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Shadow Puppet Unit - Aesop's Fables, Folk Tales and Mythology

By jonpickles

This unit is a show-stopper for elementary and middle school students. Shadow puppet performances are an excellent interdisciplinary team activity. Although this material is for presentations of Aesop's Fables, it can be easily adopted for any

Subjects:

Visual Arts, For All Subject Areas

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Projects, Thematic Unit Plans

CCSS:

CCRA.SL.1, CCRA.SL.5, CCRA.SL.6

$5.00

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The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials Reading Questions, Projects & Vocabulary

By jonpickles

The Golden Compass is the first book in His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. This study guide and book companion contains a complete set of reading questions for each chapter of The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. Vocabulary assignments

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Handouts, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.6.2, RL.6.4, RL.6.5

$5.00

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The Midwife's Apprentice lesson plans, study guide and reading questions

By jonpickles

This folder contains a complete set of classroom materials for The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman. Inside, you will find vocabulary lists and quizzes, reading questions for each chapter, a plot diagram quiz and key, a literary terms

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Assessment, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.6.10, W.6.4, W.6.9

$5.00

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Holes lesson plans, study guide and reading questions

By jonpickles

This study guide includes a book report assignment and rubric, reading questions for each chapter, vocabulary quizzes, answer keys, and literary devices for the book Holes by Louis Sachar. I've also included bonus resources for literature circles.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$3.00

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Tuck Everlasting lesson plans, study guide and reading questions

By jonpickles

This is my biggest unit to date! It is more complete than anything else you will find.This folder contains a complete set of classroom materials for Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. Inside, you will find vocabulary lists and anticipation guide,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Assessment, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.6.2, RL.6.4, RL.6.5

$5.00

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Bash of the Titans - A read aloud play that spoofs Greek Mythology

By jonpickles

What if the classical heroes, gods, and goddesses from Greek Mythology were not all-powerful beings, but instead were high school students stuck in detention?No, it's not The Breakfast Club--it's Bash of the Titans: A Classic Myth-Mash!This play is

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Ancient History, Gifted and Talented

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th

Types:

Scripts

CCSS:

RL.7.5, RL.8.10, RL.9-10.3

$6.00

Digital Download PDF (0.35 MB)

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Search for the Shadowman lesson plans, study guide and reading questions

By jonpickles

This folder contains a complete set of classroom materials for Search for the Shadowman by Joan Lowery Nixon. Inside, you will find vocabulary lists and anticipation guide, reading questions for each chapter, a plot diagram quiz and key, a literary

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Internet Activities

CCSS:

RL.6.2, RL.6.4, RL.6.5

$5.00

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The Big Book Project: The best book report project ever (guaranteed)!

By jonpickles

A bold claim, but I'm sure that when you see the students' work displayed in your classroom or in the school library, you will be amazed.This zip file contains a complete set of instructions for "The big book project" which is a creative multimedia

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.6.3, RL.7.2, RL.8.9

$5.00

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Schoolhouse Rock notes - Grammar, America, Science, and Multiplication Rock

By jonpickles

Take notes while watching all of the Schoolhouse Rock - School House Rock - videos for Grammar Rock, America Rock, Science Rock, and Multiplication Rock! Students can use this note catcher to find and take notes on the Big Idea, Function and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Math, Science

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Classroom Forms, Scaffolded Notes

CCSS:

W.6.2a

$1.00

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The Invention of Hugo Cabret lesson plans, study guide and reading questions

By jonpickles

This file contains reading questions for each chapter of the novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick, and a tier 1 & 2 vocabulary list with word webs and draw the word activities. Also included are a dream narrative writing

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.5.2, RL.6.6, W.7.3

$5.00

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15 Spelling Rules, Activities, & Extensions

By jonpickles

The Science of Reading tells us that explicit phonics and spelling instruction is crucial for learning to decode and encode the English language. Here are 15 crucial and essential spelling rules in a 35+ page Google Slide presentation that will give

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Spelling, Vocabulary

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Study Guides, Games, Google Apps

CCSS:

RF.4.3, CCRA.R.4, CCRA.L.2

$4.99

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Morphology Jamboard - prefix, root, & suffix word parts

By jonpickles

Morphology Jamboard Imagine your students being able to maniputale prefixes, roots, and suffixes in nearly endless ways! They can blend the word parts to form thousands of English words and break them apart again to reuse.As related to linguistics,

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Spelling, Vocabulary

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Google Apps

CCSS:

CCRA.L.4, CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6

$4.99

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ELA Exam Review Middle School THREE PACK

By jonpickles

GET ALL THREE OF THE X-TREME SERIES WORKBOOKS AT MORE THAN 50% OFF THE PRICE OF THE INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTS!More than 360 pages of original, copyright free, differentiated passages for reading comprehension practice! The passages are a mix of many

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Close Reading

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Workbooks, Worksheets, Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.R.9

$9.00

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The White Mountains lesson plans, study guide and reading questions

By jonpickles

This folder contains a complete set of classroom materials for The White Mountains by John Christopher. Inside, you will find vocabulary lists and anticipation guide, reading questions for each chapter, a plot diagram quiz and key, a literary terms

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

Assessment, Literature Circles

CCSS:

RL.6.2, RL.6.4, RL.6.5

$5.00

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The Music of Dolphins lesson plans, study guide and reading questions

By jonpickles

This folder contains a set of classroom materials for The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse. Inside are reading questions for each chapter, a plot diagram quiz and key, a literary terms worksheet, an introduction to literature circles and planning

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.6.2, RL.6.4, RL.6.5

$5.00

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Bud, Not Buddy lesson plans, study guide and reading questions

By jonpickles

This folder contains a complete set of classroom materials for Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis. Inside, you will find reading questions for each chapter, a plot diagram quiz and key, a literary terms worksheet, definitions and quiz, an

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Internet Activities

CCSS:

RL.6.2, RL.6.4, RL.6.5

$5.00

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Running Out of Time lesson plans, study guide and reading questions

By jonpickles

This folder contains a set of classroom materials for Running Out of Time by Margaret Haddix. Inside, you will find vocabulary lists and quizzes for the early chapters, reading questions for each chapter, a plot diagram quiz and key, a literary

Subjects:

English Language Arts

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.6.2, RL.6.4, RL.6.5

$5.00

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5Ws & H (who, what, when, where, why, and how): A Summary Writing Strategy

By jonpickles

5Ws & H (who, what, when, where, why, and how) is a Next Generation standards-based summary writing strategy for new, struggling, and emergent writers.By using the 5Ws & H strategy, your students will be able to determine central ideas or

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

$3.00

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I am the Ice Worm lesson plans, study guide, and reading questions

By jonpickles

This file contains a complete set of scaffolded reading questions, vocabulary lists and quizzes, inter-disciplinary extension projects, and literary devices exploration as they apply to the novel, I am the Ice Worm by Mary Ann Easley. Answer keys

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Literature

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th

Types:

CCSS:

RL.6.2, RL.6.4, RL.6.5

$5.00

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New York State Next Generation Language Arts Anchor Standards Posters

By jonpickles

This is a complete set of editable 8.5" x 11" posters for all of the New York State Next Generation Language Arts Anchor Standards for grades P-12 for your classroom.Posters are also included for the Lifelong Practices of Readers and Writers. The

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Other (ELA)

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Posters

$3.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I've been teaching language arts in the middle grades for 17 years.

MY TEACHING STYLE

High-energy, creative, and inter-disciplinary.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I recently received a grant for using shadow puppets in the classroom.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I received a Master of Arts in Teaching Secondary English degree from Quinnipiac in 1996.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

In my spare time I enjoy rocking out in cover bands! Not that I have much spare time...