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High school Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa creative writing resources under $5
Ugly Christmas Character Sweater: Fun Holiday Writing, ELA Activity, Craft Board
Are you ready to bring some educational holiday cheer into your classroom? Unwrap your students' creativity and inferencing skills with this festive and educational Christmas writing activity! Create an Ugly (or cute) Character Sweater:Your students will combine whole class novels or independent reading with the hilarity of ugly Christmas sweaters. This ELA Christmas activity will make the chaos of the season a little easier by allowing students focus their energy on creating custom ugly sweater
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5th - 10th
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I Am Poem: I Am From Poem Template, Example Poem & Grading Rubric (Bio Poem)
Use these I Am Poem Template (I Am From Poem Templates) with Guided Template, Writing Paper, Example Poem & Grading Rubric during a Poetry unit or during discussion in a Social Studies or Culture class. This may also be called a Bio Poem or Biography Poem and is perfect at any time of the year to get to your students even better.I Am Poem - I Am From Poem includes:- Example ‘I Am From’ Poem- Poem Template with Directions- Final Poem Page with ‘I Am” prompts- Final Poem Page with blank line
Grades:
2nd - 12th
Narrative Writing - Graphic Organizers, Rubrics & More For A Personal Narrative
Personal Narrative Writing - An easy package to teach students how to write a well-organized personal narrative. These organizers and worksheets lead students through the writing process, from brainstorming to the finished product. Using examples and extensive peer and self-editing, students can produce a well-written narrative paragraph. It can also be a starting point for a longer essay or writing piece.For a DIGITAL version of this resource, click HERE. Includes the following 15 pages:- Les
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: WRITING - Persuasive, Narrative, Expository & Descriptive Writing Bundle
End of the Year Science Activity or Last Week of School 3D Lab Coat Activity
If you’re looking for a fun and engaging science activity for the last day or week of school, for any time of the year including holidays such as Mother’s Day, a winter or spring activity, St. Patrick's Day, or Christmas, have students decorate a 3D lab coat with pictures, arts, phrases, science concepts and/or vocabulary and color them to give away or to display on a bulletin board, table, or Christmas tree (Chemis-tree!) -- so fun! This activity is even great for back to school on the first da
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: NGSS Middle School Science Activities and Lessons Growing MEGA Bundle
How Well Do You Know Your Teacher? (Fun End of Year Activity)
This is a fun, no-prep end of year activity to see how well (or not well) your students know you! The students get to come up with creative responses to fun and engaging prompts.Depending on the age of your students, you can pick and choose which slides to assign. For the older kids, I've included prompts related to social media.
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3rd - 12th
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Shakespearean Slam, Insults & Flattery Contests, for ANY Shakespeare Play, CCSS
Bring vitality and hilarity to your study of any of Shakespeare’s plays with these two 20-minute contests. In one version, students use William Shakespeare’s language to hurl insults, poetry-slam style. In the other version, students try to flatter and impress using unique combinations of Shakespeare’s honeyed words.This 3-page PDF file includes one page of detailed instructions/suggestions on how to run a smooth, fun-filled contest and two pages of reproducible students handouts – one for insul
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7th - 10th
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Christmas Math Activities Coordinate Graphing Mystery Pictures | Early Finishers
This document has been updated and revised to include three different levels of differentiation. Please download the preview to see more of what's included in this documentIncluded are Four Christmas-Themed Coordinate Graphing Mystery Pictures:Each picture has three different graphing options to easily provide differentiation in your classroom.·One picture to be graphed in all four quadrants with positive and negative whole numbers and decimals·One picture to be graphed in all four quadrants wit
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4th - 9th
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Micro Fiction, Fun Creative Writing, Flash Fiction, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Micro Fiction – Flash Fiction – Two-Sentence Stories – Sudden Fiction – Twitter TalesWhatever you want to call them, super-short stories are a super-fun way to spend a single class period as you introduce teens to the idea that an entire story can exist within just two sentences.Use this 20-slide overview lecture with eight compelling examples from four different genres (drama, horror, sci fi, and romance) to get your students’ creative wheels turning. (Slide deck is included in Prezi, PDF, and
Grades:
8th - 11th
Meme Caption Writing Prompts (Fun End of Year Activity)
This Google Slides document includes 30 slides with different memes with text boxes for students to practice their creative writing by coming up with captions for the different pictures. Students love being able to create captions and it really helps with engagement!There is also a blank slide included so you can insert your own pictures as well as individual meme pictures that can be copied and pasted to use in whatever you like at the end of the document.
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3rd - 12th
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The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe, Interactive Poetry Activity, PDF & Google Drive CCSS
Make Edgar Allan Poe’s classic poem, “The Raven,” come alive for your students with this 44-slide lecture and five pages of lesson materials that include detailed directions, a full-text version of Poe's gothic poem, links to a high-quality audio version, "Faux Poe" creative writing assignment, and answer key. The interactive lecture (Prezi, PDF, and Google Slides versions included) inspires students to dig back into the text, think critically, and decode Poe’s structure and technique.These mate
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8th - 11th
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Comic Strip Templates - BIG Bundle!
Comics are a great way to engage the reluctant learner and can be used across all subject areas to integrate common core as well as content specific standards.
This file is a big bundle of 60 comic strip graphic organizers. Within this set, I have included a big accordion comic strip foldable and a story element graphic organizer that I have my students fill out prior to beginning any comic story.
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Grades:
K - 12th
Mystery Stories | Claim, Reason, & Evidence Writing | Argumentative Paragraph
Help your students practice identifying evidence, creating a claim, and writing an argumentative paragraph with this collection of mystery activities. Students will work in small groups to read 4 engaging short stories. Then, students will collaborate with their partners to write a paragraph that defends their opinion about who they think committed the crime in the story. As a culminating activity, students can present their cases to the classroom in a mock "courtroom." A jury of their peers can
Grades:
6th - 9th
Finding Slope from Two Points Math Algebra 1 Coloring Activity
Students will find the slope of a line (using the slope formula) given two points in this 10 problem coloring activity. This resource works well as independent practice, homework, extra credit or even as an assignment to leave for the substitute (includes answer key!) Three themes included: Dog with Balloons for Non-SeasonalPumpkin for Fall Season, Halloween or ThanksgivingReindeer for Winter Season / ChristmasMore Thanksgiving activities you may be interested in:Thanksgiving Math Algebra 1 Solv
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7th - 10th
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Teaching Symbolism and Allegory - Introduction Activity & PowerPoint
Teaching symbolism can be tricky, but symbolism activities like this one HOOK your students and help them engage with any text. This is a sweet introduction to symbolism that your students will remember long after the candy is gone.⭐️ I use this with “Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe, but it is not text-specific. You can use it with any short story or novel or as a stand-alone lesson. Your resource for teaching symbolism includes:An anticipatory set using Tootsie Roll Pops (or Blow Po
Grades:
7th - 10th
Graphing Systems of Linear Inequalities Math Algebra 1 Coloring Activity
Students will graph 12 systems of inequalities and identify possible solutions in this fun coloring activity. There are 6 systems written in slope-intercept form and 6 systems written in standard form which require students to solve before graphing. Three themes included: Thanksgiving ChristmasNon-Seasonal Answer Key provided!More Thanksgiving activities you may be interested in:Thanksgiving Math Algebra 1 Solving Equations Coloring | 3 Levels ActivityThanksgiving Algebra 1 Graphing Linear Equat
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: BACK TO SCHOOL | ALGEBRA 1 SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS Bundle
Santa and Reindeer Christmas Clipart {Creative Clips Clipart}
This 37-piece set is packed with Christmas favorites! Included are 22 vibrant, colored images and 13 black and white versions (not shown in the preview). This set includes images of:- Christmas tree- presents- sleigh- Santa- Santa face- Reindeer (Rudolph and plain reindeer)- Santa with Reindeer and Sleigh (as one image)- Santa's bag- Fireplace- Chimney Stack- Candy Cane- Fireplace without stockingsThe images will have high resolution, so you can enlarge them and they will still be crisp. All ima
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Staff
Song Lyric Analysis Worksheets for Figurative Language in Songs and More!
Do your students struggle with figurative language and poetic elements because they just don't "get" poetry? Connect it with something they can relate to - music and songs! These engaging song lyric analysis activities will not only give your students a better understanding of figurative language and literary devices, but will also build critical thinking skills through interpretation and creative expression.Topics covered: In the mini-lesson and activities, the following 9 elements of figurativ
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6th - 10th, Adult Education
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Christmas Holiday Activity Middle School ELA English Mad Libs Fun Grammar Game
Middle School English ELA Fun Christmas Holiday Activity similar to "Mad Libs™!" | Parts of Speech Grammar GameBring your middle school kids some ELA Christmas grammar fun with this engaging Christmas Holiday Activity Game similar to Mad Libs™! (Note: This activity is one of four Christmas Activities in my Middle School ELA Christmas Activities Packet. If you need more Christmas ELA fun, click here to see a preview.) Your ELA students will have so much Christmas holiday fun, that they won't even
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5th - 10th
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Christmas Word Search: GIANT Edition to Keep 'em Busy!
Over 100 words! This challenging winter holiday word search is tough, but it also beckons the most ambitious kids to be the first to solve it!Click here to get a major discount when you purchase the GIANT Word Search Bundle!CHECK OUT MY OTHER HOLIDAY WORD PUZZLES!Mixed Up! Holiday word scramblesGIANT Holiday Word searches to keep 'em busy!
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1st - 12th
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Also included in: Word Search Bundle: GIANT Holiday Edition to Keep 'em Busy!
Daily Agenda Google Slides - Christmas Templates
New Christmas Holiday slide theme! Use slides to post agenda, classwork, bellringer, assignments, instructions, and more! Great for distance learning.Included in this product is 100+ editable blank daily, weekly, and instructional templates. Almost every part of this product is editable including text boxes, colors, sizes, and fonts! I have also include pre-made digital timers.How can you use these templates?→ Templates for daily, weekly, and subject-specific agendas→ Text, fonts, and colors are
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K - 12th
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Also included in: Daily Agenda Google Slides | Ultimate Bundle!
Creative Writing Prompts - Digital Story Starters - Narrative Writing
Spark creativity with this set of engaging, digital story starter writing prompts. Includes 35 unique story starters to inspire your secondary students and help them flex those creative writing muscles! These prompts are ideal for displaying in class and/or sharing with students digitally. ⭐ INCLUDES:PDF versionGoogle Slides version Google Slides version with embedded 10-minute timer⭐ DIGITAL SHARING IDEAS:Post the PDF or Google Slides file in Google Classroom (or your LMS of choice) and let stu
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Six Word Memoir Unit l memoir project
Six word memoirs are a unique and impactful genre for students to explore. You can say a lot in one line, if you give that one line a lot of thought. This six word memoir pack gives you a chance to introduce and experiment with the genre as well as extend it into your novel study and research units. After all, if a person can write a six word memoir about their own life, they can also write one about the life of a character in a novel or a person they’ve researched. Inside this packet, you’ll fi
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7th - 10th
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Movie Review Writing - Presentation and Activities for Writing a Film Review
Movie Review Writing - Presentation and Activities for Writing a Film Review: This movie review writing lesson is a comprehensive resource that covers all aspects of teaching students how to write a compelling movie review. With detailed presentation to guide the lesson and a variety of informational handouts and graphic organizers, students will have everything they need to successfully analyze and critique any film. The resource systematically breaks down the film review writing process, provi
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Christmas Logic Puzzle for Middle School - Christmas Math Activity
Looking for a no prep Christmas activity for your middle school math class to fill the time before your Winter break? This holiday logic puzzle is sure to be a hit with your students!This traditional grid-style logic puzzle has students match 5 students' first and last names, favorite Christmas activities, favorite Christmas songs, and favorite Christmas dinners. Students are given 10 clues to help them solve the puzzle.Logic puzzles are a great tool to help with problem solving, as they requi
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Logic Puzzles for Middle School - BUNDLE
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