Timely Teaching Tools

This is a complete novel study to be used with Elizabeth Enright's Newberry Honor Book Gone-Away Lake. This resource contains two pre-reading activities, character analysis pages, reading comprehension questions for every chapter, vocabulary activities for every 2-3 chapters, a setting page, a point of view page, a final test, and a creative writing assignment that can also be used as a summative assessment. Included are also answer keys to the applicable pages.

This is a complete novel study to be used with Betty G. Birney's novel Humphrey's Really Wheely Racing Day. This resource contains the following: Two pre-reading activities Characters page (major vs minor characters) Reading comprehension & vocabulary pages for each chapter Point of View Setting Plot: Someone – Wanted – But – So – Then Story Arc Author’s Purpose Onomatopoeia Summative Assessment (test or two quizzes) Note: The summative assessment is formatted both as a test (including b

This is a complete novel study to be used with Natasha Tarpley's novel The Harlem Charade. This resource contains a pre-reading activity, character analysis pages, character charts, reading comprehension questions for the entire novel (grouped by 2-3 chapters), vocabulary activities for the entire novel (grouped by 2-3 chapters), an elements of literature analysis page, 7 writing prompts, a final test, and two final project options. Included are also answer keys to the applicable pages.

This is a complete novel study to be used with Robert Lawson's Newberry Medal Award Winning Book Rabbit Hill. This resource contains two pre-reading activities, character analysis pages, vocabulary activities for every chapter, reading comprehension questions for every chapter, writing prompts for every four chapters, a setting page, a point of view page, and a list of vocabulary words in order of novel appearance. Included are also answer keys to the applicable pages.

Diamond Puzzles (or Diamond Problems) allow for thought-provoking practice to prepare students for algebraic factoring of trinomials in the form of x^2 + bx + c. This packet teaches students how to solve the different types of Diamond Puzzles as it builds in intensity. There are two worksheets of each of four levels (1A and 1B, 2A and 2B, 3A and 3B, 4A and 4B). All keys are also included. NOTE: This resource only uses whole numbers, not the full range of integers. It is designed to start stude

This unit contains in-depth explanations, examples, and practice problems for a beginner's study of probability. It starts with explaining what experiments, outcomes, and probability are. It deals with simple probability where all outcomes are equally likely, simple probability where all outcomes are not equally likely, mutually exclusive events, and complementary events. There is practice for each concept and mixed practice pages as well. There is also a vocabulary page. The keys to the ent

This project gives students an application for both area of circles and unit rates as they compare different pizza sizes and options from multiple pizza restaurants. They will be asked to analyze their mathematical results as they compare the cost-effectiveness of each pizza purchase and determine what other reasons besides cost-effectiveness people might consider when choosing a pizza to buy. They will even get to see how doubling or tripling the diameter of a circle affects the area in what

This resource explains 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person objective, 3rd person limited, and 3rd person omniscient point of view. After learning about the characteristics of each point of view, students read short passages and identify in which point of view the passages are written.

This is a fun way for your students to practice their addition and subtraction facts. Students will roll a pair of dice, record the values shown, add the numbers, and subtract the smaller number from the larger one. This activity is great for whole classroom use, for enrichment, for math centers, for early finishers, or even for use during a tutoring session. Please note: In order to make full use of this resource, you will need a pair of regular (6-sided) dice and a pair of 12-sided dice.

This notes page introduces angles. It introduces the fact that angles are created from two rays that share an initial point, defines the vertex and the sides, demonstrates how to accurately name an angle, how to measure angles using a protractor, and how to classify angles as acute, right, obtuse, or straight.

This resource is great for use as extra practice with averaging.