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Common Core W.2.3 thematic unit plans
COMPLETE Fractured Fairy Tale Writing Unit!
***You can view every page in this unit by viewing the preview video above or visitng THIS LINK!***If you are interested in starting fractured fairy tales with your students, LOOK NO FURTHER!!! In this comprehensive unit you will find everything you need to teach students how to write their own versions of fractured fairy tales using the writing process and the structure of classic tales. The duration of this unit depends on what you want to do with it! It can take as little as 1 week or up to 3
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2nd - 4th
2nd and 3rd Grade Writing Fairy Tales & Folktale | Fairy Tale Writing Activities
Are you looking to spice up your writing block with fun, engaging, and meaningful activities? This is UNIT TEN of an 11 unit series. This unit will guide your students in writing two fictional stories, focusing on fairy tales, and includes everything you need to drive your instruction. We have two themes for writing in this fairy tale writing unit: The Magical Frog and The Poisonous Apple. We also included everything you need to know about your writing block. Here's what is included:The Magical
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2nd - 3rd
The Polar Express Activities | Writing & Math Mini Projects for A Fun Theme Day
5 activities designed to accompany your read aloud of Chris Van Allsburg’s The Polar Express. These activities are perfect for a standards-aligned Polar Express theme day, or can be used to add a little festive fun to your afternoons leading up to winter break. Writing ActivitiesSimile Trees Craft – Students explore similes as they learn the definition of a simile and collect all the similes used in The Polar Express. They use that knowledge to write their own winter themed-similes which they di
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2nd - 4th
"My Worst OUCH Story" Common Core Personal Narrative Writing Unit
This personal narrative writing unit is CCSS aligned for grades 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. In this file, you will get:--An outline of the specific CCSS covered--A detailed 3 week lesson plan--Anchor papers to help students see what quality personal narrative writing pieces look like or for the teacher to use as his/her own to model the writing process day-by-day--A brainstorming web for pre-writing--A sequencing graphic organizer--A rough draft template--A word choice menu to help students use strong ve
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2nd - 4th
Elf Day Activities Elf Application Kindergarten 1st Grade Christmas Party
Elf Day classroom activities are always fun during December. Your students will love completing an elf application and spending a day in the life of an elf as they travel from station to station trying out the different jobs of an elf! Included in this resource are 8 different stations where students will learn about the different jobs of a North Pole elf. These hands-on activities can be taught as separate lessons or set up this resource as an engaging holiday event in your classroom.CLICK ON T
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K - 2nd
The Gingerbread Baby December Writing Activities Kindergarten First Grade
You've heard of the gingerbread man, but what about the gingerbread baby? This December literacy activity is the perfect companion to the classic tale The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett. Includes writing templates, a baby book, birth certificate, and more!Your children are sure to feel some classroom magic when a basket of gingerbread babies arrives on your doorstep, complete with an official letter asking them to adopt them as if they were their own! In this fun unit, your students will adopt a
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K - 2nd
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The Easter Bunny's Assistant | Easter Bunny Application And Theme Day Stations
The Easter Bunny is looking for a new assistant! Your students will love completing a job application and visiting 6 different stations as they try out different jobs in Bunnyville. The perfect companion to the book The Easter Bunny's Assistant. In this resource, your students will get the chance to practice reading, math, and writing as they become the Easter Bunny's assistant in Bunnyville! They'll fill out an official job application and then try some of the different jobs including: Easter
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K - 1st
"My Many Memorable Firsts" Common Core Personal Narrative Writing Unit
This personal narrative writing unit is CCSS aligned for grades 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. In this file, you will get:--An outline of the specific CCSS covered--A detailed 3 week lesson plan--Anchor papers to help students see what quality personal narrative writing pieces look like or for the teacher to use as his/her own to model the writing process day-by-day--A brainstorming web for pre-writing--A pre-writing graphic organizer--A sequencing graphic organizer--Personal revising and editing checklists
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2nd - 4th
Fairy Tale Unit to Teach the Common Core Standards - 25 Activities
If you need a fun way to teach the Common Core Standards for English-Language Arts, this fairy tale unit is for you! Through reading, writing, and higher order thinking, you and your students will work your way through ten 2nd Grade Common Core Standards using 25 different activities! The students will write newspaper articles, create posters, publish invitations, write police reports, and more! After reading the fairy tales and fractured fairy tales, students will create their own fractured fai
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2nd - 4th
Red Riding Hood and Lon Po Po - Compare and Contrast Folktales - Print & Easel
Working on comparing and recounting folktales from diverse cultures? This book study resource was created for use with Lon Po Po a Red Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young and Red Riding Hood. Here’s what you’ll find inside:• vocabulary reference sheet for Lon Po Po with visual supports• comprehension strip sets for Red Riding Hood and Lon Po Po with differentiated recording sheet options (12 questions per story)• story map graphic organizers• summary writing graphic organizers• character an
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2nd - 4th
Back to School 2nd Grade Bundle - First Week of School Activities & Writing
Are you looking for fun, easy to use back to school activities for your 2nd grade students? Planning for the beginning of the year is easier with this welcome back to school 2nd grade bundle of activities, writing prompts, no prep printables, and craft! The topics include All About Me, a craft booklet (perfect for a bulletin board), interest inventory, poem, response to literature activities, school and classmates, graphic organizers, and more! Back to School Activities Second Grade includes:Fir
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2nd
Nocturnal Animals Thematic Unit Integrated Unit
This Nocturnal Animals Integrated Unit will teacher your students all about things that go bump in the night. This unit contains activities for the following nocturnal animals: spider, bat, raccoon, firefly, moth, porcupine, mouse, owl, opossum, fox, mole, and badger.This is a fabulous unit for October or any time of year.Included in this unit you will find:Vocabulary CardsNocturnal Animal Photo CardsNonfiction Reading Passagesbatsfirefliesmice spidersmothsowlsporcupines raccoonsopossumsbadgers
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1st - 3rd
Read and Write About Folktales, Fables and Fairy Tales 2nd and 3rd Grade
Teach the similarities and differences in folktales: fairy tales, fables, tall tales and legends. Use for close reading or guided reading lessons with a focus on Retell Determine Moral Compare and Contrast Write Your own Folktale The unit can be taught as individual topics or taught as a whole. Activities supplement your classroom instruction while while students learn to compare and contrast two fairy tales from two different cultures. (RL2.9) Additional lessons focus on retelling folktales
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2nd - 3rd
Writing Boot Camp
This is an essential pack for teaching writing. Laced with a boot camp theme, it covers informational, opinion, narrative, and letter writing. It is sure to get your students revved up for learning about writing. This product is new updated with more activities added.Ten-hut!It's time to get those kiddos in formation with Writing Boot Camp. Perfect for the beginning of the year, but excellent to use all year long. This coordinates well with district programs or as a stand alone. Great for supp
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1st - 2nd
Thanksgiving
Integrating social studies and language arts is a great way to reinforce the standards while teaching history. This unit can be used to teach history while practicing reading and writing skills. About this unit:This unit includes a variety of materials that can be used to teach your students about the Mayflower, the Pilgrims, The First Thanksgiving, and even turkeys. You decide how and what you want to teach your students. These materials can be used with any book, presentation, or discussion y
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2nd - 3rd
Christmas Activities - Reindeer Craft, Games, Santa Letter, Elf -Math & Literacy
Are you looking for fun, engaging, and educational Christmas activities? This Christmas Fun Pack is filled with no-prep worksheets, classroom group games, math activities, literacy, reading, and poetry activities, a science experiment, bulletin board posters, and two crafts for your classroom Christmas celebration or to complete at home over the holidays.⭐You will have everything you need to incorporate a Christmas celebration in your classroom for the month of December. These activities work gr
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K - 2nd
Ouch Story - Personal Narrative
Teaching writing to young students can sometimes be tricky!
This personal narrative mini-unit is sure in inspire and engage students.
Using this product, students will be able to write about a time they got hurt. This product includes:
-Brainstorming Sheet
-Graphic Organizer
-Writing Pages (2 versions)
-Band-Aid Craft Writing Template
I hope you enjoy this product!
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K - 3rd
Halloween Literacy Activities | Monster Writing | Build A Monster 1st Grade
Get students excited about descriptive writing with this fun Halloween literacy activity! Student's imaginations will soar as they build a monster and then write about its adventures in this creative writing unit with easy prep templates and monster craft. In this magical and engaging unit, your students will love creating their own monster, giving it a home, and writing all about its adventures. Will their monster live far away in the forest....or maybe under their bed??? You're sure to see
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K - 2nd
Also included in: SEASONAL ACTIVITIES BUNDLE
Presidents' Day Unit
Kids love learning about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln! This unit offers a variety of activities that can be used when learning about these revered leaders this Presidents’ Day.This unit integrates social studies content (history) and language arts (reading and writing). The activities offer your students more exposure with various critical thinking and ELA skills as they learn about these two very important presidents. You could easily use the materials during your social studies time
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1st - 2nd
Ricky The Rock That Couldn't Roll | Story Retell Reading Comprehension and Craft
Ricky, The Rock That Couldn't Roll reading comprehension and writing activities that focus on the story retell while reviewing character, setting, problem, and solution for the mentor text, "Ricky, The Rock That Couldn't Roll" by Jay Miletsky. Learn how to retell a story in a fun way! This engaging book companion unit includes:a unique craftwriting promptsgraphic organizersstory element postersanchor chart headersfocused worksheets to deepen understanding of comprehension strategybook talk ques
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2nd
End of the Year Activities | Popsicle Theme Unit Lessons and Activities
Popsicle Theme Day! An Entire Day of Themed Activities Perfect for the End of the School Year! Check out this End of the Year Themed Unit! It includes popsicle themed activities to keep your kids actively engaged in learning even though the end of the year is here! The school year is coming to an end, but you still need to keep your students actively engaged in meaningful activities...Look no further! This resource includes enough lessons and activities to last an entire day (or two)! A popsicl
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1st - 2nd
Narrative Writing Activities & Templates - Fairy Tales Writing Templates
This pack contains everything you need to teach narratives through fairy tales.Included is a 9 week program with 2 detailed lessons per week (including guided/modelled activities, independent activities, and differentiation for support and extension). A list of separate sentence starters/activities are also included for other literacy rotations or activities that you may like to do throughout the week. At the end of a document are 3 pages of enrichment/gifted & talented discussion prompts, b
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: NARRATIVE WRITING | Complete Bundle for K-2
Bubbles! An Inquiry Based Science Unit CCSS Aligned Reading & Writing
***UPDATED JULY 2014***
Bubbles! is an inquiry based science unit for first grade covering the "Practice of Science" focused around hands on experiments, informational/non-fiction reading and writing (aligned to Common Core standard).
My students adored these lessons! They constantly asked if we were doing "bubble stuff". The experiments, reading and writing are wonderfully engaging through inquiry, questioning, observations and discussions.
The Practice of Science teaches students to que
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K - 2nd
Thanksgiving Activities 1st & 2nd Grade ELA - Standards-Based Reading, Writing
This Thanksgiving activity pack is filled with ELA activities for 1st and 2nd graders, such as reading, writing, language and grammar, and more. There are themed activities for each of the six Common Core Standards domains. Your students will practice their ELA standards while incorporating the Thanksgiving theme as well. This will take some of the stress off of your plate by providing you with standards-based and Common Core-aligned seasonal activities! Each domain will have 3-4 activities or p
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Grades:
1st - 2nd
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