Month: January 2025

Cryptogram Worksheets: Elephants

Keep your students engaged and on topic with these elephant-themed cryptogram worksheets. Students will discover fun facts such as what elephants eat, how much a baby elephant weighs, and how to tell elephant species apart. Pack includes 8 Fun Facts worksheets and 4 Joke/Riddle sheets. A great way to give students a brain break while providing a fun and challenging diversion. Answer sheet included. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cryptograms-Elephants-12938874

FREE Study Guide! Elmer by David McKee

A FREE study guide to accompany David McKee’s colorful story about an unhappy elephant who realizes that standing out from the herd is pretty awesome! A wonderful way to celebrate individuality and the joy that laughter brings. Share Elmer with your students today! https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Study-Guide-Elmer-by-David-McKee-12941903

Coming Soon! Cryptogram Worksheet Packets for only $.99!

It’s hard to keep students engaged while STILL staying on topic. This is especially difficult with students struggling with attention issues. When your students need a temporary reprieve, try these cryptogram worksheets. Packs will cover a variety of topics related to science, biology, history, and social studies. Each pack of 12 worksheets contains 8 sheets of fun facts and 4 jokes or riddles and will give students a much-needed brain break while providing a fun and challenging diversion. Priced affordably at $.99! Don’t miss out! Follow: www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/the-dusty-jacket

30 Picture Books to Help Teach Social Skills Series: Manner

Teaching manners is an important building block towards forming appropriate behaviors in social settings. Saying “please”, “thank you”, or “excuse me” helps children develop a respect for others, boosts self-confidence, and allows them to build strong friendships and relationships. By teaching manners early, children can adapt these behaviors into their everyday routines. Start them off right with these suggested picture books: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/30-Picture-Books-to-Help-Teach-Social-Skills-Series-Manners-12919549

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary

Ramona Quimby, Age 8

Beverly Cleary (J Fiction)

Ramona has a LOT going on! She’s starting the third grade at a school where NO ONE knows that she’s Beatrice Quimby’s little sister (yay!), she gets to ride the school bus ALL by herself, and she has THE most important responsibility of the family—be nice to Willa Jean at Howie’s grandmother’s house. Sound like a lot to handle? It might be for anybody, but this is Ramona Quimby and if anyone can tackle a challenge and new situations head on, it’s this girl…even though she’s just eight. But between a school bully, an ever-tightening family budget, an unfortunate egg incident at school, and a teacher who thinks she’s a show-off, even Ramona is starting to feel the pressure. Can she find a way to toughen up and pull it together? She has to because her family is depending on her!

Beverly Cleary’s endearing Ramona series continues as our feisty heroine returns and is as lovable, surprising, and formidable as ever. She’s opinionated, clever, resilient, and demands accuracy. She’s a girl who’s fair, loyal, and loves her family. Most importantly, she’s human and serves as an example of what to do (and what not to do) when things don’t go your way. With her unflappable charm, spunk, and candor, she turns an adversary into an unlikely ally, accepts a punishment as a challenge, tackles a boring school assignment with creative flair, and realizes that she’s part of a nice sticking-together family, although they might not be nice all of the time.

What makes Ramona Quimby, Age 8 such a great story is the relatability of its main character. Whether she’s dealing with the humiliation of getting sick at school in front of her classmates, standing up to playground injustice, dealing with the shame of falling out of favor with a teacher, or dealing with overly stressed parents who might be on the verge of falling out of love, Ramona deals with life’s ups and downs as best she can. She takes her responsibility within her family seriously, is hurt when treated unfairly by her parents, and is pragmatic in whose side she takes in a family squabble. She pouts, whines, and agitates, but she’s also curious, kind, and helpful. Ramona is allowed to be a lot of things because she knows that she has a family who loves and supports her unconditionally and this allows her the freedom to explore, challenge, and fail without suffering long-lasting repercussions. And through some tough lessons, our heroine vows to try harder, promises to be dependable, and strives to be more patient in the future. As for today, she’s just Ramona Quimby, age 8, and that’s good enough…for now anyway.

Rating: 5/5

Share Ramona with your class with our study guide: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Study-Guide-Ramona-Quimby-Age-8-by-Beverly-Cleary-12745834

Coming Soon! FREE Study Guide for Jan Brett’s “The Mitten”

Coming soon is a FREE study guide for Jan Brett’s classic and beloved picture book about a single mitten that attracts a motley assortment of animals seeking comfort and warmth on a cold winter’s day. A wonderful story of sharing and how kindness somehow makes room for everyone. Don’t miss out when it becomes available by following us at www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/the-dusty-jacket

Study Guide Sneak Peek Video: The Chocolate Touch

In this video, I give you a sneak peek into my study guide for Patrick Skene Catling’s fun twist on the legend of King Midas and how a boy’s wish turns out to be anything but sweet!  See what’s inside before you buy and learn how you can use this study guide to supplement your current health, biology (nutrition), or history (Greek mythology) lesson. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Study-Guide-Sneak-Peek-Video-The-Chocolate-Touch-12893926

FREE Study Guide: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

 
A FREE study guide to accompany Ezra Jack Keats’s classic picture book about a little boy named Peter who explores the wonders and beauty of a day filled with snow. Vibrant pictures highlight the delights and adventures that only a snowy day can bring. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Study-Guide-The-Snowy-Day-by-Ezra-Jack-Keats-12886723

Study Guide Sneak Peek Video: Mr. Popper’s Penguins

In this video, I give you a sneak peek into my study guide for Richard and Florence Atwater’s Newbery Honor book Mr. Popper’s Penguins, a story about a simple painter with a dream and a colony of penguins that makes his dream come true. See what’s inside before you buy and learn how you can use this study guide to supplement your current literature, history, or biology lesson. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/the-dusty-jacket/category-study-guide-sneak-peek-videos-1361396