{banner} Recent Updates 8/04/09):     Link to story summaries for fluency readings!   Manteca Unified School District HM Docushare Page   Oregon Reading First Narrative and Expository Teaching Cards   Oregon Reading First: Asking Questions Handout Story Structure Teaching Questions   Differentiated Universal Access documents Houghton Mifflin Routines document {Shopping from Dragon Gets By by Dav Pilkey} Dragon Gets By   Five Listeners - Short A and I   Reading Homework: Story Elements   Vocabulary Word Game   Making Words - Short A and Short I   Online Word Sort for short A and I   Vocabulary and Spelling Resources   Short A and Short I Sound Sort   Skill: Parts of a Sentence PPT   Dav Pilkey Website   Teaching Your Students about Nutrition   Online Food Pyramid Game   {Julius by Angela Johnson} Julius    Five Listeners - Short O, E, U   Vocabulary Word Game   Making Words - Short O   Making Words - Short E   Making Words- Short U   Online Word Sort for short 0, U and E   Vocab, spell and test resources   Short O, E and U Sound Sort   Julius Website page by illustrator Dav Pilkey   Alaska   {Mrs. Brown Went to Town by Wong Herbert Yee}  Mrs. Brown Went to Town   Five Listeners - Long A and I   Vocabulary Word Game   Making Words - Long A   Online Word Sort for Long A and I   Verbs PPT   Farm Animals Around the World        {Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night by Cynthia Rylant}     Henry and Mudge   Five Listeners - Long O, E, U   Long O Making Words Vocabulary Word Game   Nature WalkTheme Opener   Online Word Sort for Long E, O and U   Story Resources   Long E / Short E Picture Sort   Long O / Short O Picture Sort   Compound Word PPT   Compound Word Boogie by RoseAnne Patenaude   Cause and Effect PPT by Dianna Burke   Reader's Theatre   A letter from Cynthia Rylant   Activity Sheets   Camping in the Classroom   Campfire Songs     {Exploring Parks with Ranger Dockett by Alice K. Flanagan} Ranger Dockett   Five Listeners - Consonant Clusters   Making Words - Clusters   Vocabulary Word Game   Online Word Sorts for Consonant Clusters   Online Words Sort for Two Sounds for C   Story Resources   Vocabulary Cards   Fact and Opinion Sort   Smokey's Kids   {Around the Pond: Who} Around the Pond   Five Listeners - Double Consonants   Making Words- Double Consonants   Vocabulary Word Game   Online Word Sort for Double Consonants   Story Resources   Categorize and Classify Worksheet by Marcia Goudie   Pond Life Picture Cards   Make your own virtual pond!   Habitats       {Chinatown by William Low}   Chinatown   Five Listeners - Diagraphs   Making Words - Diagraphs   Online Word Sort for Diagraphs   Story Resources   Vocabulary Picture Cards   Diagraph Resources from Carl's Corner website   Links   {A Trip to the Firehouse by Wendy Cheyette Lewison} A Trip to the Firehouse Five Listeners - AY, AI   Making Words - AY, AI   Online Word Sort for ai, ay Online Word Sort for Compound Words Story Resources Vocabulary Cards Virtual Firehouse Tour Fire Safety for Kids  Fire Safety Unit Ideas   {Big Bushy Mustache by Gary Soto}   Big Bushy Mustache   Five Listeners - OW, OU Making Words - OU, OW   Online Word Sort for Suffixes   Story Resources   Reader's Theatre   More about Gary Soto   SCORE Guide to other Gary Soto Short Stories   {Jamaica Louise James by Amy Hest} Jamaica Louise James Online Word Sort for ee, ea Plurals Lessons Plurals Memory Game   {Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann}   Officer Buckle and Gloria   Five Listeners - AR   Making Words -AR   Online Word Sort for AR words   Online Word Sort for OR, ORE   Reader's Theatre About Peggy Rathmann Online Resources Extension Activities Safety Tips Poster lesson   {Ant by Rebecca Stefoff}   Ant   Online Word Sort for -nd, -ng, -nk, -nt, -mp   Story Resources   Online Resources   The Great Ball Game   Online Word Sort for ow and oa   Story Resources   Guided Reading Lesson     Brothers and Sisters   Guided Reading Lesson Jalapeo Bagels   Contraction PowerPoint   Contraction Bingo   Online Word Sort for Contractions   Contraction Jeopardy PowerPoint   Reader's Theatre   Guided Reading Lesson   Carousel   Online Word Sort for Prefixes Thunder Cake   Online Word Sort for -ed, -ing #1   Reader's Theatre    Sequence Booklet - by Mrs. A. Madden   Thunder Cake Recipe - Shared by Mrs. Madden   Patricia Polacco's Website   Guided Reading Lesson       The Art Lesson   Online Word Sort for OO   Reader's Theatre   Guided Reading Lesson   Make Your Own Computer Art from the Museum of Modern Art website Moses Goes to a Concert   Online Word Sort for -igh, y, and long I   Story Resources   Guided Reading Lesson   San Francisco Symphony for Kids   The School Mural   Making Words - School Mural   Online Word Sort for -ed,-ing #2   Guided Reading Lesson Writing   Prepare for Reading First Theme Writing Tests with link to Rialto Schools (see below)   Reading-Writing Workshop Planner   Teaching That Makes Sense   Madison Schools' 6-Traits lessons   Spelling   Introducing Sound-Spelling Cards   Spelling Packet   Additional Spelling Words   Oregon Reading First Sound Drills Level 1 Level 2 Level 3   Look, Say, Cover, Type, Check and Online spelling flashcards website Vocabulary   Using Vocabulary Matches   Theme 1 Vocabulary Matches Theme 2 - Vocabulary Matches Theme 3 - Vocabulary Matches Theme 4 - Vocabulary Matches Theme 5 - Vocabulary Matches Theme 6 - Vocabulary Matches   Word Analysis Form   Oregon Reading First Word Castles Vocabulary Sheet    Fluency   Teaching I Love to Read Books   Oregon Reading First Phonics Reader's Teaching Kits   1st grade sight word booklet   Ping Pong Fluency Link   Oregon Reading First  Multisyllabic Words Sheet   Decoding Multisyllabic Words and More in HM   Oregon Reading First Syllable Review Sheet   Oregon Reading First Syllable Sorts     Other Teaching Resources: Oregon Reading First (I found a lot of new and exciting teaching materials and information on this site). Vicky Moore - HM Comprehension tests for each selection http://www.sanjacinto.k12.ca.us/parkhill/croxton/index.htm (This site has many resources, including story quests for both Phonics Readers and I Love to Read Books) Making Reading Theme Boxes (Poway Schools) Rialto Schools- Go to Curriculum & Instruction, then click on Language Arts/ReadingFirst.  Resources are listed on below.  Lots of great writing resources for all grade levels that get students ready for writing assessments. Ms. Kathy's HM Resources (great site with focus on skills for each HM theme) Santa Maria Bonita School District (many resources) Ontario-Montclair School District (more HM resources - they are a Reading First School) 5-Day Lesson Plans for all themes! (Visions in Education) Houghton Mifflin Eduplace Have your students take quizzes on HM stories and earn prizes! (BookAdventures.org) Tell your 5th grade team! 5th Grade HM Resources (Everyschool.org) Using Technology with HM (CTAP) Many more resources are available from the following groups: http://secondgradeclub.ning.com/ 2nd Grade Teachers' Club (lots of ideas across the curriculum, including HM) Yahoo.com  HM Sharing Second Grade (join and you will have access to files I am unable to post, including: story tests, vocabulary picture cards, story quests, etc..) Yahoo.com  HM Sharing Second Grade2 (more files, since we outgrew the file limit on the first group)  Join both for access to all files.