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7th grade Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa creative writing resources for Microsoft Publisher
The Best (Worst) Christmas Pageant Ever Comprehension & Activity Packet
This packet not only allows the student to learn and practice vocabulary and answer comprehension questions, but it also allows students to show understanding through creative means like, writing, drawing, and research.This is a great packet to use during guided reading because while some students finish quickly, and others take longer, they can work on the other enclosed activities.The Best (Worst) Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Christmas Around the World Passport
This passport has editable spots for you to list the countries you will be teaching about. There is a spot for a sticker or stamp for each country.
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PreK - 12th
Cost of the 12 Days of Christmas
This project gives the background on how the cost of the 12 Days of Christmas is calculated. Students need to fill in a chart that names the differences in prices from last year to this year. They also can shop for someone off the list. They are given a budget of $5,000. They need to determine the cost and also the "change" they'd get back. The source of the article is listed. It is a website. The website can be used to access videos. This project can be done independently at school or ho
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4th - 8th
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The Sounds of Christmas "Program Agenda" (EDITABLE/TEMPLATE)
Just insert your pertinent Christmas Concert/Program, etc. information into the enclosed template. Visually appealing front cover and program layout will help make your upcoming Christmas event more special. Note: template is in Microsoft Publisher format and is 4 pages, laid out in landscape orientation (11" wide x 8.5" high.) Enjoy!!
Grades:
K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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CHRISTMAS DANCE - EDITABLE PROGRAM TEMPLATE
Better hurry, Christmas break is only a few days away! Bet your school is having a Christmas dance to reward your students for their hard work and good behavior this semester!If so, here's a nifty editable template to outline the sequence of events for the big event. Some schools elect to go the more formal route while others go a casual route. No problem with this Publisher document. You just insert your pertinent text and delete the template text that's not needed. It's very simple! Addi
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Middle or High School English Syllabus
This is a very complete high school English syllabus that could be easily adapted for any grade level and other disciplines as well. It includes standards covered, discipline and attendance expectations, late work and other relevant policies, a teacher letter to parents, and a back sheet for students to give contact info and information about their access to technology. It includes references to a system for rewarding good behavior using a personalized classroom currency, templates for which can
Grades:
6th - 12th
"This I Believe" Essay
As popularized by NPR.org, teach your students how to write a "This I Believe" essay. This packet includes easy-to-follow worksheets, model essays, brainstorming activities, a gallery walk, graphic organizers, and a grading rubric to assist you in personalizing this engaging project in your class.Great for ESL/EFL to practice speaking skills! (I used this activity in relation to teaching American Transcendentalism. After reading Emerson and Thoreau's beliefs, students wrote their own in the form
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
December/Christmas/Winter Journal Writing Prompt Booklet
This is a 7 page booklet that features two journal entries on each page. The first is a title page, so there are 12 writing prompts. Each page has several lines for a student response, as well as a box to draw a picture of the journal entries.
These half sheets are to be cut out and given to students one at a time. At the end of the month, just before break, I like to punch holes and bind the journals for students to keep as a momento.
This is for levels 2-4, or for special education students
Grades:
2nd - 12th
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DECORATE THE TREE!! (MICROSOFT PUBLISHER ACTIVITY)
Looking for a fun Christmas season assignment for your students? This is not your "run of the mill" words search! However, in this activity your students will use the "SHAPES" tab ("line" feature in MICROSOFT PUBLISHER) to identify the hidden words. To make it more enjoyable, have them use different color lines to uncover their words. There are 36 words in this search and when they are all identified, the tree will become a colorful Christmas tree. (See examples / Preview). In doing this ass
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Structure Strips - Biographies
These strips can be used and stuck into the margins of children's books to help signpost them whilst writing in particular styles and genres. Each is colour coded and broken down into paragraphs with hints and tips including sentence starters.
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4th - 7th
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WORD CHOICE: Are You Showing Not Telling
Are you frustrated with your student's lack of descriptive writing. This activity is a great introduction to the concept of showing not telling in writing. On each of the twelve pages, students have an opportunity to sketch a picture related to an emotion. At the bottom of each page, they should describe the emotion without using the actual word (e.g. my heart was racing, my jaw dropped, and etc.)
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2nd - 8th
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Christmas Gift Thank you Letters
Students are bringing you gifts left and right, by the time you get home you can't remember who gave you the candle or the lotion. These quick and no-prep thank you letters allow you to fill them out quickly and personalize them just enough so each student feels special about their gifts to you!
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PreK - 8th
Narrative Planning Plot Chart
I created and printed this plot chart onto 11 by 17 paper for my class this year in order to help them plan their narrative stories before writing. It worked wonders!
Each step on the plot chart has clear instructions for each part of the story. (Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution)
I let my students write notes of their plans all over these and their stories have stayed right on track once they began writing!
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3rd - 8th
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Editable Literacy English Working Wall display - text studies.
Editable version of my Literacy Working Wall resources. You can use publisher to edit these resources to change the colours, fonts etc. The working wall resources are based on the concept by Lancashire Literacy Consultants, which provides a clear, interactive structure to the study of text genres in English. I have included an example of how the walls can be set up to help learning.
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K - 9th
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Project Menu
Let student choice drive your classroom and you'll see improvements in classroom management, student engagement, and administrative smiles. This menu lets students choose how they will show you what they've learned. The choices include a recipe project, a pin/tweet, and brochure. Each choice has a point value and a student checklist is on page two with listed requirements. Enjoy!
Grades:
7th - 10th
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CHRISTMAS FORMAL - EDITABLE TEMPLATE "Program Agenda"
Many schools around the U-S have an annual Christmas Formal. Here's a visually appealing front cover and program layout that will help make your upcoming Christmas event more special. Just insert your pertinent Christmas Program information into the enclosed template. Its as simple as that!……….FORMAT: Template Microsoft Publisher Landscape Orientation 11" Wide x 8.5" HighBooklet DesignMerry Christmas - Feliz Navidad!
Grades:
K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Structure Strips - Biographies
These strips can be used and stuck into the margins of children's books to help signpost them whilst writing in particular styles and genres. Each is colour coded and broken down into paragraphs with hints and tips including sentence starters.
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4th - 7th
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Gingerbread House Project Based Learning
This PBL activity has students designing their own Gingerbread Houses! This product includes finding the area, money, writing, and more!
Grades:
4th - 8th
December (or Winter) Literature Project
This was created as part of a monthly project for my gifted and talented students. Feel free to modify it with your due dates!
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3rd - 8th
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Student Play
Instructional guide and handouts for students to write their own play. Handout walks students through the process they need to go through in order to complete the project, complete with a calendar to fill in, a story map to guide them, and instructions on how the typed paper should look. This project is very laid out and therefore can work for the elementary grades.
Download will come with a publisher file so it can be edited to fill in your own calendar.
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3rd - 7th
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Editing Stations! (Editable)
I have used these this year with my Year 6s and have seen massive improvements to their editing skills and my marking time. These stations have made it easier for the children to pinpoint their editing and work collaboratively to help improve each other's learning.
Each station has a selection of resources that accompany it. For example, for spelling we have the Year 5/6 spelling words and dictionaries available.
Grades:
4th - 8th
Aboriginal Totem Pole Project
The following activity is a fun social studies project your upper elementary students will love. It is a group or pairs project. This product is colourful and has the project template with step-by-step instructions for the students. Please Note: This is a Publisher file. Please ensure you have the program before purchasing and downloading this product!!!
Grades:
4th - 8th
Using Classified Ads to Write Creative Short Stories
This is a fun activity to get your kids thinking and writing.
There are 7 real classified ads (with graphics) for your students to create back stories for.
I intentionally left grammatical errors because I believe it will add interesting details for your kids to incorporate into their analysis and writing.
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Sentence Types Posters
Creative writing involves understanding different types of sentences. These posters describe the different types of sentences that we see in text, identifying each important component, and providing a sample sentence.
I have compiled these pages into a bound book that I use in my small groups when working on creative sentence construction. The students are able to read the description, see an example, and create their own. When they are working independently, there are extra bound books availa
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3rd - 8th
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