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EVERYDAY is a HOLIDAY! Are you looking for an engaging way to get your reluctant writers to write? Greet your students every day with a new National Day writing prompt. This resource is so easy to use, especially for morning work. You can project the National Holiday writing prompt digitally ontPrice $25.00Original Price $37.50Save $12.50
Description
National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day or National Earth Day are just a few examples of the holiday the students will write about in this April activities unit. Kids love learning about the trendy and fun April National Holidays. This unit has a writing prompt for each day with Google Classroom Activities / Google Slides or with a pdf. printable option. You can use them in multiple ways:
- Daily Writing prompts
- Writing task cards
- Writing center
- Independent work
- Literacy stations
- Daily Five's - "write to self".
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Purpose of Writing Unit
This unit was created to overcome the struggle to get upper elementary students to write creatively. When teachers can find a way to make writing relate to the student, it is a win-win for both. This writing prompt unit does just that. Students love the trendy National days and will look forward each day to finding out what the new holiday is for the day.
The students are given a writing prompt that relates to the trivia given to them about that day's national holiday. This writing prompt can be used as morning work or it can be used in a writing station.
The unit includes both “Black and White” or “Color” printout options!
The writing prompts includes 3 different types of writing:
- Narrative Writing
- Informational Writing
- Persuasive / Opinion Writing
The unit includes both “Black and White” or “Color” printout options!
Teachers can use this April National Holiday writing prompts unit in several ways:
• Writing Literacy Station
• Daily Five’s “Write to Self”
• Morning Work
• Bell Work / Bell Ringers
• Writing Homework
• Task Cards
• Independent writing
• Collaborative writing
4 Ways to present April’s writing prompts:
• Task Cards
• Printouts for independent writing
• Overhead Projection / Smartboard
• Google Slides / Google Classroom
April's National Days
1. National April Fool’s Day
2. National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
3. National Find a Rainbow Day
4. National School Librarian Day
5. National Read a Road Map Day
6. National Sorry Charlie Day
7. National No Housework Day
8. National Zoo Lovers Day
9. National Cherish an Antique Day
10. National Siblings Day
11. National Barbershop Quartet Day
12. National Licorice Day
13. National Scrabble Day
14. National Dolphin Day
15. National Titanic Remembrance Day
16. National Wear Your Pajamas to Work Day
17. National Bat Appreciation Day
18. National Animal Crackers Day
19. National Hanging Out Day
20. National Look Alike Day
21. National Chocolate Covered Cashews Day
22. National Earth Day
23. National Picnic Day
24. National Pigs In a Blanket Day
25. National DNA Day
26. National Richter Scale Day
27. National Babe Ruth Day
28. National Blueberry Pie Day
29. National Zipper Day
30. National Bugs Bunny Day
Enjoy!
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