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Our shop is really "two shops in one". John teaches high school anatomy and physiology, so his products are curriculum-based lessons, units, and bundles that help teach these subjects in an engaging way. Carol is an elementary school teacher, having taught grades from kindergarten to sixth grade. She makes lessons, units, and bundles that teach all elementary school subjects, and is now focusing on Google based lessons using technology in the classroom.

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Our shop is really "two shops in one". John teaches high school anatomy and physiology, so his products are curriculum-based lessons, units, and bundles that help teach these subjects in an engaging way. Carol is an elementary school teacher, having taught grades from kindergarten to sixth grade. She makes lessons, units, and bundles that teach all elementary school subjects, and is now focusing on Google based lessons using technology in the classroom.
Cardiovascular System Notes - Heart Diseases Powerpoint Presentation
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Cardiovascular System Notes - Heart Diseases Powerpoint Presentation

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This 15 slide power point presentation covers the fourth part of my unit on the Cardiovascular System for a high school Anatomy & Physiology or Biology course. It includes descriptions of heart disease risk factors, heart disease, infarctions, heart attacks, fibrillation, bradycardia, and stenosis. It also includes a review of the first three parts of my Cardiovascular System power point presentations (Blood Vessels, The Heart, and Physiology of the Heart). This is a good continuation to the Cardiovascular System and can be modified to fit your classroom needs. Filled with diagrams and pictures to enhance learning this editable power point presentation provides a great opportunity for students to take Cornell style notes. Students of any level including English Learners, EL, as well as more advanced students will benefit from this presentation. If you like this product please check back soon as we will be posting more in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns about any part of one of our products please let us know and we will be happy to work with you. Thank you! Team Beaumont
Skeletal System Notes Bone Fractures & Disorders Powerpoint Presentation
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Skeletal System Notes Bone Fractures & Disorders Powerpoint Presentation

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Skeletal System Notes Bone Fractures & Disorders Powerpoint Presentation : This 22 slide power point presentation covers the third part of my Skeletal System Unit of the human body which can be used in an Anatomy/Physiology class and can also be used in Biology. This power point covers bone fractures and repair, and bone and joint disorders. Filled with diagrams and pictures to enhance learning this editable power point is great for note taking skills for students of any level including English Learners, EL, as well as more advanced students. This product includes a power point presentation beginning with a review of part 1 & 2 of my Skeletal System Unit with an opportunity for students to take Cornell style notes. This is a good continuation of my Skeletal System Unit or can be modified as a stand alone power point presentation on skeletal disorders. If you like this product please check back soon as we will be posting more in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns about any part of one of our products please let us know and we will be happy to work with you. Thank you! The Teacher Team
Greek Mythology Persephone and Demeter Packet
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Greek Mythology Persephone and Demeter Packet

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Text Dependent Questions, Writing Prompts, Character Analysis, Vocabulary Matching Worksheets and more! We have developed this week-long lesson on “Persephone and Demeter”. This complete lesson bundle contains everything needed to teach and assess the myth of Persephone and Demeter. It is Common Core aligned and created to facilitate “Depth of Knowledge” (DOK) for your students. The myth is originally written and is aligned to be used as a CLOSE Reading activity (not familiar with CLOSE reading? It’s okay, we have instructions and anchor charts to help you incorporate it into your teaching). You can use this unit in its entirety, or “pick and choose” the components to meet the needs of your students. This unit contains the following elements: • Persephone and Demeter Myth Reading Passage (originally written for upper elementary and middle school students; it is written with wide margins to facilitate annotation for CLOSE reading) • Allusion Poster for Persephone and Demeter • Character Analysis Activity • CLOSE Reading Anchor Chart (poster to hang to show the symbols used to annotate in close reading) • CLOSE Reading PowerPoint (Instructions on how to do teach CLOSE Reading if you are unfamiliar) • CLOSE Reading Annotation Bookmarks • CLOZE (fill in the blank) worksheet for students work on the skill of context clues, vocabulary development, comprehension attainment, or assessment • Writing Prompts, including Essential Questions (also can be used for assessment) • Tree Map Graphic Organizer (a Language Arts/ Grammar component to work on parts of speech) • Venn Diagram to Compare and Contrast • Vocabulary Words and Definitions Matching Activity If you like this product, please check back soon as we will be posting new products in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will promptly help you. You can send us a “Question” through our store or email us at theteacherteam@gmail.com The Teacher Team
Greek Mythology The Story of Arachne Packet
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Greek Mythology The Story of Arachne Packet

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Text Dependent Questions, Writing Prompts, Character Analysis, Vocabulary Matching Worksheets and more! We have developed this week-long lesson on “The Story of Arachne”. This complete lesson bundle contains everything needed to teach and assess the myth The Story of Arachne. It is Common Core aligned and created to facilitate “Depth of Knowledge” (DOK) for your students. The myth is originally written and is aligned to be used as a CLOSE Reading activity (not familiar with CLOSE reading? It’s okay, we have instructions and anchor charts to help you incorporate it into your teaching). You can use this unit in its entirety, or “pick and choose” the components to meet the needs of your students. This unit contains the following elements: • The Story of Arachne Myth Reading Passage (originally written for upper elementary and middle school students; it is written with wide margins to facilitate annotation for CLOSE reading) • Allusion Poster for Persephone and Demeter • Character Analysis Activity • CLOSE Reading Anchor Chart (poster to hang to show the symbols used to annotate in close reading) • CLOSE Reading PowerPoint (Instructions on how to do teach CLOSE Reading if you are unfamiliar) • CLOSE Reading Annotation Bookmarks • CLOZE (fill in the blank) worksheet for students work on the skill of context clues, vocabulary development, comprehension attainment, or assessment • Writing Prompts, including Essential Questions (also can be used for assessment) • Tree Map Graphic Organizer (a Language Arts/ Grammar component to work on parts of speech) • Venn Diagram to Compare and Contrast • Vocabulary Words and Definitions Matching Activity If you like this product, please check back soon as we will be posting new products in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will promptly help you. You can send us a “Question” through our store or email us at theteacherteam@gmail.com The Teacher Team
Animal Research Report
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Animal Research Report

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Animal Report Packet for Primary Grades We have developed this report template and additional worksheets, organizers, tools and forms to use for your students to create, develop, write, edit, illustrate, present, and assess their animal report. This template can be for their formal report or utilized as a study guide to develop their report for them to type or write on their own. This packet contains the following: • Template includes: Topic, Introduction, Description, Habitat/ Special Characteristics, Life Cycles, Eating Habits, Predators/Prey, How Animal Protects Itself, Communication, Closely Related Relatives, Interesting and Unusual Facts, Would it make a good pet, and Conclusion. We have provided additional lined sheets to add additional information; copy as many as needed. • Templates for pictures, Maps, and Illustrations. • A page to help your students find information for their report. • Resource page and Bibliography Template- I use the Resource Page template because my students are not ready to learn the rules of a true bibliography, but if you teach bibliography skills I have included a template for you. • Tree Map Graphic Organizers for student planning and a blank Tree Map page if you’d like your students to draw their own map. • Note Taking page for students to take notes and a note taking page in bullet format. Copy as needed. • A Powerpoint page if you’d like your students to create a Powerpoint. • A Projects page if you’d like your students to create a project. • An Oral Presentation Information Sheet. • Rubrics- Performance Task for the Written Report, Powerpoint, Project, and Oral Reports. • Animal Report Checklist for students to check if all performance tasks are completed and included. • Editing and Revising Checklist. • Common Core Standards page that can be hung near the student reports on a bulletin board to cite the Common Core Writing Standard being taught. • Teacher Ideas. • Landscape worksheets - I recreated some of the graphic organizers and illustration sheets in landscape page orientation if you’d wish to substitute these pages for the portrait worksheets. If you like this product, please check back soon as we will be posting new products in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will promptly help you. Thank you! The Teacher Team Copyright 2013 Carol Beaumont All Rights Reserved by Author Permission to copy for single classroom use only Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.
Greek Mythology Athena and Poseidon  Close Reading Packet
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Greek Mythology Athena and Poseidon Close Reading Packet

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Text Dependent Questions, Writing Prompts, Character Analysis, Vocabulary Matching Worksheets and more! We have developed this week-long lesson on “Athena and Poseidon”. This complete lesson bundle contains everything needed to teach and assess the myth of Athena and Poseidon. It is Common Core aligned and created to facilitate “Depth of Knowledge” (DOK) for your students. The myth is originally written and is aligned to be used as a CLOSE Reading activity (not familiar with CLOSE reading? It’s okay, we have instructions and anchor charts to help you incorporate it into your teaching). You can use this unit in its entirety, or “pick and choose” the components to meet the needs of your students. This unit contains the following elements: • Athena and Poseidon Myth Reading Passage (originally written for upper elementary and middle school students; it is written with wide margins to facilitate annotation for CLOSE reading) • Allusion Poster for Athena and Poseidon • Character Analysis Activity • CLOSE Reading Anchor Chart (poster to hang to show the symbols used to annotate in close reading) • CLOSE Reading PowerPoint (Instructions on how to do teach CLOSE Reading if you are unfamiliar) • CLOSE Reading Annotation Bookmarks • CLOZE (fill in the blank) worksheet for students work on the skill of context clues, vocabulary development, comprehension attainment, or assessment • Writing Prompts, including Essential Questions (also can be used for assessment) • Tree Map Graphic Organizer (a Language Arts/ Grammar component to work on parts of speech) • Venn Diagram to Compare and Contrast • Vocabulary Words and Definitions Matching Activity If you like this product, please check back soon as we will be posting new products in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will promptly help you. You can send us a “Question” through our store or email us at theteacherteam@gmail.com The Teacher Team
Greek Mythology King Midas Close Reading Packet
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Greek Mythology King Midas Close Reading Packet

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Text Dependent Questions, Writing Prompts, Character Analysis, Vocabulary Matching Worksheets and more! We have developed this week-long lesson on King Midas and the Golden Touch. This complete lesson bundle contains everything needed to teach and assess the myth of King Midas. It is Common Core aligned and created to facilitate “Depth of Knowledge” (DOK) for your students. The myth is originally written and is aligned to be used as a CLOSE Reading activity (not familiar with CLOSE reading? It’s okay, we have instructions and anchor charts to help you incorporate it into your teaching). You can use this unit in its entirety, or “pick and choose” the components to meet the needs of your students. This unit contains the following elements: • King Midas and the Golden Touch Myth Reading Passage (originally written for upper elementary and middle school students; it is written with wide margins to facilitate annotation for CLOSE reading) • Allusion Poster for King Midas • Character Analysis Activity • CLOSE Reading Anchor Chart (poster to hang to show the symbols used to annotate in close reading) • CLOSE Reading PowerPoint (Instructions on how to do teach CLOSE Reading if you are unfamiliar) • CLOSE Reading Annotation Bookmarks • CLOZE (fill in the blank) worksheet for students work on the skill of context clues, vocabulary development, comprehension attainment, or assessment • Writing Prompts, including Essential Questions (also can be used for assessment) • Tree Map Graphic Organizer (a Language Arts/ Grammar component to work on parts of speech) • Venn Diagram to Compare and Contrast • Vocabulary Words and Definitions Matching Activity If you like this product, please check back soon as we will be posting new products in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will promptly help you. You can send us a “Question” through our store or email us at theteacherteam@gmail.com The Teacher Team
Country Research Report
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Country Research Report

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Country Report We have developed this report template to use for your students to create, develop, write, edit, illustrate, and assess your students’ country report. This template can be used as the actual formal report to be turned in, or you can utilize this template as a study guide or rough draft prior to your students typing the report. If you like this product, please check back soon as we will be posting new products in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will promptly help you. Thank you! The Teacher Team Copyright 2014 Carol Beaumont All Rights Reserved by Author Permission to copy for single classroom use only Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only.
Sheep Heart Dissection Lab - Anatomy
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Sheep Heart Dissection Lab - Anatomy

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This Sheep Heart Dissection Lab is part of my Cardiovascular - Circulatory System unit that covering the heart and cardiovascular system of the human body. This lab will cover 15 anatomical structures in the heart as well as 20 other discussion questions. This lab is very flexible as it will work for any level student from English Learner - EL - to more advanced students. This product includes a complete lab with answer key, a dissection checklist with instructions and an answer key, and a Heart Dissection Cognitive Content Dictionary with instructions. This lab usually lasts from lasts 3 – 4 days depending on your level of student. For any teacher looking for hands on, enrichment activities that will fully engage the student and promote discussion, this product is for you. If you like this product please check back soon as we will be posting more in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns about any part of one of our products please let us know and we will be happy to work with you. Thank you! Team Beaumont
Foreshadowing Lesson
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Foreshadowing Lesson

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This lesson is designed to teach the concept of foreshadowing in literature, why it’s used and how it’s used. This lesson can be used for English Language Learner (EL) as well as more advanced students. This lesson is designed to accompany the concept of foreshadowing in the Prentice Hall Literature series, Copper Level, for middle school students, but can be used as a stand-alone lesson as well. This product contains a seven slide power point presentation, a foreshadowing fill in chart using the students’ own examples from books they have read, and 3 student foreshadowing writing templates. The goal of this lesson was created to briefly describe the concept of foreshadowing, give some examples, and get the students thinking about examples that they have experienced in either books or movies. It is also designed to get students to be able to use the literary device of foreshadowing in their own writing. The powerpoint presentation is editable to meet the needs of your class. If you like this product, please check back soon as we will be posting new products in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will promptly help you. Thank you! The Teacher Team Copyright 2013 Carol Beaumont All Rights Reserved by Author Permission to copy for single classroom use only
Digestive System Teeth Lab
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Digestive System Teeth Lab

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This Examination of the Mouth and Teeth Lab is part of my Digestive System unit and can be used in an Anatomy/Physiology, Biology or Health class. This lab is very flexible as it will work for any level student from English Learner - EL - to more advanced students. This product includes procedures, a lab data sheet, and answer key. Students will work in partners to examine each others’ mouth and teeth. This lab usually lasts from lasts 1 class period and can possibly be finished for homework depending on your level of student. For any teacher looking for “hands on” enrichment activities that will fully engage the student and promote discussion, this product is for you. If you like this product please check back soon as we will be posting more in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns about any part of one of our products please let us know and we will be happy to work with you. Thank you! The Teacher Team
Reproductive System - Human Fetal Growth Lab
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Reproductive System - Human Fetal Growth Lab

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This lab is very flexible as it will work for any level student from English Learner - EL - to more advanced students. This product includes the Human Fetal Growth Lab, answer key, and general guidelines. This lab usually lasts for 1 to 2 days depending on the level of your students and how much time you devote to discussion and handout creation. For any teacher looking for “hands on” enrichment activities that will fully engage the student, this product is for you. If you like this product please check back soon as we will be posting more in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns about any part of one of our products please let us know and we will be happy to work with you. Thank you! The Teacher Team
Integumentary System (Skin) Notes Powerpoint Package
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Integumentary System (Skin) Notes Powerpoint Package

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This product contains 3 power point presentations that are part of my Integumentary System (Skin) Unit. The first presentation contains 15 slide power point slides which introduce the Integumentary (Skin) System of the human. The second presentation is a 14 slide ppt covering the accessory structures of the skin. It also includes a review of my Integumentary System ppt part 1. The third presentation is an 18 slide ppt covering functions, aging, and diseases of the skin. It also includes a review of part 1 and part 2 of my Integumentary system notes. Filled with diagrams and pictures to enhance learning these editable power points are great for note taking skills for students of any level including English Learners, EL, as well as more advanced students. This product includes an opportunity for students to take Cornell style notes and has a built in reviews. The presentations in this product can be purchased separately, but purchased together are a great value. If you like this product please check back soon as we will be posting more in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns about any part of one of our products please let us know and we will be happy to work with you. Thank you! Team Beaumont
Muscular System Unit
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Muscular System Unit

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This 11-12 day unit covers the Muscular System of the human body. This can be used in Anatomy/Physiology class and can also be used in Biology. Great for any level student from English Learner - EL - to more advanced students. This product includes the following: • 5 power point presentations with 3 for students to take Cornell style notes and 2 review power points that can be used on a daily basis for content reinforcement or test review • a day by day outline that can be modified for your classroom • A Muscle Tissue Prepared Slide Lab - with answer keys and materials lists • A Microscopic Examination of Muscle Tissue Lab - with answer keys and materials lists • A Vertical Jump Calculating Anaerobic Power Lab - with answer keys and materials lists • a unit test review power point and test review handout • a unit test with answer key, • a blank test answer sheet • a Muscular System crossword puzzle with answer key. Material is editable and can be modified to your needs. If you like this product please check back soon as we will be posting more in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns about any part of one of our products please let us know and we will be happy to work with you. Thank you! The Teacher Team
Scientific Method Activities
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Scientific Method Activities

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These Scientific Method Activities are a good way to introduce the Scientific Method. All 3 activities are very flexible and it will work for any level student from English Learner - EL - to more advanced students. This product includes a general guidelines page, a “Good Science Question” activity, and 2 Scientific Method Lab activities. These activities can be used for any science subject. For any teacher looking for “hands on” enrichment activities that will fully engage the student, this product is for you. If you like this product please check back soon as we will be posting more in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns about any part of one of our products please let us know and we will be happy to work with you. Thank you! The Teacher Team
Cell Organelle Notes Powerpoint Presentation
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Cell Organelle Notes Powerpoint Presentation

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This 19 slide power point presentation covers the cell organelles for a high school Biology or Anatomy/Physiology course. All of the main organelles in the cell are included such as nucleus, nucleolus, chromatin, mitochondria, plastids, ER, ribosomes, etc. Also included is a review of the cell theory and the cell membrane. This is good foundational information for a cell unit and is filled with diagrams and pictures to enhance learning. This power point is great for note taking skills for students of any level including English Learners, EL, as well as more advanced students. This product includes an opportunity for students to take Cornell style notes and is editable to accommodate your needs. If you like this product please check back soon as we will be posting more in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns about any part of one of our products please let us know and we will be happy to work with you. Thank you! The Teacher Team
Blood Crossword Puzzle
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Blood Crossword Puzzle

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This crossword puzzle is great for vocabulary building and is used during my Blood unit as a post test activity. This product includes the Blood Unit crossword puzzle and the answer key. This assignment is very flexible as it will work for any level student from English Learner - EL - to more advanced students. If you like this product please check back soon as we will be posting more in the near future. If you have any questions or concerns about any part of one of our products please let us know and we will be happy to work with you. Thank you! The Teacher Team
Prentice Hall Literature Sixth Grade Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles Unit 1-10
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Prentice Hall Literature Sixth Grade Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles Unit 1-10

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Prentice Hall Literature Sixth Grade Vocabulary Crossword Puzzles Unit 1-10 : I have developed these fun sixth grade crossword puzzles to teach, re-teach, practice, or assess vocabulary in the sixth grade Prentice Hall Literature, Copper Level textbook. *** You will need at least one copy of this book to read the stories containing these vocabulary words so students can understand the context of the words.*** We have created crossword puzzles for Units 1 through 10, incorporating all key vocabulary words and some additional supplemental literary vocabulary words. There are ten crossword puzzles and ten answer sheets within this product. I have used these puzzles to challenge students to enrich and engage learning. This important vocabulary development skill is a critical piece of education to support and align with the Common Core Standards for Language Arts under Language: Conventions, effective use and vocabulary, understanding words and their relationships, and acquisitions of new vocabulary. The words were used from the following units in the Prentice Hall Copper Level text: Unit 1: Growing and Changing Unit 2: Reaching Out Unit 3: Proving Yourself Unit 4: Seeing it Through Unit 5: Mysterious Worlds Unit 6: GENRE: Short Stories Unit 7: GENRE: Nonfiction Unit 8: Drama Unit 9: GENRE: Poetry Unit 10: The Oral Tradition
Houghton Mifflin 5th Grade Cloze Worksheet Full Year Bundle Themes 1-6
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Houghton Mifflin 5th Grade Cloze Worksheet Full Year Bundle Themes 1-6

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Houghton Mifflin 5th Grade Cloze Worksheet Full Year Bundle Themes 1-6 : This package contains Fifth Grade CLOZE (fill in the blank) worksheets to teach, re-teach, practice, or assess vocabulary in the fifth grade Houghton Mifflin anthologies from Themes 1- 6 (all themes for the entire year). Also included is the corresponding answer key for each worksheet. When we developed these worksheets we used all of the key vocabulary words and some supplemental words. Some of the words were used within the context of each story, and some of the words we used outside of the story’s context to challenge the students and their understanding of each word’s definition. Vocabulary development is a key focus area in the new Common Core Standards, because students must increase their knowledge of academic language by growing their vocabulary. These worksheets align with the Common Core Standards for Language Arts under Language: Conventions, effective use and vocabulary, understanding words and their relationships, and acquisition of new vocabulary. We included the key vocabulary words from the following anthologies: Grade 5 Theme 1 “Nature’s Fury” “Earthquake Terror” “Eye of the Storm: Chasing Storms with Warren Faidley” “Volcanoes” Theme 2 “Give It All You’ve Got” “Michelle Kwan: Heart of a Champion” “La Bamba” “The Fear Place” “Mae Jemson: Space Scientist” Theme 3 “Voices of the Revolution” “And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?” “Katie’s Trunk” “James Forten” Theme 4 “Person to Person” “Mariah Keeps Cool” “Mom’s Best Friend” “Yang the Second and Her Secret Admirers” “Dear Mr. Henshaw” Theme 5 “One Land, Many Trails” “A Boy Called Slow” “Pioneer Girl” “Black Cowboy, Wild Horses” “Elena” Theme 6“Animal Encounters” “The Grizzly Bear Family Book” “The Golden Lion Tamarin Comes Home” “My Side of the Mountain”
Houghton Mifflin Third Grade Full Year Cloze Worksheets and Crossword Puzzles
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Houghton Mifflin Third Grade Full Year Cloze Worksheets and Crossword Puzzles

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This resource aligns with the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) Reading series. The supplemental materials are third Grade Full Year Cloze Worksheets and Crossword Puzzles : This bundle combines 2 products into 1 for a great value! **** Note: this resource does not contain the stories in the HMH Reading textbook, so you'll need at least one copy of the textbook in order to have your students read the stories and see the words in the context of the stories. First, this package contains Third Grade CLOZE (fill in the blank) worksheets to teach, re-teach, practice, or assess vocabulary in the third grade Houghton Mifflin anthologies from Themes 1 through 6 (all themes for the entire year). Also included is the corresponding answer key for each worksheet. When we developed these worksheets we used all of the key vocabulary words and some supplemental words. Some of the words were used within the context of each story, and some of the words we used outside of the story’s context to challenge the students and their understanding of each word’s definition. We included the key vocabulary words from the following anthologies: Theme 1 “Off to Adventure!” Theme 2 “Celebrating Traditions” Theme 3 “Incredible Stories” Theme 4 “Animal Habitats” Theme 5 “Voyages” Theme 6“Smart Solutions” Second, this package also contains third grade crosswords puzzles to teach, re-teach , practice, or assess vocabulary in the third grade Houghton Mifflin reading themes 1 though 6. Each theme contains either three or four stories per theme. There are six crossword puzzles with your students. Also included are word banks for each puzzle to copy on the back of each puzzle if you desire. I have used these puzzles to challenge students, to enrich and engage learning, and as a center or centers with teacher or parent helpers to teach and provide practice for reading vocabulary and definitions. Vocabulary development is a key focus area in the new Common Core Standards, because students must increase their knowledge of academic language by growing their vocabulary. These worksheets align with the Common Core Standards for Language Arts under Language: Conventions, effective use and vocabulary, understanding words and their relationships, and acquisition of new vocabulary.