Meaghan McCafferty

Here is your one stop shop for your Somthing Upstairs packet. There are ten vocab words for each chapter as well as guided questions. Students can do the questions if they are reading independently, if they are reading in small groups, or if you are reading aloud to the class. Questions should be answered in complete sentences. You can use the vocab words for quizzes along the way or to make flashcard games!

Everything you need to introduce your students to poetry! Includes a definition of terms, opportunities for notes, examples, and poems! Your students will have everything they need to begin their journey in poetry!

Allow your students to show their creativity using this simple limerick poem assignment! Pair it with my other poem assignments to build a poetry catalog for each student! You can even have them laminate and display their creative poems and drawings to display around the room! Students could read and share their poems in a poetry circle at the end of the unit.

Help your students understand how telephones worked before reading the drama! This comprehensive PowerPoint will help you introduce the concept of how phones worked, communication, and some interesting trivia!

Use this ten-page packet to help guide your students through reading "Sorry, Wrong Number." Complete with vocab words, guided reading by line number, before reading questions, after reading questions, and analytical short answer questions this guide is all you need! Pair with my comprehension quiz to have the entire package!

Allow your students to show their creativity using this simple metaphor poem assignment! Pair it with my other poem assignments to build a poetry catalog for each student! You can even have them laminate and display their creative poems and drawings to display around the room! Students could read and share their poems in a poetry circle at the end of the unit.

Allow your students to show their creativity using this simple simile poem assignment! Pair it with my other poem assignments to build a poetry catalog for each student! You can even have them laminate and display their creative poems and drawings to display around the room! Students could read and share their poems in a poetry circle at the end of the unit.

Allow your students to show their creativity using this simple personification poem assignment! Pair it with my other poem assignments to build a poetry catalog for each student! You can even have them laminate and display their creative poems and drawings to display around the room! Students could read and share their poems in a poetry circle at the end of the unit.

Use this close reading handout to help your students stay focused as they read All American Slurp! They can do this handout individually or with a partner! Guided questions help students stay focused as they read. Answers to questions will also help you evaluate how well your students are understanding and analyzing the text.

Allow your students to show their creativity using this simple onomatopoeia poem assignment! Pair it with my other poem assignments to build a poetry catalog for each student! You can even have them laminate and display their creative poems and drawings to display around the room! Students could read and share their poems in a poetry circle at the end of the unit.

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Excellent way to get to know your students! Here are the guidelines for letters your students can write to you and also an example letter for you to give to them. Keep these in a binder throughout the year for when you need to know your students a little bit more :) Also an excellent way to get them writing at the beginning of the year.