Day of the Dead. Learn about the Mexican holiday with this animated and engaging Dia de los Muertos PowerPoint. Explore the traditions that make this three day holiday (October 31 - November 2) special - altars, skulls, masks, parades, make-up, and more. - Greg Smith
In this Paraphrasing PowerPoint, students will learn the difference between writing a summary, paraphrase, and quotation, and the six basic steps to paraphrasing. Includes a practice slide for students to paraphrase, a partner checklist, and a 5 question quick check up on their understanding of paraphrasing, summarizing, and using quotations in their own writing. - Greg Smith
Leap Year PowerPoint. Find out what leap year is and how leap year is figured. Includes a link to a short video explaining the scientific reasoning behind leap year, and 29 fun activities to do on Leap Day! Enjoy! - Greg Smith
Have your students get creative with these Remembrance Day acrostic poem sheets. Two different sheets for students to write poetry with imagery and words that appeal to the senses. Students write a poem about Remembrance Day by beginning each line with a word that begins with the letter on that line. The first sheet is REMEMBRANCE and the second sheet is POPPIES. - Greg Smith
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe PowerPoint. Includes vocabulary words to know, the text of the poem with vocabulary highlighted, summary of The Raven with interpretation, symbols, and comprehension questions with answers. - Greg Smith
The set of punctuation posters will dress up your room for back to school, and serve as reminders to your student when they are writing. Includes posters for the following types of punctuation, including ones with U.K. terminology, as well:
Period - Full Stop
Question mark
Exclamation point - Exclamation mark
Comma
Colon
Hyphen
Semi-colon
Apostrophe
Quotation marks - Speech marks
Parentheses - Brackets
Ellipsis
Each poster has the name of the punctuation mark, a picture representing it, and a little blurb about how it is used. You can print out (Sized 8 1/2 X 11, but you can enlarge) or project on your whiteboard or Smartboard for a lesson.
- Greg Smith
Book Report Assignment. Give this project to your students for an independent reading assignment. Students can choose to complete a comic strip, a greeting card, a collage, a movie poster, or a magazine advertisement. Assignment sheet includes directions, the five choices for student project with specifics, and a 100 point evaluation checklist. Have students turn in the sheet with their completed project, so you can easily grade. Print and go. Enjoy! - Greg Smith
Harriet Tubman Word Search Puzzle. Fun word search puzzle all about Harriet Tubman. Black and white ink friendly word search puzzle that your students will love. Includes 28 different words related to Harriet Tubman. Includes solution. Thanks and enjoy!
Harriet Tubman | Women's History Month | Black History Month | Printables | Worksheets | Word Search | Puzzle
Scarecrow Word Search Puzzle. Great for any scarecrow or fall harvest unit. Fun word search puzzle all about scarecrows. Your students will love finding the words frontwards, backwards, and on the diagonals. Includes 24 different words related to scarecrows. Includes solution. Thanks and enjoy!
Terms included are:
Bandanna
Birds
Brainless
Burlap
Cornfield
Costume
Country
Crops
Decoration
Decoy
Frighten
Garden
Gloves
Guard
Halloween
Mannequin
Overalls
Post
Protect
Seedcap
Sentry
Straw
Stuffing
Workboots
Key words
Scarecrow | Halloween | Printables | Worksheets | Word Search | Puzzle
Use this Main Idea PowerPoint to help students learn how to find the main idea. Details strategies for students and includes a practice selection that students can read and find the main idea. Supports common core standards. - Greg Smith
Plot Diagram. What is a Plot Diagram PowerPoint. Explains what a plot diagram is with visual graphics, and offers two examples of plot diagrams from popular stories. Good review for state tests. Enjoy! - Greg
Students will enjoy reviewing some books in a quick book round. Directions:
Make enough copies of the book round to give to each student. Pass out books. You can divide the class into groups, or pass out enough books so that everyone has one. Tell students to preview the book they have. They should read the book flaps, look at pictures, read a few lines from each chapter, etc. Then they can fill out the form for their first impression of the book. I usually time it for five - ten minutes. When time is up, students pass the books they have to the next person, and the timer starts again. If you do short rounds, it will take about 30 minutes (25 plus transition time). If you do long rounds, plan to spend an hour. Students will enjoy checking out new books this way. - Greg Smith
My Brother Sam is Dead PowerPoint. Use this PowerPoint as an introduction, a reading guide, and to conclude your novel study on My Brother Sam is Dead. Includes information about the author, background information, themes, setting, characters, conflicts, vocabulary, discussion questions, writing response questions, essays, research, and opinion writing. - Greg Smith
Tuck Everlasting Word Search Puzzle. Fun word search puzzle with vocabulary from Tuck Everlasting. Black and white ink friendly word search puzzle that your students will love. Includes 23 different vocabulary words related to Tuck Everlasting. Great supplement to my Tuck Everlasting PowerPoint. Includes solution. Thanks and enjoy!
Terms included are:
ambled
bovine
contemplation
melancholy
implore
gallows
rueful
venture
anguish
fragrant
constable
illiterates
pickle
rave
acrid
accomplice
gentility
ebb
impulse
indefinitely
pry
profoundly
soothing
Tuck Everlasting | Novel Study | Vocabulary | Printables | Worksheets | Word Search | Puzzle
Fire Station Word Search Puzzle. Great for Fire Safety week. Fun word search puzzle all about things you find in a fire station. Color and Black and white ink friendly word search puzzle that your students will love. Includes 32 different words related to Fire Stations. Includes solution. Thanks and enjoy!
Terms included are:
Alarm
Boots
Bunker
Chief
Dalmatian
Dispatch
Dorms
Engine
Equipment
Extinguisher
Firefighter
Flashlights
Foam
Garage
Gear
Gloves
Helmet
Hook
Hose
Jacket
Ladder
Mask
Nozzle
Pager
Pole
Radio
Rope
Siren
Tools
Truck
Turntable
Valves
Fire Safety Week| Fire Stations | Fire Fighters | Printables | Worksheets | Word Search | Puzzle
The Yearling Video Guide. Engage your students while they are watching the classic movie The Yearling with this handy video guide. Includes 30 quick questions to assess whether or not students are paying attention, and a short essay question about the theme to complete after they have finished watching. My students have always enjoyed watching this coming of age story. The movie is about a boy growing up in rural Florida during the 1870's. Key included. Enjoy! - Greg Smith
Food Chains Word Search Puzzle. Fun word search puzzle all about Food Chains. Black and white ink friendly word search puzzle that your students will love. Includes 26 different words related to Food Chains. Includes solution. Thanks and enjoy!
Terms included are:
abiotic
animals
autotroph
biotic
carnivore
chain
competition
consumer
decomposer
detrivore
ecosystem
energy
feeder
food
herbivore
heterotroph
nutrients
omnivore
organism
photosynthesis
plants
predator
prey
producer
scavenger
web
Food Chains | Food Web | Science | Printables | Worksheets | Word Search | Puzzle
Looking for fun Memorial Day activities? Have your students try this free Memorial Day Jumble Word Puzzle. It will help them develop spelling and vocabulary skills, and they won't even realize they are learning.
Enjoy! - Greg Smith