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Help your students practice finding the area of irregular shapes made up of triangles, rectangles, and semicircles with this how-to worksheet. It provides an overview of the skill and four exercises for students to try on their own.

This informative article provides background information on the Danish Resistance during World War II. It can be helpful to give students an overview before reading the book Number the Stars.

Complete this crossword puzzle to reinforce your understanding of the vocab words from this section of the book.

Make sure your students understand the vocabulary words from these chapters with this engaging matching activity.

Test your students recall and understanding of the events from chapters 11 through 14 of A Long Walk to Water.

These vocab cards include key terms from chapters 11 through 14 of A Long Walk to Water. Included words are scythed, masses, merciless, borehole, mourn, skittered, rumor, aid, telltale, and peril.

Remind students what the different parts of speech are with this handy printable. Hang it in your classroom or pass one out to each student for an easy reference to help them learn.

This article can be used to provide students with information about the Holocaust before reading Number the Stars. The article will give students an overview of what was happening so that they have some knowledge of the Holocaust before beginning the book.

This worksheet features 15 examples of actions students could show when they get upset. They are instructed to circle the actions that show self-regulation and cross off the ones that do not.

Students will read through each scenario and then choose the option that best shows self-regulation. Two questions require students to write short responses to explain how the scenarios would make them feel.

This vocabulary worksheet has a question for each of the 8 vocabulary words from this part of the book.

This vocabulary tracker includes a space for students to draw a picture to help them remember the meaning of the word.

Track new and interesting vocab words as you come across them in your reading with this tracker. Record the sentence from the source, predict the word's meaning, and then check the actual definition by looking it up!

Use this printout to encourage students to pay attention to and track new vocabulary words.

Use this printable word web to track and study new vocabulary words. There are spaces on the web for the word, word parts, definition, synonyms, connotations, antonyms, and parts of speech, as well as a small space to draw a picture.

This word & concept study graphic organizer uses the Frayer model, showing a space in the middle for the vocabulary word or concept and spaces for the definition, examples, characteristics, and non-examples.

Use this anchor chart to help show students the basics of perimeter. It includes a definition, as well as the formulas for finding the perimeter for a variety of shapes.

Each question on this page includes 4 words with a common word part. Students must determine what that word part is, what it means, and write a sentence correctly using one of the words.

The underlined words in the sentences on this sheet feature Greek word parts. Students will use context clues to determine the meanings of the words, as well as the individual prefixes and roots.

Students will need to use context clues to determine what the underlined word in each sentence and the specified word parts mean.

Each page of this mini book features a positive affirmation. Students can color the pictures to make their book one of a kind!

Students will read each statement and determine whether it shows positive or negative thinking.

Cut out the nine statements at the bottom of the page and glue them to the correct side of the chart based on whether they show positive or negative self-talk.

Encourage positive self-talk with this worksheet. Students will draw a picture and trace the sentence, "I believe in myself."

With this printout, students will trace the sentence "I can try my best." They will also draw a picture to go with the sentence.

This personal reflection form on self-regulation makes a great activity for after a behavioral incident. Students can reflect on how they were feeling so they can aim for a more appropriate reaction next time an issue arises that makes them upset.

Students can use this worksheet to rate their self-regulation skills or abilities. They will read 12 scenarios and circle whether they do those things always, sometimes, or never. It can be a useful assignment for a productive time out or simply to check in with your students at any time.

With this SEL printout, students will reflect on times they've practiced self-regulation and the importance of self-regulation as a way to handle emotions.

With this printout, students will look at pictures of a variety of different exercises. They will pick their favorite four to color, cut, and glue onto the web.

This worksheet features a simple chart where students can record how many times they can do each type of exercise listed in 10 seconds.

Students will use these cards to play a fun and interactive matching game where they try the different exercises.

Match the pictures of exercises to the words that describe them. The exercises included on this worksheet are: skipping, dancing, jump rope, riding a bike, lunges, and walking.

Students will draw lines to match 6 pictures of exercises to their names. The exercises included on this worksheet are: swimming, running, jumping jacks, push-ups, crunches, and toe touches.

This anchor chart is for the acronym RACE, which stands for Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain. It explains how to use the strategy to answer writing questions.

This anchor chart gives an overview of comparing and contrasting. It shows a Venn diagram and key words associated with compare and contrast, such as alike, similar, resemble, different, unlike, and although.

This cut & paste activity includes pictures of 25 different healthy foods that students can cut out and glue in a t-chart. One side of the t-chart is for foods they have already tried, and the other is for foods they would like to try.

Explore themes of leadership with this reading passage that can be taught alongside your SEL curriculum.

This fiction passage follows a child who is full of curiosity and always wants to keep learning. The questions that go with it encourage students to reflect on the message of the story, recall key information, and more.

This writing prompt asks students to imagine they were a part of Salva's group on the journey. They are directed to describe what kind of role they would take on in the group and reflect on how their skills and strengths could help the group survive and succeed.

This writing prompt encourages students to reflect on how Salva's character has changed throughout the book, specifically in regard to his conclusion that his family has most likely died.

Review the vocabulary words from the whole book with this packet. It includes a matching activity, complete-the-word exercise, and complete-the-sentence page.

The questions on this worksheet help students review the entirety of Number the Stars. Students will have to recall information from early on in the book, reflect on plot elements, explain important themes, and more.

The word wizard must find three new or difficult words from the assigned reading and write definitions for each. They must also write their own sentence using the word and cite where in the book they found the word.

The summarizer is the student in the literature circle who is responsible for writing an overview of the assigned reading, using the most important details from the chapters. This is the student who will begin the discussion.

The real-life connector is responsible for connecting events from the book to something similar that has happened in real life. For this book, it may be helpful to remind students that the connections don't have to be exact; there just has to be some sort of similarity they can explain.

The question leader is an important role in the literature circle. They will write four questions about the reading and encourage discussion among the group.

Use this worksheet for the illustrators in your literature circle groups. They will be instructed to draw an illustration of a scene from the reading, showing a clear setting and other details from the text.

With this writing prompt, students will choose a character from the book and write about how they demonstrated courage and selflessness throughout the story.

Use the vocabulary terms from this part of the book to complete the crossword puzzle. Clues are given for each word and an optional word bank is included.

This writing prompt challenges students to think about how Annemarie has changed from the beginning of the story to the end, specifically in regard to her character traits and perspectives.