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Mad Libs are a fun way for students to learn the parts of speech. In this set you will receive a total of four stories. Two of the stories focus on nouns and verbs and the other two focus on nouns and adjectives. The story topics are versatile enough to be used at any time of the year. To use this activity, have your students work in pairs. It is best if one of the partners (Student A) holds the worksheet on a clipboard, so that the other student (Student B) cannot see it. Student A reads the w

Are your students tired of reading boring decodable books? Do you get frustrated with the so-called "easy-reader" books that include hard-to-decipher words? If so, then you and your students will love this product! I have written a story that uses ONLY the following words: rat, fat, sat, mat, cat, bat, hat, the, is, on. The story is illustrated with hand-drawn, humorous pictures. In addition to the book, you will also receive a memory game, a basic onset-rime flip book for the "at" family, an

Mad Lib activities are a fun way for students to practice a language. To use this activity, have your students work in pairs. It is best if one of the partners (Partner 1) holds the story on a clipboard, so that the other student (Partner 2) cannot see it. Partner 1 reads the words that are in parentheses under the blank spaces (ex: Liste 1). Partner 2 responds by choosing a word from List 1, which Partner 1 then writes in the blank. When all of the blanks have been filled in, the students can

This Bingo game is a fun way for your beginning German students to practice vocabulary words related to the house. The Bingo game boards can be used by single students or can be shared by partners. Included in the download are the following items: 10 game boards for the students Illustrated calling cards for the vocabulary words Instructions Vocabulary words used in the game are as follows: das Esszimmer, der Fernseher, der Staubsauger, der Backofen, der Stuhl, das Wohnzimmer, die Tür, der Kühl

Are your students tired of reading boring decodable books? Do you get frustrated with the so-called "easy-reader" books that include hard-to-decipher words? If so, then you and your students will love this product! I have written a story that uses ONLY the following words: Dan, ran, Jan, van, fan, can, pan, man, tan, to, has, a, and The story is illustrated with hand-drawn, humorous pictures. In addition to the book, you will also receive a memory game, a basic onset-rime flip book for the "a

This fun worksheet puts students in the holiday spirit while letting them practice double-digit addition with regrouping. Students solve the addition problems, then record the letter under their solution in the correct blank space below. When finished, students will have decoded a message that says, "I wish you happy holidays!" This product includes an answer key. Please Note: A few of the problems do not require regrouping.

In this activity students are asked to use three colors to shade in half of a grid. The students (or their partners) then color the other half of the grid in a pattern that is symmetric to the original. This set includes 4 activity sheets: Worksheet A.1: Small, simple grid that students can complete alone. Worksheet A.2: Small, simple grid that students can complete with a partner. Worksheet B.1: Larger, more difficult grid that students can complete alone. Worksheet B.2: Larger, more difficult

INQUIRY BASED LEARNING! This activity gives students the chance to answer their own burning questions. Examples can include the following: What is the favorite video game of my friends? Do more people in this class like pizza or hamburgers? Which football team is the most popular in this class? Students are walked through the steps of selecting a topic, gathering data, inserting it into a bar graph, and analyzing the results. It is interesting to see the topics they dream up! This activity can

Mad Libs are a fun way for students to learn the parts of speech. This Halloween story focuses on nouns as people, places, animals, and things. To use this activity, have your students work in pairs. It is best if one of the partners (Student A) holds the worksheet on a clipboard, so that the other student (Student B) cannot see it. Student A reads the words that are in parentheses under the blank spaces (ex: place). Student B responds by saying a place, which student A then writes in the blank

Print and Play!This is a set of four dice games that reinforce the concepts of place value and comparisons (greater than/less than/equal to). They can either be completed with pencil and paper or they can be laminated for use in centers with dry-erase markers. To Play: Students work with a partner. They take turns rolling a die and deciding where to record the number (ones place, tens place, etc.) to reach their goal. The games involve both luck and strategy. Differentiation: The set includes

Students always want to build creatively with base-ten blocks. This activity gives them the chance to finally do so in an educational manner. Students are asked to select up to 9 flats, rods, and units. They are allowed to build what they would like using the blocks (a house, for example). Students illustrate a picture of their structure and count how many flats, rods, and units were included. They then write the total number of blocks that they used. Differentiation: Advanced (or older) stude

This is a set of 5 fun activities that can be used by the family at home. Perfect for snow days, sick days, vacations, and even Coronavirus quarantine days! Many of the activities can be adapted for different age groups, so siblings can play together. Here are the activities that are included, with approximate grade level recommendations: Mad Lib Grammar Practice: 2nd Grade - 5th Grade Shape Scavenger Hunt: Pre-K - 4th Grade Creative Writing Activity: 1st Grade - 5th Grade Family Game "What's Mi

This is a crossword puzzle with two difficulty levels. The harder level uses English clues that students must read to determine the German vocabulary words. Examples: Clue: You'll need to vacuum it regularly. Answer: Der Teppich Clue: A place to put your leftovers Answer: Der Kühlschrank The easier level uses pictures as clues, rather than words. This is also useful if your German class includes students who are not fluent English speakers. The vocabulary included in this puzzle is as fol