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Short stories Common Core W.3.4 resources
Fiction Narrative Writing Unit THIRD GRADE
My third grade fiction writing unit includes 8 weeks of done-for-you writing lessons about how to write an engaging fiction essay, with strong characters, an interesting problem and solution, and rich dialogue. This unit contains detailed lesson plans, mentor texts, anchor charts, student writing tasks, and rubrics–everything you need to be a capable, confident writing teacher with students who love to write.If teaching writing has ever made you cry, weep, tear out your hair, question your exist
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Also included in: Writing, Grammar, and Spelling Unit 4 Bundle THIRD GRADE
The Day the Dog Talked Back - Narrative Writing Prompt- Print / Google Classroom
This pack is meant to be a fun and engaging narrative writing prompt for students in grades 2-5. Students are asked to plan and write a fictional narrative about "The Day the Dog Talked Back." Planning pages, exemplars, full directions, writing paper, and a rubric are all included in this pack.Best part? There are two versions included. 1. PDF print and go packet, which includes all of the pieces mentioned above. 2. A DIGITAL packet for use with Google Slides and Google Classroom. This pack can
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2nd - 5th
Also included in: ULTIMATE Digital Resource Bundle to Use with Google Classroom
Personal Narratives - Graphic Organizers & Rubrics - Personal Narrative Writing
This is the only personal narrative writing resource you need! Teach your students to focus on the special tiny moments in their lives with this personal narrative writing package! It contains everything you need to teach and assess personal narrative writing.⭐ Support your struggling writers as they write their personal narratives with graphic organizers!This personal narrative writing resource is perfect for:✔ 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-grade classrooms✔ writing teachers✔ teachers looking for rich writ
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3rd - 5th
Writing Graphic Organizer Printables for Writer's Workshop
This printable writing graphic organizer pack includes EVERYTHING you need to support your elementary students during personal narrative, informational, and persuasive, and how-to writing projects. The organizers help students in the pre-write part of the writing process. They make for a great writing station or writer' workshop in upper elementary. They are also no-prep and printable to save your precious time!Who? The organizers work for any class from 1st to 5th working on becoming strong wri
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1st - 4th
Strega Nona Reader's Theater Scripts and Activities
This Strega Nona reader's theater script and activity toolkit is a great companion activity to the original story. It is a favorite of mine to share during the school year when we need a reminder of the importance of following directions.This Strega Nona Reader's Theater and Reading Literature Toolkit includes:a 3-page, 5-character scriptcontext clue word worksheet reading comprehension questions3-post-reading journal promptssummary workanswer keyEstimated Lexile Measure: 610LThis is a resource
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3rd - 6th, Staff
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Also included in: Text-Based Reader's Theater and Read Aloud Activities Bundle
Emoji Halloween/Fall Printable Writing Activity- Short Power Paragraph & Art
This short Halloween writing activity engages ALL students, and gets ALL students to LOVE writing! Students are given emoji prompts to arrange in any sequence, and then they construct a narrative, opinion, or informational paragraph based on the representations of the emojis. This allows flexibility, creativity, and cures writer’s block for ALL students! Seriously- I’ve seen students who strongly dislike writing get so completely focused and engaged in this activity that they can’t even put thei
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2nd - 6th
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February Writing Prompts Daily Digital Journal Google Slides
Looking for an engaging tool for writing? This digital monthly journal is the perfect resource for building independent writers. Your students will grow as writers with these engaging writing prompts!Included:19 themed writing prompts + 1 to create your ownStudent checklist with moveable checkmarksSpace for teacher feedbackWord banks, sentences starters or tools for generating ideasClickable journal cover and pages to navigateThis is great for in person or online learning! Students can choose a
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2nd - 4th
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April Digital Writing Journal Prompts for Google Slides
Looking for an engaging tool for online writing? This monthly digital journal is the perfect resource for building independent writers. Your students will grow as writers with these engaging writing prompts!Included:20 themed writing prompts Student checklist with moveable checkmarksSpace for teacher feedbackWord banks, sentences starters or tools for generating ideasClickable journal cover and pages to navigateWhy Printable Writing Journals?Student-friendly prompts are printed directly on the t
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2nd - 3rd
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My Day At the Beach Sandcastle Craft and Ocean Themed Writing Prompt
Need to spice up your narrative writing prompts? This My Day at the Beach themed pirate writing prompt is a GREAT way to get students writing creative narratives. It also doubles as a perfect build a sandcastle craft and ocean themed bulletin board. Students will read aloud Day at the Beach (or any other ocean read aloud favorite). They will talk about what they would do if they were at the beach for the day or they can take notes about a time they actually went to the beach. Students will then
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K - 3rd
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Stuck in a Snow Globe Craft and Winter Themed Writing Prompt
Need to spice up your narrative writing prompts? This Stuck in a Snow Globe themed winter writing prompt is a GREAT way to get students writing creative narratives. It also doubles as a perfect snow globe craft and winter themed bulletin board. Students will read aloud Snow Globe Wishes or The Snow Globe Family (or any other winter read aloud favorite). They will talk about what they would do if they were stuck in a snow globe. Students will then write their own story about someone who is "Stuck
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K - 3rd
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Christmas Short Story Unit: The Fir Tree (Print + DIGITAL)
This is a 71 page Common Core aligned NO PREP short story unit for the “The Fir Tree” by Hans Christian Andersen. This short story teaching unit has everything that you will need to teach and assess “The Fir Tree.” The table of contents makes finding information quick and easy. ANSWER KEYS ARE INCLUDED. This excerpt from a short story written by Hans Christian Andersen is about a little fir tree who wants to become a Christmas tree. As with some other tales by Hans Christian Andersen, this stor
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3rd - 5th
Emoji Thanksgiving/Fall Printable Writing Activity- Short Power Paragraph & Art
This short Thanksgiving/Fall writing activity engages ALL students, and gets ALL students to LOVE writing! Students are given emoji prompts to arrange in any sequence, and then they construct a narrative, opinion, or informational paragraph based on the representations of the emojis. This allows flexibility, creativity, and cures writer’s block for ALL students! Seriously- I’ve seen students who strongly dislike writing get so completely focused and engaged in this activity that they can’t even
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2nd - 6th
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If I Were an Astronaut Craft and Space Writing Prompt for Space Theme Writing
Need to spice up your space writing prompts? This My Day as an Astronaut themed space writing prompt is a GREAT way to get students writing creative narratives. It also doubles as a perfect astronaut craft and space themed bulletin board. Students will read aloud Mae Among the Stars (or any other space read aloud favorite). They will talk about what they would do if they were an astronaut. Students will then write their own story about "If I Were an Astronaut". They will practice adding a proble
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K - 3rd
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March Digital Writing Prompt Journal Google Slides
Looking for an engaging tool for writing each month? These 20 writing prompts are perfect for building independent writers. Your students will grow as writers with these engaging writing prompts!Save $$: CHECK OUT THE DIGITAL BUNDLE HERELooking for printable writing prompts? Click hereIncluded:20 themed writing prompts Student checklist with moveable checkmarksSpace for teacher feedbackWord banks, sentences starters or tools for generating ideasClickable journal cover and pages to navigateThis i
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2nd - 4th
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My Day on a Pirate Ship Pirate Craft and Ocean Themed Writing Prompt
Need to spice up your narrative writing prompts? This My Day on a Pirate Ship themed pirate writing prompt is a GREAT way to get students writing creative narratives. It also doubles as a perfect pirate craft and pirate themed bulletin board. Students will read aloud Pirates Love Underpants (or any other pirate read aloud favorite). They will talk about what they would do if they were aboard a pirate ship. Students will then write their own story about "My Day on a Pirate Ship". They will practi
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K - 3rd
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Fractured Fairy Tale Writing Prompts, Crafts, and Graphic Organizers
Want the BEST fractured fairy tale writing prompts that double as adorable crafts for bulletin boards? Learn about Goldilocks, The Three Little Pigs, The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, Chicken Little and The Big Bad Wolf with these fun fairy tale writing templates. Students will use their imaginations to come up with fun opinion, narrative, informative and how to writing projects. Fractured Fairy Tale Writing Prompts, Crafts and Bulletin Boards Included:All About Goldilocks and the Three Bears
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K - 3rd
September Digital Writing Journal Google Slides 20 Prompts + Editable Prompt
Looking for an engaging tool for writing? This monthly digital journal is the perfect resource for building independent writers. Your students will grow as writers with these engaging writing prompts!Included:20 themed writing prompts Student checklist with moveable checkmarksSpace for teacher feedbackWord banks, sentences starters or tools for generating ideasClickable journal cover and pages to navigateThis is great for in person or online learning! Students can choose a prompt to respond to a
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2nd - 4th
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January Digital Writing Journal Prompts Google Slides Daily Prompts
Writing feeling dull this time of year? This monthly digital journal is the perfect resource for building independent writers. Your students will grow as writers with these engaging writing prompts!Included:19 themed writing prompts + 1 to create your ownStudent checklist with moveable checkmarksSpace for teacher feedbackWord banks, sentences starters or tools for generating ideasClickable journal cover and pages to navigateThis is great for in person or online learning! Students can choose a pr
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2nd - 4th
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May Digital Writing Journal | Prompts for Google Slides & Interactive Checklist
Looking for an engaging tool for writing? This monthly digital journal is the perfect resource for building independent writers. Your students will grow as writers with these engaging writing prompts!Included:20 themed writing prompts Student checklist with moveable checkmarksSpace for teacher feedbackWord banks, sentences starters or tools for generating ideasClickable journal cover and pages to navigateThis is great for in person or online learning! Students can choose a prompt to respond to a
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2nd - 4th
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Writing in Dramatic Form – Kids Write Skits, Plays, Readers Theater & Drama
Let them write plays! Kids learn about structural elements of poetry, practice, and rewrite age-appropriate children’s stories in dramatic form. Your students will love writing drama – and then acting it out as skits or readers theater. Open the preview to take a closer look at the activities.First, kids learn about elements of drama with two reference guides, or anchor charts:Cast of characters – list of characters in a playDialogue – words that tell the actors what to sayCharacter tag – name t
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3rd - 5th
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My Day as a Superhero | Fun September Writing Prompt | Narrative Bulletin Board
Narrative Writing Prompts have never been so engaging. Get creativity flowing and pencils moving with this fun narrative prompt on My Day as a Superhero. This activity is perfect for a fun writing activity at any point during the school year. Students will use their imaginations to come up with a fun, common core aligned, writing piece.Teach students to write engaging narratives with these fun lessons. This lesson can be taught in one day or stretched out throughout five days. This lesson includ
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Year of Creative Writing Prompts | Bulletin Boards & Activities
The Square Kitten - A Narrative Writing Project for Grades 2-5
This pack is meant to be a fun and engaging narrative writing prompt for students in grades 2-5. Students are asked to plan and write a fictional narrative about "The Square Kitten." Planning pages, exemplars, full directions, writing paper, and a rubric are all included in this pack.Best part? Everything you need is included!Included in this pack:The writing promptGraphic organizersPrompt writing paperRubric5 sample papers, which you can use to have students score on the rubric. There are multi
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2nd - 5th
Emoji Valentine's Day Printable Writing Activity- Short Power Paragraph & Art
This short Valentine's Day writing activity engages ALL students, and gets ALL students to LOVE writing! Students are given emoji prompts to arrange in any sequence, and then they construct a narrative, opinion, or informational paragraph based on the representations of the emojis. This allows flexibility, creativity, and cures writer’s block for ALL students! Seriously- I’ve seen students who strongly dislike writing get so completely focused and engaged in this activity that they can’t even pu
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2nd - 6th
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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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