Mrs Difficult

First Graders need to know all about the Ice Age. This fun foldable contains lively pictures and text to take them back into that forgotten age long ago. Students will compare and contrast what life was like for humans in the Ice Age and what life is like for humans today. Write-on lines enable first graders to answer questions directly on the foldable. Perfect for in-class work or as homework!

This 30-plus page interactive workbook introduces students to some of the greatest figures in the Age of Exploration: ---the extraordinary Queen of Isabella ---the determined Christopher Columbus ---the ruthless Ponce de Leon ---the ill-fated John Cabot Writing and reading comprehension activities are included. Vocabulary exercises are also included. Through an engaging text and beautiful maps and illustrations, this text brings the history of exploration alive for students. The reading co

Foldables are perfect for first grade hands! This fun foldable teaches first graders all about Mesopotamia. What was life like for the nomads who roamed the desert? How did they survive in the desert without permanent homes and in constant need of water? This foldable lays the foundation for the settling of the first civilization. First graders will ask and answer critical thinking questions about nomadic life in the desert. Write-on lines give young hands plenty of room to write their an

If you're teaching A Tale of Two Cities, you need great questions to keep your students engaged with this challenging text. Have them at your finger tips in this interactive version which contains: --questions on each page --multiple choice questions --short response prompt --essay prompt PLUS an interactive version that has audio!!!!! The audio version reads the text dramatically WHILE also pausing to clarify the text and ask probing questions. If you have an iPad the interactive version a

If you're teaching about Westward Expansion, you'll be needing this great resource on General Custer, the Washita Massacre and Custer's Last Stand. Students will learn to evaluate and compare/contrast historic sources on Custer's Last Stand. This source book provides: --primary sources (including eyewitness testimony and news articles, even reports by Custer himself!) -secondary sources (encyclopedia entries, narrative history) --timelines --historical terms/vocabulary practice. This is a f

Read Chapter 3 of A Tale of Two Cities with comprehension questions that address plot, theme, motif and literal/inferential understanding. This is a PDF with comprehension questions along the margin. A great way to teach rich literature in an engaging way. If you have an iPad, there is also an INTERACTIVE version with audio of the chapter and questions---as well as interactive multiple choice questions. Just email Mrs Difficult and she will send you the iBooks interactive version

Thomas Edison was one of the most extraordinary minds who ever lived. Students will read a brief biography of his life, and answer comprehension questions based on the text. Then, they will respond to inspirational quotes by Thomas Edison and identify what personality traits these quotes reveal about the inventor. Next, they will take an online test that Thomas Edison gave to all prospective employees before hiring them. Last, but not least, students will review a timeline of Edison's life and