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I have been a science teacher in an urban School District for 7 years. During this time I have had the opportunity to experience teaching within classrooms at all levels of performance abilities, including full inclusion, and highly advanced classes. I have taught middle school science (both the 7th and 8th grade) and at the high school level (9th to 12th grade science) including Anatomy, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Physical Science I have a PA Professional Certi

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I have been a science teacher in an urban School District for 7 years. During this time I have had the opportunity to experience teaching within classrooms at all levels of performance abilities, including full inclusion, and highly advanced classes. I have taught middle school science (both the 7th and 8th grade) and at the high school level (9th to 12th grade science) including Anatomy, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Physical Science I have a PA Professional Certi
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Apostrophes: These apostrophes cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning the proper placement of apostrophes. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. This activity has students correctly identifying the appropriate use of an apostrophe in a word as well as to tell whether the word is a contraction, a singular possessive noun, or a plural possessive noun. Multiple choice options are given along with the answers. ***** Enjoy this Lesson? Do a search for my other Cootie Catchers: ***** ♦ Reading Strategies: Authors Purpose Cause and Effect Character Traits Compare and Contrast with Pictures Compare and Contrast Creative and Critical Thinking Drawing Conclusions Fact or Opinion Figurative Language Fluency Generalizations Genre Identification Genre Types Idioms Inference Literary Devices Main Idea Metaphors Nonfiction Text Features Paraphrasing Parts of a Book Personification Point of View Predictions Reading Comprehension Reading Response Questions Restating the Question Sequencing Setting Similes Story Elements Summarizing Text Structures Text Structures: Informational Text Structures Theme Writing Prompts ♦ Vocabulary: Analogies (Grades 3-5) Analogies (Grades 6-8) Analogies (Grade 9) Antonyms Compound Words Context Clues Greek and Latin Roots Homophones Homonyms Multiple Meaning Words Prefixes Root Words Shades of Meaning Spelling Suffixes Synonyms Tone and Mood Transition Words ♦ Grammar: Adjective Identification Adjectives: Comparative and Superlative Adverbs Appositives Apostrophes Capitalization Clauses Commas Conjunctions Contractions Mentor Sentences Nouns: Common, Proper, and Plural Nouns: Collective Nouns: Common and Proper Nouns: Irregular Plural Nouns: Plural Nouns Nouns: Possessive Nouns Parts of Speech Prepositions Prepositional Phrases Pronouns: Identification Pronouns: Possessive Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Quotation Marks Sentence Types Sentences: Fragments and Run-Ons Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex Subject and Predicate: Complete and Compound Verb Identification Verb Tenses Verbs: Helping Verbs: Irregular Verbs: Subject Verb Agreement
Possessive Pronouns Cootie Catchers
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Possessive Pronouns Cootie Catchers

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Possessive Pronouns: These possessive pronouns cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning how to identify possessive pronouns. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. This activity contains two cootie catchers, totaling 16 questions, and contains the following types of problems: 1. Students change the sentence to add the correct possessive pronoun. 2. Students identifying the possessive pronoun from a sentence 3. Students fill in the blank with the correct possessive pronoun ***** Enjoy this Lesson? Do a search for my other Cootie Catchers: ***** ♦ Reading Strategies: Authors Purpose Cause and Effect Character Traits Compare and Contrast with Pictures Compare and Contrast Creative and Critical Thinking Drawing Conclusions Fact or Opinion Figurative Language Fluency Generalizations Genre Identification Genre Types Idioms Inference Literary Devices Main Idea Metaphors Nonfiction Text Features Paraphrasing Parts of a Book Personification Point of View Predictions Reading Comprehension Reading Response Questions Restating the Question Sequencing Setting Similes Story Elements Summarizing Text Structures Text Structures: Informational Text Structures Theme Writing Prompts ♦ Vocabulary: Analogies (Grades 3-5) Analogies (Grades 6-8) Analogies (Grade 9) Antonyms Compound Words Context Clues Greek and Latin Roots Homophones Homonyms Multiple Meaning Words Prefixes Root Words Shades of Meaning Spelling Suffixes Synonyms Tone and Mood Transition Words ♦ Grammar: Adjective Identification Adjectives: Comparative and Superlative Adverbs Appositives Apostrophes Capitalization Clauses Commas Conjunctions Contractions Mentor Sentences Nouns: Common, Proper, and Plural Nouns: Collective Nouns: Common and Proper Nouns: Irregular Plural Nouns: Plural Nouns Nouns: Possessive Nouns Parts of Speech Prepositions Prepositional Phrases Pronouns: Identification Pronouns: Possessive Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Quotation Marks Sentence Types Sentences: Fragments and Run-Ons Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex Subject and Predicate: Complete and Compound Verb Identification Verb Tenses Verbs: Helping Verbs: Irregular Verbs: Subject Verb Agreement
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Spelling: These commonly misspelled words cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while identifying the correct spelling of many commonly misspelled words. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. This activity has students identifying the correct spelling, given multiple choice options, of 16 different commonly misspelled words outlined below: Acceptable, Accommodate, Argument, Calendar, Commitment, Consensus, Embarrass, Existence, Foreword,, Inadvertent, Judgment, License, Neighbor, Occasion, Occurrence, Privilege, Proceed, Schedule, Separate Withhold ***** Enjoy this Lesson? Do a search for my other Cootie Catchers: ***** ♦ Reading Strategies: Authors Purpose Cause and Effect Character Traits Compare and Contrast with Pictures Compare and Contrast Creative and Critical Thinking Drawing Conclusions Fact or Opinion Figurative Language Fluency Generalizations Genre Identification Genre Types Idioms Inference Literary Devices Main Idea Metaphors Nonfiction Text Features Paraphrasing Parts of a Book Personification Point of View Predictions Reading Comprehension Reading Response Questions Restating the Question Sequencing Setting Similes Story Elements Summarizing Text Structures Text Structures: Informational Text Structures Theme Writing Prompts ♦ Vocabulary: Analogies (Grades 3-5) Analogies (Grades 6-8) Analogies (Grade 9) Antonyms Compound Words Context Clues Greek and Latin Roots Homophones Homonyms Multiple Meaning Words Prefixes Root Words Shades of Meaning Spelling Suffixes Synonyms Tone and Mood Transition Words ♦ Grammar: Adjective Identification Adjectives: Comparative and Superlative Adverbs Appositives Apostrophes Capitalization Clauses Commas Conjunctions Contractions Mentor Sentences Nouns: Common, Proper, and Plural Nouns: Collective Nouns: Common and Proper Nouns: Irregular Plural Nouns: Plural Nouns Nouns: Possessive Nouns Parts of Speech Prepositions Prepositional Phrases Pronouns: Identification Pronouns: Possessive Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Quotation Marks Sentence Types Sentences: Fragments and Run-Ons Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex Subject and Predicate: Complete and Compound Verb Identification Verb Tenses Verbs: Helping Verbs: Irregular Verbs: Subject Verb Agreement
Pronouns
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Pronouns: These pronouns cootie catchers are a great way for students to have fun while learning how to identify the correct usage of pronouns within sentences. How to Play and Assembly Instructions are included. This activity contains two cootie catchers, totaling 16 sentences, and contains the following types of problems: 1. Students change the sentence to add the correct pronoun. 2. Students identifying the pronoun within a sentence 3. Students fill in the blank with the correct pronoun ***** Enjoy this Lesson? Do a search for my other Cootie Catchers: ***** ♦ Reading Strategies: Authors Purpose Cause and Effect Character Traits Compare and Contrast with Pictures Compare and Contrast Creative and Critical Thinking Drawing Conclusions Fact or Opinion Figurative Language Fluency Generalizations Genre Identification Genre Types Idioms Inference Literary Devices Main Idea Metaphors Nonfiction Text Features Paraphrasing Parts of a Book Personification Point of View Predictions Reading Comprehension Reading Response Questions Restating the Question Sequencing Setting Similes Story Elements Summarizing Text Structures Text Structures: Informational Text Structures Theme Writing Prompts ♦ Vocabulary: Analogies (Grades 3-5) Analogies (Grades 6-8) Analogies (Grade 9) Antonyms Compound Words Context Clues Greek and Latin Roots Homophones Homonyms Multiple Meaning Words Prefixes Root Words Shades of Meaning Spelling Suffixes Synonyms Tone and Mood Transition Words ♦ Grammar: Adjective Identification Adjectives: Comparative and Superlative Adverbs Appositives Apostrophes Capitalization Clauses Commas Conjunctions Contractions Mentor Sentences Nouns: Common, Proper, and Plural Nouns: Collective Nouns: Common and Proper Nouns: Irregular Plural Nouns: Plural Nouns Nouns: Possessive Nouns Parts of Speech Prepositions Prepositional Phrases Pronouns: Identification Pronouns: Possessive Pronoun Antecedent Agreement Quotation Marks Sentence Types Sentences: Fragments and Run-Ons Sentences: Simple, Compound, and Complex Subject and Predicate: Complete and Compound Verb Identification Verb Tenses Verbs: Helping Verbs: Irregular Verbs: Subject Verb Agreement
Mythology
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Greek Mythology: This Greek mythology word search/ coloring book also doubles as a coloring book!. The solution to the puzzle is included. Greek Mythology Contents: ♦ Aphrodite ♦ Apollo ♦ Ares ♦ Athena ♦ Atlas ♦ Charon ♦ Cronus ♦ Hades ♦ Hercules ♦ Hermes ♦ Icarus ♦ Medusa ♦ Poseidon ♦ Uranus ♦ Zeus Thank you to Monster Wrangler Mike who provided the images
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Sentences: This sentences bundle includes cootie catchers for each topic shown below and is a great way for students to have fun while they practice working with sentences. All these cootie catchers sell individually for $13.65; as a bundle they are 25% off, for $9.95! This bundle contains the following products: 1. Complete and Compound Subject and Predicate 2. Compound Subject and Predicate 3. Fragments and Run-Ons 4. Mentor Sentences 5. Prepositional Phrases 6. Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences 7. Types of Sentences
Similes and Metaphors Cootie Catchers Bundle
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Similes and Metaphors Cootie Catchers Bundle

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Similes and Metaphors: This bundle includes cootie catchers for each topic and is a great way for students to have fun while they learn about similes and metaphors. These cootie catchers sell individually for $3.90; as a bundle they are 20% off, for $3! Similes and Metaphors Contents: 1. Similes: This activity has students visually seeing a picture and determining what phrase it is. The following similes are included: Cool as a cucumber Face lit up like a light bulb Fast as lightning Slept like a log Blind as a bat Toes were as cold as ice His anger erupted like a volcano Proud as a peacock Thank you to Monster Wrangler Mike who provided the images 2. Metaphors: This product includes two cootie catchers (totaling 16 metaphors) which require students to interpret the meaning of a metaphor used within a sentence. Students are given multiple choice options for the answer choices, and answers are included.
tch Words Word Search
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tch Words Word Search

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This tch words word search also doubles as a coloring sheet! The solution to the puzzle is included. Vocabulary Terms Included: ♦ Catch ♦ Fetch ♦ Hatch ♦ Match ♦ Pitch ♦ Stitch ♦ Switch ♦ Watch ♦ Witch
Vowel Teams Activities Bundle: Color in Word Search
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Vowel Teams Activities Bundle: Color in Word Search

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This vowel teams word search bundle includes all of the products listed below: Important: All these products sell for $17; as a bundle they are 45% off, for $9! This product includes the following 11 topics: ♦ ai and ay ♦ aw and au ♦ ee and ea ♦ er, ir and ur ♦ oa and ow ♦ oe ♦ oi and oy ♦ ow and ou ♦ ue, ui and ew ♦ Short OO ♦ Long OO
Adjectives Word Search
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Adjectives Word Search

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This word search on adjectives also doubles as a coloring sheet!. The solution to the puzzle is included. Terms Included: ♦ Cold ♦ Curious ♦ Fast ♦ Lazy ♦ Lonely ♦ Loud ♦ Lumpy ♦ Mean ♦ Round ♦ Shiny ♦ Smart ♦ Smelly ♦ Talkative ♦ Tall ♦ Windy
Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Escape Room Halloween Game
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Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions Escape Room Halloween Game

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to practice their skills with Making inferences and drawing conclusions set in a fun Halloween theme. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions with Usage Guide and FAQ ♦ 20 Multiple Choice Questions ♦ 5 Decoders for each of the 5 Levels ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Prefixes and Suffixes Activity: Halloween Escape Room Vocabulary Game
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Prefixes and Suffixes Activity: Halloween Escape Room Vocabulary Game

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to practice their skills with prefixes and suffixes, set in a fun Halloween theme. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions with Usage Guide and FAQ ♦ 20 Multiple Choice Questions ♦ 5 Decoders for each of the 5 Levels ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Abbreviations Escape Room
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Abbreviations Escape Room

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to practice their skills with abbreviations. Words included: Doctor, February, inch, mister, United states, hour, September, versus, junior, avenue, second, highway, department, ounces, corporation, boulevard, centimeter, Celsius, pound, abbreviation Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions with Usage Guide and FAQ ♦ 20 Multiple Choice Questions ♦ 5 Decoders for each of the 5 Levels ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Activity: Escape Room Grammar
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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Activity: Escape Room Grammar

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to practice their skills with identifying the correct comparative and superlative adjectives within sentences. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions with Usage Guide and FAQ ♦ 20 Multiple Choice Questions ♦ 5 Decoders for each of the 5 Levels ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
The Planets: Science Escape Room
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The Planets: Science Escape Room

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This breakout escape room is a fun way for students to test their knowledge of the plants within our solar system. Full “Letter” sized cards as well as smaller sized cards are provided. Contents: ♦ Teacher Instructions with Usage Guide and FAQ ♦ 20 Multiple Choice Questions ♦ 5 Decoders for each of the 5 Levels ♦ Student Recording Sheet and Teacher Answer Key ♦ Large Sized Cards and Smaller ♦ Link to an optional, but recommended, digital breakout room
Collective Nouns Task Cards
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Collective Nouns Task Cards

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Collective Nouns: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while improving their ability to identify collective nouns. This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 26 in total, and then asked to identify the correct collective noun. A multiple Choice (MC) version and an open ended version is provided. An answer sheet and an answer key are also included.
Common and Proper Nouns Task Cards
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Common and Proper Nouns Task Cards

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Common and Proper Nouns: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while improving their ability to identify common and proper nouns within sentences. This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 26 in total, and then asked to identify the nouns. Students must also identify each noun as either a common or a proper noun. An answer sheet and an answer key are included.
Possessive Nouns Task Cards
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Possessive Nouns Task Cards

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Possessive Nouns: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while learning how to properly punctuate and identify singular and plural possessive nouns. This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 26 in total, and then asked to identify the possessive noun, by adding an apostrophe where needed, as well as to identify if the word is singular or plural. A recording sheet and an answer key are included.
Possessive Pronouns Task Cards
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Possessive Pronouns Task Cards

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Possessive Pronouns: These task cards are a great way for students to have fun while learning how to identify possessive pronouns. This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 26 in total, and then asked to identify the correct possessive pronoun. A recording sheet and an answer key are included. There are three types of problems: 1. Students change the sentence to add the correct possessive pronoun. 2. Students identifying the possessive pronoun from a sentence 3. Students fill in the blank with the correct possessive pronoun
Adverbs and Adjectives Task Cards
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Adverbs and Adjectives Task Cards

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Adverbs and Adjectives: This bundle includes task cards for adverbs and adjectives as outlined below: This activity has students reading various sentences to each other, 52 in total, and then asked to identify the adverb or adjective through multiple choice answers. These lessons sell individually for $5.10; as a bundle they are 35% off, for $3.30!