a great way to introduce a scientific writing

Here is a great tool for helping your students make sense of idioms. This packet starts with an explanation of what idioms are and why they are important. The next few pages will give your students many opportunities to practice using some common idioms. There are many fun writing prompts available here for your class as well. To top it all off, each idiom is accompanied by a wonderful picture depicting the literal meaning of the idiom! What fun your students will have! This work is licensed un