Category: Language Arts

  • The Whipping Boy (1987) Book Unit
    $2.00

    This resource offers vocabulary work, reading comprehension and discussion questions about the story and characters..

    About the book (Not included):
    The Whipping Boy is a Newbery medal-winning children’s book by Sid Fleischman, first published in 1986.
    It is the story of a friendship that develops between Prince Brat and his whipping boy, Jemmy, who was forced to take punishments for the prince. Though these boys seem to be complete opposites, they display courage and a willingness to help one another when they are faced with danger.

    Interest level:
    Grades 4 – 8    		 Reading level:
    Grades 2 – 5

     

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  • The View from Saturday (1997) Book Unit
    $2.00

    This resource offers vocabulary work, reading comprehension and discussion questions about the story and characters.

    About the book (Not included):
    The View from Saturday is a children’s novel by E. L. Konigsburg, published in 1996. It won the 1997 Newbery Medal for excellence in American children’s literature, the author’s second Medal. Theme of the book: “Kindness and the courage it takes to be kind.”

    Reading level: 6th-8th Grade

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  • Reading Strategy Author's Purpse
    Author’s Purpose
    $3.00

    An important aspect of understanding any written text is being able to determine the author’s purpose. Was the piece written to persuade, to inform or to entertain? This Language Arts packet begins through explaining P.I.E. (and later includes a 4th purpose of writing: to express personal feelings). Students will be asked to read passages throughout and to determine the purpose of each.

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  • St. Lawrence Explorers | Cartier and Champlain
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    This informational article will help students learn more about two French explorers: Cartier and Champlain. These men were early explorers of the St. Lawrence Bay area of the New World (Canada). After students read the text, they will complete two worksheets to assess their understanding and reading comprehension. Answer key provided.

    Readability:
    Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 3.9
    Grade level: Fourth Grade
    Linsear Write Formula : 4.8
    Grade level: Fifth Grade.

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  • Vocabulary – Guess the Meaning | Learning Strategy Worksheet
    $1.00

    One strategy to help students learn unfamiliar vocabulary is called: Guess the meaning. This ready-to-use worksheet has been designed to be used again and again, throughout the school year as students encounter new vocabulary words. Students will write each ‘new‘ word, what they ‘think’ it means and then after looking up the word in a dictionary, they will write an actual definition.

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  • Amelia Earhart Student Publishing Shape book
    Amelia Earhart Shape Book
    $1.50

    Are you preparing lessons around the great American aviator Amelia Earhart? Perhaps you are preparing for Amelia Earhart Day (January 11th) or Women’s History Month (March). Whatever the reason, your students will love using this resource to publish their writing about Earhart!

    Students can self-publish poetry, short reports, or they can even ‘create’ a diary as if they were Earhart themselves.

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  • Syllabication Rule Posters
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    7 Posters that will guide students through the rules of dividing words into syllables!

    Example: The first poster tells students to first check for prefixes and suffixes and to divide these from the root word. Next, the students are told to check for multiple consonants together between vowels and then how to proceed.

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  • Walk Two Moons (1995) Book Unit
    $2.00

    This resource offers vocabulary work, reading comprehension and discussion questions about the story and characters.

    About the book (Not included):
    Walk Two Moons is a novel written by Sharon Creech, published and winner of the 1995 Newbery Medal. The major themes in the story include the development of new relationships, dealing with grief, love, death, cultural identity, women’s roles as mothers and wives, the hardships of life, and the adventures of misunderstandings and coming to terms with reality.

    Interest level:
    Grades 4 – 8    		 Reading level:
    Grades 3 – 8

     

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  • Susan B Anthony – Biographical Research & Notebooking
    $2.50

    Susan B Anthony was a great influential woman in American History who was a major women’s rights activist and played a pivotal role in the women’s suffrage movement. She was also an abolitionist and worked in the Temperance movement as well.

    This resource, Susan B Anthony – Biographical Research & Notebooking, has been designed to provide your students with the materials they need to complete a research / report project about her!

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  • Social Studies Vocabulary | 100 Most Often Used Words
    $10.00

    Help your students learn the 100 most often used words in Social Studies with this amazing, fun resource full of puzzles, games and worksheets. This is such an extensive resource (300+ pages) that it can be used year after year to reinforce student knowledge.

    Recommended for 5th – 8th grades but would be an excellent review resource for High School students

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  • Nervous System | 7 Articles – 2 Assessments – 4 Posters
    $6.00

    This ANATOMY / BIOLOGY / HEALTH resource contains 7 informational text articles (each with comprehension questions followings), 2 end of unit assessments and 4 bonus posters! These articles can be used in any Science related class or in a Language Arts / Reading classroom. Use as standalone mini-lessons or as supplemental activities, homework or in centers.

    Flesch-Kincaid Grade Levels for articles range from 5.1 – 7.4

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  • The Life of Daniel Boone – A Social Studies / Reading Resource
    $1.99

    This resource about the life of U.S. historical figure, Daniel Boone, is an easy to use (print and go) Social Studies and Reading unit! The students will be given 2 pages of informational text. The text is historically accurate but needs to be proofread and corrected! Once corrections are made, they will be asked to answer several questions about the text (multiple choice and short answer).

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  • August Writing Prompts
    August Writing Prompts Journal
    $5.00

    This Monthly Writing Prompts Journal is for the month of August and has been designed to help students think, create and express their own ideas and opinions on a variety of topics.

    There is a separate journal page for each day of the month that provides students with writing prompt. Some prompts a light-hearted while others are designed to make students critically think about issues, values, etc.

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  • Bridge to Terabithia (1978) Book Unit
    $2.00

    This resource offers vocabulary work, reading comprehension and discussion questions about the story and characters..

    About the book (Not included):
    Bridge to Terabithia is a work of children’s literature about two lonely children who create a magical forest kingdom in their imaginations. It was written by Katherine Paterson and was published in 1977 by Thomas Crowell. In 1978, it won the Newbery Medal. Paterson drew inspiration for the novel from a real event that occurred in August 1974 when her son’s friend was struck dead by lightning.

    The novel tells the story of fifth grader Jesse Aarons, who becomes friends with his new neighbor, Leslie Burke, after he loses a footrace to her at school. She is a smart, talented, outgoing tomboy from a wealthy family, and he thinks highly of her. He is an artistic boy from a poorer family who, in the beginning, is fearful, angry, and depressed. After his meeting Leslie, his life is transformed. He becomes courageous and learns to let go of his frustration. They create a kingdom for themselves, which Leslie names “Terabithia.”

    Interest level: Grades 4 – 7 Reading level: Grades 3 – 7

     

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  • The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver (Burgess)
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    This is a free downloadable book.

    As this delightful story opens, something strange is going on! The waters of the Laughing Brook and Smiling Pool have become a mere trickle, causing alarm among the creatures of the Green Forest.
    It seems Jerry Muskrat’s cousin, Paddy the Beaver, has come south to make himself a new home. That means he had to stop the waters that flowed in the Laughing Brook and Smiling Pool to make a fine new pond for himself and a comfortable home of sticks and mud. But what will happen to the waterways in the Green Forest?
    Young readers will find out in this charming tale of woodland adventure, as the gentle, good-natured beaver wins over scolding Sammy Jay and the two work together to outsmart Old Man Coyote.
    This timeless story, with original illustrations by Harrison Cady, not only entertains young readers and listeners, it also imparts valuable lessons about friendship, trust, and respect for the environment.

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  • Children’s Literature
    $5.00

    This is a large download – Over 800 pages and is FULL of literature for the classroom!

    It begins with Mother Goose Jingles and Nursery Rhymes. Next, you’ll find a host of Fairy Tales, Fables, Myths, Poetry and more.

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  • Samuel Morse | Informational Text
    $2.50

    This resource will teach students about the life of Samuel Morse his role in developing the telegraph. After reading the informational article, students will complete two worksheets to assess the comprehension of the material. On a third worksheet (short answer) students will be asked expanded learning and critical thinking questions. Answer keys provided.

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  • On the Banks of Plum Creek Book Literature Unit | Laura Ingalls Wilder
    $1.50

    This resource offers reading comprehension and discussion questions about the story and characters.

    About the book (Not included):
    On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder published in 1937, the fourth of nine books in her Little House series. It is based on a few years of her childhood when the Ingalls lived at Plum Creek near Walnut Grove, Minnesota, during the 1870s. The original dust jacket proclaimed, “The true story of an American pioneer family by the author of Little House in the Big Woods“. The novel was a Newbery Honor book in 1938.

    Interest Level:
    Grades 3 – 7    		 Reading Level:
    Grades 4 – 5
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  • McGuffeys Forth Eclectic Reader
    $2.50

    Since 1836, children have been delighted by these volumes filled with exotic adventures, exciting stories, beautiful poems, and funny fables. The Fourth Eclectic Reader includes “Try, Try Again,” “Robinson Crusoe’s House,” and “The Wreck of the Hesperus.”

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