How to Use This BookOnce you begin putting Joyful Learning’s Exciting Writing for Beginning Writers! to work in your classroom, you and your students will discover a million uses for the pages that follow. In the meantime, here are some start-up ideas to help you and your students begin enjoying your stationery today. Class NewsletterCopy … Read more
GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN GREEN To Make Little Books……• These little books are designed to copy exactly as they appear in the book.• Instruct the students to trace, color and cut out each page of the little color book.• Put the pages in order and staple across the top to complete the little book. … Read more
Jim’s world fell apart one day in 1978. His father lost his job and had to sell the family home. The Carreys all took jobs at a tire-rim factory. Jim’s “fun times” came to an end. He soon found himself exhausted after sweeping floors all night. Jim remembers, “All I wanted was sleep after pulling … Read more
Answer Key – White Light and Prisms Answer Key The light bends as it enters the prism, separating the colors in light. The colors are bent again as they exit the prism, spreading out more. A spectrum is seven colors that make up light. Water, like glass, can bend light. A raindrop bends rays of … Read more
Black Sunday The day of the Black Blizzard, “the sky went dark. Dust was flyin’ everywhere. You couldn’t see nothin’. You couldn’t see your hand right in front of you.” Work with a small group to find out more about the worst dust blizzard of the 1930’s. Create a 5- to 8-minute newscast on the … Read more
Patrick Henry Demands Liberty or Death Americans were outraged when they learned Parliament had passed the Intolerable Acts. It was unreasonable that a whole colony be punished for the actions of a few men. If England could do this to Massachusetts, what would prevent the same thing happening to any other colony that offended the … Read more
Watermelon Fun Activity Cut Paper Plate Watermelon Shakers Cut a large paper plate in half. Turn both halves facedown and paint the outside edge of each piece green and the inside red. Once the paint has dried, add black fingerprint seeds to both pieces. Then put the half paper plates together with the painted side … Read more
And, in order to present their characters convincingly to the audience, they need to comprehend their parts as well. To sum up, these mini-plays give students an authentic reason for repeated reading and thereby help them develop fluency and comprehension. PLAY School Situations – The New Kid Characters • Narrator 1• Narrator 2• Fran• Hannah• … Read more
Reproducible Patterns Complete your “I’m Done! What’s Next?” activity on another sheet of paper. Perfect for those students that finish first and fast! Card 9 of Practice & LearnRight Publications PLR1051 Activity Cards & Teacher Ideas for I’m Done! What’s Next for All-Year-Round! Back to School Independent, Fun-to-Do, Skill-based Activities for Students Who Finish Fast … Read more
Honesty Scenarios Worksheet Look at each picture below. Circle “yes” if you think the picture shows something an honest person would do. Circle “no” if you think the picture shows something an honest person would not do. Pick one of the illustrations that shows someone being dishonest. Write a sentence or draw a picture to … Read more
This book is organized into three sections:I. All About Reports describes the different types of reports and their purposes. It teaches the components needed to write an effective report.II. Writing Reports teaches the writing process steps or prewriting, drafting, editing, and publishing. It gives practice researching, documenting, and analyzing data. This section also allows the … Read more
SCENE 1: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania CRIER: One day in 1751, the cobbler was working in his shop when two statesmen walked by.STATESMAN 1: Isn’t the new statehouse a grand building?STATESMAN 2: Yes, but what good is the steeple without a bell?STATESMAN 1: You’re right. It does need a bell.STATESMAN 2: Why don’t we have a bell … Read more
Activity Help the mouse find the cheese. Draw a line along the path using words that begin with the w sound, as in the word were.
OilsOils are not a food group, but you need some for good health. Get your oils from fish, nuts, and liquid oils such as corn oil, soybean oil, and canola oil.
How We Get to School How We Get to School Art Activity Variation: Talk about how students get to school. Which column has more? Which column has less?
What Is Persuasive Writing? Persuasive writing can be powerful. It can make a difference in the way the world works and the way people think. Thomas Jefferson used persuasive writing in the Declaration of Independence. He gave reasons why the American colonies should be free from England’s rule. Martin Luther King, Jr., used persuasive writing … Read more
Look at the signs below. Under each, write the word segregated or equal.
AFTER READING Have children summarize the story. Help them use the table of contents to organize their retelling. Ask volunteers to share what they most admire about Gail Devers. Response ActivitiesFuture Olympic StarsMaterials: paper, pencilHave children write about a sport for which they would like to win an Olympic gold medal. Ask them to illustrate … Read more
Reproducible Patterns – September Patterns September resources perfect for those students that finish first and fast! This book includes a wide variety of basic skills:Comprehension, Writing, Creative Thinking, Language, Math, Art, Music, Science, Vocabulary, Social Studies! More Reproducible Patterns for September PLR1009 Up to Grade 5 – September © Practice & LearnRight Publications – ISBN … Read more
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