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Balanced literacy Common Core W.4.1 activities
5 Paragraph Opinion Essay - Opinion Writing Flipbook, Organizers, and Lessons
Opinion writing can be a really fun way for students to express themselves. Once it is time to move to a more formal five paragraph opinion essay, some students really struggle. This resource is geared to helping teachers and students “see” the components of a simple opinion essay, study a simple essay, plan an essay using either a graphic organizer or the included flip book, and then actually draft the complete essay.The opinion writing graphic organizer is geared toward helping students reco
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3rd - 5th
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Opinion Writing | 4th Grade Lesson Plans | Unit 3
Hey fabulous teachers,We all know that Opinion Writing can be so tricky {and boring} to teach! But you want your students to dig deeper and learn more. Me too! After spending a year doing the boring stuff, I came up with this unit that is very interactive and works so much better! Included in this Opinion Writing Unit is more than enough material for you to teach everything your 4th graders need to know and it’s in a fun and exciting format. Let your students hold their very own debates an
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4th
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Also included in: 4th Grade Writing Curriculum | A Year of Writing Lessons
I Wanna Iguana Activities in Digital AND PDF for Persuasive Writing and Reading
I Wanna Iguana by Karen Orloff is a great choice as a mentor text for persuasive writing. This comprehensive unit will help your students get plenty of reading practice as close reading routines are implemented AND provide great examples for writing a persuasive letter. HOW TEACHERS CAN USE THE I WANNA IGUANA UNIT FOR READING AND WRITING:The unit is organized in a BEFORE/DURING/AFTER format for consistent skill modeling and practice. As you use the book for reading, you can use text examples as
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2nd - 4th
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Opinion Writing
Detailed mini-lessons! Anchor charts! Graphic Organizers! Checklists and MUCH more! This document contains EVERYTHING you need to teach an Opinion Writing unit.
It includes:
Unit Overview
Unit Planner
On-demand writing prompt
"I Can" Statements
Mini-lesson: Fact vs. Opinion
Fact vs. Opinion task cards
Mini-lesson: What is Persuasion?
Anchor Chart: What is Persuasive Writing?
Book Review (exemplar): The Absent Author
Book Review (exemplar): Bridge to Terabithia
Persuasive Letter (exemplar): Joi
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Narrative, Informational, & Opinion Writing Unit BUNDLE
Fact and Opinion Posters and Printables
This 49 page fact and opinion set has multiple hands-on ways to teach your students about this important concept. You will receive posters, anchor charts, graphic organizers, practice pages, and a unique picture activity. Fact and Opinion Anchor Charts, Posters, and Bookmarks• fact and opinion anchor charts• fact and opinion posters• fact and opinion bookmarksFact and Opinion Picture Activity• 12 real-life pictures that students can use to generate facts and opinionsMany Different Ways to Practi
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3rd - 5th
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Literacy Centers for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade (May)
These are great for literacy centers!
**This set is a little different than my previous months. Since it is the "End of the Year" set, there are more "fun" end of the year projects. There are still educational based centers, however, they are not as focused on academics as the rest. Students will enjoy the activities and have fun reflecting on the past year!**
Included are Language Arts centers for the entire month of May!
There are 64 centers total with instructions on how to implement them in
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Monthly Themed Literacy Centers for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade
Would You Rather - Brain Break (pptx)
"Would You Rather" is a fun and exciting activity that you can play with your students. This package contains 100 unique and creative questions that will challenge your students to make complicated choices and stretch their reasoning and decision making skills. With colorful images in a modern minimalist style, this package is great for all students at any age. There are countless ways to integrate it into your classroom and I truly hope you use and enjoy it!Looking for other great community
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Not Grade Specific
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Endangered Species Unit: Primate Lesson Plan
HUGE endangered species unit with science, readings, math, geography, masks, power points, take action posters, info chart, and more!
Through extensive interdisciplinary activities, students raise their awareness of environmental issues and what they can do to spread awareness about endangered species. Using science, balanced literacy, math, geography, art, oral and written communication skills, students learn about real world problems involving endangered species—and how to find creative solut
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3rd - 6th
Opinion Writing Opinion Writing Prompts
This opinion writing resource will make writing fun and easy. Kids love choices, and they love to trade! With this activity, students will select 1 of 24 topics from an envelope. They may either keep the topic or place it back in the envelope and trade it with a classmate. Repeat as often as time allows. 2 graphic organizers are provided to help the kids organize their writing. You could also use the topics in a literacy center.This opinion writing resource includes:24 opinion writing topics2 gr
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3rd - 4th
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Sled Dog School Book Study with Reading Comprehension & Opinion Writing Prompt
Do you need an engaging, low-prep resource for studying the book Sled Dog School by Terry Lynn Johnson? This is a great book study for students who are gifted or in need of enrichment, or you can use it with your whole class! It is especially helpful for studying vocabulary and reading comprehension in 3rd grade, 4th grade, or 5th grade.The book study includes planning information, literacy activities, a choice board, vocabulary practice, vocabulary quizzes, comprehension tests, plus answer keys
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3rd - 5th
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Daily Writing Prompts Year Long | Creative Writing Prompts | 3rd 4th 5th Grade
Daily writing prompts take the guess work out of "What do I write!" If you're a 3rd, 4th or 5th grade teacher and teach your literacy block using The Daily 5 or reading stations, you'll love having the whole entire year planned out for you for work on writing. This writing prompts bundle includes January-December (all 12 months of the year!)This product includes:✅ 12 months of writing prompts✅ 3 writing prompts per day - all 365 days of the year✅ 3 writing pages with prompt included at top for
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3rd - 5th
An Example of Persuasive Essay Writing and Unit
Looking for an example of persuasive essay writing to jumpstart your next persuasive writing unit? You've found it! Writing essays can be overwhelming for students. Having an outline for persuasive essay writing can help chunk it into manageable pieces!**Recently UPDATED with awesome new additions!**How to use an example of persuasive essay writing:After reading the example essay, the checklist can be used with students to identify examples of persuasive writing elements in the essay. I recom
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Essay with 5 Paragraphs | Unit Plans
The Classic Three Little Pigs vs. The Three Little Pigs & the Somewhat Bad Wolf
This English/language arts/reading unit compares and contrasts the classic version of the folktale, The Three Little Pigs, with The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf by Mark Teague (for the classic version, we used The Three Little Pigs by Maggie Moore, but most any classic version would suffice). The 13 activities in the unit address the following skills:
-Story elements
-Character traits
-Sequencing/order of events
-Prefixes (over-)
-Commas in a Series
-Words with /or/ & /ore/
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1st - 4th
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Persuasive Writing Vocabulary Study (Opinion Writing Vocabulary Study)
Start off your Opinion/Persuasive Writing unit by ensuring your students know the vocabulary associated with this genre of writing. This is especially important if you have English Learners in your classroom!
This pack includes a graphic organizer to teach academic words that are key to understanding this genre. In addition there are 2 sets of vocabulary cards (one set with just the words and one set with just the definition and synonyms). You could use these as a matching game for student
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3rd - 6th
Interactive Writing Notebook & Reading Notebook Bundle, Lesson Outlines
This interactive writing and reading notebook bundle will maximize your reading and writing lessons. These notebooks are made for grades 3rd-6th. These are interactive READING and WRITING Notebooks that are aligned to the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade Common Core Literature and Writing Standards! JUST RECENTLY UPDATED JUNE 2022!!!! FILES INCLUDED: 1 PDF file version of each notebook, 1 PowerPoint file of editable foldables included in each notebook (this file will be duplicates)Check out the FULL
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3rd - 6th
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The Way I Act Differentiated Writing Activity
Introduce your students to a collection of positive character traits with this writing activity designed to go along with the book, The Way I Act, written by Steve Metzger. This download includes 13 character trait cards and definition cards for students to match. Students are also given an opinion writing task (aligned to common core state standards) in which they are asked to explain which character trait from the book they believe best describes who they are as a person, allowing for self-r
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2nd - 4th
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So You Want to be President - English/Language Arts/Reading Activities
This product includes 4 English/language arts/reading activities that accompany the book, So You Want to be President? by Judith St. George:
1) "Presidential Perplexity"-students use clues from the story to answer questions and uncover a hidden message from President Lincoln at the end.
2) A Fact & Opinion activity using sentences from the story
3) "Where Are 43 & 44?"-students research the 43rd & 44th Presidents and find 3 interesting or funny facts they think the author should add
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2nd - 5th
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Intermediate Writing Journal Prompts | February
Get your students into the routine of writing everyday with these intermediate journal prompts. Each page has an engaging prompt geared toward students in third through fifth grade. An editing checklist gives your writers a chance to check their spelling and conventions, and additional lined page is provided for students who want to write more. A student cover page is also included for the option to create a monthly journal. This February packet contains the following journal items:Student Cover
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3rd - 5th
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Daily Writing Prompts for October | Creative Writing Prompts | 3rd 4th 5th Grade
Daily writing prompts take the guess work out of "What do I write!" If you're a 3rd, 4th or 5th grade teacher and teach your literacy block using The Daily 5 or reading stations, you'll love having the whole month of October planned out for you for work on writing. This product includes:✅ 31 days of October writing prompts✅ 3 writing prompts per day✅ 3 writing pages with prompt included at top for entire month - that's 93 pages total!⭐Tips on How to Differentiate Writing Lessons (YouTube video)
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3rd - 5th
First Thanksgiving Lesson Kit + Activities | Exploring Different Points of View
This lesson is designed to take at least 90 minutes, either in one block of time or two separate 45-minute blocks. The extension activities included could easily take this core lesson to a week-long mini-unit.Focus on critical thinking skills and exploring various points of view on the popular topic of the first Thanksgiving. This multi-grade lesson plan comes complete with extension activities and a resource guide. What really happened at the very first Thanksgiving? Look at accounts from the E
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4th - 7th
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FALL Creative Writing Menu {Prompts & Activities}
A collection of 16 creative writing prompts, all on one page! These prompts will keep your students ENGAGED, all while having a blast!
*Tips of Use!*
--> Early Finishers
--> Writing Workshop Activities
--> Literacy Centers (Work on Writing)
--> Morning Writing Journal Responses
--> Writing Homework
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2nd - 5th
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Would You Rather - Brain Break (PDF)
"Would You Rather" is a fun and exciting activity that you can play with your students. This package contains 100 unique and creative questions that will challenge your students to make complicated choices and stretch their reasoning and decision making skills. With colorful images in a modern minimalist style, this package is great for all students at any age. There are countless ways to integrate it into your classroom and I truly hope you use and enjoy it
Cursive Handwriting Practice Pages- 2 {Sentence Writing}
88 pages, Cursive Handwriting Practice Pages - Master the Art of Beautiful Writing!Elevate your students' handwriting skills with our comprehensive Cursive Handwriting Practice Pages, available exclusively on TPT! Designed with educational excellence in mind, these engaging and meticulously crafted worksheets provide a structured approach to mastering cursive writing. Perfect for students in elementary and middle school, these practice pages are a valuable resource for both teachers and parents
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PreK - 5th
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Intermediate Writing Journal Prompts | October
Get your students into the routine of writing everyday with these intermediate journal prompts. Each page has an engaging prompt geared toward students in third through fifth grade. An editing checklist gives your writers a chance to check their spelling and conventions, and additional lined page is provided for students who want to write more. A student cover page is also included for the option to create a monthly journal. This October packet contains the following journal items:Student Cover
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3rd - 5th
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