An introduction to some basic poetic structures, including alliteration, similes, and acrostics, using wetlands themes. Includes border paper for final drafts.
Trace and cut out. From "cattails" to "wetlands", each page of this fish-shaped shapebook has a word relating to ponds. Makes a great bulletin board decoration.
Use these three Venn diagram to compare things related to ponds. Includes one Venn diagram to compare the pond habitat to another habitat, one to compare two pond animals, and one blank Venn diagram to compare any two things or concepts.
Includes: Danny the Dragonfly, Duck Travels, Marty the Butterfly, Friends at the Pond (Descriptive Writing), Life on a Lily Pad and Swan Story. Six pages of lined paper with pond-story writing prompts and cute illustrations at the top.
Chapter-by-chapter questions review comprehension of Elizabeth George Speare's Newbery winner about a girl growing up (and not fitting in) in 1680s Puritan America.
Trace and cut out. This eight-page, duckling-shaped shapebook has prompts for students to answer about ducks, and a list of words on the last page. ("A duck says... A duck lives in a ...")
Includes: Pond Habitat, Characteristics Chart, Reading Comprehension, Word Searches, Food Chain, Word Unscramble, Crossword Puzzle. Nine pages of great activities.