64 total pages of a turn key lesson on area and perimeter that is aligned with the Common Core State Standards 4.MD.3. 14-slide interactive teaching PowerPoint 13-page student work pages to accompany PowerPoint for guided learning 39-Area and Perimeter Task Cards (plus 36 answer cards) Grade 4: Measurement & Data: Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements: 3: Students will learn to apply the area and perimeter formulas for rectangles in real world and mathematical problems. For example, find the width of a rectangular room given the area of the flooring and the length, by viewing the area formula as a multiplication equation with an unknown factor.

Winter themed Boogle Word Search. Goes great with my Waiting for Winter -- Snowflake Science lesson! 41 cards in all. Students love this fast-paced game for work student and spelling and reading reinforcement. Word Seek -- Boggle is great for whole class or partner play, early finishers, literacy centers, bell ringers and warm-ups. Boggle can even be given as homework. The rules are easy: • Players have three minutes to find as many words as they can on a 3 x 3 • grid. • Players have four minutes to find as many words as they can on 3 x 4 and 4 x 4 grids. Players have five minutes to find as many words on a 5 x 5 grid Word letters must be adjoining in a chain. (Letters in the chain may be adjacent horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Words must contain at least three letters. Scoring: The first two letters of each word do not count for score. Each player gets 1 point for each letter after the second. For example: • won = 1 point • come = 2 points • change = 3 points Word Seek is great for partner play, early finishers, literacy centers, bell ringers and warm-ups.

Students love this fast-paced game for work student and spelling and reading reinforcement. Word Seek -- Boggle is great for whole class or partner play, early finishers, literacy centers, bell ringers and warm-ups. Boggle can even be given as homework. The rules are easy: • Players have three minutes to find as many words as they can on a 3 x 3 • grid. • Players have four minutes to find as many words as they can on 3 x 4 and 4 x 4 grids. Players have five minutes to find as many words on a 5 x 5 grid Word letters must be adjoining in a chain. (Letters in the chain may be adjacent horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Words must contain at least three letters. Scoring: The first two letters of each word do not count for score. Each player gets 1 point for each letter after the second. For example: • won = 1 point • come = 2 points • change = 3 points Word Seek is great for partner play, early finishers, literacy centers, bell ringers and warm-ups.

This No Prep Novel Unit is for use with Louis Sachar’s Sideways Stories from Wayside School and contains 39-template pages of interactive, cross-curricular and engaging activities -- all standards-aligned. This print-and-go unit contains interactive journal pages, comprehension, literary analysis and a whole lot more. Differentiated for use with the whole class. #1 Cover #2 Questions Along the Way #3 In My Opinion #4 Story Connectors #5 Character Analysis: Sharie, Todd and Bebe #6 Character Analysis: Calvin, Maurecia and Myron #7 Character Analysis: Jason, Paul and Rondi #8 Character Analysis: Deedee, Sammy and Dana #9 Character Analysis: D.J., John and Leslie #10 Character Analysis: Miss Zarves, Ron and Kathy #11 Mrs. Gorf, Mrs. Jewls and Joe #12 The Three Erics, Allison and Dameon #13 Jenny, Joy and Terrence #14 Nancy, Stephen and Louis #15 Blank Template #16 Interactive Notebook Pocket #17 Inferring Character Feelings #18 Correct the Errors #19 Character Conflicts #20 Dictionary Skills Activity #21 Quick Write Compare and Contrast #22 Story Summary #23 Character Changes from Beginning to End #24 Text to Text: Connecting Fiction Texts #25 My Thoughts While Reading Template #26 Comprehension Quiz 1 #27 Comprehension Quiz 2 #28 Inferring Character Feelings #29 Inferring Differently #30 My Inference #31 Cause and Effect #32 Compare and Contract Two Characters #33 Think, Question and Analyze #34 Sideways Stories from Wayside School In Brief #35 Louis Sachar’s Humor #36 Book Review #37 Lights, Camera, Action #38 Sensory Effects #39 Rubric for Constructed Response Questions Check out my blog: http://www.luckyjenny.com/blog-reading-all-around.html Follow me on Pinterest (and join my group boards): https://www.pinterest.com/epinotti/ email: eac913@yahoo.com

This is an engaging No Prep Unit for Groundhog’s Day that includes: Readers’ Theater scripts, Science Literacy and Comprehension activity, vocabulary, labeling, story writing, graphic organizers and more. 19-pages of fun!

Can you Name 4 states that begin with the letter "S" in 30 seconds? Can you Name 4 types of precipitation? Can you Name 4 parts of the sun? Engaging game for the entire class, as a,center activity, or for partner play. The premise is simple – a team or student draws a card and answers the question by naming four. Questions based on information students need to know for school success in 5th Grade. There are: 81 – History/Social Studies Cards 45 – Science Cards 63- Math Cards 45 – English/Language Arts Cards

PowerPoint and Lesson Manual. Experiments, activities, student templates, observation sheets, snowmen and matter, compare and contrast template, guided reading activity and more! Everything an elementary student needs to know about matter. Common Core State Standards aligned for 2nd and 3rd English Language Arts Next Generation Science Standards 2-PS1-1 Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties. 2-PS1-2 Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose. 2-PS1-3 Make observations to construct an evidence-based account of how an object made of a small set of pieces can be disassembled and made into a new object. 2-PS1-4 Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.

This workbook includes 110 pages of drills, interactive notebook pages ideas and more. Ask any teacher above the 4th grade what the one thing is students must know to be successful in math and the answer will be most likely be the same: math fact fluency. The purpose of the lessons in Multiplication Made Easy is twofold: to help students learn multiplication facts accurately and to help students learn facts with automaticity. At the first level, students can produce math facts when they have time to think and concentrate. The second level allows them to simply produce facts – automatically -- with both speed and accuracy. Some people say they simply can’t learn math facts – they have tried and they can’t; however, if one can learn to sing the Happy Birthday song, or Row, Row, Row Your Boat or any other song and can recall it instantaneously when needed – then that same person can indeed learn their math facts. Fluency practice helps with fact development and having the ability to automatically regurgitate math facts paves the way for future math success. This can be achieved by using the lessons in Multiplication Made Easy to chunk away at math fact mastery. Once you and your child feel he or she is proficient with chunking pages move to on to the Multiplication in a Minute lessons and math fact fluency will be attained!

This is a 37-page Project-Based Learning Unit were student work cooperatively and independently to create their own government. This unit fosters 21st Century Learning Skills, is aligned with the Common Core State Standards and culminates in students deciding on a classroom government structure. In this unit students will learn The Basic Forms of Government How to Research and Create a Video How to Storyboard How to Discern Creditable Information from the Internet Research and Inquiry Skills Writing Process Skills How to think critically Technology Skills Cooperation Communication Table of Contents Project Explanation “The Ruling Class Project” page 4 “Who Rules” Student Worksheet page 5 “Before You Begin” Browsing the Web Worksheet pages 6-7 “Where are They?” Internet Search Practice Sheet on Various Governments – Then and Now pages 8—11 “Types of Government” Worksheet with explanations on Autocracy, Democracy, Theocracy, Oligarchy, Totalitarian, Dictatorship and Anarchy pages 12-14 Student Reference and Internet Resources Page page 15 “Our Classroom Government” Worksheet page 16 Create a Public Service Announcement Standards and Student Outcome Page page 17 PSA Checklist and Student/Teacher Monitoring Notes page 18 “My Classroom Government Planning Sheet” Worksheet page 19 “Research Template” and Fact Sheet Citation Page page 20 Public Service Announcement Script Outline Page 21 Script or Screenplay Writing 101 – A Quick and Dirty Guide to a Screenplay Page 22-23 Storyboard Information Sheet that Can Be Used as a Close Reading Assignment Page 24 “Storyboard Template” – Copy Multiple for Each Student Page 25 “Now What?” Instructions on What to Do Next Page 26 “Was I Convinced” Peer PSA Video Watching Review – Multiple for Each Student Page 27 “Name That Government Type” Group Quiz Page 28 “PSA Self-Reflection Sheet” Page 29 Answer Sheets Page 30-37

This No Prep Book Unit is based on “The Salmon” and contains 39-pages of interactive, cross-curricular and engaging activities -- all standards-aligned. This print-and-go unit contains interactive journal pages, a review of Cinderella Elements, essays, social studies assignments, quizzes and a whole lot more. Differentiated for use with the whole class. Table of Contents Cinderella Elements #1: The Salmon Princess Problem Solution Interactive Notebook Page #2: The Salmon Princess Character Traits RL.3 #3: Character Traits RL.3 #4: Critical Thinking Literature Questions Interactive Notebook Page #5: Ask and Answer Questions on Illustrations RL.7 #6: Inferring RL.6 #7: The Salmon Princess – What do you think? RL.1 and 3 #8: Problem/Solution Interactive Notebook Page RL.5 #9: Critical Thinking Questions #10: About The Salmon Princess RL 1 and 2 #11: Recounting The Salmon Princess #12: Character Motivation and Evidence RL.5 #13: Visualize the Future #14 The Salmon Princess: Character Conflicts RL.1 and 3 #15 Sentence Sorting RL.2 1, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7, 2 #16 From Sentence Sorting to Essay Writing RL1 and 2 #17: Quick Write: Compare and Contrast RL.9 #18: Text-to-Text RL.9 #19: I Can Answer Questions About the Text RL.1 #20: Notes to Author: Critical Thinking Activity #21: Moral RL.2 #22: Inferring RL.6 #23 Retell the Story through your Favorite Drawings RL.7 #24: Cause and Effect #25: The The Salmon Princess Report Card #26: The The Salmon Princess Book Review #27: Non-Fiction Quick Write – Southeastern Alaska #28: Non-Fiction Quick Write – Abut the Author Rubric for Constructed Response Check out my blog: http://www.luckyjenny.com/blog-reading-all-around.html Follow me on Pinterest (and join my group boards): https://www.pinterest.com/epinotti/ email: eac913@yahoo.com

The non-fiction Common Core aligned readings and primary source Document Pamphlet series: Discovering America is designed to help students read for information and think critically while forming their own ideas about why history happened. Students and adults alike will discover history by looking at artifacts constructed by the very people who shaped the United States of America. Perfect for any classroom, from Fifth Grade to college, this series engages readers and prompts them to think critically and divergently by analyzing and synthesizing information, questioning and reflecting…all to gain a deeper understanding of how the U.S was formed and how policy decisions were derived. In this edition, students discover the intelligent and pervasive John Adams. Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for literacy across history – “John Adams: Non-Fiction Readings” will engage students and non-students alike as they discover American history.

198 Pages Five Minutes to Fluency and Comprehension is a research-based program that easily fits into any busy school day. Five minutes, from start to finish, as students peer read, one and two minute strategically worded passages and stories, partner review and then provide instant feedback. Five Minutes to Fluency and Comprehension offers a quick, simple and inexpensive way to increase fluency and comprehension. The program is for classroom use, but can easily be incorporated into take home or parent involvement activities. The instructions are easy to follow, best of all, Five Minutes to Fluency and Comprehension is easy to differentiate, adapt as close readings and effortlessly incorporate Response to Intervention into a whole class or individual setting. Table of Contents Instructions for Fluency Letter Pages 5 Instructions for Fluency Practice for a Group or Class 6 A Few Words About Reading Instruction 9 Practice Passages: Letters to Words 11 Short “a” Letter Page 12 Short “e” Letter Page 14 Short “i” Letter Page 16 Short “o” Letter Page 18 Short “u” Letter Page 20 Long “a” Letter Page 22 Long “e” Letter Page 24 Long “i” Letter Page 26 Long “o” Letter Page 28 Long “u” Letter Page 30 “c” Letter Page 32 “m” Letter Page 34 “p” Letter Page 36 “f” Letter Page 38 “b” Letter Page 40 “ar” Letter Page 42 “ar” and “ur” Letter Page 44 “ow” Letter Page 46 Passages 49 High Frequency Words 50 Fluency “ir”, “or” and “our” 56 Fluency Words “long e spelled y” 58 Fluency Words “Contractions” 61 Fluency Words “Consonant Pairs” 64 Fluency “th” Words 67 Fluency “s” or “es” Words 70 Fluency Soft “c” and “s” Words 73 Fluency Words “Compound Words” 76 Fluency Words “f”, “ff” and “ough” 79 Fluency Words “w”, “wh” and “h” 82 Fluency Words “More High Frequency Words” 85 Fluency Words ”Even More HFW” 88 Fluency “Words, Words, Words” 91 Fluency “Words Again” 94 Fluency “Words Revisited” 97 Fluency “More Words to Read 100 Fluency “The Other Sound of C 103 Fluency “Almost Last Set of Words” 106 Fluency “Last Set of Words” 109 Fluency “Action Words” 112 Fluency “Things” 113 Fluency D, F and G Words 114 Words to Read and Know 115 Fluency First Hundred 116 Fluency First Hundred – Part 2 117 Fluency First Hundred – Part 3 118 Vowels 119 Fluency Short Vowels “a” 121 Fluency Short Vowels “e” 123 Fluency Short Vowel “I” 125 Fluency Short Vowel “o” 127 Fluency Short Vowel “u” 129 Fluency Long Vowels “a” 131 Fluency Long “e” 133 Fluency Long “I” 135 Fluency Long “o” Words 137 Fluency Long “u” Words 139 Passages 141 Story Passages 179 Inventory Sheets and Logs 191! !

Counter the December Dilemma with rich lessons and links on Christmas, the Native American Miwok Big Time Festival, Ramadan, Hanukkah, Christmas, traditions and holidays in general in a culturally competent context. Also included: an original story about a group of children who combine their holidays into one that focuses on the central themes of all: peace, good will to men and hope. Table of Contents #1 Countering the December Dilemma Photos for Brainstorm – Fourth of July #3 Miwok Big Time #4 Student Page: Indian Grinding Rock #5 Photo for Indian Grinding Rock Activity #6 Student Page: Chaw’se #7 Student Page: Miwok Roundhouse #8 Hanukkah #9 Student Page: The Dreidel #10 Student Page: Make a Dreidel #11 Ramadan #12 Student Page: Ramadan #13 Student Page: Good Deed Quilt #14 Kwanzaa #15 Student Page: Kwanzaa #16: Christmas #17 Student Page: The Origin of the Christmas Tree #18 Student Page: My Christmas Tree Origin Story #19: Student Page: Traditions I Do #20 Student Page: My Traditions Comic Strip #21 Holiday RAFT Assignment #22 What is a R.A.F.T.? #23 RAFT Rubric #24 My Investigation #25 Holiday Cutouts for My Investigation #26 Holiday Cutouts for My Investigation #27 Kwanmisadomakuh Big Time: Literature Unit Original Illustrated Story Common Core Aligned Literature Study Worksheets

This is a novel study and unit for Little Women Part 1 . It is cross-curricular and Common Core State Standards-aligned. The activities are differentiated and designed to help struggling students understand the content of the novel with chapter-by-chapter reading fluency drills that may also be used as close reading assignments. Also included are cross-curricular science and social studies activities. The chapter “Think and Writes” are great stand alone assignments but are also perfect for Daily Reading and Writing Warm-Up. Table of Contents Introduction page 5 Character List page 6 Chapter by Chapter Think and Writes Chapter 1: Compare and Contrast page 8 Chapter 1: Active Reading Making Inferences pages 9‐10 Chapter 2: Historical Context: Non‐Fiction pages 11‐14 Chapter 3: Critical Thinking page 15 Chapter 4: Character Burdens page 16 Chapter 5: Character Traits and Motives page 17 Chapter 6: Critical Thinking page 18 Chapter 7: Civil War Critical Thinking page 19 Chapter 8: The Ideal of Womanhood – Women in the 1860s page 20 Chapter 9: Social Studies Tie‐In Reading and Writing page 21‐23 Chapter 10: The P.C. and the P.O. and Your Life page 24 Chapter 11: Real World Tie‐In Transcendentalists page 25 Chapter 12: Camp Laurence – Your Life page 26 Chapter 13: Foreshadowing page 27 Chapter 13: Literature and Your Life page 28 Chapter 14: Your Future Dreams – Your Castles page 29 Chapter 15: Questions with Personal Tie‐In page 30 Chapter 16: Your Letter to Marmee page 31 Chapter 17: Penicillin: Science Tie‐In page 32 Chapter 17: Science Experiment – Growing Mold page 33 Chapter 18: My Dark Event page 34 Chapter 19: Conflict and Graphic Novel Activity page 35 Chapter 20: Confidential: My Bundle of Naughties page 36 Chapter 21: Critical Thinking page 37 Chapter 22: What Would My Gift’s Be page 38 Chapter 23: My Predictions for the Future page 39 My Little Notebook Instructions page 40‐56 1. Literary Terms: Throughout the reading. 2. What is Your Favorite Literary Term and Why – Halfway through the reading 3. Write and Think: You and the Novel. Which Character Are You Most Like? – After Chapter 10 4. What I Think: Are the Character’s Likeable? – Anytime after Chapter 3 (you may want to include this page twice and have students re‐do it at the end of the story and compare to see if their perspective changed). 5. Social Studies Tie‐In: Feminist Literature Non‐Fiction Read and Write – Anytime after Chapter 14 (2‐3 days) 6. Non‐Fiction Tie‐In: Orchard House – The Home of

“Thomas Jefferson: Views on Slavery and Framing Independence” is part of the non-fiction, Common Core State Standards aligned readings and primary source document pamphlet series: Discovering America. This is an interactive reader designed to help students read for information and think critically as they form their own thoughts and opinions about United States history. This series allows students to explore history by looking at and interpreting artifacts constructed by the people and events that made history. Perfect for any classroom, from guided Fifth Grade through college, this series engages students and prompts them to think for themselves, question, reflect and gain a deeper understanding of the events that shaped the United States of America. Students will experience an inside glimpse of Founding Father Thomas Jefferson – in all of his historical glory and flawed humanity. This publication is aligned with the Common Core State Standards and covers anchor standards as well as standards on writing, reading and literacy across the curriculum. Students analyze source documents and determine historical outcomes from the words and workings of the people who made history Table of Contents Interpreting a Source Document Instructions page 7 Declaration of Independence Notes page 8 Letter to Henry Lee page 9‐10 Thomas Jefferson page 12 Annotated: Little Journeys To the Homes of the Great page 13 Letter to John Randolph, August 25, 1775 page 23 Letter to John Randolph, November 29, 1775 page 26 Letter to Benjamin Franklin, August 13, 1777 page 28 Drafting the Declaration page 30 Towards Independence page 37 Annotated from Thomas Jefferson’s Memoir, Correspondence and Miscellanies page 37 Thomas Jefferson and Slavery page 48 Acknowledgments page 57 Notes on Answers page 58

This No Prep Unit includes printables and passages that can easily stand alone or serve as springboards for discussion and expansion. They are November and Thanksgiving themed and most are matched with downable video or interactive clips. This Print and Go unit contains social studies activities, Common Core State Standards aligned English Language Arts and math lessons, art projects, school culture and hope projects, math task cards, a science experiment and an all new Wampanoag Cinderella story with an huge interactive notebook literary component to help deepen student understanding of literary elements and the Wampanoag culture. Themes included: Veteran's Day, Hope, Thanks, Wampanoag and more. Center activities also included -- along with Math Task Cards -- centered on grade 5 but may be used with 4th through 6th grade students. Please look for other Print-and-Go units at www.luckyjenny.com.

Differentiated book unit for Fair, Brown and Trembling, a Cinderella story by Jude Daly. No prep printables and companion lessons that are engaging, interactive and perfect for every level of learner. Complete with interactive notebook pages, quizzes and a whole lot more. Common Core State Standard aligned. Table of Contents Cinderella Elements #1 Draw A Title Page #2 Questions Along the Way #3 In My Opinion #4 Constructed Response Questions #5 Story Connectors #6 Character Analysis #7 Math Connections #8 Make Up My Own World Problems #9 Correct the Grammar Errors #10 Comprehension Questions #11 Character Conflicts #12 Sentence Sorting #13 Sentence Sorting to Essay Writing Enrichment #14 Dictionary Skills #15 Quick Write: Compare and Contrast #16 About the Author #17 Story Summary #18 Character Changes #19 Text to Text – Cross Fiction Story Analysis #20 My Thoughts While Reading… #21 Inferring Character Feelings #22 Cause and Effect #23 Compare and Contrast – Cinderella and Trembling #24 Think, Question, Analyze #25 Fair, Brown and Trembling Report Card #26 Fair, Brown and Trembling Book Review #27 Sentence Sorting Traditional Cinderella #28 Lights, Camera, Action Answers