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Turkey in Disguise Thanksgiving Writing & Craft

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Turkey Tom needs your help! He wants to escape so he is not eaten on Thanksgiving Day. Can you students save him? Your students will take a turkey template and use any and all materials to disguise him. Once he is disguised they will use a graphic

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Activities, Graphic Organizers

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Informative/Explanatory Writing CCSS Grades 3-5

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This unit includes everything you need to cover the CCSS standards for informative writing. There are three different writing activities. One is an animal informative paragraph writing activity and the other is a planet informative article writing

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Research, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

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W.3.2, W.4.2, W.5.2

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Personal Narrative CCSS Aligned (Includes Digital for Distant Learning)

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**TPT Digital Activties Option is included for google classrooms and distant learning. You will have access to the TPT Digital Activity from this product page once the purchase has been made**Personal Narrative Unit Aligned to CCSS for Grades

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Fractured Fairy Tale 3rd Grade CCSS Aligned Writing Unit

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Fractured Fairy Tale 3rd Grade CCSS Aligned Writing Unit This unit includes everything you need to teach how to write a Fractured Fairy Tale in 2 weeks. You will get lesson plans, anchor charts, worksheets, and more! Check out the preview for a

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3^rd

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Opinion Writing Unit CCSS Aligned Grades 3-5

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Opinion Writing Unit Aligned to CCSS for Grades 3-5 This unit uses three mentor text: The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, I Wanna Iguana, and Hey, Little Ant. Unit includes a teacher overview (day by day- 10 days!), anchor charts,

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English Language Arts, Writing

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Narrative, Opinion, & Informative CCSS Writing Bundle grades 3-5

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This product combines three of my great selling CCSS writing units. Click Here to See Narrative Writing Unit Click Here to See Opinion Writing Unit Click Here to See Informative Writing Unit Check out the huge preview to see a lot of what you

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English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Graphic Organizers, Lesson

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Adjectives Make Our Writing Pop! Descriptive Writing Craftivity

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Want a creative way to teach your students about adjectives and descriptive writing? …. use popcorn! This lesson will encourage your students to think of adjectives as they use their five senses to describe their experience of enjoying popcorn in

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English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Dog vs. Cat Opinion Writing {2 week} Unit CCSS Aligned 3rd Grade + lesson plans

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Dog vs. Cat Opinion Writing Unit CCSS Aligned 3rd Grade This unit includes everything you need to teach how to write opinion writing in 2 weeks. You will get lesson plans, anchor charts, worksheets, and more! Check out the preview for a lot of

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English Language Arts, Writing

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3^rd

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Narrative Writing Interactive Notebook Activities

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10 Interactive NarrativeWriting Activities are included in this product! Students will learn about narrative writing, strong leads, show not tell, sequencing, transition words, and more! Check out the preview to see what's included! I have also

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

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Activities

CCSS:

W.4.3, W.3.3a, W.3.3b, W.3.3c, W.3.3d, W.4.3a, W.4.3b, W.4.3c, W.4.3d

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The Polar Express Opinion Writing for Big Kids

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This unit includes everything you need to have your students write an opinion writing piece after reading The Polar Express. Opinion: I should receive the first gift on Christmas because…... What's Included: Opinion Writing Anchor Charts Two

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English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Rubrics

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S'More How-to Writing with Rubric

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This unit will help your students write a how-to paragraph or essay that explains how to make a s'more. They will begin with a graphic organizer where they will brainstorm descriptive words to describe s'mores. Then they will fill in a graphic

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Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Rubrics, Lesson

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Owl Moon Personal Narrative Writing Unit

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This unit uses the book Owl Moon by Jane Yolen to show your students how to write a descriptive personal narrative. It emphasizes the importance of adding details that allow the reader to visualize their story. This unit includes two graphic

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

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Unit Plans, Graphic Organizers, Rubrics

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Opinion Writing Interactive Notebook Activities {CCSS Aligned}

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10 Interactive Opinion Writing Activities are included in this product! Students will learn about opinion writing, transitions, how to organize their writing, and more! Check out the preview to see what's included! I have also included actual

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

W.3.1, W.4.1, W.3.1a, W.3.1b, W.3.1c, W.4.1a, W.4.1b, W.4.1c, W.4.1d

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Realistic Fiction Narrative CCSS Writing Unit 3rd Grade

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Realistic Fiction Narrative CCSS Writing Unit 3rd Grade This unit includes everything you need to teach how to write a Realistic Fiction Narrative in 3 weeks. You will get lesson plans, anchor charts, worksheets, and more! Check out the preview

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English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

3^rd

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Unit Plans

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St. Patrick's Day Opinion Writing

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St. Patrick's Day Opinion Writing Prompt: Lucky you! You just caught a leprechaun. Now, persuade the leprechaun to give you all of his gold. What's included? -an opinion writing anchor chart -a linking words anchor chart -a writing prompt anchor

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Printables, Lesson

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W.O.W. {Wonderful Outstanding Words} Interactive Writing Bulletin Board

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W.O.W. {Wonderful Outstanding Words} Interactive Writing Bulletin Board Tired of those overused words? This bulletin board set will help your students find outstanding words to use instead of those boring words they use way too much. Print in

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Bulletin Board Ideas

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WRITING BUNDLE Informational, How-To, Personal Narrative, & Memoir

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This product bundles four writing units together! Memoir Writing..................................... pages 3-21 S’More How-to Writing ........................… pages 22-29 Owl Moon Personal Narrative ............….. pages 30-40 Planet

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Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Rubrics, Lesson

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Spice Up Your Writing with Figurative Language CCSS Aligned

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This unit includes: Anchor Charts/Posters for six types of figurative language: idiom, onomatopoeia, simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole 9+ days of lesson plans with mentor text to help introduce the six types of figurative language.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th

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Lesson

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POETRY Road Trip Student Book, Review Game, & MORE!

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POETRY Road Trip Student Book, Review Game, & MORE! 8 Different Poems: Haiku Free Verse Cinquain Quatrain Shape Poem Limerick Couplet Sonnett Poetry Vocabulary and Figurative Language Vocabulary Cards for student review of a bulletin

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

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If I Were and Elf Writing Prompt Freebie

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If I Were an Elf Writing Prompt:Two Graphic OrganizersPaper for Final WritingLarge Elf Clipart to color and decorate writing Enjoy this freebie and check out my store for lots of holiday and Christmas themed products.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Graphic Organizers

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Former 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teacher. Currently teaching Kindergarten.

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I like to include a lot of hands-on activities so that my students are fully engaged and enjoy learning!

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Bachelor of Arts in General Education and Special Education Master of Arts in Reading Education (Certified Reading Specialist)

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I have taught in Georgia, North Carolina and Maryland.

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Science, Earth Sciences, Other (Science), Social Studies, Ancient History, Government, U.S. History, Arts & Music, Other (Specialty), For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Character Education, Word Problems, Physical Science, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Halloween, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, Place Value, Earth Day, Informational Text, Handwriting, End of Year, Engineering, Classroom Community