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Here are 116 engaging and detailed illustrations that will inspire students' creative writing.The images vary in complexity so that students with a wide range of critical thinking and writing abilities may engage meaningfully with them.They can be used to augment any writing program, or may be used as a meaningful "filler" activity when students have spare time. These ready-to-use worksheets are ideal for both at-home and in-class use.The illustrations may be used to generate ideas for short stories, poetry, letter writing, and much more!Includes:Reproducible Student Book CoverStory Starters - Grades 1 to 3IntroductionStudent Writing ChecklistReproducible WorksheetsGeneral FictionAdventureFantasyAnimal StoriesBlank Lined PageStory Starters - Grades 4 to 6IntroductionStudent Writing ChecklistReproducible WorksheetsGeneral FictionAdventureHistoricalFantasyBlank Lined Page

These adapted plays, each between 5 and 25 minutes long, will instill a love of Shakespeare and boost literacy skills!Background information provided to enrich the plays themselves, a program for easy staging and costumes are included. Character roles are written at easy, moderate, and challenging reading levels.Arranged in two sections, the teacher section includes ideas for presenting, discussing, and working with the plays in the book. The student section includes the scripts, and a variety of worksheets and activities that allow students to demonstrate their comprehension of the materials at hand, and improve writing skills.Plays Include:A Midsummer Night's DreamAntony & CleopatraHenry VHamletKing LearMacbethRomeo & Juliet

What is the world made of? Through hands-on activities and experiments, students will enjoy exploring the world around them as they practice science skills like observing and concluding.Games like "Simon Says" bring the realm of atoms and particles to life, as well as demonstrating solids, liquids, and gases. Your classroom will buzz with curiosity as students learn to explain the magic of ice sculptures, gas-powered rockets, and invention.Each section contains visual, kinesthetic, and auditory activities. Each section ends with an activity that may easily be used to assess learning of the material.A vocabulary exercise is also included to ensure that terminology becomes familiar and understood. Students are encouraged to keep a glossary of terms that they do not understand or find particularly interesting. 96 pages Lesson and Experiment Topics Include:Objects Have PartsMaterialsProperties of Matter and MaterialsSolids, Liquids, and GasesWorking with MatterMatter QuizThis book supports many of the fundamental concepts and learning outcomes from the curriculum for these provinces:Alberta, Grade 2, Science, Exploring Liquids;British Columbia, Grade 2, Science, Physical Science, Properties of Matter;Manitoba, Grade 1, Science, Cluster 3, Characteristics of Objects & Materials, Grade 2 Science, Cluster 2, Properties of Solids, Liquids & Gases;Saskatchewan, Grade 1, Science, Physical Science, Using Objects & Materials, Grade 2, Science, Physical Science, Liquids & Solids, Grade 3, Science Physical Science, Structures & Materials.

Light and sound are everywhere, but hard to define.These age-appropriate activities will provide your students with a solid basis for exploring these concepts with confidence.Experiments with laser beams and hands-on models will delight students as they learn about light.Practical activities with music, hand made telephones, and model ears will instill a love for learning science in students while teaching the basics of sound.Activities are curriculum-based and also include highly motivational experiences - like playing tag using echolocation, just like bats.In each section, you will find teacher notes designed to provide guidance on the materials and setup needed, as well as highlight any safety precautions.Lesson & Experiment Topics Include:Introduction to LightLight and SocietySpreading and FadingShadowsTransmission, Absorption, and ReflectionWhat Is Sound? Humans and Sound Echoes and Traveling SoundPitch and IntensitySound MachinesThis book supports many of the fundamental concepts and learning outcomes from the curriculums for these provinces: Alberta, Grade 3, Science, Hearing & Sound; Ontario, Grade 2, Science, Understanding Matter & Energy, Properties of Liquids & Solids.96 pages.

Students will learn about the majestic tall ships, unusual fish, buried treasure, the lure of the sea, sea poetry, mermaid magic, a whale of a time, life on a coral reef, sea chanteys, and much more. 99 pagesIncludes:Nineteen Lesson PlansTwenty-Six "Sea" for Yourself ActivitiesList of VocabularyStudent ChecklistBlank Activity CardsLesson Plan Titles:1. The Majestic Tall Ships2. Unusual Fish3. Sea Glossaries4. Fish Whoppers5. Buried Treasure6. What's in a Name?7. The Lure of the Sea8. Sea-sational Poems9. Headlining the Sea10. Mermaid Magic11. Fairy Tales12. Sea-ing is Believing13. A Whale of a Time14. Life on a Coral Reef15. Monster Madness16. The Lost Civilization17. Sea Chanteys18. Fish Faces19. Fishy Art Ideas "Sea" for Yourself Activities1. Dear Freddy....2. Sea Anemones3. Tongue Twister4. Frogmen5. Fishy Songs6. "Tide" to Shore7. Fishy Tale8. The Tomb of the Titanic9. Waterfront Shops10. Sea Voyages11. Hide and Sea-k12. Riches from the Sea13. Fishy Sweatshirts14. Sea Wise15. Pisces16. The Bermuda Triangle17. How to Sink a Ship!18. Underwater Vacation19. Saltwater vs Freshwater Fish20. Sea Lights21. "Sub" Words22. Sea-sational Limericks23. "Sea" Words24. Brain Food25. Fish of the Year Award26. "Sea" Legs

Ideas for teaching poetry to primary children include:How to listen to poetry and recite poetry using choral reading skillsExercises that include the word list for the development of early poetry writing skillsLessons for the development of listening and ear training skills using two and three rhyming wordsWorksheets that progress to solving rhyming riddlesYour students will learn to write poetry through 15+ worksheets. A further 30+ worksheets and activities will extend students' poetry writing skills in the following poetry forms:Two-word poemsAcrosticLimerickHaikuCinquainPoetry is a literary art form that is often forgotten about in the classroom. Young students sometimes experience great difficulty writing any form of poetry. Hopefully the ideas and activities in this book will provide you with some easy ways to introduce poetry writing to your students. You will find guidance in reading, appreciating and writing a variety of poetry forms.The "What is Poetry" section establishes the base for poetry writing. It stresses the importance of listening to and the reading of poetry in the classroom on a regular basis. Choral reading is promoted and explained how to use with your students. This section also contains twenty nursery rhymes and ten rhyming poems divided into parts for choral reading.Rhyming skills are reviewed in the "Rhyming Words" section. In this section you will find Word Family Lists, ideas to recall rhyming skills, ear training and listening skills and an assortment of rhyming activities and worksheets.Poetry writing development ideas are located in the "Traditional Poetry" section. Here you will find ways to teach and practice writing rhyming couplets, two word poetry, acrostic poetry, limericks, haiku and cinquains.This book has been developed to inspire your students to achieve a greater appreciation for poetry and to supplement your own good ideas for teaching this genre. The activities are designed to make poetry writing a pleasurable and successful experience for you and your students.

Students often have no appreciation or understanding of the art form called poetry. They will moan and groan at the mere mention of the word. Students must be exposed to all forms of poetry writings well before they try to write. Poetry must be enjoyed and appreciated as a skillfully written art form. According to Ruskin reading poetry is like the erecting of fairy palaces of magic thought, proof against all adversity. To learn in school to love poetry helps to build such palaces and desires.Often teachers shy away from implementing poetry writing because they have no idea where to begin or how to stimulate interest in it. Listed below are some ways to help the classroom teacher to stimulate interest and to promote this art form.Ideas for teaching students how to recognize appreciate and write various forms of traditional poetry are complimented by 6 poems for class choral reading and 11 poems to develop poetry appreciation, literacy, and critical thinking. 15+ reproducible worksheets provide a progressive practice in writing various poetry forms including triplets, quatrains, cinquains, limericks, diamantes and more. Simply start with one section and move along throughout the year. Section 1Introduction Kinds of Poetry Poetry StimulatorsSection 2 Choral ReadingClassroom Choral ReadingPoetry Selections for Choral Reading Section 3Poetry Appreciation Section 4 Poetry Definitions Section 5Traditional PoetryRhyming Couplets Triplets Quatrains Section 6Cinquain Section 7 Acrostic Poetry Section 8 Limericks Section 9 Haiku Section 10 Alphabet Poetry Section 11Stair Poetry Section 12 Synonym Diamante Antonym Diamante Section 13 Clerihew Poetry Section 14Alliteration Metaphors Similes Onomatopoeia

Kids love the Magic Tree House Series! Here is a resource to help your students develop the literacy strategies necessary for them to derive meaning from print, read to find new information, and think and write creatively, all using The Magic Tree house chapter books as a springboard. Includes:Story summariesReproducible work sheets for 17 Magic Tree House booksTeacher suggestionsResource listStory student reading recordAnswer keyExpectationsl. To introduce the students to Mary Pope Osborne, her writings and her style of writing.2. To encourage reading for pleasure and discussion of reading.3. To encourage students to research for information about material they have read.4. To develop literacy strategies necessary to obtain meaning from print.5. To develop the students' abilities to think and write creatively. Story Summary and activities for these 17 Magic Tree House Books:Dinosaurs Before DarkThe Knight at DawnMummies in the MorningPirates Past NoonNight of the NinjasAfternoon on the AmazonSunset of the SabertoothMidnight on the MoonDolphins at DaybreakGhost Town at SundownLions at LunchtimePolar Bears Past BedtimeVacation Under the VolcanoDay of the Dragon KingViking Ships at SunriseHour of the OlympicsTonight on the Titanic

These adapted plays, each between 5 and 25 minutes long, will instill a love of Shakespeare and boost literacy skills!Background information provided to enrich the plays themselves, a program for easy staging and costumes are included. Character roles are written at easy, moderate, and challenging reading levels.Arranged in two sections, the teacher section includes ideas for presenting, discussing, and working with the plays in the book. The student section includes the scripts, and a variety of worksheets and activities that allow students to demonstrate their comprehension of the materials at hand, and improve writing skills.Plays Include:A Midsummer Night's DreamJulius CaesarMacbethRichard IIRichard IIIRomeo & Juliet

INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENTWhat Impact Are We Having?Environmental Dictionary Ecological Footprint Positive, Negative, or Neutral? WATERFish and Food WebsThe Efficiency of FishingPurple Loosestrife & Wetlands Testing for ContaminantsLocal Water Treatment Building Dams LANDErosion Tree Planting My Patchy Forest How Do Trees Clean the Air? Fretting Over Fertilizer Effects of Recreational Vehicles on the EnvironmentThe Urban SprawlThe Genetically Modified Organisms Debate POLLUTION AND ENERGY USEDoes Recycling Really Help? The Greenhouse Effect GameClassroom Composter Alternate Transportation Challenge Packaging Problems Battery Battle Clearing the Air Are You Energy and Water Efficient? Energy Trade-off Understanding Nuclear Energy Industrial Pollution INVASIVE SPECIESImproving the Image Why Are Invasive Species so Invasive? Dealing with Invasive Species The Zebra Mussel Problem ENDANGERED OR EXTINCT ANIMALS AND PLANTSEndangered Animal Encyclopedia Sea Turtle ConservationNorth American Endangered Animals Rainforest Simulation Protecting the World's AnimalsAntibiotic Resistance CONCLUSIONDoes the Government Care? Projecting into the FutureMoney Madness

200 Writing Prompts gives you 40 weeks of paragraph prompts help students to master their paragraph writing skills.A step-by-step method to teach paragraph writing is provided. Students will learn and practice how to write the different parts that make a paragraph. Models and practice worksheets cover topic sentences, paragraph details, and the concluding sentence.In this book you will find:An overview of the Trait-Based Writing.Writing Task Rubrics for both teacher and student to use based on the Trait-Based Writing.A teacher/peer and student writing checklist to work on between the draft and good copy.An explanation to give students on how-to write a paragraph.Use the step-by step method of writing a paragraph and the different parts: topic sentence, details, concluding sentence, and the paragraph parts in the right sequence.A blank Paragraph of the Week where the students could brainstorm different subject ideas on what they would like to write about.A blank Paragraph of the Week worksheet (reproducible).40 weeks (5 prompts per subject = 200 prompts) paragraph of the week (day)prompts.A tip sheet how to create a Writing Centre.Laminate the how-to write a paragraph for visual support to students.

The 52 nonfiction stories in this book have been designed to familiarize and develop student awareness of the various Canadian topics while reviewing and strengthening various reading, language, and word study skills. Each topic contains an information story and a follow-up exercise designed to review and develop strong reading and phonetic skills.A year of non-fiction reading in one book! One story a week for bell work, review, indoor recess, enrichment or for the students who are done their work early.CANADIAN SYMBOLS:Story #1: CanadaStory #2: Canada's FlagStory #3: Canada's SymbolsStory #4: Canada's Capital CityStory #5: Canada's Prime MinisterStory #6: Canadian CoinsCANADIAN SEASONS:Story #1: Autumn in CanadaStory #2: Winter in CanadaStory #3: Spring in CanadaStory #4: Summer in CanadaMONTHS OF THE YEAR:Story #1: September in CanadaStory #2: October in CanadaStory #3: November in CanadaStory #4: December in CanadaStory #5: January in CanadaStory #6: February in CanadaStory #7: March in CanadaStory #8: April in CanadaStory #9: May in CanadaStory #10: June in CanadaStory #11: July and August in CanadaCANADIAN ANIMALS:Story #1: The BeaverStory #2: The ChipmunkStory #3: The Red FoxStory #4: The GroundhogStory #5: The RaccoonCANADIAN BIRDS:Story #1: The Canada GooseStory #2: The Black-Capped ChickadeeStory #3: The RobinStory #4: The CardinalStory #5: The NuthatchFAMOUS PLACES IN CANADA:Story #1: The CN TowerStory #2: Canada's WonderlandStory #3: Green GablesStory #4: The Toronto ZooStory #5: Black Creek Pioneer VillageStory #6: Peggy's Cove LighthouseStory #7: Banff National ParkStory #8: Confederation BridgeSPECIAL CELEBRATIONS IN CANADA:Story #1: Thanksgiving in CanadaStory #2: Halloween in CanadaStory #3: Remembrance Day in CanadaStory #4: Christmas in CanadaStory #5: Groundhog Day in CanadaStory #6: St. Valentine's Day in CanadaStory #7: Easter in CanadaFAMOUS CANADIANS:Story #1: Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceStory #2: Michael J. FoxStory #3: Robert MunschStory #4: Alisha J. NewtonStory #5: Chris HadfieldStory #6: Justin Bieber

52 nonfiction stories help develop student awareness of Canadian symbols, sports, birds, wild animals, insects, reptiles, inventors and inventions, famous athletes, famous people, special places, and sights to visit, ghost stories, and famous mysteries. Each topic contains an information story and a follow-up exercise designed to review and develop reading and phonetic skills. A year of non-fiction reading in one book! One story a week for bell work, review, indoor recess, and enrichment.CANADIAN SYMBOLS:Story #1: Our Country CanadaStory #2: The Prime Minister of CanadaStory #3: Canada's Capital CityStory #4: How Canada Got Its Own FlagStory #5: Canada's National FlagStory #6: Symbols of CanadaCANADIAN SPORTS:Story #1: Baseball in CanadaStory #2: Canadian FootballStory #3: Soccer in CanadaStory #4: Canadian BasketballCANADIAN BIRDS:Story #1: The Snowy OwlStory #2: The Atlantic PuffinStory #3: The Burrowing OwlStory #4: The Ruby-Throated HummingbirdStory #5: The Common LoonCANADIAN ANIMALS:Story #1: The Canadian BeaverStory #2: The Black BearStory #3: The MuskratStory #4: The Snowshoe HareStory #5: The OpossumStory #6: The Musk OxCANADIAN INSECTS:Story #1: The FireflyStory #2: The LadybugStory #3: The DragonflyCANADIAN REPTILES:Story #1: The Snapping TurtleStory #2: The Leatherback TurtleStory #3: The Prairie RattlesnakeCANADIAN INVENTORS/INVENTIONS:Story #1: Joseph-Armand Bombardier - SkidooStory #2: Alexander Graham Bell - TelephoneStory #3: Jacque Plante - Hockey MaskFAMOUS CANADIAN ATHLETES:Story #1: P.K. Subban - One of the Three Hockey BrothersStory #2: The Dufour-Lapointe Sisters - Canada's Mogul QueensStory #3: Alexandre Bilodeau - Freestyle Skiing KingStory #4: Mark McMorris - A Snowboarding WarriorStory #5: Marielle Thompson - Golden Girl on SkisFAMOUS CANADIAN PEOPLE:Story #1: Carly Rae Jepson - Canadian Singer and SongwriterStory #2: Chris Hadfield - Famous Canadian AstronautStory #3: Jessica Amlee - Young Canadian Film and Television StarStory #4: David Suzuki - Canadian ScientistStory #5: Avril Lavigne - Singer and SongwriterCANADIAN PLACES/SIGHTS:Story #1: The Queen Charlotte Islands or Haidi Gwaii Islands of the Haida Peoples'Story #2: Jasper National Park -" Canada's Scenic WonderStory #3: The Big Muddy Badlands - The Outlaws' HideawayStory #4: Lunenburg - A World Heritage SiteStory #5: The Cabot Trail - A Scenic RoadwayStory #6: Yellowknife - The Largest Community in the N.W.T.Story #7: Aurora Borealis or The Northern LightsStory #8: The Peterborough Lift LockStory #9: The Hartland Covered BridgeCANADIAN GHOST STORIES:Story #1: The Ghost TrainFAMOUS CANADIAN MYSTERIES:Story #1: Ogopogo - A Famous Lake MonsterStory #2: Bigfoot or Sasquatch - A British Columbia Mystery Monster118 pages with answer key.

Focus on the development of the English language from before its Anglo-Saxon sources to the present.Examine the etymology of several English expressions, in an attempt to arouse the interest of students in the study of etymology.The language history is then linked to building vocabulary through a study of the denotative and connotative meanings of words.Includes sheets of vocabulary exercises, those tried and true vocabulary lists for dictionary work and sentence building.47 pages.

This 11 Teacher-Directed Activity Lessons provide teacher support information on India and ideas on how to implement it in the classroom. There are 36 reproducible Student Activities that correspond with the various lessons. They may be done independently or as large group reading with follow-up assignments. Reproducible worksheets help students develop skills using maps and a globe to locate the country and its physical features: rivers, oceans, cities, and bordering countries. National symbols, languages, and money are also discussed.This book supports many of the fundamental concepts and learning outcomes from the Alberta Grade 3 Social Studies Curriculum, Connecting with the World, Communities in the World.Lesson Topics:Activity 1: An Introduction to PeruActivity 2: Mapping SkillsActivity 3: Geographical Areas of PeruActivity 4: Learning About Peru's Climate Activity 5: Lifestyles in PeruActivity 6: Tropical Rain Forests Activity 7: Peru's HistoryActivity 8: Peru's CultureActivity 9: Transportation in PeruActivity 10: The Wonders of Peru Activity 11: Writing about Peru80 pages including an answer key.