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A step by step, scaffolded approach to teaching your students a descriptive paragraph about an animal with a topic sentence, supporting sentences and closing sentences. There are two writing models; Snow Monkeys and Puffins. Each model has a graphic organizer to aid students in deconstructing the paragraph. This process helps students to intuit the structure of a descriptive paragraph. It draws special attention to a five-step writing process; brainstorm, draft, share, edit, revise and publish

Uniquely designed Venn Diagrams in landscape and portrait, with and without lines. Purpose: Visually organize and arrange the similarities and differences between two or more topics. This makes it easier to understand the topics when comparing and contrasting. Useful in addressing the following Common Core Standards; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI 3.9, 4.6, 5.5, 6.9 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL. 3.9, 4.6, 4.9, 5.3, 5.9, 6.7, 6.9 Overview: Two overlapping circles is the most recognizable form of a Venn Diagram

Common Core aligned worksheets to supplement The Ballad of Mulan as published in Houghton Mifflin Reading 3.1. Included are: two vocabulary activities which focus on using a combination of dictionary skills and context clues, ten comprehension questions with a focus on higher order thinking skills, a sequencing activity, three making inferences activities, two vocabulary puzzles and an informational reading extension about China. (12 pages of activities) An answer key is included. Bundle wit

A step by step, scaffolded approach to teaching your students how to write a biography, a comparison and contrast and a descriptive essay. All have two writing models with graphic organizers to aid students in deconstructing the writing. This process helps students intuit the structure of the writing. All three draw special attention to a five-step writing process; plan, draft, edit, revise and publish. There is a checklist to aid students in monitoring their progress through a writing process.

A step by step, scaffolded approach to teaching your students how to write an opinion paragraph, a descriptive paragraph and a personal narrative. All three workbooks have two writing models with graphic organizers to aid students in deconstructing the writing. This process helps students intuit the structure of the writing. All three draw special attention to a five-step writing process; brainstorm, draft, edit, revise and publish. There is a checklist to aid students in monitoring their progre

Water Cycle Reading Activity Pack is a ten page science themed reading activity focusing on the water cycle; transpiration, evaporation, condensation, precipitation and collection. The first three pages deal with the water cycle as a broad concept without much complexity. They are designed so students can intuit the concepts by matching clues in the diagrams with key words and phrases from the vocabulary and reading sections. The next five pages deal with each of the stages in the water cycle i

A step by step, scaffolded approach to teaching your students how to write a five-paragraph descriptive essay about an animal. There is a writing model from which students complete a graphic organizer to guide them in deconstructing the model essay. This process helps students to intuit the structure of an essay. There are graphic organizers for fact finding, introduction and conclusion. There is an editing symbol guide and a "How to Cite Sources" guide. It draws special attention to a five-step

NEW PRODUCT ON SALE!! The Lemonade War Vocabulary Workbook is a vocabulary based novel study supplement to the book by Jacqueline Davies. It focuses on five vocabulary words per chapter for a total of seventy words for the entire novel. A master vocabulary list is included. There are fourteen uniquely designed vocabulary worksheets. To complete the vocabulary activities students find the quote in the story that uses the word and note the page number, then they practice their dictionary skill

Crossword puzzles for the novel No Talking by Andrew Clements. There are four crossword puzzles: Chapters 1 to 5 Chapters 6 to 10 Chapters 11 to 15 Chapters 16 to 20 Each puzzle has fifteen (15) questions. The questions have single and multiple word answers. The preview provides a complete overview. Revised Aug 2015 _______________ No Talking Crossword Puzzles by Michael Allen Kelly is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Common Core aligned worksheets and activities for Doctor De Soto by William Steig as published in Scholastic Literacy Place. Included are: two vocabulary activities which focus on using a combination of dictionary skills and context clues, ten comprehension questions with a focus on higher order thinking and creative activities, a story map, two making inferences activities, three cause and effect activities, a character chart, a vocabulary crossword puzzle, and a compare and contrast activity

A double-sided worksheet for Skylark, as published in Houghton and Mifflin Reading 4, that tri-folds into a pamphlet. It includes; an illustration section, a vocabulary practice, a making inferences activity OR a letter writing activity, comprehension questions, an Effects of a Drought activity and a 5 star review/recommendation section. An instruction page and answer key are included. Revised July 2025 ___________________ Theme One Houghton Mifflin Reading 4Journeys Theme Pamphlets BundleAkiak

Foldable worksheets for all the main selections in Houghton Mifflin Reading 4. These double-sided foldable worksheets focus on vocabulary, comprehension and creative activities. The creative activities are especially engaging for students. These meaningful activities are available in this full year bundle for a significant discount. Answer keys and teacher tips/direction sheets are included. The stories covered are: HM4 Theme 1 JourneysAkiak Grandfather’s Journey Finding the Titanic By the Shor

Common core aligned worksheets and activities for Houghton Mifflin Reading 2.1. Has 10 student workbooks and 7 sequence and summarize activities to supplement themes one to three. Theme 1 Silly Stories: 1. Dragon Gets By Student Workbook has two vocabulary activities (6 words each) which focus on using a combination of dictionary skills and context clues, a story map, ten comprehension questions/activities with a focus on Bloom's Taxonomy, a sequencing activity, a summarizing activity (2 versi

Worksheets to supplement Dogzilla as published in Houghton Mifflin Reading 3.1. Included are: two vocabulary activities which focus on using a combination of dictionary skills and context clues, ten comprehension questions with creative responses, a synonyms activity, two fantasy vs. realism activities, two crossword puzzles for the vocabulary. (11 pages of activities). Creative responses include; creating a comic and a movie poster. An answer key is included. Revised May 2015. _____________

Common core aligned worksheets to supplement Dragon Gets By as published in Houghton Mifflin Reading 2.1. Common core aligned activities include: two vocabulary activities (6 words each) which focus on using a combination of dictionary skills and context clues, a story map, ten comprehension questions/activities with a focus on Bloom's Taxonomy, a sequencing activity, a summarizing activity (2 versions), a vocabulary puzzle, an informational reading extension about Healthy Eating and a healthy

These worksheets tri-fold into a pamphlet. Stories from HM Reading 4 Theme 1 - Journeys: Akiak, Grandfather's Journey, Finding the Titanic and By the Shores of Silver Lake. There is one double-sided worksheets for each story. Each pamphlet has a section for students to draw a cover illustration, a vocabulary section (10 words), questions, and a 5-Star Review/Recommendation section. Other activities include; Akiak: Story Map OR Crossword Puzzle, Synopsis. Grandfather's Journey: Sequence and Su

A double-sided worksheet for Marven of the Great North Woods that tri-folds into a pamphlet. It includes an illustration section, a vocabulary practice (10 words), a sequence & summarize activity or write a letter home activity (according to teacher choice), comprehension questions (3), a problem & solution activity and 5 star review/recommendation section. An instruction page and answer key are included. Created Feb 2015 Revised Feb 25, 2015 (Additional vocabulary choices have been added) __

Meaningful, fun, and creative activities to follow-up the picture book On a Beam of Light by Jennifer Berne. The template makes it easy for students to create an acrostic poem. There are two versions one for Albert and a second for Einstein. The post card template has a space for writing a short letter, writing an address (optional) and/or drawing an illustration for the back. The crossword is a bit of challenge but includes the key. Also Available: Bathe the Cat WorksheetsOn a Beam of Light Wo

Uniquely designed reading fluency rubric in landscape. Purpose: Assessment of student reading fluency progress. Overview: As students read the teacher simply check the appropriate box according to the students performance in each of four categories on a four point scale. The areas covered are Expression and Volume, Phrasing, Smoothness and Pace. A score of 10 or higher indicates appropriate progress in reading fluency. Useful for teacher assessment purpose. Not really suited for self asses

These worksheets tri-fold into a pamphlet. Stories from HM Reading 4 Theme 2 - American Stories: Tomas and the Library Lady, Tanya's Reunion, Boss of the Plains and A Very Important Day. There is one double-sided worksheet for each story which can be tri-folded into a pamphlet. Each pamphlet has a section for students to draw a cover illustration, a vocabulary section and a 5-Star Review/Recommendation section. Other activities include; Tomas and the Library Lady: Sequence and Summarize OR Seque