(4 parts): Despereaux loves to listen to King Phillip playing his guitar and singing to his daughter, Princess Pea, every night. Despereaux breaks a basic “mouse rule” and reveals himself to the humans. When the princess sees the mouse, he comes even closer, and Pea picks him up. Despereaux realizes she looks exactly like the picture of the princess in the fairy tale he adores, and he falls instantly in love. Pea wants to keep the mouse, but her father refuses. Then Despereaux breaks an even greater “mouse rule”—speaking to the humans. He tells the princess not to cry and gives her his name before he runs off.

To the Dungeon! (10 parts)

Furlough scurries off to tell his father, Lester, who immediately calls a Mouse Council meeting. At the meeting, the Most Very Honored Mouse declares that something must be wrong with Despereaux, and that his behavior is a threat to all of the mice. The entire Mice Council, including Lester, votes to send Despereaux to the dungeon to be eaten by rats. First, however, Despereaux is called before the Council and given an opportunity to repent. Despereaux refuses to say that he is sorry for what he has done and continues to profess his love for the princess. The threadmaster mouse arrives with a spool of red thread and ties a piece around Despereaux’s neck; this mark of death seals Despereaux’s fate.

Light, light, everywhere (5 parts)

Roscuro wanders through the castle, he discovers a party in process and is enchanted by how happy and bright the revelers look, including King Phillip, Queen Rosemary, and Princess Pea. Roscuro decides to watch the party from a chandelier, but he slips and falls into the queen’s bowl of soup.

Soup is Queen Rosemary’s favorite food, and she eats it at every meal. When she sees the rat in her soup, the queen dies instantly of shock. Roscuro runs off but looks back at the Pea. Her expression full of repulsion and rage, the princess tells the rat to go back to the dark, “where you belong.” Her harsh treatment breaks Roscuro’s heart. Determined to have something beautiful, Roscuro picks up the queen’s discarded soup spoon, and with it he returns to the dungeon.

Into the Dungeon, this time by choice!

(6 parts)Despereaux re-enters the dungeon in order to save the Princess Pea. He takes a spool of red thread so that he can find his way back. The cook was making soup, even though it was outlawed throughout the land, and gives some to Despereaux. Despereaux ultimately finds his way to the hiding place where Roscuro had hid Miggery Sow and Princess Pea. Roscuro smells soup and falls to the ground begging Despereaux to kill him, because all he wanted was some soup and light. Princess Pea tells Roscuro if he led them out of the dungeon he could have some soup.

The post The Tale of Despereaux: Reader’s Theater Bundle! first appeared on store.

1. 457 Word Reading Passage (Author’s Purpose)
2. Venn Diagram Activity
3. Reading Passage Questions (4ea.)
4. Answer Key Provided for Reading Passage Questions
5. How Many Words Can You Make Activity
6. Answer Key provided for ‘How many Words’ Activity

The post Valentine’s Day Lessons first appeared on store.

• Page 1 – Cover
• Page 2 – Thank you & credits
• Page 3 – Reading passage (108 words) (student use)
• Page 4 – Comprehension questions (5) (student use)
• Page 5 – Teacher answer key
• Page 6 – Veterans Day word scramble (14) (student use)
• Page 7 – Teacher answer key (word scramble)
• Page 8 – Lesson plan (what is a veteran?)
• Page 9 – “What is a veteran” worksheet (student use)
• Page 10 – “What is a veteran” star activity (student use)
• Page 11 – Veterans Day Acrostic Poem (lesson plan)
• Page 12 – Veterans Day Acrostic Poem worksheet (student use)
• Page 13 – Veterans Day Thank you Banner & Writing Prompt (lesson plan)
• Page 14 – Salute a Veteran template (student use)
• Page 15 – Respond to a writing prompt (student use)
• Page 16 – TOU

The post Veterans Day Activities first appeared on store.

The post Winter Holiday Lesson Plans: Grades 3-5 first appeared on store.

• Teacher information sheet
• 100-word analogy task cards w/ answer cards
• Student analogy task card answer sheet
• Teacher analogy task card answer key
• Analogy crossword puzzle w/answer key
• Ten-question quiz w/ answer key
• Two differentiated ‘exit tickets’
• One blank student answer card sheet
• Includes black/white & color PDF versions

Note: This product download is a ZIP file that will extract a folder that contains 2 PDF files – 1 color version and the other a black & white version.

The post Word Analogy Task Cards – Mix N’ Match Vol. 1 first appeared on store.

• Teacher information sheet
• 100-word analogy task cards w/ answer cards
• Student analogy task card answer sheet
• Teacher analogy task card answer key
• Analogy crossword puzzle w/answer key
• Ten-question quiz w/ answer key
• Two differentiated ‘exit tickets’
• One blank student answer card sheet
• Includes black/white & color PDF versions

Note: This product download is a ZIP file that will extract a folder that contains 2 PDF files – 1 color version and the other a black & white version.

The post Word Analogy Task Cards – Mix N’ Match Vol. 2 first appeared on store.

• Teacher information sheet
• 100-word analogy task cards w/ answer cards
• Student analogy task card recording sheet
• Teacher analogy task card answer key
• Analogy crossword puzzle w/answer key
• Ten-question quiz w/ answer key
• Two differentiated ‘exit tickets’
• One blank teacher task card template
• One blank teacher answer card template
• One blank student answer card sheet
• Includes black/white & color PDF versions

Note: This product download is a ZIP file that will extract a folder that contains 2 PDF files – 1 black & white / color version.

The post Word Analogy Task Cards – Mix N’ Match Vol. 3 first appeared on store.

• Teacher information sheet
• 100-word analogy task cards w/ answer cards
• Student analogy task card recording sheet
• Teacher analogy task card answer key
• Analogy crossword puzzle w/answer key
• Ten-question quiz w/ answer key
• Two differentiated ‘exit tickets’
• One blank teacher task card template
• One blank teacher answer card template
• One blank student answer card sheet
• Includes black/white & color PDF versions

The post Word Analogy Task Cards – Mix N’ Match Vol. 4 first appeared on store.

• 30 Question of the Day Task Cards / 18 multiple choice & 12 open-ended
• Teacher Information Sheet
• Student Recording Sheet
• Matching Vocabulary Activity
• Word Scramble Activity
• Timeline Activity
• Quiz
• Answer Keys Included (for all activities)
• Exit Tickets
• Black & White/Color PDF Versions

Note: This product download is a Zip File containing a folder with two PDF files: A color version and a black-and-white version.

**Be sure that your software application will allow you to copy/paste and edit the product PDF file.**

Please ask any questions BEFORE making your purchase. I would love to hear any suggestions. Simply email me!

The post The 13 American Colonies first appeared on store.

• 30 Question of the Day Task Cards
• Teacher Information Sheet
• Student Recording Sheet
• Matching Vocabulary Activity
• Word Scramble Activity
• Quiz (15 questions)
• Answer Keys Included (for all activities)
• Exit Tickets
• Black & White/Color PDF Versions

Note: This product download is a Zip File that contains a folder with two PDF files: One is a color version and the other a Black & white version.

**Be sure that your software application will allow you to copy/paste and edit the product PDF file.**

The post The Age of European Exploration first appeared on store.