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Jane Bell Kiester developed the book "Caught 'Ya! Grammar with a Giggle. This powerpoint outlines the daily prompts for elementary grades. Great for bellringers and morning work and daily grammar practice. 100 daily fix-it grammar passages in the form of a silly story! Students are given the amount of corrections they need to make and try to correct all of the errors in the daily sentence. Also included daily is a new vocabulary word that is used in the sentence. Common Core aligned! This

This 3 page packet goes along with the book How Not to Start Third Grade, a cute introduction to the first day of school and a good lead way into rules. Comes with: * Prediction Questions for before you read *Comprehension Questions after you read *Table to fill in good/not good ways to start school GREAT for the first day or week!!

This is a comprehensive year-long spelling curriculum for your fifth graders with 31 weeks of spelling lists and tests. The lists were compiled through research of tested academic vocabulary and high frequency words. Each week focused around root words, prefixes, or suffixes. Each week also includes 5 academic vocabulary or high frequency words. Each Week Includes:- Spelling List - Modified 15 word list - Modified 10 word list Also Included:- Scope and Sequence - Common Core Standards List - Te

Who doesn't love a good selfie?! And a good challenge!! Engage your students, and get to know them better, with this fun selfie scavenger hunt! Students will compete with each other to try to take the most selfies they can by following the challenges on each slide. There are a total of 25 selfie challenges, ranging from "Take a selfie in front of a window", to "Take a selfie with something that smells bad", and "Take a selfie that is sure to make someone laugh." Your students will have so much f

This powerpoint explains to students how to use the Go APE strategy when answering short answer response questions. GREAT to use to up the standardized test scores and getting students to use more detail in their answers.

Students pick a planet, look up information, and create a poster for that planet. It includes an explination of whats expected, an organizer, and a rubric. FUN PROJECT! Homework or in class.

Go APE! is a great strategy I use to align with Common Core and PSSA's (Standardized tests) so students get as many points possible on short answer response questions. It is an easy way to remember what needs to be included in their answers, and they get excited about "going ape". Includes: * Practice sheet to break down the 3 parts of APE for students to practice answering questions *Explanation on how to answer response questions by going APE! *Example practice on how to Go APE! *Go APE! Pos

This is perfect for students reading the Who Was/What Was Series Independently. Includes: pre-reading questions, fact recording for each chapter, a timeline review, and post-reading questions.

I created this PPT to keep up on the board through the week to guide myself and the class through each component of Reading Street. The story this week is Because of Winn-Dixie. It is set up in a Day 1-5 format, with each component build in. The only one not included is Research & Inquiry, as my district doesn't require it. It is editable so if you plan on using it, you can add it in easily. Each day is set up in order of the curriculum set up in the Teacher's Edition. It is 74 slides.

Pre-formatted lables to add to students folders. "Right Back to School" goes on the right side, along with "Left at Home". Helps them learn left and right, also!!

Start off the year with some fun.... and get to know your students while you're at it! Who doesn't love a good selfie?! And a good challenge!! Engage your students, and get to know them better, with this fun Back-To-School selfie scavenger hunt! Students will compete with each other to try to take the most selfies they can by following the challenges on each slide. There are a total of 30 selfie challenges, ranging from "Take a selfie while balancing a pencil on your nose", to "Take a selfie wi

I put these on the students desks the first day of school and students guess to answer questions about me. When they are done, we go over the answers and it is a good and fun introduction in getting to know me. You can incorporate a game with it to have everyone stand and when they get an answer wrong, they sit. Last one standing gets a prize :) Fun, Fun!!

To prepare my kids for writing, we have read "My Weird Writing Tips" by Dan Gutman (Author of the Weirder School Series that kids just love! This book is all about how to write a good story. It gives the writing process from beginning (brainstorming) to end (final copy)...and everything in between. I have put together questions for students to answer as they read through this book. ***Common Core*** Also, in the end, they will be able to write a story using guidelines from the book and temp

Everything you need for your Vocabulary curriculum while reading Wonder. Included In Packet: • List of 20 Vocabulary words from Part 1- pgs.1-80 • List of vocabulary words with page numbers • List of words with definitions • Matching Worksheet- 1st 10 words (word and definition • Matching Worksheet- 1st 10 words (word to sentence scenario) • Matching Worksheet- 2nd 10 words (word and definition • Matching Worksheet- 2nd 10 words (word to sentence scenario) • Homework Practice- students fill in

5 day PowerPoint for Officer Buckle and Gloria that aligns with Harcourt Trophie's 3rd Grade TE. Language Arts, I can statements for the week, Discussion Questions, Question of the Day, Grammar, Vocabulary, Spelling, Writing... all aligns with the TE. Editable! Add your own twists, too!

Review the parts of speech with your class with this cute PowerPoint. It is set up to ask the question "What is a noun?" Then, you can click when ready to give the answer. I use whiteboards with my students and review weekly so I can assess them and also to help review until they all have them mastered.

Who doesn't love a good selfie?! And a good challenge!! AND learning their ABC's!! Engage your students, and get to know them better, with this fun selfie scavenger hunt! Students will compete with each other to try to take the most selfies they can by taking a picture with something that starts with every letter of the alphabet. Your students will have so much fun taking selfies and sharing them with the class!! This can be used as a fun activity, cumulative project, or throughout the year the

Boo!!! Who doesn't love a good scare and a good selfie?! Engage your students, and give them a fun Halloween challenge, with this fun selfie scavenger hunt! Students will compete with each other to try to take the most selfies they can by following the challenges on each slide- all having to do with the Halloween theme. There are a total of 20 selfie challenges, ranging from "Take a selfie with your Halloween costume on", to "Take a selfie with an inflatable Halloween decoration", and "Take a s

Gobble, Gobble!!! Who doesn't love a fall break and a good selfie?! Engage your students, and give them a fun Thanksgiving challenge, with this fun selfie scavenger hunt! Students will compete with each other to try to take the most selfies they can by following the challenges on each slide- all having to do with the Thanksgiving theme. There are a total of 17 selfie challenges, ranging from "Take a selfie eating your Thanksgiving feast", to "Make a Thanksgiving craft, hold it up, and take a sel

Social Studies- using 3rd grade Houghton Mifflin "Communities" Chapter 3 lessons 1-4. (I gave other resources too...research!) Native American tribes. Small group Project 12 pages * introduction * rubric * group assignments * topic assignments * notes page (organization) * paragraph planner * poster/PowerPoint requirements