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Problems and Solutions

Teaching students to understand problems and solutions is a breeze with real-life examples, but spotting them in nonfictional texts is …

Winter Holiday Classroom Activities

Are you looking for a way to keep your students engaged and learning during the busy holiday season? Balancing holiday …

Teaching 5th Grade Grammar with Animated Shorts

If your students find grammar lessons dull, you’re not alone. However, 5th Grade Grammar with Animated Shorts is here to change …

Using Animated Shorts to Teach Cause and Effect

Introducing students to the concept of cause and effect can be both challenging and rewarding. Animated shorts offer a unique …

Cause and Effect

Understanding cause-and-effect relationships is an essential skill for students, as it helps them grasp how events are interconnected and how …

Recent Novel Study Posts

A Long Walk to Water

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park is based on a true story. This inspiring and heart-wrenching book tells …

Song for a Whale

Song for a Whale is a terrific novel based on a real whale. The “world’s loneliest whale” sings at an unusual …

My Side of the Mountain

Students have loved My Side of the Mountain for several generations. The story is timeless. Many tweens have wondered what it would …

Save Me a Seat

Save Me a Seat centers around two characters that are in the same 5th-grade class at Albert Einstein Elementary School in …

The Lemonade War

The Lemonade War features two protagonists in alternating chapters. The Treski siblings have been super close until this summer when a …

Jessica speaks about…


Teaching with Animated Short Films All in One Reading & Writing MEGA Bundle


This has changed the way I present content. Students are engaged and willing to tackle tough skills as struggling readers with this product. I really appreciate the writing portion along with the other student friendly content worksheets.


Jessica N.

What Others are Saying

Badda speaks about…
 
Hatchet Novel Study: Digital + Printable Book Unit: activities & quizzes

Absolutely amazing! I teach an adult ESOL class and this study guide is exactly what I needed! The vocabulary was excellent pre-teaching material and the questions were perfect. I had to do nothing! I enjoyed this Hatchet study guide so much that I purchased several other study guides from Gay Miller. Because I like her material so much, she’s my first choice for go-to material! THANK YOU!!!!
 
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Dan speaks about…
 
Interactive Grammar Organizers

This resource is fantastic. I really enjoyed using it because it allowed my students to practice skills with fun and engaging content. I enjoy the ease and appreciate how much thought was put into creating it.
 
Dan B.
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