Mrs' Perez's Classroom

The Monkey's Paw Foreshadowing and Vocabulary Lesson is a 2 day lesson that goes in depth into the suspenseful short story by getting the students to interact with new vocabulary words used throughout the story and analyzing the different ways that author uses foreshadowing to hint at the outcome of the 3 wishes the White family makes. The lesson plan includes the following: PowerPoint slides to walk you and your students through the lessonMonkey's Paw student reading of the short storyTeacher'

Get your students excited about writing and school. This is a great activity to do when you only have a day or two for your students to focus on writing their short stories or to use on last minute sub plans. For younger students you will want to walk them through the steps of rolling the dice and getting their story selections, then planning their story, and finally writing their story. For older students, you can let them work their way through the writing process a little more independently.

The Lamb to the Slaughter is an intriguing story that will keep students attention until the very last sentence, where they will hopefully be surprised by the ending. This short story lesson includes five different activities, ending with persuasive writing. A graphic organizer and a rubric is included with the essay prompt, as well as PowerPoint slides to accompany the entire lesson. Below you will find a description of the different aspects of this lesson. Pre-Reading Activity: How do you get

This packet contains four different activities, all centered around Groundhog Day. These were created with elementary school students in mind. However, as a secondary teacher, I would use some of these activities in my middle school classroom for students who finish their work early, so this packet is by no means only for elementary school students. If you want to give your students a quick history of Groundhog Day or need some fun activities to fill some time in your day, these activities may b

Get your students excited about writing with this fun Valentine’s Day activity that allows the students to be creative. This is a great activity to use as a way to incorporate Valentine’s Day into the classroom or for last minute sub plans. For younger students you will want to walk them through the steps of rolling the dice and getting their story selections, then planning their story, and finally writing their story. For older students, you can let them work their way through the writing proce

This vocabulary packet includes over 250 different Common Core State Standard vocabulary words all kindergarteners should know and the definitions for these words in a Kindergarten context. Included are two different activities to use to help students to learn and/or practice these words. While these vocabulary words are kindergarten specific, this packet could also help 1st grade students who may need some practice with kindergarten vocabulary. Vocabulary Writing Practice — This activity gives

This bundle includes the Abraham Lincoln Activity Packet and the George Washington Activity Packet. These are single day, minilessons that include a short reading along with a handful of activities that go with the reading. The activities included in each packet are listed below. Vocabulary Match-Up - Contains vocabulary words from the reading. Some of the words your students may be familiar with, some may be brand new to them. Abraham Lincoln/George Washington Reading - A brief history of each

This bundle includes 3 different Roll-a-Dice activities perfect for the fall/winter holiday season. Halloween Roll-a-Dice Short Story WritingThanksgiving Roll-a-Dice Short Story WritingWinter Roll-a-Dice Short Story Writing Get your students excited about writing and school. These activities are great to do when you only have a day or two for your students to focus on writing their short stories or to use on last minute sub plans. For younger students you will want to walk them through the step

Get your students excited about writing with this fun St. Patrick’s Day activity that allows the students to be creative while practicing their writing skills. This is a great activity to use as a way to incorporate St. Patrick’s Day into the classroom or for last minute sub plans. For younger students you will want to walk them through the steps of rolling the dice and getting their story selections, then planning their story, and finally writing their story. For older students, you can let the

Get your students excited about writing and school when they are itching to get out on winter break. This is a great activity to do during the last week before break or to use on last minute sub plans. For younger students you will want to walk them through the steps of rolling the dice and getting their story selections, then planning their story, and finally writing their story. For older students, you can let them work their way through the writing process a little more independently. While I

Get your students excited about writing with this fun Easter activity that allows the students to be creative while practicing their writing skills. This is a great activity to use as a way to incorporate Easter into the classroom or for last minute sub plans. For younger students you will want to walk them through the steps of rolling the dice and getting their story selections, then planning their story, and finally writing their story. For older students, you can let them work their way throu

Get your students excited about writing and school. This is a great activity to do when you only have a day or two for your students to focus on writing their short stories or to use on last minute sub plans. For younger students you will want to walk them through the steps of rolling the dice and getting their story selections, then planning their story, and finally writing their story. For older students, you can let them work their way through the writing process a little more independently.

This activity packet is great for a quick introduction to George Washington and that time in United States history or a single-day activity around the time of his birthday. This packet includes a total of five different activities, which are listed below. Vocabulary Match-Up — This activity should be used as an entry task to the lesson and includes a total of 10 vocabulary words that the students will encounter while reading about Washington. Some of the words the students may be familiar with

This activity packet is great for a quick introduction to Abraham Lincoln and that time in United States history or a single-day activity around the time of his birthday. This packet includes a total of five different activities, which are listed below. Vocabulary Match-Up — This activity makes for a great entry task to the lesson and includes a total of 10 vocabulary words that the students will encounter while reading about Lincoln. Some of the words the students may be familiar with as well

I created these activities as a fun way to get my students to be creative before the holidays. These activities are also great to use right before the holiday break to get into the holiday mood. This activity packet consists of four different writing activities that you can connect back to the Common Core State Standards and one activity just for fun. Each writing activity also has a creative, artistic aspect where the students will get to draw and color something related to the short story they

Thanksgiving is a time when people really think about their life and what they are thankful for. I created these quick activities to use when you have some extra time around the holiday and want your students to take a look at the things they have in their life and really think about what they are thankful for. There are 5 different activities included in this activity set. Thankful Turkey - students write what they are thankful for in the turkey's feathersThankful Thanksgiving - students draw

A simple template for the first day of school. This is a handout made to be printed double-sided. The front page is a fun and simple way to introduce yourself to your students and approach the subject of classroom rules in a way that connects to them (i.e. hashtags!). The back of the handout is for the students to fill out. It give your students a chance to let you know some things about them, including if they prefer to go by a different names and their goals for the school year.