2/23/2015:Orville and Wilbur Wright - Free Spirits

I wrote recently about some of my original books on inventors.  If you are looking for other inventor options, check out my original reader Orville and Wilbur Wright - Free Spirits.  

In this Level T reader your students will learn facts about Orville and Wilbur Wright, who were early pioneers of flight, and their invention of a flying machine.

This is a great resource to combine social studies and language arts.  The book comes with 5 companion worksheets which reinforce literacy skills involving reading, language, spelling, and writing. Specific concepts, skills, and vocabulary targeted in this 5th grade Level T reader are listed on the first page of the story.

This story is one of the books in the collection of Level T - Set 2 readers. The ten books in that collection are:

- Alternative Energy Sources – Wind, Solar, Geothermal, and Hydroelectric Power;

- John Deere – An Improved Plow;

- Founding of St. Augustine, 1565;

- Orville and Wilbur Wright – Free Spirits;

- Fun with Words – Simile, Metaphor, and Onomatopoeia;

- The Greatness of the Plains;

- Causes and Effects of the French and Indian War;

- Sedimentary Rock, Fossils, and Fossil Fuels;

- The Manifest Destiny;

- Metric Conversions.

Find these books, and more, at my Teachers Pay Teachers store!

1/20/2016: Start 2016 Inspired- Storewide Sale!

Start 2016 inspired!  Haven Hill Learning is participating in the sitewide TpT sale on Jan 20-21.  For these days only, enjoy 20 % off products in my TpT store and then use code START16 to get additional savings!

8/18/2015: TpT Sale- August 19th!

Ready for back to school? Haven Hill Learning is participating in Teachers Pay Teachers one day sale on Aug. 19th For one day only, enjoy 20 % off products in my TpT store and then use code MORE15 to get additional savings!

7/31/2015: Love Back to School Sale

It is hard to believe that August is almost here, and time to think about returning to the classroom for the fall. Teachers Pay Teachers Love Back to School sale runs August 3rd 12:01 a.m. (ET) through August 4th 11:59 p.m. (ET)

Books in my Teachers Pay Teachers store will be 20% off Aug 3 and 4th with Teachers Pay Teachers offering an additional savings using the 10% off Promo code BTS15!

5/6/2015: Last Day of Teacher Appreciation Sale

There is a currently a sale of 20% EVERYTHING on my the Teachers Pay Teachers site on in celebration of Teacher Appreciation Day!

Choose from my wide array of original readers that cover a variety of topics, including science, math, literature and social studies.

5/1/2015: Happy May Day, and prepare for our Teacher Appreciation Days Sale May 5-6!

Happy May Day, I hope that you are enjoying spring!  Another thing to celebrate?  Teachers!  There will be a sale of 20% EVERYTHING on my the Teachers Pay Teachers site on May 5-6 in celebration of Teacher Appreciation Day!

Choose from my wide array of original readers that cover a variety of topics, including science, math, and social studies.

2/26/2015: Teachers Pay Teachers Sale Extended!

2/24/2015: Storewide Teachers Pay Teachers Sale- Teachers are Heroes!

Additionally, I am having a 20% off everything sale Feb. 25 and Feb. 26!!!

12/15/2014: Happy Bill of Rights Day!

Happy Bill of Rights Day!  December 15th is officially Bill of Rights Day in the United States.  The Bill of Rights is the name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.  December 15 was declared Bill of Rights Day in 1941 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights.

The Bill of Rights Institute has some fantastic, free educator resources on their website. My original set of leveled books Third Grade Leveled Books: Level N - Set 3 includes a reader all about The Bill of Rights.  Covering science, social studies, and language arts topics, this set of leveled books will help your students build their vocabulary and improve their reading comprehension while learning interesting facts.

Our Holiday Sale is the perfect time to stock up on books and plays for your classroom!  On December 17th-20th all books and plays from our Teachers Pay Teachers store will be 20% off!

12/14/14: Holiday Sale December 17-20!

The month of December is flying by!  Besides the December holidays, December is also Read a New Book Month.  My original holiday-themed plays are a fun and educational way to add some festivity into your classroom this season.  

These original plays may be used as readers’ theater, as a part of balanced literacy (Read-Aloud, Shared and Performance Reading or Guided Reading), or for an actual play production. Using plays in literacy-based classrooms promotes active listening for the performers, as well as the audience, and offers an engaging way to teach reading skills.

Our Holiday Sale is the perfect time to stock up!  On December 17th-20th all books and plays from our Teachers Pay Teachers store will be 20% off!

Besides the December holidays, now is also a great time to plan ahead for important upcoming dates such as Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month.

12/1/2014: Welcome to December!

December is here, and the winter holiday season has arrived!  What fun seasonal activities do you have planned for your class?  

Perhaps consider bringing one of my original holiday-themed plays into your classroom this season.  

These original plays may be used as readers’ theater, as a part of balanced literacy (Read-Aloud, Shared and Performance Reading or Guided Reading), or for an actual play production. Using plays in literacy-based classrooms promotes active listening for the performers, as well as the audience, and offers an engaging way to teach reading skills.

Now that our Super Cyber Saving Sale is here it is the perfect time to stock up!  On December 1st 12:01AM (ET) through December 2nd 11:59PM (ET) we will be offering 20% off as part of a sitewide sale.  Just use promo code “TPTCYBER” when you check out!

11/30/2014: Super Cyber Savings Sale!

It is time for another Teachers Pay Teachers Sale....

Celebrate the Season with Super Cyber Savings from Haven Hill Learning!

On December 1st 12:01AM (ET) through December 2nd 11:59PM (ET) we will be offering 20% off as part of a sitewide sale.  Just use promo code “TPTCYBER” when you check out!  
Now is the perfect time to stock up on some of my holiday-themed books and plays, such as "A Field Trip to the North Pole"

11/11/2014: Happy Veterans Day, and the Start of a Sale!

A Veterans Day Play is an original play written for use as readers’ theater, as a part of balanced literacy (Read-Aloud, Shared and Performance Reading or Guided Reading), or for an actual play production.

Written with 9 speaking parts, the play also features a band and choir of unlimited members. The band marches in a parade that the family (mother, father and two children) comes to see on Veteran’s Day and the choir sings the national anthem, as well as additional patriotic songs when the play is over. With an announcer, two parade assistants and three narrators, you are all set to put on this play that helps us all learn more about this important holiday of honoring our veterans.

Another option available from my store is Veteran's Day - First Grade Level E Reader

This first grade Level E reader is a excellent resource for teaching about Veteran's Day. Students will learn about why and when we celebrate Veteran's Day as they encounter new vocabulary and improve their reading comprehension. There is a two-page worksheet which accompanies the two-page story.

November 11 also marks Young Reader's Day. The second Tuesday of November salutes Young Readers' Day. Co-founded in 1989 by the Center of the Book in the Library of Congress and Pizza Hut, this special day recognizes the joys and benefits of reading. To promote the importance of reading, we are offering one free item of equal or lesser value than the highest priced item you purchase when you buy one or more books/plays from my TPT store Nov. 11 – 17. You may forward this special offer to fellow teachers. Thank you and HAPPY READING!

Steps to Get Your Free Item (one per buyer)

1. Purchase at least one item from my TpT store from 11/11/14 - 11/17/14.http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Sue-Peterson-3911

2. Send your email address and the name of the purchased item to havenhilllearning@gmail.com no later than 11:59 p.m.(Central Time) on 11/17/14.

3. Include the title of any item of your choice that you would like free from my TpT store that is of equal or lesser value than the highest price of one item you purchased from my store during that week-long period.

4. Your free item will be emailed as a pdf to the email address you provide, no later than 12/1/14.  As with any items purchased from TpT, this free item is for your personal/classroom use only and should not be reproduced or forwarded to others.  Additional copies can be purchased from my TpT store.

Thanks for all of your hard work and dedication as a teacher, and for spreading the joy of reading to your students this week and every week,

11/9/2014: Buy One Get One Free Sale!

November 11 is not only Veterans Day, it is also Young Reader's Day. To promote the importance of reading, we are offering one free item of equal or lesser value than the highest priced item you purchase when you buy one or more books/plays from my TPT store Nov. 11 – 17.  With Thanksgiving and Christmas now quickly approaching, you may want to check out the variety of festive holiday and seasonal books and plays my Teachers Pay Teachers Store has to offer!

You may forward this special offer to fellow teachers. Thank you and HAPPY READING!

Steps to Get Your Free Item (one per buyer)

1. Purchase at least one item from my TpT store from 11/11/14 - 11/17/14.http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Sue-Peterson-3911

2. Send your email address and the name of the purchased item to havenhilllearning@gmail.com no later than 11:59 p.m.(Central Time) on 11/17/14.

3. Include the title of any item of your choice that you would like free from my TpT store that is of equal or lesser value than the highest price of one item you purchased from my store during that week-long period.

4. Your free item will be emailed as a pdf to the email address you provide, no later than 12/1/14.  As with any items purchased from TpT, this free item is for your personal/classroom use only and should not be reproduced or forwarded to others.  Additional copies can be purchased from my TpT store.

11/1/2014: Haven Hill Learning Buy One - Get One Free Promo!

November 11 is Young Reader's Day. The second Tuesday of November salutes Young Readers' Day. Co-founded in 1989 by the Center of the Book in the Library of Congress and Pizza Hut, this special day recognizes the joys and benefits of reading. To promote the importance of reading, we are offering one free item of equal or lesser value than the highest priced item you purchase when you buy one or more books/plays from my TPT store Nov. 11 – 17. You may forward this special offer to fellow teachers. Thank you and HAPPY READING!

Steps to Get Your Free Item (one per buyer)

1. Purchase at least one item from my TpT store from 11/11/14 - 11/17/14.http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Sue-Peterson-3911

2. Send your email address and the name of the purchased item to havenhilllearning@gmail.com no later than 11:59 p.m.(Central Time) on 11/17/14.

3. Include the title of any item of your choice that you would like free from my TpT store that is of equal or lesser value than the highest price of one item you purchased from my store during that week-long period.

4. Your free item will be emailed as a pdf to the email address you provide, no later than 12/1/14.  As with any items purchased from TpT, this free item is for your personal/classroom use only and should not be reproduced or forwarded to others.  Additional copies can be purchased from my TpT store.

Thanks for all of your hard work and dedication as a teacher, and for spreading the joy of reading to your students this week and every week!

8/19/2014 August 20th Teachers Pay Teachers Sale

Haven Hill Learning is participating in Teachers Pay Teachers one day sale on August 20th! Please check out the sales at our store! 

8/1/2014: TpT Sale, and Happy Birthday Francis Scott Key!

Happy August 1st!

It is hard to believe that it is already August and that summer will soon be coming to an end.  Haven Hill Learning will be participating in the Teachers Pay Teachers “Blast Off Back to School Sale” August 4-5.   Please visit our store and prepare for the exciting school year ahead!

Today is also the birthday of Francis Scott Key.  The Star-Spangled Banner author  was born in Frederick County, Maryland in 1779.  During the War of 1812, on September 13–14, 1814 he watched Fort McHenry being bombed by the British forces in the Battle of Baltimore.  In the morning, Key could see that the American flag was still flown over Fort McHenry, showing that the Americans had not lost possession of it. The inspired Key’s to write a poem, which became “The Star-Spangled Banner”   

Learn more about Francis Scott Key with your class with my book Francis Scott Key and The Star-Spangled Banner: First Grade - Level I Reader.  

This first grade Level I reader gives students the interesting background of the United States national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner".  Francis Scott Key and the American Flag are also featured in First Grade Level I – Set 2

5/6/2014 Teachers Pay Teachers 2-Day Sale!

Teachers Pay Teachers is Having a sale May 6-7, and so is Haven Hill Learning!  Visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store to take 20% off all books and plays while the sale is happening!

3/25/2014 FREE Digital Download: Harriet Tubman

Have you talked about Harriet Tubman with your class for Women’s History Month?  You can learn more about this inspirational African-American woman while you assess the quality of my work on Teachers Pay Teachers with the FREE digital download of my original reader Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

Your class will learn a number of interesting facts about Harriet Tubman, an African-American woman who helped slaves to freedom during the Civil War. This book is a third-grade level P reader and includes two accompanying worksheets.

Specific concepts, skills, and vocabulary targeted in this book are listed on the first page of the story. And the two worksheets which are included help to reinforce literacy skills involving reading, language, spelling, and writing.

3/8/2014 Happy International Women's Day!

Happy International Women’s Day!

Perhaps you have seen the video on Google’s homepage, which includes women from all around the world including activist Malala Yousafzai and Dalia Grybauskaitė the President of Lithuania.  International Women’s Day was first celebrated on March 19, 1911 by people in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland.  In some parts of the world today International Women’s Day is celebrated in a similar way to our Mother’s Day celebrations in America.  

According to the United Nations “International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities.  This year’s theme, “Equality for women is progress for all”  emphasizes how gender equality, empowerment of women, women’s full enjoyment of human rights and the eradication of poverty are essential to economic and social development. It also stresses the vital role of women as agents of development.”  In the United States, International Women’s Day falls during our celebration of Women’s History Month.  

March is the perfect time to share my collection of leveled readers Famous Women in History: Leveled Books for Grades 2 - 4 with your class.  This series includes books on eight notable American women, including Clara Barton and Helen Keller.   My Teachers Pay Teachers site also includes individual readers on other remarkable women such as Eleanor Roosevelt and Sojourner Truth, among others.