This intriguing story poem is the story of the town of Sandersville. It shares how, no matter how many times he tries to tell them, the people would not listen to a little boy named Vanderville warning them to take care of the planet. This text tells the message of teamwork and doing our individual parts to make our planet a better place. Great story to be used with Earth Day or in introducing a recycling unit, in addition to a unit on character traits, theme, text structure. inference, poetry genre, or summary. It can be displayed on the big screen or even printed out to be read or to read in small groups and it also has the option of having it read out loud to the students

This colorful and engaging lesson plan is created by Sarah Shannon and is written to introduce students to the 5 text structure types compare/contrast, problem solution, description, sequence of events, & cause/effect. The author also embeds the story The Dream that Changed Sanderville as well to show students authentic text using these 5 types of writing in a story. Your students will love this lesson!

This informative text helps students learn or review strategies to help them when trying to determine the meaning of a difficult word in context they may be reading. It offers practical strategies students can use in all subject areas, and con be incorporated in any teacher lesson plan involving context clues.

This short constructive writing frame is an excellent tool elementary writing teachers can use to help them show students how to organize their writing for a writing ESSAY short ESSAY writing test or assignment. It provides a sample writing frame students can memorize and use when they are responding to similar writing assignments. It includes an authentic writing test sample question from Texas STARR 4th grade writing test.

The Figurative Language Rap Written Version By Sarah Shannon to be Used with her Figurative Language Rap. This rap can also be used with our Figurative Language Story Monica’s Adventure at Miss Ruth’s School for Kids as well as an extension on context clues with our context clues text. In addition, students can use chart or construction paper to create a poster or graphic organizer with Figurative and Literal, learning of several figurative language phrases they may know or learn in their small groups.

This Story Poem extension of the children’s story The Dream that Changed Sandersville by Sarah Shannon gives an opportunity to recite and memorize the story poem to recite for class, schools, and community events. The students or adults reciting can also take aspects of the story and act them out in small groups to share with each other as a skit as a possibility as well. Fun idea to use for presentations or oratory contests as well.

This intriguing interpretation guides a review and scholarly opinion of many major points discussed in Erica Dunbar’s text of an escaped slave whose bravery and determination model to students and adults of all ages the skills leaders often use to help themselves achieve a better destiny,

Jim’s Escape from Slavery is a tale inspired by the true stories of escaped slave heroes like Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman. Jim. a slave, is in despair in the slave movement that occurred in the time in America when slavery was a common practice for millions of African Americans. This tale shares the scary and brave adventure of Jim as he escapes his predicted fate with the help of a kind white Quaker who aided him in reaching freedom. Although this is a story for young adults, all people can learn from the bravery, determination, and ultimate victory displayed in this book that many people will love to read for years to come!

This funny and engaging children’s story is a lesson to all readers about the importance of appreciating the lives and the things we have in life. It shares the hilarious story of Princess Annabelle, a very rich but very spoiled princess from Heavenly who gets put under a spell until she realizes how blessed she is. Teachers, parents, and other leaders working with children can use this story to help teach lessons on being kind and sharing what we have with others. It can be printed, displayed on a large screen, and even reads it aloud to listeners if one chooses that option. A great story to use in connection to character traits, story or plot elements, theme, inference, setting contributing to plot, summary, & MORE!

This inspirational children’s story is about two friends who have a rip in their friendship when a new student joins their class, and one friend gets threatened by the new interruption of the close relationship that had been ongoing prior to the sudden new friend. Students, children. and even adults will love this tale of the importance of trust, loyalty, and forgiveness. It can be used in the classroom and/or in a homeschooling setting with a standard focus on theme or inference or compare/contrast or plot elements or summary and many other connecting objectives focuses. Lesson plans will be added shortly.

This writing presentation will assist teachers in walking through all the major types of writing essays students will be required to master and complete on state exams in writing objective focuses. These included expository, argumentative, narrative opinion, skits, advertisements & more. Your students will find this research-based GENERAL to SPECIFIC overview approach extremely helpful in being adequately prepared for state writing exams. You will love this presentation!

This funny skit for kids is a great way to introduce the INFERENCING test objective standard. Students can listen to skit (see video) and/or play parts and study all the clues in this court case to determine if Mr. Smith, Ms., Beasley, or Mr. Prosecutor stole the $50 from Mr. Tim’s Grocery Store. Kids will love discussing the “CLUES” and using their “INFERENCING” Skills to figure out who did the crime. A GREAT, FUN lesson to include in an INFERENCE or CHARACTER STUDY Test STANDARD/Teacher Objective Focus.

This skit walks students through the lives and contributions of famous African Americans who have assisted in making America the great nation that it is. Students will learn about the likes of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Barack Obama, and others. Teachers can use this skit in connection to any unit on African American History or Figures that made life better for others and/or did something significant in their lifetime.

This wonderful, colorful, & engaging Lesson Plan is part 1 of 2 in which figurative language and context clues are embedded in pictures and written text with practical, easy to use strategies to help identify word and figurative phrase meaning. Part 2 will use our Figurative language story and compare to those Amelia Bedelia stories using figurative language many read as a child, GREAT LESSONS!

These colorful and detailed lesson plans are written with the CHARACTER POINT OF VIEW STANDARD FOCUS in MIND for elementary aged students reading the story The Uninvited Guest by Sarah Shannon., The teacher will love this simple and easy to follow lesson plan and will be able to navigate through the directives and activities easier with great student success.

Students in grades 4-6th will love this non-fiction text on the most important information about life during medieval times. This includes medieval times history, roles in society, daily activity among classes and people, and famous historical leaders that were influential during medieval times. Teachers can use as an introduction on the topic and extend by assigning student group extension research projects on medieval times and/or embed other engaging medieval times activities like dress-up day, medieval dinner, medieval learn-a-dance day, etc.

Figurative Language C.L.A.P.S. Strategy Sheets to Be Used with Figurative Language Monica's Adventures Story and The Sarah Shannon Figurative Language Rap. This is a GREAT Strategy sheet to use with our Figurative Language Children’s Story: Monica’s Adventure’s at Miss Ruth’s School for Kids AND our Sarah Shannon Figurative Language Rap which you can view here or also find on YOUTUBE.

This funny figurative language story follows the daily life of a girl name Monica who just started a new school. Monica gets into several dilemma because she doesn’t understand figurative terms people at the school are using when communicating. It will make your students laugh, and you can play it on screen and even print out for your small groups.