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Free writing-expository printables
Writing Prompts FREEBIE SAMPLE | Narrative, Informative, Opinion | PDF/GOOGLE
6 FREE Common Core-Aligned writing prompts pulled from my monthly writing prompt packets. Designed in traditional & real-world formats such as post cards, flyers, and newspaper articles. These prompts will help young writers discover the powerful role that writing plays in their everyday lives and make writing an adventure. All writing prompts are Common Core aligned to the following 3 English Language Arts Text Purposes: Opinion, Narrative, and Informative. ________________________________
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2nd - 3rd
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Free Kindergarten Writing Paper Template (Show and Tell)
This "show-and-tell" writing paper template provides kindergarteners with a lined writing area on the bottom half of the page. Students can use the empty square on the top half of the page to illustrate their creations.
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PreK - 1st
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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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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
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: WRITING - Persuasive, Narrative, Expository & Descriptive Writing Bundle
FREEBIE PENGUINS Passage for Close Reading with Comprehension Questions
Kids love learning about animals. This non-fiction reading passage on PENGUINS includes vocabulary work, comprehension, notetaking, and expository or informational writing! Use during guided reading or whole class instruction. This could be used for first, second, or third grade. Perfect for a BIRDS unit or WINTER ANIMALS unit. This includes: 1-page passagevocabulary cards vocabulary worksheetcomprehension questionspenguin life cyclemap of penguin habitatswebeat/can/have graphic organizerinforma
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1st - 3rd
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
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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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FREE Halloween Paragraph Writing - Prompts for Opinion, Informative, & Narrative
This set of Halloween paragraph prompts includes six prompts, two each for opinion, informative, and narrative writing.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:6 Paragraph Prompt Worksheets2 Opinion Writing2 Informative Writing2 Narrative WritingDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or Print6 Different PromptsGreat for 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade! NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. These prompts will work perfectly with Paragraph of the Week as seasonal p
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3rd - 6th
Nonfiction Informational Writing | Animal Research Project | All About Book |
Animal Research Projects are a great way to combine science and literacy!Your kiddos can choose an animal, do their research, and use this informational writing booklet to write and teach others about all they have learned. This All About book helps children organize their ideas and information using the table of contents and page headers that include body features, diet, life cycle, and habitat. If you find this resource helpful, please consider leaving feedback - it would make my day!This FRE
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K - 2nd
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FREE Thanksgiving Paragraph Writing- Prompts for Opinion, Informative, Narrative
This set of Thanksgiving paragraph prompts includes six prompts, two each for opinion, informative, and narrative writing.These prompts will work perfectly with I Heart Paragraph Writing - Paragraph of the Week as a seasonal prompts. They could also be used with whatever paragraph program you are using, or you could simply use them as a jumping off point and use notebook paper for organizing, first draft, editing, and final drafts. They could also be expanded into 3-5 paragraph essays.WHAT’S INC
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3rd - 6th
Differentiated Opinion Writing: Halloween
This collection of opinion writing has five different levels of support for early writers.
This is perfect for the differentiated or split-grade classroom.
There are five different Halloween prompts where students must choose between two items and state their opinion. Students answer with:
- a Venn Diagram to explore the characteristics of each choice
- a simple sentence with starter frame
- a longer sentence with started frame
- a longer sentence with less support and self-editing
- a longe
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K - 4th
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Habitats - rainforest and desert free activities
Included in this freebie are a habitat information page, compare and contrast sheets, and an animal sorting activity. This sample is focused on the rainforest and desert. Please visit our store to see our full habitat units (ocean, forests, rainforest, desert, arctic animals, and much more)!
If you like this sample, check out our full habitat units by clicking on the following links:
Habitats Bundle
Ocean Unit
Desert Unit
Rainforest Unit
Forest Unit
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1st - 3rd
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Lined Writing Paper with Picture Boxes | Opinion Writing FREEBIE
Opinion writing blank paper for your Writer's Workshop or Literacy Centers! This is a three lined writing paper with extra writing page for you to use in your classroom.Included in this freebie:1 Printable with Picture Box1 Printable with Only LinesThis FREE resource is a part of my Opinion Writing Lined Paper resource!OTHER WRITING PAPER:Primary Writing Paper BundleNarrative Writing PaperInformative Writing PaperWeekend StoryGuided Reading Writing JournalAll new products are posted at 50% for t
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K - 3rd
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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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FREE Christmas and Hanukkah Paragraph Writing Prompts - Fun Holiday Activities!
Keep your students writing all December long with these 9 free no-prep holiday writing prompts! There are nine holiday prompts, three each for opinion, informative, and narrative writing about Christmas & Hanukkah!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:9 Paragraph Prompt Worksheets3 Opinion Writing3 Informative Writing3 Narrative WritingDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or Print9 Different Prompts (6 Christmas & 3 Hanukkah)Great for 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade! NOTE: T
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3rd - 6th
Biography Research Report Template | Free | Print & Digital | Google Classroom
Guide students through the research process with this biography report template! This two-page report template is easy to follow and includes all the necessary elements for writing a comprehensive biography. A printable and digital version is included! GET THE FULL STANDARDS-ALIGNED BIOGRAPHY RESEARCH & WRITING UNIT!Everything you need to teach biography research and writing is included! Click here to see the printable and digital Biography Report Template and Project!This resource can be
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5th - 7th
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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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New Years Writing 2024 - FREE Goal Writing Activity
New Year's activities for 2024! FREE - What are your student's goals? This no-prep activity helps students organize, pre-write, and edit. Two options are available! You can scaffold this goal-writing activity for many different grade levels.*updated every year!Download this writing activity to help students organize their goals and write about how they will achieve them.What's included:- 2 options for prewriting outline- 2 options for writing paper- editing checklist**** Thanks for leaving feedb
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2nd - 6th
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Writing Rubric - Expository, Argumentative, Narrative (Common Core)
Use this rubric to assess any type of writing! It has categories that focus on ideas, organization, voice, and word choice for example. A student can score in the Not Yet, Developing, or Strong category. This can be used for a variety of writing types such as expository, argumentative, and narrative. This rubric scores students out of a total of 35 points.
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3rd - 12th
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Informative Writing Anchor Chart / Transitional Words
This Informational Writing - Transition or Linking Words Poster helps my students write informational pieces with more confidence and independence. Great resource for in-person or distance learning.Tip: take a screenshot and insert it right into your PowerPoint!Once you have downloaded this resource don't forget to come back and leave feedback to help you gain some TpT credits! If you want to keep up to date with my sales, new resources, freebies and so much more click the green ★next to my stor
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1st - 4th
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Biography Graphic Organizer
Set your students up for success with this biography graphic organizer! Built-in questions are included to guide students through the summary writing process, making it a perfect addition to any unit that includes that study of an influential figure! It works great for biography reports too! GET MORE GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR SUMMARY WRITING!Download 10 editable, printable, & digital graphic organizers for summary writing! A template for summarizing every type of text is included! Make summary
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5th - 8th
Informative Writing Rubric - Explanatory Self Editing Template - 3rd-5th FREEBIE
Are you looking for an easy way to grade your students’ essays? Look no further! This rubric and self assessment was created to scaffold the requirements as students develop their writing skills.This free basic rubric is used first, then followed by the rest of the rubrics, Opinion Essay Writing Guide, Rubric, Graphic Organizer, & Peer Editing Templates, as the class progresses in their writing skills. Teachers will be able to easily grade essays using these reusable quality rubrics.If you l
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2nd - 5th
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Personal Narrative Writing Map
This is a writing map (graphic organizer) I use with my 4th graders to introduce writing personal narratives. (You could also use it as a pre-write for a creative writing assignment.) By listing all the elements first, they can more easily focus on their writing. I tie this in with the story maps that they complete for independent reading. I believe students become stronger writers by using the same story map concept in reading and in writing. Hope you find this to be a useful tool in your o
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3rd - 6th
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Informational Writing {Freebie}
This editable freebie was created to assist students writing expository papers. Provided are four animal groups with 12 animals in each group. Aquatic: crab, crocodile, dolphin, penguin, fish, octopus, sea horse, shark, frog, toad, turtle, and whaleFarm: billy goat, chicken, cow, cat, dog, duck, horse, mouse, pig, rooster, sheep, and turkeyForest: bear, beaver, deer, fox, snail, hedgehog, owl, rabbit, raccoon, rat, skunk, and squirrelWild: elephant, flamingo, giraffe, hippopotamus, kangaroo, li
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K - 2nd
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