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.

Love field trips and dread them at the same time? This worksheet really helps set the tone for your students! This is a quick fill in the blank page that reinforces expected behavior with your students. I've used it successfully many times. Let your students answer the questions independently and then discuss whole class. That way everyone knows exactly what is expected before they set foot on the bus! Your children will learn more and you'll want to take them on more field trips! It's a win - w

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

This is a fun play based on Norse mythology. It involves the wife of Thor and the trickster, Loki. A small group or a whole class can be involved. It goes well with my other products on Norse mythology that are available on this site. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

This is a fun and creative following directions activity that your students will love! The end product is a big, beautiful and bold map of their own island. This project is a wonderful addition to a social studies map skills unit. I've also used this project after reading aloud "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor. My students loved both the book and this project! This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

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

Help your students meet common core standards by using my spotlight poems. Each poem pack focuses on a poem that's fun and unique. This particular poem is an epitaph. Start by spending 10 to 15 minutes reading the poem of the week. Then each following day a new element is spotlighted for class discussion. A great way to introduce literary terms! The pages can be projected and discussed whole class, or simply duplicate the poem for each child.

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

Help your students meet common core standards by using my spotlight poems. Each poem pack focuses on a poem that's fun and unique. This particular poem is about palindromes. Start by spending 10 to 15 minutes reading the poem of the week. Then each following day a new element is spotlighted for class discussion. A great way to introduce literary terms! The pages can be projected and discussed whole class, or simply duplicate the poem for each child.

Your students will enjoy reading this short Norse myth. It is a fun story that shows Thor's cleverness. The tale is followed by a few questions for your students to answer. It goes well with the other Norse mythology items I have available on this site. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Help your students meet common core standards by using my spotlight poems. Each poem pack focuses on a poem that's fun and unique. This particular poem is written in free verse. Start by spending 10 to 15 minutes reading the poem of the week. Then each following day a new element is spotlighted for class discussion. A great way to introduce literary terms! The pages can be projected and discussed whole class, or simply duplicate the poem for each child.

Help your students meet common core standards by using my spotlight poems. Each poem pack focuses on a poem that's fun and unique. This particular poem focuses on onomatopoeia. Start by spending 10 to 15 minutes reading the poem of the week. Then each following day a new element is spotlighted for class discussion. A great way to introduce literary terms! The pages can be projected and discussed whole class, or simply duplicate the poem for each child.

Help your students meet common core standards by using my spotlight poems. Each poem pack focuses on a poem that's fun and unique. This particular poem focuses on personification. Start by spending 10 to 15 minutes reading the poem of the week. Then each following day a new element is spotlighted for class discussion. A great way to introduce literary terms! The pages can be projected and discussed whole class, or simply duplicate the poem for each child.

Use these posters to help your young scientists better know their jobs during science experiments. The posters are colorful and written with scientific language. Discuss each team member's job and what responsibilities go with it. Giving each student a role to carry out during the experiment will help ensure more learning and involvement! This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Word work with a twist of the ear! Yes, this 5 page packet allows your students to work with words that have odd pronunciations. Words like "island" and "lamb" with odd silent letters are introduced at the start. Then words that have multiple pronunciations like "wound" and "perfect" are introduced giving your students more practice with word sounds. A pronunciation chart is included to help your students write phonetically, too. This is a great resource to help your students meet reading, langu

Help your students meet common core standards by using my spotlight poems. Each poem pack focuses on a poem that's fun and unique. This particular poem focuses on metaphors. Start by spending 10 to 15 minutes reading the poem of the week. Then each following day a new element is spotlighted for class discussion. A great way to introduce literary terms! The pages can be projected and discussed whole class, or simply duplicate the poem for each child.

Help your students meet common core standards by using my spotlight poems. Each poem pack focuses on a poem that's fun and unique. This particular poem is a clerihew. Start by spending 10 to 15 minutes reading the poem of the week. Then each following day a new element is spotlighted for class discussion. A great way to introduce literary terms! The pages can be projected and discussed whole class, or simply duplicate the poem for each child.

Enjoy a frog-themed classroom! This pack includes a rules poster, name plates your students can color, birthday poster, classroom jobs display, motivational poster, and classroom labels.