Martin Luther King Jr. Vs. Malcolm X Venn Diagram. Students must research and compare the two civil rights activists using the Venn diagram provided. Students research Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, and can use this Venn Diagram to report on their findings, or as a graphic organizer for writing a comparison contrast paper. Good for black history month, MLK day, or any time for a study of the two different leaders and how they were similar and different. For differentiation, one page is blank where students have to fill in both sides, and the other page has the MLK side completed so students just have to complete the information on Malcolm X. The last page is a key with both sides completed and the central question answered.

Christmas Number Comparing Activities PowerPoint. Math fun! Comparing fewer or more objects in a group or chart - number activities in a 30 slide interactive PowerPoint with a Christmas theme. Encourages counting skills and number concepts. Supports common core state standards! - HappyEdugator CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.A.3 Write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0-20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects). CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.4 Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality. CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.4a When counting objects, say the number names in the standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only one object. CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.4b Understand that the last number name said tells the number of objects counted. The number of objects is the same regardless of their arrangement or the order in which they were counted. CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.4c Understand that each successive number name refers to a quantity that is one larger. CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.B.5 Count to answer “how many?” questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a number from 1–20, count out that many objects. CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.C.6 Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group, e.g., by using matching and counting strategies.1 CCSS.Math.Content.K.CC.C.7 Compare two numbers between 1 and 10 presented as written numerals.

EDITABLE Teacher Binder Covers - 63 Different Ready Made Binder Covers and Spines for back to school. Choose which ones you wish to use, print out and slip into your binder front and spine. Also includes an editable cover and an editable spine, so you can add your own words if you need to! These can also be used as dividers in a larger teacher binder (cover for that included) and the spines can double as page tabs. Just print out the pages you need and put in page protectors. Print out the tabs on card stock, laminate if desired, and attach with clear packing tape to protect and make durable. Back to School background. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator With the EDITABLE BLANK covers and spines, you can create your own binders for anything you wish. Also includes ready made covers for: 504's Art Assessments Benchmarks Calendar Class Rosters Common Core Standards Conferences Curriculum Maps Cursive Data Department Duties ELL English Language Arts Evaluations Extracurricular Activities Field Trip Information Foreign Language Geography Gradebook HIstory IEP's Lesson Plans Mathematics Meeting Notes Modifications Music Newsletters Parent Guardian Contacts Passwords/Tech Information Professional Development Reading Schedule Science Social Studies Spelling Standards STEM STEAM Student Information Substitute Syllabus Teacher Binder Transportation Website Information Work Samples Writing AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY HOLIDAYS TESTING

Walrus Facts and information all about walruses. If you are studying arctic animals, introduce your students to walruses with this PowerPoint presentation about these amazing marine mammals. Includes slides on: What is a walrus? Physical features - with a link to a video on walrus sounds Flippers Skin Tusks Whiskers Diet Life Expectancy Reproduction Range Population Behavior Threats - Natural Predators Threats - Climate Change Threats - Ship Traffic and Oil Spills 21 slides of informational text on walruses. - HappyEdugator

Chalkboard and Burlap Alphabet Posters and Bunting. Decorate your classroom this school year with these chalkboard and burlap alphabet posters and bunting. With the blue trim, they will go with a nautical theme or shabby chic, too! You can also use the letters to make welcome signs, or create other messages with the pennants. Includes: 26 chalkboard and burlap alphabet posters 26 chalkboard and burlap alphabet bunting

End of Year Candy Awards - Editable. 40 award certificates based on candy bar names. These are superlative awards for the end of school. The awards are editable! You are able to edit the NAME field, the date field, and the signature field. If you prefer, you can delete the signature text box and hand-write your signature. Enjoy! Includes: Snickers - great sense of humor Kiss - loving and sweet Milky Way - imagination that's out of this world Smarties - smart ideas Almond Joy - always a joy to be around Bit - O - Honey - hard worker and super sweet Nutrageous - fun and outgoing classmate Skor - winning personality Mr. Goodbar - good friend and helper Whoppers - great storyteller Dove - great peacemaker Baby Ruth - sports lover Symphony - exceptional talent in music Skittles- rainbow of creative and artistic ideas M & M's - magnificent and marvelous writer Peanut M & M's - great handwriting Starburst - classroom rock star Laffy Taffy - making us laugh Jolly Rancher - telling some great jokes Twizzler - dancing into our hearts Reece's Pieces - picking up the pieces and cleaning up our mess Mentos - being a great mentor and role model Special Treasures - a treasure to all of us Good and Plenty - having good and plenty of ideas Lifesavers - so helpful to others Kit - Kat - great attitude and giving us all a break Mounds - making mounds of memories 100 Grand - excellence in math Payday - great volunteer Kudos - great acheivement (for social studies, but good for any subject) Carmello - sweet and soothing Crunch - being there in a crunch Krackel - always cracking open a good book Twix - double checking work Butterfinger - accident prone SweeTarts (official spelling) - sweet heart Three Musketeers - working well with others Extra - going the extra mile Zero - no zeros...turning in all work on time Mars - out of this world work (for science, but good for any subject)

Nouns PowerPoint - all about Nouns. Defines nouns. Information, notes, and practice slides on Common Nouns, Proper Nouns, Concrete Nouns, Abstract Nouns, Mass or Collective Nouns, Properties of Nouns, Noun Case (Nominative Noun Case, Objective Noun Case, and Possessive Noun Case), Gender, Number, and Person. Each section has a practice slide and an answer slide. Use each section as you need it. Great for review of a parts of speech unit at the beginning of the year. Also use for warm ups, or for notes in interactive notebooks. - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

Christmas Counting math and literacy sheets. Numbers 1 - 20. Students have to count Christmas trees and Christmas ornaments. Match them to the number word, then write the number in the box provided. They can also trace the number words and write the matching numbers.Christmas ornament counting cards included or use mini candy canes or Christmas tree shaped candy and have your kids count them out as they complete the sheets. Fun math activity for Christmas. Supports math, reading, and writing skills. Supports common core state standards! - HappyEdugator

Martin Luther King Day Jumbled Words PowerPoint Game. MLK Day Fun! Martin Luther King Jr. interactive word scramble game; Words related to the MLK holiday will appear in scrambled form for students to try to puzzle out. Click for a clue, then click for the answer. Click again to go to the next slide. Fun activity for Black History Month, Martin Luther King Day, or when studying Civil Rights Movement. 25 slide PowerPoint Skill Level - Medium - HappyEdugator

All About Me Book - Beginning of the Year Writing Unit. Writing center activities. Gives students a chance to build a book about themselves, with writing prompts to encourage students to think. The pages can be completed as a class project, or individually whenever a child has finished other work and has free time. Supports common core state standards. Some pages can be done several times, such as the journal page once a week. Can be printed with color or white background. Teachers of younger children can help them fill out the pages. Although students can keep their own sheets and watch their books grow, you may wish to collect all their completed pages and keep folders for each author until all the pages are done. Assure them their pages will be kept private. Classroom and school photos can be added to make them extra special as a keepsake. Can also be used with older children who have autism or special needs. Join with your students and make your own book, too. 2 versions, 32 pages each - color background or white background to save ink. Print and go. - HappyEdugator

Thanksgiving Word Scramble. Fun Thanksgiving activities! Two Thanksgiving word scramble puzzles. 18 different words related to Thanksgiving that students have to try to unscramble. Fun Thanksgiving holiday activity that helps develop vocabulary, as well as word recognition, classification and sorting skills. Happy Thanksgiving! - HappyEdugator

Dead Verbs PowerPoint.Good Halloween writing activity. Bury those dead verbs! Give your students some practical strategies to revise their writing and remove dead and overused verbs to create more lively writing. Students can apply these writing strategies to engage the reader. Four useful strategies with examples provided. 15 slides. Animated graphics will keep their attention. :)

Earth Day Word Search Puzzle. Earth Day Word Search has 19 vocabulary words, including earth, April, conservation, biodegradable, ecology, environment, reduce, reuse, and recycle, and more. A fun spring activity and a useful time filler for use after state testing. - HappyEdugator

Christmas Activity - Christmas Trivia Game. Fun card game with over 100 questions. 2 - 4 players or teams. Great for Christmas party! A fun way to celebrate the Christmas season. 36 pages...when you print, print out the cards 4 to a page. To make it fun, some of the questions are easy, and some of them are hard. Enjoy! HappyEdugator

Thanksgiving Writing - I am Thankful Sheets. Print and go! Two different cornucopias, an autumn leaf, and a turkey. After writing, students can color and cut out their leaves and cornucopias, and you can use them to make a beautiful display for the holiday. Enjoy!

Martin Luther King Jr. MLK Coded Words fun activity sheet. Use as a time filler that is a vocabulary or spelling builder and a fun thing to do for a Martin Luther King Jr. activity. Figure out the coded words written with webdings by using the decoder. Key included. NO PREP. Print and go.

The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg Wordsearch Puzzle. A winter wordsearch based on the book The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg. Thirty words related to the book in this word search, which is a fun Christmas filler activity. No prep. Print and go. Key included. - HappyEdugator

Biography Project Rubric. This rubric is for a student written biography project. Includes assessment of: Focus on Assigned Topic Organization Spelling and Punctuation Accuracy of Facts Creativity Neatness Illustrations Room for comments/grade information at the bottom. - HappyEdugator

Penguins Word Search - 14 Penguins hidden in this Penguins word search puzzle. Fun addition to a penguin unit. Print and go. No prep. - HappyEdugator

Writing a Bibliography. Bat theme. Writing a bibliography for a report. Includes handout on how to write a bibliography with correct format for entries, and activity writing a bibliography from notecards. Goes very well with writing a report about bats, but can be used with other report writing as well. Use around Halloween or anytime. Key included.