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Short stories Common Core W.4.1 activities
Digital Winter Paragraph Writing Prompts 2nd 3rd Grade
The Digital Winter Paragraph Writing Prompts 2nd 3rd Grade slides were created to give students a STRUCTURED format when writing a single paragraph. All writing prompts with a "Winter" theme for December, January, and February. Each month includes 4 Informative, 4 Opinions, 4 Narratives, and 4 Descriptive Writing Prompts.⭐The Paragraph Writing Prompts resource “builds” each day so that the more significant task of writing a paragraph is broken into small chunks. Therefore, the students will bui
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2nd - 4th
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Short Story Unit Miss Awful
Need the perfect short story unit for back to school with your upper elementary or middle school students? "Miss Awful" by Arthur Cavanaugh is a great way to get students critically thinking about the importance of school and their role as a student - all while reviewing key literary analysis skills! This resource comes with a variety of activities (including instructions for differentiating) to practice multiple reading skills. It also includes a writing prompt on the theme (rubric too!). This
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4th - 7th
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Pluto Gets the Call Companion Pages
This is the perfect companion set for the book Pluto Gets the Call. The book explores when Pluto finds out he is no longer a planet anymore. This would be a great book to read when you are beginning to talk about space and the solar system or even just as a fun read aloud! This set includes:AR Poster: Poster to hang with AR code Academic Vocabulary cardsScience Vocabulary cards Planet Ordering Activity: Great for interactive notebooks!Planet Research Extension: Great for gifted and early finishe
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2nd - 5th
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Google Classroom Journal Prompts Distance Learning
Do you need a huge variety of highly engaging writing prompts to get your reluctant writers motivated? You came to the right place! There’s no need to run copies! Just project these Google Classroom slides writing prompts on your whiteboard, and have students write in their notebooks. These are perfect for journals, writer’s workshop, or as morning work!Appropriate for grades: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth> You might also like <Cornell Notes Templa
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My Teacher is Missing: NO PREP ACTIVITY FOR SUB
Do you need to be absent from school one day? SAME.This happens to all of us and sometimes you need an easy writing activity to keep kids engaged and quiet for a substitute teacher. I recently used this in a "writing station" while I was on a little vacay. The kids loved it so I made multiple versions to share with you!There is an optional planning sheet depending on your wants and needs. There are versions for young kids and older kids!
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K - 5th
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Historical Detectives - Ancient Greek Myths, Facts & Interpretations
This is one of my favorite lessons on the Greeks. It uses the discovery of the palace at Knossos by the archaeologist Arthur Evans as the home of the Minoan people and the possible home of Theseus’ minotaur.
Kids absolutely love finding out all the clues Arthur Evans unearthed and how these lead to a possible interpretation that this was where the minotaur lived. I think it’s fascinating too!
This lesson could be used as part of a unit on the ancient Greeks, as part of a study of myths or as a
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3rd - 5th
BUNNICULA By James Howe: READING LESSONS & EXTENSION ACTIVITIES UNIT
Bunnicula is a popular children's book written by James Howe. The story revolves around a family who adopts a mysterious rabbit named Bunnicula. However, this is no ordinary rabbit. Bunnicula has unusual behavior, including a fondness for vegetables and a peculiar ability to drain the color from them, leaving them white and drained of juice.The main characters are the Monroe family, consisting of Harold, the lovable family dog who narrates the story, Chester, the skeptical and clever cat, and th
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3rd - 5th
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September Writing Prompts: Daily Writing Prompts For Grades 4 & 5
Inspire a love for writing in your Grade 4 and 5 students with a daily writing practice. These writing prompts are related to September themes like Back to School and sensory experiences of autumn, but are secular in nature. These prompts are aligned with the Ontario Curriculum and also applicable for Grade 4 & 5 Common Core standards. By addressing essential writing types such as Narratives, Persuasive writing, Informative writing, Descriptive writing, Letters, and Poems, this resource fost
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3rd - 6th
Short Story: The Shy Soccer Star - Reading Comprehension
Premise:"The Shy Soccer Star" is a story of Mia, a skilled but shy soccer player, who moves with her family from a bustling city to the small, close-knit town of Bayfield. Nervous and insecure about being the new girl in town, Mia joins the local soccer team in an attempt to fit in and make new friends. Despite her remarkable talent, she struggles with her shyness and fear of making mistakes, holding her back on the field. Her coach's wise words and her own determination help her break through h
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4th - 6th
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October Writing Prompts: Daily Writing Prompts For Grades 4 & 5
Inspire a love for writing in your Grade 4 and 5 students with a daily writing practice. These writing prompts are related to October and autumnal themes. Halloween and spooky themes are present, but there is no mention of other holidays. These prompts are aligned with the Ontario Curriculum and also applicable for Grade 4 & 5 Common Core standards. By addressing essential writing types such as Narratives, Persuasive writing, Informative writing, Descriptive writing, Letters, and Poems, this
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3rd - 6th
Monthly Writing Book
Monthly Writing Book/Journal for students to fill out each month.Included:*Title Page *Prompt for all 12 months*Templates for all 12 months with no promptPrompts:August: This Summer ISeptember: My favorite thing about school isOctober: Something that scares me isNovember: I am thankful forDecember: My favorite family tradition isJanuary: If I were a snowmanFebruary: I loveMarch: In the Spring, IApril: My favorite type of weather isMay: My favorite memory from school this year wasJune: This summ
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1st - 4th
Creative Christmas Writing Prompts
This product contains 20 writing prompts that are Christmas related. These writing prompts can be used in second, third, fourth, and fifth grades to provide writing practice for students.
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Language/Literacy Centers
Small group
Creative Writing
Early Finishers
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2nd - 5th
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31 Christmas Themed Writing/ Discussion Prompts
31 days of Christmas! This is a slideshow of 31 Christmas-themed writing/ discussion prompts, one for every day of the month. They are designed to promote independent writing or speaking skills, descriptive writing or explanation, and Christmas spirit!
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2nd - 8th
31 Halloween Themed Writing/ Discussion Prompts
31 days of Halloween! This is a slideshow of 31 Halloween-themed writing/ discussion prompts, one for every day of the month. They are designed to promote independent writing or speaking skills, descriptive writing or explanation, and Halloween spirit!
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3rd - 8th
Unit 5 Week 1 Anthology- Wonders 4th grade
This packet is a companion to Wonders- 2017 for 4th grade's Anthology story: "Mama, I'll Give You the World".The 5- page Activity packet includes:Parts of a Story, Students will use this graphic organizer to determine the characters, the setting, the plot, events and the solution to this week's Anthology story.Respond to the Text, encourage students to answer the bullet point prompts to recall the happenings of the short story.Weekly Vocabulary Match-Up- a coloring activity where the students ha
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4th
Back to School | Writing Activity | Worksheet | Beginning of the Year
Introducing our Back-to-School Writing Worksheet for Middle School Kids!This worksheet is designed to help your students reflect on their past experiences, set goals for the future, and explore their interests in a fun and engaging way. With five different writing tasks, this worksheet is perfect for both digital and print use, allowing you to tailor it to your teaching needs.The first task invites students to share their finest memories from the previous holidays. Whether it was a family vacati
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4th - 7th
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*NO PREP* Earth Day Roll-a-Mystery Literacy Center
Get into the spirit of Earth Day with this printable, NO PREP writing exercise that is fun, easy, and creative! Your students will have a laugh at the hilarious and impossible situations they roll with this Roll-a-Mystery. Get your students engaged and enthused about writing their very own and very fictional Earth Day stories. Great for a literacy center, a whole class activity, or even as a send-home activity to read for the class the next day.Includes a short and long writing template, as
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K - 8th
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Why We Write: A Guide to Independent Creative Writing
Why We Write is a creative writing unit that will get your students writing in different styles for different audiences. Walk your student through the process of creative writing, from brainstorming, to editing, to publishing, for 5 different styles of writing. The lesson and activities focus on 5 different reasons why people write and provides students with the skills to explore those writing styles in a meaningful and creative way. Works great for in-class or independent-remote learning. ⏰ 4-6
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Grade 3 Back to School Bundle | Print or Digital
Unit 5 Week 2 Anthology- Wonders 4th grade
This packet is a companion to Wonders- 2017 for 4th grade's Anthology story: "Apples to Oregon".The packet includes:Cause and Effect- find the what and the why of the events.Respond to the Text- encourage students to use their cause and effect chart to answer the bullet point prompts and summarize this week's short story.Questions and Answers- Set questions that help with reading comprehension and preparing for the weekly reading assessment.Visualize Activity- Create 6 mini illustrations that sh
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4th
Halloween Story Essay Writing (Google Slide)
This is a fun Halloween activity for students to show their creativity. Students fill in the missing parts of the Halloween stories to make it their own. The idea is for students to use their creative thought process to complete the story and make it individualized to their writing style. This can be used as a printable worksheet or can be assigned in your students Google Classroom. There are text boxes already in place for students to type into the missing parts if used in Google Classroom. Hav
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2nd - 8th
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Christmas Writing Prompts
This product includes 20 unique Christmas and winter-themed writing prompts perfect for the month of December! Each page is on a full size 8.5 x 11 sheet, including an illustration that students may color. Also includes 2 writing organizers Prompt examples: Santa usually asks for milk and cookies. This year, however, he's had enough! He has asked for something different. Write a story about what you will leave out for Santa instead. You're walking home from school when you notice a stray reinde
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3rd - 6th
FREE Blank Writing Template Paper (K-5)
Use for journal entries, short story writing prompts, phonics, any writing practice and even exit tickets! This FREE product comes with two different variations of line spacing to best meet your students' needs. Both come with options for students to draw a picture that represents their writing.
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PreK - 5th
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Book Design!
Need a way for students to design their own books? Look no further! Our two outer page covers allow for students to write and design their books and then have our pages on the outside cover to give it a 'finished' look!English, book writing, illustrations, short story, essays, art, cross curricular,
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: 1st Grade Bundle!
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