Re-Thinking Reading

Common core aligned - poem study of If by Rudyard Kipling. Vocabulary list included. Questions on alliteration and personification. Great activity to accompany the novel Hatchet.

Common core aligned novel study that can be used as an independent study for students. I recommend this novel for VERY mature 8th grade students (possibly with parental consent) and high school students due to its content. Activities include vocabulary, comprehension questions, reflection questions, and writing.

Common core aligned poetry unit focusing on structure of poems, figurative language, and determining the meaning of the poem. Includes poetry terms, types of poems, explanation of how to identify rhyme scheme, a list of poems and activities to accompany the poems. Best for middle schoolers.

Memory matching game for Spanish I. Students have to match the subject with the conjugated verb.

Packet of activities covering kinds of sentences (declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory), types of sentences (simple, compound, complex, compound complex), simple subjects and simple predicates. Students have to identify subordinate clauses, subjects and predicates. Diagramming activity has students diagram sentences.

Flashcards for literary elements and types of characters. Directions for construction are included.

Notes on the uses of ser and estar in the present tense as well as conjugation practice sheet and fill in the blank worksheet where students must read and understand the sentence to know which verb and form to use to correctly complete the sentence.

Memory game for Spanish I. Students have to match the subject with the conjugated reflexive verb.

100 SAT vocabulary words memory game. Can be played in groups of two or more. Students must mach the vocabulary word with its meaning.

Vocabulary lists for Spanish I - 579 words in ALL! Lists of vocabulary for: days of the week, months, seasons, numbers, weather, family, school, city, animals, country, food, reflexive verbs, stem-changing verbs, languages, countries and more!

Memory card game to teach the definitions of literary terms, types of genres & irony, and definitions of figurative language.

Notes on: definite and indefinite articles, direct/indirect objects,and personal a. Pages can be printed to use as handouts and kept in a notebook to build a reference for class and future Spanish courses. Easy to understand explanations in English as to how the grammar works in Spanish.

This common core aligned short study unit contains the following activities: vocabulary, allusions, compare/contrast, figurative language and map making. The unit is designed for 8th grade, but could be used for homeschool or upper grade levels with some modifications.

Common core standards aligned novel study focusing on characterization, plot and point of view. Writing topics are relative to teens and are high interest.

This activity is to be used in conjunction with a novel or short story. Definitions for elements of plot are included as well as generic handouts that can be used with different works of literature. Directions/explanations for the teacher are included. Can be used for grades 5-12.

Thinking activities to monitor a student's independent reading. Set of two. Pages can be run front/back and folded to keep in the novel and worked on. Assign a student a certain number of chapters to be read before working on one of the five different activities. The activities can be completed on the thinkmark and and the turned in after the novel has been read. Assign each activity 20 points for easy grading.

Flash cards with the definitions of figurative language, types of irony and types of genres.

This common core aligned product can be used as a novel unit or as a lit circle. It contains a vocabulary activity, reflection questions and a writing activity. It is geared towards 4-6 grades.

One page hand-out outlining major components of the novel.

Notes explaining the uses of saber and conocer.