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6th grade Back to School english language arts activities for Google Apps
Back to School Activities | First Week of School | Beginning of the Year BUNDLE
Heading back to school is such an exciting time for our students. Spend those first days back with a collection of activities that help your students get to know you and their classmates. This BUNDLE includes over 30 printable activities and 20 digital activities that are perfect for the first weeks of school.The DIGITAL pages are available in Google Classroom. However, they can also be downloaded from there as PowerPoint files. Aside from the main titles, you can edit almost all of the directio
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2nd - 6th
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Making Inferences Task Cards - Digital and Print Passages Inferencing Activities
Making Inferences is an important reading skill, and these inferencing task cards and digital activities can help!Each card/slide features a short passage with a text-dependent question plus a follow-up question asking students to explain their reasoning. Students will need to use clues within the text to infer their answers. WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:24 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-lineColorRecording SheetsAnswer KeysDirections & SuggestionsDIGITAL:Google Slides (Regular & Self-
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4th - 6th
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End of the Year Memory Book 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Grade Last Week of School Activities
Are you looking for the perfect end of year keepsake for your students? This fun end of year memory book is full of journal-style pages that are meaningful and engaging for any grade level! Give your students the opportunity to remember their school year forever. Guaranteed to keep students engaged!Included in this download:18 Page Memory Book Google Digital Version UK, Canadian, and Australian Versions ⭐This resource comes in both a print and Google Slides digital version. You can choose to use
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2nd - 6th
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Nonfiction Text Structures Unit: Passages, Worksheets, Anchor Chart, Task Cards
Stop spending time searching for the perfect informational texts to teach Text Structures! This Nonfiction Text Structure Resource Bundle is a complete pack of HIGH-INTEREST resources to help you fully teach, practice, and assess the five main text structures; Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, Problem and Solution, Chronological/Sequence, AND Description. Includes a PRINTABLE and DIGITAL version! Use with Google Classroom or ANY online learning platform.**Assessment and Review Activities
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Reading and Writing Resource BUNDLE
Back to School Activities | First Day of School All About Me Team Building
Back to school is SO busy - but it’s so important to take the time to build relationships with students, and between students! With Volume 1 of these Back to School Activities, you’ll have getting-to-know-you activities, ice breakers, team building activities, and more prepped and ready to go as you begin to build your classroom culture. In the hustle and bustle of getting new students in the door, you can breathe a sigh of relief knowing you have endless activities that will help you build the
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3rd - 6th
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Math Logic Puzzles | Early Finishers Activities Enrichment Digital Resources
In the hustle and bustle of a new school year, enrichment activities are just one more thing on your plate. These Back to School Math Logic Puzzles are ready-to-go brain teasers just perfect for use as early finisher activities, enrichment activities, or morning work. Designed to give students the opportunity to solve real-world, first-week teacher problems, these logic games push students to practice both their reasoning and key math skills. Students will be so engaged as they solve missing bus
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3rd - 6th
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End of the Year Activities - Last Week of School Activities PRINT & DIGITAL
Make the last week of school memorable and engaging with these end of the year activities for the secondary classroom! Ideal for middle and high school students, this last month and last week of school resource includes enough reflection assignments and activities for the end of the school year!Celebrate the end of the year with fun activities including letters to future students, self-reflections, end of the year coloring, and more!This End of Year Activities Packet contains a variety of activi
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5th - 10th
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Summer Escape to the Beach ELA Escape Room | Test Prep or End of Year Review
Looking for a way to increase student engagement during the the time leading up to summer break? This summer escape room challenge is the way to do it! Throughout the activity, students work collaboratively with partners or in groups to solve language arts related challenges and find clues in order to escape to the beach!This escape room is also included in my seasonal ELA escape rooms bundle. Click HERE to invest in the seasonal bundle to save up to 30%!This escape room is perfect for in-person
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4th - 6th
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All About Me Science Flask - First Day of School Science Activity
Engaging Back to School Science ActivityYour students will answer "all about me" questions within a flask graphic organizer. Students can color and attach an optional chemical reaction topper. Displaying the flasks on a bulletin board will make your science classroom pop!Science Distance Learning OptionThis resource also includes a digital Google™ Slide version of the flask graphic organizer. Included:➤ Printable "All About Me" Flask ➤ Optional Chemical Reaction Topper➤ Digital "All About Me" Fl
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Back to School Science All About Me - Bundle | Distance Learning
Greek Gods, Greek Mythology Body Biography for Print and Digital Learning Bundle
This Greek Mythology Body Biography Bundle is filled with all you need to teach and promote amazing Greek Gods and Goddesses and their myths. Your students will find plenty of opportunity for creativity. For the first time you'll experience the unique approach of using a collaborative poster, Greek mythology, research, and the body biography project! ***Now it includes the digital learning version.***This project can be used any time of the year. The project bundle includes 22 Greek Gods and God
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4th - 12th
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Back To School Task Cards Getting to Know You Task Cards
Enjoy these 32 digital and printable 'getting to know you' task cards to engage your students during the first few days of school! I always use them on the first day of school, and we love them!**NOW INCLUDES THREE OPTIONS, Including Digital Access!**These are the ORIGINAL Getting To Know You, Back to School Task Cards!*NEW* 'Getting To Know You' task cards now includes 3 options for use!Printable Task CardsDigital Task Cards to Project via Google SlidesDigital Student Slides via Google SlidesP
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2nd - 7th
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Morning Work Journal or Bell Ringers
Think It Through is 45 weeks of activities to ENGAGE, enrich and extend your students' creative, critical, and reflective thinking. This creative critical thinking weekly journal is a FULL YEAR bundle and perfect for morning work, early finishers and more! You can set this journal up as a bell ringer activity or an early finisher journal!This bundle includes weekly activities for August through June!Each week includes three sections: Each of the 45 sheets begins with a child-friendly quote to in
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4th - 8th
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Would You Rather Sampler - Fun Questions for Discussion, Writing Prompts, & More
Dive into writing prompts, classroom discussion, and more with our exclusive sampler from Would You Rather Questions!!These 18 digital or print Would You Rather questions are great for discussion, class polls, writing prompts, language building, facilitating higher-level thinking, brain breaks, building community, and more! This sampler gives you a taste of our comprehensive Would You Rather resource that promises to make learning engaging and effective.Try before you buy!Purchase this sampler f
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2nd - 9th
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Body Biography, Characterization, Any Novel, Short Story, Film, Analysis
The Body Biography, Characterization, Bundle for any novel, short story, play, or film is filled with all you need to teach and promote the amazing characters your students experience in their reading. Your students will experience the unique approach of using a collaborative poster, a character study, textual evidence, research, and the body biography project! This blank template bundle includes 3 characters sketches for an adult female, adult male, and a child. Give your students a relevant an
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Middle School ELA, An Entire Year of Body Biography Projects, Bundle
Summer Reading Mystery: Making Inferences, Reading Comprehension Passages
Summer Reading Mystery - easy prep and fun to solve! Check out this fun Private Eye CSI - Literacy Mystery: Case of The Stolen Surfboard.Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.⭐Video Hook now included! A fun way to set the stage to engage!⭐TARGETS- Reading- Comprehension- Main Idea- Vocabulary (Definitions, Synonyms)- Drawing Conclusions- Analyzing Text for Clues- Making Inferences- Critical ThinkingIn this packet, you
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4th - 6th
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Christmas and Holidays Around the World Upper Elementary Passages, Map Skills
THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD UNIT WITH 21 CELEBRATIONS! ⭐ "Very engaging for my 3rd-5th graders, and perfect for the weeks leading up to Christmas break. There are so many resources here that I didn't even get to use all of them in class, but it was great because I could pick and choose what would be most meaningful for my students. I loved the research pages for students to do their own research on a country, and my students had a lot of fun with that!"⭐ 2023 BONUS: 5 HOLIDA
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3rd - 6th
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First weeks back to school classroom rules, procedures, expectations POWERPOINT
Having a strong foundation is vital in having a successful school year, now more than ever! This comprehensive first weeks of school presentation is OVER 175 Slides and is the foundation you need for an amazing year! It is easy to use, edit, and customize for your needs and classroom.BODY Text boxes are completely editable- feel free to use my ideas as an outline and add your text or use as is. Slides can be added or deleted as needed, and feel free to rearrange (:STUDENTS have chances of guide
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PreK - 12th
Nonfiction Text Structures Bundle: Worksheets, Task Cards, Posters, Activities
This nonfiction text structure bundle has everything you need to keep your upper elementary and middle school students engaged as they learn about the FIVE informational text structures. It includes 92 nonfiction passages. The activities in this bundle make learning text structures fun and easy! Students love the activities while teachers love the convenience of these no-prep resources that can be used year after year! These nonfiction text structure activities can be used for test prep, review,
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4th - 6th
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The Creeping Hour Podcast Worksheets End of Year After State Testing Activities
Looking for fun after state testing activities or ways to wrap things up at the end of the year? Check out these podcast worksheets for The Creeping Hour! Students from 4th to 7th grade LOVE listening to these creepy 15:00 episodes while working through the paired podcast listening worksheets. These five terrifying tales are easy to plug in after each state testing session, on early release days, during Halloween, or even last-minute sub plans.✔ Check out the preview for a closer look!► What is
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4th - 6th
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Holes Novel Study | Print and Digital
This resource includes everything you need to teach and assess the book Holes by Louis Sachar. Engage your students with these fun and challenging activities - and simplify your lesson planning with this no prep resource that includes both print and digital activities for your students.These pages were created to guide your students through the novel, hold them accountable for their reading, and assess their comprehension through a number of fun and challenging activities. This 80-page resource
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Novel Study MEGA Bundle: 6 no-prep novel studies | print and digital
Informative Writing Unit | Print & Digital | Google Slides | Writing Prompts
This resource on Informative Writing was designed to teach students about the genre of informative writing, and to walk them through the process of writing their first informative essay. Digital pages are available for the student pages only. These can be used with Google Slides or PowerPoint.This unit is broken down into 18 lessons and should be used over the course of 5 to 6 weeks:Lesson 1: Diving Into to Informative TextsLesson 2: What is Informative Writing?Lesson 3: Informative Writing T
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PreK - 6th
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Also included in: Writing Unit Bundle | Informative Narrative Opinion | Print & Digital
Writing Poetry Unit: Fun Poetry Activities - Paint Chip, Blackout, + 12 more!
Teaching poetry doesn't have to be intimidating. In fact, it can (and should be!) really fun! With this writing poetry unit, you'll have 14 fun and creative poetry activities that you can use as stand-alone prompts or pair with ANY text.Oftentimes, creative writing prompts like poetry get cut due to testing and time constraints. But what if I told you that you don't have to choose between creative activities and your set curriculum? With the help of this poetry unit, you can have both!These poet
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5th - 12th
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Figurative Language Bundle: Worksheets, Task Cards, Games, Craft Activities
This figurative language bundle of worksheets and activities has everything you need to keep your upper elementary and middle school students engaged as they learn about seven types of figurative language. It includes a PowerPoint, a flipbook, partner plays, games, worksheets, and more! The wide variety of activities in this bundle makes learning figurative language fun and easy! Students love the activities while teachers love the convenience of these no-prep resources that can be used year aft
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3rd - 6th
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End of Year Skittles Writing Activity and Craft for Big Kids
Now available for grades 2-12! Celebrate the end of the school year with this fun writing activity! Students use rainbow-colored items or candies such as Skittles, buttons, or pom poms to help brainstorm things to share about themselves. This craft makes a great keepsake for any grade level.The brainstorming sheet will help them plan out which things to share in their final draft. The finished product also makes a neat bulletin board or classroom display for the beginning of the school year.Prin
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2nd - 12th
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Also included in: BUNDLE Skittles Writing Activities - St. Patrick's Day- End of Year
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
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