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Quotation Marks Cartoon Creative Writing Unit Just Add Dialogue Worksheets Kids love cartoons! One fun way to get them thinking about adding dialogue and quotation marks in their writing is to provide a format that inspires creative thought. This unit consists of 26 printable worksheets that can be used in a number of ways. There are 10 different cartoons with no dialogue added. Students add their own dialogue - either by writing sentences at the bottom of the page, or by using word bubbl

Ecosystem Powerpoint Producer, Consumer, or Decomposer and Response Worksheet This interactive 28 slide ecosystem Powerpoint lesson features crisp, clear pics and is a fun way to get your students thinking as they classify organisms from different ecosystems. This ecosystem Powerpoint presentation has a fun background geared for elementary students. The lesson shows many examples of producers, consumers, decomposers, and ecosystems. A printable student response worksheet is included. It is a

Wacky Animal Adaptations Webquest Worksheet Internet Scavenger Hunt Activity Your students will have fun learning about wacky animal adaptations that they've probably never seen in this informational reading webquest worksheet activity. This one page informational reading webquest worksheet allows students to use their internet search and interpretation skills to learn more about animal adaptations. The activity includes questions related to: Do you know which deer has fangs? Have you ever

Writing a Summary PowerPoint Lesson and Worksheet Bundle Camping Theme In creating this writing a summary unit, one of my goals was to present the topic in a way that wouldn't overwhelm the learner. This summarizing unit contains a 21 page PowerPoint presentation plus 12 printable worksheets. Some of thes worksheets can be used throughout the year. I have chosen a fun camping and hiking theme to raise the students' interest as they learn how to summarize. Below is a list of activities

Animal Adaptations Busy Beaks Fun Hands On STEM Investigation Activity This hands on “Busy Beaks” activity is a fun way for students to learn about animal adaptations. Students test four different types of “beaks” to learn how birds are adapted to their environment. This hands on investigation includes: A 15 slide PowerPoint presentation which can be used to teach or evaluate the students’ knowledge about the function of various bird beaks. A “Busy Beaks” data chart which allows st

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Reading and Writing Worksheets Read Aloud Activity This set of language arts activities is based on the the popular story "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" written by John Scieszka. This Three Little Pigs unit promotes listening skills, note taking, comprehension skills, vocabulary, and writing skills. The activities included are: • Three Little Pigs Comprehension Quiz + Student Notes Form • Three Little Pigs Cause & Effect Activity

Punctuation Capitalization Writing Activity 20 Point Challenge Worksheets This set of ten 20 Point Challenge worksheets is a great way to get students to really focus on capitalization and punctuation skills (periods, question marks, and exclamation marks). It is a mastery learning writing activity that I use in my 4th grade classroom. The students earn one point for each totally correct sentence (capital letters and punctuation). I keep track of their totals on the grid worksheet that is includ

Thanksgiving Worksheets Wacky Facts Webquest Internet Scavenger Hunt Activity Your students will have fun learning many interesting facts about Thanksgiving as they reinforce their reading and research skills. Some of the facts they will learn about are: Do you know what you call the flap of skin that hangs off a turkey’s chin? Do you know what unusual gift president Calvin Coolidge received on Thanksgiving Day?There are 15 items for students to answer. The format includes extended

Webquest Reading Internet Scavenger Hunt Bundle Set of 35 Webquests plus PowerPoint Lesson Teach your students to locate information on the Internet more quickly and efficiently while they have fun learning about engaging topics. Students love doing these informational reading research activities - especially if they get to choose which ones they want to do! Webquests are a very useful activity for fast finishers because students eventually are able to work quite independently at their own pace

Animal Adaptations Informational Reading and Science Research Project Worksheets This activity enhances students' reading and research skills as they learn about animal adaptations. The unit includes 64 custom animal cut-out pages, along with a fact page for the back of each card. You determine the size of your project by assigning the number of pages works for your class. I have included blank cards to allow kids to choose their own animal and create original illustrations. Students use

Cursive Handwriting Worksheets Penmanship Practice Fun Animal Riddles Cursive handwriting can be fun! I created these animal based cursive handwriting practice worksheets allow my students to have fun while they reinforce their cursive handwriting skills. -There are 56 animal themed cursive handwriting worksheets in all. -Includes two cursive handwriting worksheets for each letter of the alphabet, which include animal riddles and tongue twisters. -I have also added non-themed creative writing

Heat Energy PowerPoint Lesson and Student Worksheet Printable This 26 slide heat energy interactive PowerPoint presentation about includes many animated graphics that hold students' interest throughout the lesson. There are question slides at the end of the lesson to assess learning and build upon existing knowledge about heat energy. A two page lesson worksheet is included, and it covers the key points about heat energy. The students learn about the sources of heat energy, conduct

Magic School Bus Science Bundle 40 Video Lesson Response Worksheets This set of 40 video lesson response worksheets encourages students to focus on the science concepts presented in the most popular Magic School Bus Science lessons. Magic School Bus worksheets included are: Magic School Bus All Dried Up – Desert Animals Magic School Bus Getting Energized – Energy Magic School Bus Makes a Rainbow - Light & Color Magic School Bus Blows Its Top – Volcanoes Magic School Bus Bright Idea – Light Ref

Christmas Cities in the USA Geography Map Activity Worksheet This United States Christmas map features cities whose names are associated with the holidays in some way. Students use a blank U.S. map to locate and label each city. Great to reinforce state names, regions, and writing proper nouns. Both the map and city checklist contain fun graphics which enhance the activity. An answer key is included. This activity is part of my Fun Christmas Language Arts Activities Bundle. I a

Wacky Christmas Facts Webquest Worksheets Internet Scavenger Hunt Activity Your students will have fun learning many interesting facts about Christmas as they reinforce their reading and research skills. Some of the fun facts they will learn are: Did you know that the U.S. received a huge Christmas gift in 1886? Do you know what Christmas song was the first one to be played in outer space? There are 15 items for students to answer. The format includes multiple choice, extended response items, a

This bundle contains printable worksheets that allow students to create a mini-booklet for each region of the U.S. (Northeast, Midwest, Southwest, Southeast, and West). Each mini-booklet consists of half page worksheets that students complete and assemble to make a complete mini book about each region of the United States. The pages can also be glued into a composition book to create an interactive regions notebook. Each booklet contains the following pages: Title Page - color the states of the

Hibernation & Migration PowerPoint Lessons and Worksheets Animal Adaptations This hibernation and migration PowerPoint lesson and worksheet bundle allows students to classify various animals regarding how they adapt to seasonal change. This bundle includes: A 63 slide interactive PowerPoint lesson about migration and hibernation that allows students to easily check their own responses. A graphic organizer is included to allow students to easily record their responses. Two vocabulary skill bu

How a Bill Becomes a Law Interactive Powerpoint + Printable Government Worksheet This 15 slide interactive U.S. government PowerPoint presentation contains colorful graphics which match the content on each slide. The lesson is interactive, and follows the students' "How Laws Are Made" worksheet that is included with this lesson. Each answer on this government PowerPoint is filled in by the user's click. Students learn how a bill becomes a law as you go though each PowerPoint slide and t

Wacky Science Facts Webquest - Fun Reading Internet Research Worksheets Did you know that the planet Saturn would float in water? Do you think your students know that the largest eggs in the world are laid by sharks? Your students will have fun learning wacky science facts as they reinforce their reading and research skills by finding facts in this webquest. There are 15 items for students to answer. The format includes extended response items and fill in the blank. Kid-friendly graphic

Math Brain Teasers 30 Mini Test Prep Worksheets Promotes Higher Level Thinking This set of 30 Brain Builder Math Riddles contains problem solving activities that involve number sense, place value, time, money, geometry, graphing, fractions, measurement, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and pre-algebra. A student scoresheet and answer key these math brain teasers is also included. Kid friendly graphics have been thoughtfully included to bring smiles. I created these math test pr