Literacy Resources

Affixes	Figurative Language	Predictions
Author's Purpose	Friendly Letter	Poetry
Cause and Effect	Grammar	Questioning
Character Traits	Graphic Organizers	Root Words
Compare/Contrast	Homophones	Sentence Types
Context Clues	Inference	Sequencing
Contractions	Main Idea	Summarizing
Descriptive Writing	Narrative Writing	Synonyms/Antonyms
Diary/Journal Writing	Non-Fiction	Text Elements
Drawing Conclusions	Paragraphs	Visualization
Expository Writing	Parts of Speech	Writing Process
Fact and Opinion	Persuasive Writing

Affixes
Flip-a-Chip Lesson	Lesson Idea
Rooting Out Words	Interactive Game
Root Words Quiz	Online Quiz
Fish Tanks Prefix, Root, and Suffix Game	Interactive Game
Author's Purpose
Author's Purpose	SMARTBoard Activity
Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect	Mini-Lesson
Cuase and Effect	SMARTBoard Activity
Character Traits
Character Trading Cards	Lesson Ideas/Interactive Tool
Inferring How and Why Characters Change	Lesson Plan
Compare/Contrast
Mentor Text List	Teacher Resource
Comparison and Contrast Guide	Mini-Lesson
Be a Reading Detective: Finding Similarites and Differences in Ideas	Lesson Idea
Miss Nelson is Missing Compare/Contrast Lesson	Lesson Idea
From Little House to My House: Exploring History and Family Roles	Lesson Idea
Book vs. Movie Graphic Organizer	Center Activity
Cocoa Ice Interactive Activity	Center Activity
A Fishy Tale	Center Activity
Compare and Contrast Practice Quizzes	Center Activity
One Grain of Rice Interactive Activity	Center Activity
Island Life	Center Activity
City Life	Center Activity
Context Clues
Context Clues	Mini-Lesson/Center Activity
Direct Definition Context Clues	Mini-Lesson
Inferential Context Clues	Mini-Lesson/Center Activity
Cows	Interactive Game
Contractions
Contractions Practice - To Be Verb	Center Activity
Contractions Quiz	Center Activity
Descriptive Writing
Descriptive Writing with Virginia Hamilton	Mini-Lesson
Diary/Journal Writing
Drawing Conclusions
Trailblazing Conclusions	Mini-Lesson/Center Activity
Drawing Conclusions	Online Quiz
Expository Writing
The Biography Maker	Mini-Lesson
Essay Map	Interactive Writing Tool
Hints about Print	Mini-Lesson/Center Activity
Information Elimination	Mini-Lesson/Center Activity
Paraphrase Craze	Mini-Lesson/Center Activity
Fact and Opinion
Fact or Opinion?	Online Quiz
Fact or Opinion Game #1	Online Quiz
Fact or Opinion Quiz	Online Quiz
Figurative Language
Eye on Idioms	Interactive Writing Tool
Idioms: What do they really mean?	SMARTBoard Activity
Metaphors and Similes	SMARTBoard Activity
Paint by Idioms	Interactive Game
Friendly Letter
Letter Writing	SMARTBoard Activity
Letter Generator	Interactive Tool/Lesson Ideas
Grammar
Maggie's Earth Adventures	Interactive Games
The Grammar Gorillas	Interactive Game
Snowman Builder	Interactive Game
Graphic Organizers
Houghton Mifflin Graphic Organizers	Reproducibles
Homophones
Word Study Skills: Homophones	Mini-Lesson/Center Activity
Self-Study Homonym Quizzes	Online Quiz
Homonym Baseball	SMARTBoard Activity
Inference
Put-It-Together Questions	Mini-Lesson
Inference Lesson	Mini-Lesson/Center
Making Inference SMART Board Activity	Mini-Lesson/SMART Board
Follow the Clues	Teacher Resource
Inferential Thinking Across the Curriculum	Teacher Resource
Making Inferences	Center Activity
Inference Riddles	Center Activity
ReviseWise Deduction	Center Activity
Inference Questions	Center Activity
Inference Battleship	Center Activity
Inference Reteaching	Center Activity
What can you infer?	Center Activity
Main Idea
Get the Idea	Mini-Lesson
Narrative Writing
Nonfiction - Evaluating Text
Fact Fragment Frenzy	Mini-Lesson/Center/Lesson Idea
Hints About Print	Mini-Lesson/Center/Lesson Idea
Paragraphs
Parts of Speech
Adjectives and Adverbs	Mini-Lesson/Center
A Picture Is Worth Many Adjectives	SMART Board Activity
Adventures with Adverbs	SMART Board Activity
Persuasive Writing
Persuasion Map	Interactive Writing Tool
Predictions
Who Will Probably Come to the Party	Mini-Lesson/Center
Poetry
Giggle Poetry	Center Activity
Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky	Mini-Lesson/Center
Letter Poem Creator	Interactive Writing Tool
Questioning
Finding the Five "W" Facts	SMART Board Activity
Root Words
Rooting Out Words	Interactive Game
Root Words Quiz	Online Quiz
Fish Tanks Prefix, Root, and Suffix Game	Interactive Game
Sentence Types
Sentences	SMART Board Activity
Sequencing Events
Sequence of Events	Mini-Lesson/Center
Sequencing with Paul Bunyon	Lesson Idea
Sequencing with a SMARTBoard	SMART Board Activity
Reviewing Sequence of Events	SMART Board Activity
Getting Things in Order	SMART Board Activity
Sequencing Fun	Center Activity
Sentence Sequencing	Center Activity
Monkey Business	Center Activity
Binky's Story Scramble	Center Activity
Reading Exercises	Center Activity
Summarizing
Summarizing	Mini-Lesson/Center
Writing Den Topics	Mini-Lesson
The Fox and the Crow	Center Activity
Synonyms/Antonyms
The Land of the Rocket to the Moon	Center Activity
Game Goo	Interactive Game
Text Elements
Identify Realistic Story Elements	Mini-Lesson/Center
Drama Map	Interactive Writing Tool
Fractured Fairy Tales	Interactive Writing Tool
Test Tutor Story Elements	Center Activity
Visualization
Visualizing Using Sketch-to-Sketch Stragegy	Lesson Idea
Writing Process
Writing with Writers	Teacher Resource/Center Activity