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These adapted plays, each between 5 and 25 minutes long, will instill a love of Shakespeare and boost literacy skills!Background information provided to enrich the plays themselves, a program for easy staging and costumes are included. Character roles are written at easy, moderate, and challenging reading levels.Arranged in two sections, the teacher section includes ideas for presenting, discussing, and working with the plays in the book. The student section includes the scripts, and a variety of worksheets and activities that allow students to demonstrate their comprehension of the materials at hand, and improve writing skills.Plays Include:A Midsummer Night's DreamAntony & CleopatraHenry VHamletKing LearMacbethRomeo & Juliet

Kids love the Magic Tree House Series! Here is a resource to help your students develop the literacy strategies necessary for them to derive meaning from print, read to find new information, and think and write creatively, all using The Magic Tree house chapter books as a springboard. Includes:Story summariesReproducible work sheets for 17 Magic Tree House booksTeacher suggestionsResource listStory student reading recordAnswer keyExpectationsl. To introduce the students to Mary Pope Osborne, her writings and her style of writing.2. To encourage reading for pleasure and discussion of reading.3. To encourage students to research for information about material they have read.4. To develop literacy strategies necessary to obtain meaning from print.5. To develop the students' abilities to think and write creatively. Story Summary and activities for these 17 Magic Tree House Books:Dinosaurs Before DarkThe Knight at DawnMummies in the MorningPirates Past NoonNight of the NinjasAfternoon on the AmazonSunset of the SabertoothMidnight on the MoonDolphins at DaybreakGhost Town at SundownLions at LunchtimePolar Bears Past BedtimeVacation Under the VolcanoDay of the Dragon KingViking Ships at SunriseHour of the OlympicsTonight on the Titanic

These adapted plays, each between 5 and 25 minutes long, will instill a love of Shakespeare and boost literacy skills!Background information provided to enrich the plays themselves, a program for easy staging and costumes are included. Character roles are written at easy, moderate, and challenging reading levels.Arranged in two sections, the teacher section includes ideas for presenting, discussing, and working with the plays in the book. The student section includes the scripts, and a variety of worksheets and activities that allow students to demonstrate their comprehension of the materials at hand, and improve writing skills.Plays Include:A Midsummer Night's DreamJulius CaesarMacbethRichard IIRichard IIIRomeo & Juliet

INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENTWhat Impact Are We Having?Environmental Dictionary Ecological Footprint Positive, Negative, or Neutral? WATERFish and Food WebsThe Efficiency of FishingPurple Loosestrife & Wetlands Testing for ContaminantsLocal Water Treatment Building Dams LANDErosion Tree Planting My Patchy Forest How Do Trees Clean the Air? Fretting Over Fertilizer Effects of Recreational Vehicles on the EnvironmentThe Urban SprawlThe Genetically Modified Organisms Debate POLLUTION AND ENERGY USEDoes Recycling Really Help? The Greenhouse Effect GameClassroom Composter Alternate Transportation Challenge Packaging Problems Battery Battle Clearing the Air Are You Energy and Water Efficient? Energy Trade-off Understanding Nuclear Energy Industrial Pollution INVASIVE SPECIESImproving the Image Why Are Invasive Species so Invasive? Dealing with Invasive Species The Zebra Mussel Problem ENDANGERED OR EXTINCT ANIMALS AND PLANTSEndangered Animal Encyclopedia Sea Turtle ConservationNorth American Endangered Animals Rainforest Simulation Protecting the World's AnimalsAntibiotic Resistance CONCLUSIONDoes the Government Care? Projecting into the FutureMoney Madness

The 52 nonfiction stories in this book have been designed to familiarize and develop student awareness of the various Canadian topics while reviewing and strengthening various reading, language, and word study skills. Each topic contains an information story and a follow-up exercise designed to review and develop strong reading and phonetic skills.A year of non-fiction reading in one book! One story a week for bell work, review, indoor recess, enrichment or for the students who are done their work early.CANADIAN SYMBOLS:Story #1: CanadaStory #2: Canada's FlagStory #3: Canada's SymbolsStory #4: Canada's Capital CityStory #5: Canada's Prime MinisterStory #6: Canadian CoinsCANADIAN SEASONS:Story #1: Autumn in CanadaStory #2: Winter in CanadaStory #3: Spring in CanadaStory #4: Summer in CanadaMONTHS OF THE YEAR:Story #1: September in CanadaStory #2: October in CanadaStory #3: November in CanadaStory #4: December in CanadaStory #5: January in CanadaStory #6: February in CanadaStory #7: March in CanadaStory #8: April in CanadaStory #9: May in CanadaStory #10: June in CanadaStory #11: July and August in CanadaCANADIAN ANIMALS:Story #1: The BeaverStory #2: The ChipmunkStory #3: The Red FoxStory #4: The GroundhogStory #5: The RaccoonCANADIAN BIRDS:Story #1: The Canada GooseStory #2: The Black-Capped ChickadeeStory #3: The RobinStory #4: The CardinalStory #5: The NuthatchFAMOUS PLACES IN CANADA:Story #1: The CN TowerStory #2: Canada's WonderlandStory #3: Green GablesStory #4: The Toronto ZooStory #5: Black Creek Pioneer VillageStory #6: Peggy's Cove LighthouseStory #7: Banff National ParkStory #8: Confederation BridgeSPECIAL CELEBRATIONS IN CANADA:Story #1: Thanksgiving in CanadaStory #2: Halloween in CanadaStory #3: Remembrance Day in CanadaStory #4: Christmas in CanadaStory #5: Groundhog Day in CanadaStory #6: St. Valentine's Day in CanadaStory #7: Easter in CanadaFAMOUS CANADIANS:Story #1: Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceStory #2: Michael J. FoxStory #3: Robert MunschStory #4: Alisha J. NewtonStory #5: Chris HadfieldStory #6: Justin Bieber

52 nonfiction stories help develop student awareness of Canadian symbols, sports, birds, wild animals, insects, reptiles, inventors and inventions, famous athletes, famous people, special places, and sights to visit, ghost stories, and famous mysteries. Each topic contains an information story and a follow-up exercise designed to review and develop reading and phonetic skills. A year of non-fiction reading in one book! One story a week for bell work, review, indoor recess, and enrichment.CANADIAN SYMBOLS:Story #1: Our Country CanadaStory #2: The Prime Minister of CanadaStory #3: Canada's Capital CityStory #4: How Canada Got Its Own FlagStory #5: Canada's National FlagStory #6: Symbols of CanadaCANADIAN SPORTS:Story #1: Baseball in CanadaStory #2: Canadian FootballStory #3: Soccer in CanadaStory #4: Canadian BasketballCANADIAN BIRDS:Story #1: The Snowy OwlStory #2: The Atlantic PuffinStory #3: The Burrowing OwlStory #4: The Ruby-Throated HummingbirdStory #5: The Common LoonCANADIAN ANIMALS:Story #1: The Canadian BeaverStory #2: The Black BearStory #3: The MuskratStory #4: The Snowshoe HareStory #5: The OpossumStory #6: The Musk OxCANADIAN INSECTS:Story #1: The FireflyStory #2: The LadybugStory #3: The DragonflyCANADIAN REPTILES:Story #1: The Snapping TurtleStory #2: The Leatherback TurtleStory #3: The Prairie RattlesnakeCANADIAN INVENTORS/INVENTIONS:Story #1: Joseph-Armand Bombardier - SkidooStory #2: Alexander Graham Bell - TelephoneStory #3: Jacque Plante - Hockey MaskFAMOUS CANADIAN ATHLETES:Story #1: P.K. Subban - One of the Three Hockey BrothersStory #2: The Dufour-Lapointe Sisters - Canada's Mogul QueensStory #3: Alexandre Bilodeau - Freestyle Skiing KingStory #4: Mark McMorris - A Snowboarding WarriorStory #5: Marielle Thompson - Golden Girl on SkisFAMOUS CANADIAN PEOPLE:Story #1: Carly Rae Jepson - Canadian Singer and SongwriterStory #2: Chris Hadfield - Famous Canadian AstronautStory #3: Jessica Amlee - Young Canadian Film and Television StarStory #4: David Suzuki - Canadian ScientistStory #5: Avril Lavigne - Singer and SongwriterCANADIAN PLACES/SIGHTS:Story #1: The Queen Charlotte Islands or Haidi Gwaii Islands of the Haida Peoples'Story #2: Jasper National Park -" Canada's Scenic WonderStory #3: The Big Muddy Badlands - The Outlaws' HideawayStory #4: Lunenburg - A World Heritage SiteStory #5: The Cabot Trail - A Scenic RoadwayStory #6: Yellowknife - The Largest Community in the N.W.T.Story #7: Aurora Borealis or The Northern LightsStory #8: The Peterborough Lift LockStory #9: The Hartland Covered BridgeCANADIAN GHOST STORIES:Story #1: The Ghost TrainFAMOUS CANADIAN MYSTERIES:Story #1: Ogopogo - A Famous Lake MonsterStory #2: Bigfoot or Sasquatch - A British Columbia Mystery Monster118 pages with answer key.