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Teach and reach your students with all things literacy!
House on Mango Street PowerPoint
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House on Mango Street PowerPoint

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Kick off The House on Mango Street with this comprehensive, student-friendly 45-slide PowerPoint that piques students’ interest in Esperanza’s coming-of-age story. Slides include background information, discussion questions, and engaging literary analysis tasks. Presentation can last up to the entire unit as it includes engaging Common Core writing activities and quotations from the book. You and your students will love this!
Parts of  Speech Bundle
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Parts of Speech Bundle

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Teaching parts of speech? Teach, practice, and assess this important literacy skill with the Parts of Speech PTA Skills Bundle! The PTA Skills Bundle includes three research-based, best practice products that allow for instruction, practice, and assessment: PowerPoints - 22 slides Task Cards - 40 Task Cards Assessment - 30-question test with answer key About PTA Skills Bundles: The Guaranteed-To-Succeed PTA Skills Bundles includes three research-based, best practice products (PowerPoint, Task Cards, and Assessment) that allow for instruction, practice, and assessment – the three most important components of your lesson. PTA Bundles are an all-inclusive easy way to teach skills and concepts while reaching 100% student engagement and proficiency in no time. Here’s how it works: You TEACH the skill with an easy-to-understand, comprehensive instructional PowerPoint. Students PRACTICE the skill as they review the content with high yield Task Cards that generate active engagement. You ASSESS the skill with a Common Core-aligned assessment that will let you know in no time who is advanced, proficient, basic, and below basic. Need more products for all your literacy lessons? Check out the PTA ELA Skills Jumbo Bundle - Volume 1 and PTA ELA Skills Jumbo Bundle - Volume 2 for an entire year of resources! 10 Benefits of the PTA Skills Bundle: ➢PTA Bundles are instructional time-friendly! ➢PTA Bundles are perfect for standout evaluations. You’ll shine as your evaluator commends your use of materials, creativity, content, and assessment. ➢PTA Bundles are minimal prep work…it’s all there! ➢PTA Bundles include Common Core-aligned assessments will let you know in no time who is advanced, proficient, basic, and below basic in this important ELA skill. ➢PTA Bundles are time savers…they last for years! ➢PTA Bundles include research-based high yield strategies that keep students actively engaged. ➢PTA Bundles are super sub friendly…Keep them learning even when you’re not there! ➢PTA Bundles have built in standardized test prep, so no need to stress come spring! ➢PTA Bundles make collaboration easy. Share the wealth of your knowledge and resources with your colleagues the easy way. ➢PTA Bundles are Easy for you – Engaging for them!! Add PTA Skills Bundles to your teaching library today!
Punctuation Mark PowerPoint
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Punctuation Mark PowerPoint

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Teaching those pesky punctuation marks? Amp up the proficiency level with the Punctuation Mark PowerPoint. This comprehensive 58-slide product covers all (14) punctuation marks, provides examples, and has multiple checks for understanding, including a formative assessment quiz for a complete lesson! Punctuation Mark PowerPoint includes: Period Question mark Exclamation point Comma Colon Semicolon Dash Brackets Braces Parentheses Apostrophe Quotation marks Ellipsis Hyphen
Idioms PowerPoint
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Idioms PowerPoint

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Idioms are everywhere! Teach the universal concept of idioms with this engaging, interactive 30-slide PowerPoint. Presentation introduces the concept with humorous examples and kid-friendly pictures. Check for understanding as your students analyze popular idioms, write sentences, and illustrate both the literal and figurative meaning. Great for English Learning students, too!!
The Landlady by Roald Dahl Assessment Test
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The Landlady by Roald Dahl Assessment Test

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Teaching Roald Dahl’s “The Landlady”? Assess your students’ comprehension level and access higher order thinking skills with this 10-page unit test. Questions include multiple choice, short answer, and a rigorous five-paragraph essay on the thematic message, which can be included or not based on the level of your students. Common Core aligned. Answer key included.
The Landlady Bundle
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The Landlady Bundle

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Teaching “The Landlady” by Roald Dahl? This short story bundle is all you need for a rigorous, engaging Common Core aligned unit. Product includes a 39-slide PowerPoint, 40 Mystery/Suspense Story Task Cards, and a 10-page exam test with answer key! Bundle is super sub friendly! Keep them learning - even when you’re not there. Each product is aligned to Common Core reading and writing standards, so that you can be assured your students are learning as they are transfixed by this thrilling short story.
Main Idea PowerPoint
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Main Idea PowerPoint

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Teaching how to identify the main or central idea of a text? Amp up the fun and proficiency level of your students this comprehensive, instructional 32-slide PowerPoint: “Finding the Main Idea.” Presentation addresses direct versus implied main ideas and how to identify each, with a focus on expository, nonfiction text. Assess your students with a formative/summative review that will let you know their comprehension level. Easy for you - engaging for them!
Puns Task Cards
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Puns Task Cards

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Teaching puns? Ensure your students know how to identify puns with these (40) engaging Fun With Puns Task Cards. This Common Core-aligned product is perfect for standardized test prep and super sub friendly. Task Cards are an effective instructional tool and alternative to boring worksheets! Answer key included. Bonus: Go green! Laminated task cards can be used year after year. My task cards are ready to use; no gluing required!
Irony PowerPoint
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Irony PowerPoint

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Teaching the concept of irony? Help your students understand this literary device with the 30-slide PowerPoint: Isn’t It Ironic? Presentation addresses verbal, situational, and dramatic irony with examples and kid-friendly pictures. Students will have an opportunity to show what they have learned as they analyze Shel Silverstein’s ironic poem, “Smart.” A wonderful review for standardized test prep. You and your students will love this!
Similes and Metaphors PowerPoint Lesson
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Similes and Metaphors PowerPoint Lesson

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Teaching similes and metaphors? Amp up the proficiency in your classroom with this comprehensive, instructional 39-slide PowerPoint. Common Core-aligned product addresses definitions, examples, and comprehension questions to assess understanding. Perfect for your figurative language or poetry unit. Easy for you - engaging for them!
Fun With Puns PowerPoint
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Fun With Puns PowerPoint

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Tickle your students’ funny bones as you teach the universal concept of puns with this engaging, interactive 50-slide PowerPoint. Presentation introduces the concept of wordplay and has tons of humorous examples with kid-friendly pictures. Students will analyze the puns as they discuss or write out their double meaning. Your students will love this!! Puns are everywhere in our society. Great for English Language Learners, too.
ELA Word Search Packet
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ELA Word Search Packet

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The ELA Word Search Jumbo Packet is a “must have” for every English teacher! Product includes (30) word searches that can be used as a vocabulary/definition review to enhance your lessons or a rigorous lesson in itself. Word search topics include: Academic Words Elements of Drama Edgar Allan Poe Eponyms Famous Authors Famous Literary Characters Famous Poets Fictional Places Figures of Speech Gothic Literature Greek Myths Greek Root Words Latin Root Words Literary Genres Literary Themes Poetry Research and References William Shakespeare Spelling Demons Interjections Test Taking Terms The Queen’s English Transitional Words Perfect for Distance Learning definition review, fun activities before or after standardized testing, or when you have a substitute. Keep them learning, even when you’re not there. Answer key included.
Mood and Tone Task Cards
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Mood and Tone Task Cards

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Teaching mood and tone? Amp up the fun and proficiency level in your classroom with these (32) Mood and Tone Task Cards. Product addresses mood (the reader’s emotional response) and tone (the author’s attitude) with excerpts from classic and popular literature. Answer key included. This Common Core-aligned product is perfect for standardized test prep and super sub friendly. Task Cards are an effective instructional tool and alternative to boring worksheets!
Transitional Words and Phrases PowerPoint
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Transitional Words and Phrases PowerPoint

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Teaching transitional words and phrases? Introduce this important fluency skill with the 30-slide Transitional Words and Phrases PowerPoint. Student-friendly product covers additive, adversative, causal, and sequential transitions with examples and writing practice. Need more Transitional Words and Phrases products? Check out my bundle: Transitional Words and Phrases Bundle. A must have for every English teacher!
Punctuation Mark Bundle
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Punctuation Mark Bundle

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Teaching those pesky punctuation marks? Teach, practice, and assess this important grammatical skill with the Punctuation Mark Bundle that addresses all (14) punctuation marks, including the often forgotten hyphens, dashes, slashes, ellipses, and parentheses! This 100-page Common Core-aligned Bundle includes three research-based, best practice products that allow for instruction, practice, and assessment: PowerPoints - 58 slides Task Cards - 32 Task Cards Assessment - 30-question test with answer key Here’s how it works: You TEACH the skill with an easy-to-understand, comprehensive instructional PowerPoint. Students PRACTICE the skill as they review the content with high yield Task Cards that generate active engagement. You ASSESS the skill with a Common Core-aligned assessment that will let you know in no time who is advanced, proficient, basic, and below basic. Punctuation Marks addressed in this product include: Period Question mark Exclamation point Comma Colon Semicolon Dash Brackets Braces Parentheses Apostrophe Quotation marks Ellipsis Hyphen
Transitional Words and Phrases Bundle
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Transitional Words and Phrases Bundle

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Teaching transitional words and phrases? Watch your students’ writing proficiency and fluency improve with the Transitional Words and Phrases Bundle. Product includes 30-slide PowerPoint, 32 Task Cards, and 30-question assessment that covers additive, adversative, causal, and sequential transitions. Answer key included.
Commonly Confused Words PowerPoint
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Commonly Confused Words PowerPoint

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Teaching homophones and commonly confused words? With the Commonly Confused Words PowerPoint, you have everything you need for an exemplary grammar lesson! Common Core-aligned Product includes 34 slides on homophones such as their/there/they’re, it’s/its, your/you’re, too/to/two, accept/except, etc. Lesson includes an imbedded CFU Bridge to Practice Formative Assessment.
Puns Test Assessment
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Puns Test Assessment

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Teaching puns? Hold your students accountable with the Pun ELA Test. This Common Core-aligned assessment will let you know in no time who is advanced, proficient, basic, and below basic in identifying puns, an important ELA figurative language skill. Multiple choice questions simulate those found on actual standardized tests. Product can be used for common assessments throughout your team or department and is super sub-friendly. Keep them learning - even when you’re not there! About Assessments: Assessment is the engine that drives student learning! Frequent assessment and feedback are crucial for helping students learn. When assessment works best, it does the following: • Provides diagnostic feedback • Helps educators set standards • Evaluates progress • Relates to a student’s progress • Motivates performance • Helps teachers and students self-evaluate Tip: Save trees and time! Make one class set of the tests and have students use a multiple choice answer sheet that can be scanned. Happy Assessing!
The Gift of the Magi Test
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The Gift of the Magi Test

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Teaching O. Henry’s “The Gift of the Magi”? Assess your students’ comprehension level and access higher order thinking skills with this unit test. Questions include multiple choice, short answer, and a rigorous five-paragraph essay on the thematic message, which can be included or not based on the level of your students. Common Core aligned. Answer key included.
Apostrophes PowerPoint
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Apostrophes PowerPoint

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Teaching apostrophes? Alleviate student apostrophe stress (and yours) with this comprehensive, instructional 16-slide PowerPoint: “Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Apostrophes.” Presentation addresses each apostrophe rule with examples and kid-friendly pictures. Assess your students with a formative/summative review that will let you know their comprehension level. Easy for you - engaging for them!