Lit Ideas

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief BundlePercy Jackson is a high-interest book, so why shouldn't you have high-interest activities? These worksheets and activities were created with you and your students in mind. Everything included: 1. Digital workbook (great for distance learning or 1:1 technology)2. Bifold worksheets (save paper and time at the copier)6. Greek Gods Task Cards (pre-reading activity)7. Mythological monsters task cards- students will make 8 trading cards (summarizing)PLEASE

Introduce the gods and goddesses from Percy Jackson before you begin reading. This is a perfect way to build background knowledge. These cards are age appropriate with beautiful clip art. Instead of letting your students research and find out too much, these cards condense the most important information that relates to gods and goddesses found in Percy Jackson. Let them make connections as the read! Update: Boom Cards™, are now included with your purchase! Choose which way you want to present

Murder Mystery: Who is it? Your students will piece together evidence as they try to figure out who the man in the alley is. They will document evidence and make inferences and have fun while doing it. The clues get progressively easier so they can figure out the mystery. This is meant to help students understand what evidence is, and this resource helps by giving visuals as they complete the activity.Disclaimer: No one knows what happened to Poe, but I do go with one of the most prevalent theor

End of the Year Memory Book Digital ONLY This has been a school year to remember. This memory book is meant for middle school students to fill out using a computer. Each page tells students what to add, and text boxes make it easy to add information. The bright colors are engaging for kids, and they will love adding pictures and text to remember the year. They can even upload their completed books to a website and share their journals with peers!Google Doc™ and Power Point™ option for you to c

This is an engaging research project with no prep work and minimal printing. Perfect for the end of the year! There are two pages to this activity that require for students to "spend" $3000.00 on a five day dream vacation. Students can either receive the engaging hard copies (black and white) OR the digital copy of the activity (color). The digital copies have text boxes so students can add their information and then send back to you. These worksheets are made with middle school kids in mind.

Have students read about Felix the fox and Tommy the Turkey's love of fall. Students will choose a category of context clues: definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and inferences. Two ways to complete this activity: 1. Hard copy- comes with a recording sheet and answer sheet. Black and white AND color options. 2. BOOM CARDs: After each section, there is a brain break activity. These are simple drag and drop, and students love them! Click here to preview the deckSome words students will work with

This FREEBIE allows for you to see an example of my work. You can find 1-7 Time Tables in my store, and 8-12 are coming soon! Engage your students with these St. Patrick's Day themed cards. There are TWO ways to use this resource so you can meet the needs of your classroom. Please read the complete details for both resources so you know exactly what you are getting with this purchase. Students cannot change anything on the power point or boom cards. All they can do is add their answer. That make