Foldable worksheets and activities for; 1. Tomas and the Library Lady, 2. Tanya's Reunion, 3. Boss of the Plains, and 4. A Very Important Day. These are the main selections for Theme 2, American Stories, from Houghton Mifflin Reading 4. 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 vary according to the story. They include; Tomas and the Library Lady: Sequence and Summarize OR Sequence and Create a Comic Summary, Questions, Character Changes.. Tanya's Reunion: Predict and Infer OR How's the Weather Story Analysis, Questions, Understanding Language in Context. Boss of the Plains: Making Generalizations OR Create the Hat of the Future, Questions, Idioms. A Very Important Day: A World Map Activity, Write a Post Card, Questions. (A world map reference sheet is provided) Answer keys and instruction sheets are included. Revised April 2016

Foldable worksheets and activities for; 1. The Stranger, 2. Cendrillon, and 3. Heat Wave. These are the main selections for Theme 3, That's Amazing, from Houghton Mifflin Reading 4. 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 vary according to the story. They include; The Stranger: Questions, Poem template OR Create Character Cards for the four seasons. Cendrillon: Questions, Compare and Contrast, Diary Writing activity or Sequence and Summarize activity Heat Wave: Questions, Fantasy vs. Reality, Create a Cold Spell Comic or a Cause and Effect activity. Answer keys and instruction sheets are included. Revised April 2016

Common core aligned worksheets and activities for Houghton Mifflin 2.2 Theme 4 stories; 1. Officer Buckle and Gloria, 2. Ant, and 3. The Great Ball Game. This a bundle of three separate student workbooks. 1. Officer Buckle and Gloria has two vocabulary activities (6 words each) which focus on using a combination of dictionary skills and context clues, ten comprehension questions/activities with a focus on Bloom's Taxonomy, a sequencing activity, a summarizing activity, a drawing conclusions introductory activity, a a drawing conclusions practice activity, vocabulary puzzle, a create a welcome poster template and a create a safety tip bulletin board template. (14 pages of activities) Included in this purchase is a BONUS: Officer Buckle and Gloria Sequence and Summarize sentence strips activity and poster. 2. Ant has two vocabulary activities (6 words each) which focus on using a combination of dictionary skills and context clues, a KWL chart, ten comprehension questions/activities with a focus on Bloom's Taxonomy, a sequencing activity, a main idea/supporting details activity, a synonym activity, an antonym activity, a vocabulary crossword puzzle, a cloze reading activity, an informational reading activity "Insect or Arachnid", and a categorizing and classifying activity. (13 pages of activities) 3. The Great Ball Game has two vocabulary activities (6 words each) which focus on using a combination of dictionary skills and context clues, ten comprehension questions (3 pages) with a focus on Bloom's Taxonomy, a sequencing activity, a summarizing activity, three cause and effect activities, a vocabulary puzzle, a bats versus birds informational reading with a Venn Diagram, and a create a comic activity. Two templates are included for use with a suggested collage activity. (13 pages of activities). Included in this purchase is a BONUS: The Great Ball Game Sequence and Summarize sentence strips activity and poster. The preview provides a good overview of the product including Common Core standards. Sequence and summarize activities will be added to this bundle later at no price increase. Answer keys are included. Updated in Mar 2016.

Double-sided foldable worksheets for; Happy Birtday, Dr. King!, Gloria Estefan, and Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man. These are the main selections for theme five, Heroes, from Houghton Mifflin Reading 4. 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, questions and a 5-Star Review/Recommendation section. Other activities include; Happy Birthday, Dr. King! : a making inferences or cause & effect activity (according to teacher preference). Gloria Estefan: a make a timeline or a crossword puzzle (according to teacher preference). Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man : a make a baseball field timeline or a crossword puzzle (according to teacher preference). Answer keys and instruction sheets are included