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Free writing-expository activities
Paragraph of the Week | Paragraph Writing Practice | Google Classroom FREE
Get 3 FREE weeks of my “Paragraph of the Week” writing resource!!! This FREE Paragraph of the Week resource will provide your students with LOTS of practice opportunities in writing well-organized paragraphs in a fun and enjoyable way.If you LOVE this FREE sample, check out my Paragraph of the Week for the ENTIRE YEAR!!! {CLICK HERE}DIGITAL Version also included! Students can type directly on the pages. Created with Google Slides.In the PAID version, there are a total of 60 EDITABLE Paragraph o
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3rd - 6th
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Free Paragraph Writing Graphic Organizer - Hamburger Method Template
Free Paragraph Writing Graphic Organizer - Hamburger Method Template: Enhance your paragraph writing instruction with this free Paragraph Writing Graphic Organizer, following the popular 'Hamburger Paragraph Method.' Students can easily structure their paragraphs by dividing them into three sections: the top bun for introducing or hooking the reader, the middle sections for providing reasons, support, quotes, details, and explanations, and the bottom bun for concluding with a summary statement.
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3rd - 9th
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Cause and Effect Text Structure: Paragraph Analysis with Graphic Organizer
Use this free product to review how information is organized using a cause and effect text structure. On each side of the worksheet, students will first read a cause and effect paragraph. After underlining cause and effect signal words, students will complete a graphic organizer to show the flow of information in the text.
If you enjoy this free product, check out my many other high-quality text structure products!
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
New Year & End of Year Writing Prompt- Dear Future Self...
Have your students write a letter to themselves in 10 years. They can place the letters inside of a time capsule, or you can mail it to them in 10 years!Students will reflect of their goals and dreams for the future. What will they be doing? What will they have accomplished? This freebie can be used as a:-First day of school activity-Last day of school activity-New Year activity-Writing CenterEnjoy! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me: SweetToothTeaching@gmail.com------------
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2nd - 12th
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Expository Writing - Newspaper Article Writing Activity
Looking for a fun and creative way for students to learn about expository writing? In this activity, students will create the front page of a newspaper including writing a headline and a main story as well as adding other newspaper themed elements. Students will practice using 3rd person point of view and learn how to incorporate the 5 w's into their writing. This resource can easily be adapted for different ages and abilities and works well as an introductory lesson for expository writing or
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Also included in: WRITING - Persuasive, Narrative, Expository & Descriptive Writing Bundle
FREE How to Build a Snowman Writing Activity
Have your students explore "how to" writing using this winter-themed writing craftivity! Includes:* Snow globe template* Parts of a snowman template* 2 sequential writing pages (beginner and intermediate writing lines)Common Core Aligned: CCSS W.K.2; W.1.2 ; W.1.7; W.2.2Finished product makes a wonderful bulletin board display! Perfect for grades K-2!Click on the link to preview our Winter Writing Journal!To learn more about how we use this resource, read our blog post here.Enjoy!~Curriculum Cas
Grades:
K - 2nd
Solar Eclipse Flip Flap Book® FREEBIE
Get ready for the Solar Eclipse 2017! How exciting this is!
If you are planning on teaching about the solar eclipse in your classroom, this
Solar Eclipse Flip Flap Book® will be a perfect supplement to your lessons, observations, experiments, and research!
This resource ONLY USES 8 1/2 x 11 REGULAR COPY PAPER!
In this Solar Eclipse Flip Flap Book® the students will:
* define a solar eclipse
* define & illustrate important vocabulary: solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, umbra, penumbra, co
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2nd - 5th
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How to Make a Gingerbread House | Free Winter Writing Craftivity
This is a free sample of my Winter Writing Craftivities. This freebie comes with an adorable gingerbread house topper and writing pages with boy and girl gingerbread options. Each writing page comes with a choice of 3 different styles of writing lines. So that you can pick the writing lines that work best for your writers. These are perfect to display in the halls, on the walls or on bulletin boards. For more ideas on how I use this activity, you can check out my website www.literacywiththe
Grades:
K - 5th
Writing Prompt Choice Boards
Here are 6 Writing Prompt Choice Boards which will help your students with independence of writing to a variety prompts/questions!Categories include: Personal Narrative, Expository, Persuasive/Opinion, Descriptive, Imagination, and Procedural/How-To! There are many uses for these boards and a page is included to give you suggestions!Boards can be printed in color, back-front, or shrunk to a desired size! Enjoy! :) Get the Reading Response Choice Boards below!Reading Response Choice BoardsCheck o
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2nd - 5th
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ACE Writing Strategy: Citing Text Evidence FREE ACE Method Interactive Notebook
Interactive Writing Notebooks ~ Free Bonus Lesson ~ Citing Text EvidenceCite text evidence with this free interactive notebook activity.This freebie includes a complete interactive writing notebook lesson that provides students with a formula for short response to literature questions.If you've already purchased my Interactive Writing Notebooks, be sure to download this freebie since there's an interactive notebook template here that's not included in the paid product.Get the full Interactive Wr
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3rd - 9th
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Create an Animal | Fun Explanatory, Expository, & Descriptive Writing Activity
Puts their informative, explanatory, descriptive writing to the test and smiles on their faces! Students get to be creative and have fun, yet they must also use their best expository writing skills. The purpose for their writing becomes so clear during this lesson -- which is to have their partners draw exactly what they've described. Includes lesson plan, sample hybrid animal photos, a sample drawing and description of a "jaccoon" (jaguar and raccoon hybrid), and a handout for the student that
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4th - 8th
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Career Day {FREEBIE}
Grab this collection of writing prompts just for CAREER DAY! There is a set for K-2, with grade appropriate lines, as well as a set for 3-5.
The prompts included are:
*When I grow up I want to be...
*When I grow up...
*Someday...
*My favorite presenter was...
*My dad is a...
*My mom is a...
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©Little Red Writing House 2016. All Rights Reserved.
This digital download is creative property of Little Red Writing House. While this product is free, distribution is prohi
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Grades:
K - 5th
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Sea Turtle Life Cycle
Sea Turtle Life Cycle:
This resource contains 12 different activities focused on the life cycle of a sea turtle. All of the activities are available in COL0R and BLACK and WHITE!!!
-informational reader: mini-book
-flip flap book
-petal book
-sea turtle life cycle ordering worksheet (circular)
-sea turtle life cycle stages worksheet (linear)
-sea turtle life cycle cards to cut and sequence (a set of colored, a set of black and white, and a set of word cards)
-5 two piece life cycle vocabulary c
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PreK - 3rd
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Free Paragraph Writing Intervention | How to Write a Paragraph | 3 Free Lessons
This is a free set of 3 hands-on activities to help your writers practice paragraph writing. This is a great intervention for struggling 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade writers who need extra paragraph writing practice.Each of the lesson included in this resource are part of my larger paragraph writing unit. You can check out my entire writing intervention lesson below.⭐️ Writing Intervention Library⭐️ To learn more about using this resource, check out this video.****************************************
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3rd - 5th
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All About Sharks FREEBIE!
This All About Sharks FREEBIE is a great way to get kids doing their own research about animals. Students use the graphic organizer to collect facts about sharks and then publish their facts in an All About Sharks book.
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Grades:
PreK - 3rd
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Arctic Animals Informational Text - Free
These are free sample pages from our Arctic Animals unit. It includes text about polar bears, polar bear diagram, polar bear questioning page and a follow-up writing sheet. We hope you enjoy our work. Feedback (especially on freebies) is always appreciated!
Our full unit is over 130 pages and includes text (full books and mini books) about polar bears, walruses, orcas, arctic foxes and arctic hares. Click link to view full unit Arctic Animals
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Descriptive Writing Picture Prompts
Descriptive Writing Picture Prompts. Using writing prompts with photos to teach descriptive writing is an effective exercise. Teach your students to use concrete, or sensory, detail with three thought-provoking photos with writing prompts and notes on using sensory detail. This is part of my complete unit on Writing a Narrative Essay.Writing a Narrative Essay - Complete UnitYou might also likeWriting Prompts for Research and Response PapersWriting a Persuasive Essay - Complete UnitWriting a Rese
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7th - 10th
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Free Writing Paragraphs Common Core "PEELS" Anchor Chart
Free download: Common Core Standards "PEEL" Anchor Chart for Paragraph Writing
Display this anchor chart to remind students of the necessary components for a strong paragraph: Point, Evidence, Explanation, Link, Style.
You can find my PEELS writing graphic organizer PLUS reading (text analysis) resources using the PEELS method in my new download: Writing & Reading "PEELS" Anchor Charts and Graphic Organizers.
I developed and published the PEEL strategy for writing paragraphs in 2011; I u
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for Jen W.
Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Butterfly Life Cycle
This fun butterfly life cycle center incorporates reading, writing and science. Students can read a book on butterflies, observe butterflies in your classroom or go to student friendly sites to help them learn about the butterfly life cycle.
Then, students will put the butterfly life cycle in order, write about each stage of the butterfly life cycle, glue to construction paper (optional) and put them together to create this diagram. It also makes a really great hallway
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K - 3rd
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Alphabet Pre-Writing Practice Worksheet Pack
In this worksheet pack, your children will practice handwriting skills by tracing lines similar to each letter of the alphabet, then trace the featured letter. Finally, they will color the picture that match the beginning sound of the letter in the activity.
Promote early literacy learning in your preschoolers with this Alphabet Pre-Writing Practice Worksheet Pack and help prepare them for reading and writing.
Skills and Activities Include:
✔ Tracing straight, diagonal and curved lines.
✔ Ident
Grades:
PreK - K
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Writing Prompt Task Cards - Primary Grades
This FREE package contains 28 task cards with fun writing prompts for primary grades (1-5), a task card recording sheet and a task card response sheet.
All of the files have some color elements, but print fine in grayscale. I recommend laminating the cards or printing on cardstock so that your students can use them repeatedly.
The Writing Prompt Task Cards include four styles of prompts:
- Tell The Story (CCRA.W.3, CCRA.W.10)
- Take It From Here (CCRA.W.10)
- Use Plenty of Detail (CCRA.W.10)
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1st - 5th
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Writing Prompts (3rd-5th Grade)
Over 150 writing prompts covering a wide variety of subject areas!
Prompts are included for the following:
-Writing in Response to Text
-Informative/Explanatory
-Opinion
-Narrative
-Research Reports
-Speeches and Presentations
-Math
-Science
-Social Studies
-English
-Poetry
-Skit Writing
-Response to Literature
Biographical Sketches
-Current Events
-Letters
-Emails
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3rd - 5th
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Santa's New Suit Writing Activity Freebie
I created this packet as a way to say thank you for an incredible year and to show my appreciation to my faithful followers and supporters. It is my hope that this writing activity will be a hit in your classroom.
The writing activity is based around Mrs. Claus and she has found herself in a crisis because Santa’s holiday suit has been ruined just before the big day! Mrs. Claus is desperate and is in need of a new suit for Santa. The students will create a new suit for Santa and then write
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2nd - 5th
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Leap Day (Leap Year) 2024 Activity Crossword Puzzle - Printable
This activity is a fun NO PREP activity to do around or on Leap Day (February 29, 2024) to celebrate that this is a leap year! This is a printable resource (Canva). This was designed for students in middle school, but could be used for upper elementary and high school students.This is included in a Best-Selling Bundle: Leap Year (Leap Day) 2024 Bundle - Reading, Writing, and Math Tasks Looking for more February/March Activities for Middle School? Try these?Leap Year (Leap Day) 2024 True or False
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: Leap Year (Leap Day) 2024 Bundle - Math, Reading, Writing, and Trivia
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