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"THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PROVIDING SUCH AN INVENTIVE WAY TO REINFORCE GRAMMAR CONCEPTS." - TPT customer - I use Lewis Carroll's classic poem "Jabberwocky" to urge students to listen to their innate understanding of grammar and parts of speech. By identifying the part of speech of a nonsense word, students gain confidence in their ability to understand how language works. This document (PDF; answer key included as a separate PDF) begins with nonsense words found in regular sentences. Students id

Directions: While reading the story below, pay particular attention to the order of events within the passage. There are many signal words that can indicate the sequence of events in the story. Read the story and then put the events that follow in order by numbering them 1-6. Stories include: ~ Rock, Paper, Scissors Champion of the World ~ The Center of the Moon ~ Discovering Animal Planet ~ Desert Island ~ The Cake That Ate Its Baker ~ Two Doors of Death This is the second version (stories #7

This printable handout walks students through the story "After 20 Years" by O. Henry and gets them to think about the theme of friendship. Students begin by defining what they believe a "true friend" is. After reading the first half of the story, they create a social network profile for the main character. After then reading the last half of the story, they grapple with questions about the real meaning of true friendship. The printable includes the questions and guide *as well as the story it

Students solve percent questions of varying formats. Then, using their answers in a unique way, students solve a silly math riddle.

***UPDATE: Now there are FOUR stories included.*** To learn more about each guide, follow the links below to each individual resource. Enjoy! Friendship in O. Henry's "After 20 Years" [$2.49] This printable handout walks students through the story "After 20 Years" by O. Henry and gets them to think about the theme of friendship. Students begin by defining what they believe a "true friend" is. After reading the first half of the story, they create a social network profile for the main cha

Geometry: Area & Perimeter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Documents included in this *.zip file (all PDF files except *): - Geometry Formulas cheat sheet - Area & Perimeter of rectangles - Area of triangles - Area & Circumference of circles - Area & Perimeter/Circumference of various shapes (3 different worksheet types) - Composite Area (includes a "super problem" with twelve shapes) - Composite Area lesson (Smart Notebook file converted to

Here is a graphic organizer of quadrilaterals, to help students with classifying rectangles, trapezoids, squares, etc. It helps students to see how the shapes are related. Enjoy!