All about tornadoes! Fully animated PowerPoint with information on how tornadoes develop. Learn about tornado structure, their effects, and how they are measured with the Enhanced Fujita scale. Great addition to your weather unit. Includes facts and details about the following topics: What is a tornado? Where and when do tornadoes form? What are the effects tornadoes? How are tornadoes classified? What is the tornado strength scale? Preparation, Duck and Cover Watches and Warnings Forecasting and tracking Also includes a link to a video clip of students in a tornado drill. Ten question interactive review at the end with answers to self check. ©2017 HappyEdugator.

Your kids will be proud of their superpowers with this editable superhero award set for the end of the year. The set includes four different boys and four different girls for each award. There is an end of year award for each of the following: Star Reader Star Writer Star Historian Star Scientist Star Athlete Star Artist Star Musician Star Citizen Just fill in by adding text boxes above the lines and typing in name, date, and teacher. This way you can use your own font and style for the lettering. There is also a blank award certificate for each style so you can put in your own words by just adding a textbox and typing in what you want. Your little superheroes will love these, and so will their parents.

Bald Eagles - Fun Facts About Eagles PowerPoint. Learn about bald eagles! This American Bald Eagle PowerPoint has interesting and fun facts about the life of an eagle. Students will learn about two subspecies of bald eagles, and engaging facts about eagle characteristics, abilities, and behavior. They will discover eagle habitat, eagle adaptations, and how they raise their young. Informational text can be used to introduce or supplement a forest theme unit or a unit about the zoo, eagles, or American symbols and animals. Engage students and grab their attention, or build background knowledge for reading books with eagles. Includes links to websites about eagle sounds, short videos all about eagles, and the DC Eagle Cam. Students will enjoy studying about bald eagles around patriotic holidays and events, since the bald eagle is the national bird of the U.S.A. Great summer activity as well, or use in a summer camp around the 4th of July. - HappyEdugator

Learn all about the 7 New Wonders of the World with this 21 slide PowerPoint presentation. Gives background information about the amazing structures built around the world that were voted to be the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007. Includes slides on the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, Christ the Redeemer, the Colosseum, Chichen Itza, Machu Picchu, and Petra. Also includes slides of some of the finalists in the competition, such as the Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, Easter Island, Stonehenge, Red Square and the Kremlin, the Acropolis, Angkor Wat, and the Sydney Opera House. Great for cultural literacy. ©2017 HappyEdugator.

John Glenn was an American astronaut hero that your students should know. This PowerPoint about his life will help your students understand his accomplishments as a WWII and Korean war veteran, a test pilot, an astronaut, a businessman, and a senator. 21 engaging slides with sound and animations. ©2017 HappyEdugator. This product is the intellectual property of Deborah Hayes aka HappyEdugator.

Your students will love this fun and interactive community helpers game. This is a PowerPoint game of Who Am I. Students get three clues to guess the job of the community helper. There are 14 different workers represented. Students have to figure out who it is from clues about where they work, what they wear, what vehicles they drive, and what tools they use. Fun for review or assessment. Project on your whiteboard or Smartboard, or use it at a computer center. No prep. Easy to use. This is a fun way to increase your students' vocabulary. To play: Put in slide show mode, and click on the slide to reveal the clues. Students make guesses after each clue. After the three clues have been revealed, click again for the answer to check. ©2017 HappyEdugator.

Christmas Gift Writing Paper - Lined Paper - Christmas Present Theme. Eight different Christmas gift designs, two different sizes of lines for writing at different ability levels. Students will have fun writing with cute little gifts and presents to inspire them. - Enjoy! HappyEdugator

ELF Writing Paper - Lined Paper - Elf Theme. Eight different Elf designs, two different sizes of lines for writing at different ability levels. Students will have fun writing with cute little elves to inspire them. - Enjoy! HappyEdugator

SANTA Writing Paper - Lined Paper - Santa Theme. Eight different Santa designs, two different sizes of lines for writing at different ability levels. Students will have fun writing with cute little Santa to inspire them. - Enjoy! HappyEdugator

REINDEER Writing Paper - Lined Paper - Reindeer Theme. Eight different reindeer designs, two different sizes of lines for writing at different ability levels. Students will have fun writing with some cute little reindeer to inspire them. - Enjoy! HappyEdugator

Have your students learn about holidays around the world and write acrostic poems about how people celebrate Christmas around the world. Includes informational text about ten different countries around the world and how they celebrate Christmas. You may wish to have students do additional research to write their poems. These are fun and easy to use for differentiation. You can choose longer or shorter poems for students, or you can give them choice. You can also require either words, phrases, or complete sentences on the lines. You can decide to rhyme or not. They do require some critical thinking and creativity. They make a great display, too. - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

Christmas Digital paper. Stripes, Plaids Dots and more! Use these photos of different kinds of Christmas patterns print fabric and flannel in your digital creations. Great to dress up your holiday decor. Add these digital papers or photo backgrounds to posters, PowerPoint presentations, etc. or print out for backgrounds to display work, Use for wallpaper and wrapping paper or scrap book. Personal and commercial use okay as long as you credit my store. I took these photos on my iPhone 6+. 12 photos, 300 dpi, 12 x 12. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

Christmas Digital paper. Stripes, Plaids! Use these photos of different kinds of Christmas patterns print fabric and flannel in your digital creations. Great to dress up your holiday decor. Add these digital papers or photo backgrounds to posters, PowerPoint presentations, etc. or print out for backgrounds to display work, Use for wallpaper and wrapping paper or scrap book. Personal and commercial use okay as long as you credit my store. I took these photos on my iPhone 6+. 12 photos, 300 dpi, 12 x 12. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

Use these photos of different kinds of Christmas Snowflake print fabric in your digital creations. Great to dress up your holiday decor. Add these digital papers or photo backgrounds to posters, PowerPoint presentations, etc. or print out for backgrounds to display work, Use for wallpaper and wrapping paper or scrap book. Personal and commercial use okay as long as you credit my store. I took these photos on my iPhone 6+. 12 photos, 300 dpi, 12 x 12. Set 2 of 2. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

Use these photos of different kinds of Christmas Snowflake print fabric in your digital creations. Great to dress up your holiday decor. Add these digital papers or photo backgrounds to posters, PowerPoint presentations, etc. or print out for backgrounds to display work, Use for wallpaper and wrapping paper or scrap book. Personal and commercial use okay as long as you credit my store. I took these photos on my iPhone 6+. 12 photos, 300 dpi, 12 x 12. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

Thanksgiving: History of Thanksgiving. Presents how the American holiday of Thanksgiving got started from the Pilgrims to how it is celebrated today. What is Thanksgiving? Who were the Pilgrims? Covers the voyage of the Mayflower, the landing at Plymouth, the Mayflower Compact, the menu of the first Thanksgiving, how Thanksgiving became a holiday, traditions of the feast and Black Friday, Thanksgiving parades and football. - HappyEdugator

Students should have a growth mindset and think positive! This set of 3 bookmarks will be inspirational. You get four color bookmarks to a 8 1/2 x 11 page. Motivational quotes on the power of positive thinking. The first bookmark is Think Strong... stop being afraid of what could go wrong and think of what could go right. The second bookmark says We Can Do Hard Things...and gives a list of positive thinking alternatives. The last bookmark says Keep Calm and Stay Positive...Positivity is the key to Learning. Print out on card stock and laminate for durability. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

This is a quick print and go pack with fun vocabulary activities to use for Election Day. Includes: study guide with 21 words and definitions, a vocabulary matching sheet, a word search, a fill in the blank informational text, a persuasive writing sheet on issues, and election word scramble with and writing prompt. The vocabulary matching worksheet can also be used as a vocabulary test. These Election Day activities are a good supplement to your unit on the voting process. Keys included. Have a great Election Day! - HappyEdugator ©2016 HappyEdugator.

All about hurricanes! Information on how these storms develop - hurricane structure, their effects, and how they are tracked, and more. Includes: What is a hurricane? What is the structure of a hurricane? How does a hurricane form? Where and when do hurricanes form? What are the effects of hurricanes? What are the differences between hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones? What is the hurricane classification scale? What is the hurricane strength scale? Evacuation/ Preparation Watches and Warnings, Warning Flags How hurricanes are named Forecasting and tracking - HappyEdugator

The narrative poem The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes is a classic ghost story romance that students love. Middle school and high school students enjoy reading "The Highwayman" especially around Halloween. Includes slides on plot, characters, vocabulary, and literary elements. The poem is presented in verses, slide by slide. Students can take turns reading it. After reading, there is a writing response and a link to a ten minute video of this ballad poem set to music. Enjoy! - HappyEdugator