FREE Months of the Year and Days of the Week Abbreviations. 2 Posters. Print these out and display or project them on your whiteboard. Includes a poster for the months of the year and their abbreviations, and a poster for the days of the week and their abbreviations. Great for student notebooks, too. Valentine Heart themed background. Good for test prep. Enjoy! HappyEdugator

How to Enjoy Poetry by James Dickey Organizational Chart. Graphic Organizer for the essay How to Enjoy Poetry by James Dickey.Sequencing activity. Includes a blank organizational chart for recording Dickey's tips for reading, a list of his reading tips which can be cut in strips and mixed up, and answer key. Students glue strips in the correct sequential order on the chart.

FREE Poster for Successful Teachers. The “That Man is a Success” by Robert Louis Stevenson adapted for teachers… made into a poster or you can print out as a card for teacher inspiration, motivation, and appreciation. Great to use as a gift tag for new teachers or retiring teachers, or frame it and make it a gift in itself. 2017 HappyEdugator

Speech Presentation - Teacher Evaluation Sheet. Easy checklist to assess a student's performance when making a speech or presentation. Assess whether student exceeds, meets, or does not meet standards for organization, staying on topic, supporting ideas, logical arguments, appropriate sources, voice clarity and volume, etc. Has a column for N/A, so it may be used to evaluate an expository or persuasive speech. Nice to use on presentations given at the end of each grading period. - HappyEdugator

Christmas Gift Coupons and Bookmarks! A variety of gift coupons that you can give to your students as a Christmas gift, along with six different styles of bookmarks that you can use to give students, parents and other staff members this holiday season! Merry Christmas!

How to Enjoy Poetry by James Dickey Organisational Chart. Graphic Organiser for the essay How to Enjoy Poetry by James Dickey. Sequencing activity. Includes a blank organisational chart for recording Dickey's tips for reading, a list of his reading tips which can be cut in strips and mixed up, and answer key. Students glue strips in the correct sequential order on the chart.

Vocabulary Builder Chart. A vocabulary graphic organizer chart you can use to help your students build their vocabulary. Students can look up the definition and a sentence from the story in which the word was used.

Vocabulary - Vocabulary Lists, Activities, and Tests for a Year Sample. The first three weeks! If you like it, you may purchase the entire set which includes 102 pages of vocabulary activities for the whole year! Middle School level and up. Weekly Vocabulary lists, Weekly Homework practice and vocabulary activities, a HW checklist, and Weekly Tests with answer keys for the entire year! There are 8 weekly assignments for the 1st quarter, 6 for the 2nd quarter, 8 for the 3rd quarter and 6 for the end of the year. Words selected are those most often seen on standardized tests. Files are editable Word documents. First lists of each quarter stress root words and affixes. Students learn parts of speech as well. Just print out the handout and give to students at the beginning of the week, check off their homework practice as they complete the activities, and give them the test on Friday. Have everything ready to go at the beginning of the year. Try it out!

2015 Calendar - Free! Enjoy!

Christmas Gift Coupons and Bookmarks! A variety of gift coupons that you can give to your students as a Christmas gift, along with six different styles of bookmarks that you can use to give students, parents and other staff members this holiday season! Merry Christmas! - HappyEdugator

Rebus Puzzles 2 - a fun critical thinking activity. Figure out the word puzzles. Great to do with partners, or use as a warm up. Print and go, Works especially well for gifted and talented students who enjoy challenges, but will work with other student populations as well. Also includes a blank rebus puzzle sheet for students to create their own. Enjoy! - Happyedugator

Freak the Mighty Noughts and Crosses Board. A fun project or menu board to go with the book Freak the Mighty. UK version.

A. A. Milne Biography Activity and Constructed Response. A short nonfiction text for students to read, with questions about the selection and a constructed response question. Learn how Winnie the Pooh came into being. Supports more intensive reading of nonfiction text and more writing about the reading, citing text evidence. - HappyEdugator

100 Points Book Report Rubric for Fiction. A detailed book report guide that is easy to grade! This rubric for a book project on fiction will help students write a book review that is well-developed and thoughtful. Each section is detailed as to what is required, and the total points possible equals 100, making it easy to grade. The rubric is divided into 9 sections: the introduction, characters, plot, setting, theme, conclusion, composition structure, and paper format. Each section defines what is required in that section of the report, including the total points possible. Promote independent reading, critical thinking and organizational skills all at once. You can print out the picture and caption on the cover page and use as a poster in your room, too. This rubric is included in my Middle School Writing Rubrics BUNDLE

100 Points Book Report Rubric for Nonfiction. A detailed nonfiction book report guide that is easy to grade! This is a book report or book review rubric that very specifically sets the requirements for a book project on a nonfiction book. Based on a 100 points, it is easy to grade and students can self evaluate their work. It is similar in format to my 100 points fiction book report or book review rubric. Promote independent reading, critical thinking, and organizational skills all at the same time. Use the photo and caption on the cover sheet as a poster for your room, too. HappyEdugator

100 Points Research Paper Rubric. Writing a research paper? Use this detailed rubric for a research paper that is easy to grade! Specific standards based requirements for a research paper and will promote a high degree of performance. Based on a 100 points, It is easy to grade and students can self evaluate their work. Performance elements include: Purpose and Focus, Organisation and Development of Ideas, References and Documentation, Formatting, and Conventions. Promotes independent reading, critical thinking, organisational skills, writing style, and citing sources without plagiarism. - HappyEdugator

A Christmas Carol Subject and Predicate Worksheet. Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, this worksheet explains simple and complete predicates and subjects, and then students have to identify them in ten sentences that give facts about the story. No prep. Print and go. Key included.

A Christmas Carol Christmas Card Project. Christmas activity! Students will create a Christmas card based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Directions with rubric included on one sheet. No prep. Print and go. Enjoy! Merry Christmas!

Character Project and Adjectives List. Students create a fiction character for a new story. They must use 10+ adjectives from the provided list to create traits and an interesting personality for their character, and write detailed sentences to describe. Students will also make a drawing to describe what their character looks like. Included is the project handout with directions, an adjective list, and a writing checklist. The adjective list and writing checklist are also useful for any creative writing activity. Great to help students develop a character which they later introduce in a narrative. Supports common core! - HappyEdugator

Multiple Intelligences Book Review. Multiple intelligence assignment menu for reviewing a book or story. Great differentiation. Students choose 5 boxes from the assignment menu and are also required to complete one reading response. Students may choose from verbal-linguistic, visual-spatial, musical-rhythmic, logical-mathematical, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, or naturalistic intelligences. - HappyEdugator