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Creative writing Common Core RI.6.1 resources for early intervention
Ancient Mesopotamia Unit Projects and Activities - Reading Passages - Map - Test
Ancient Mesopotamia Interactive Notebook unit - This 140+ page package of Mesopotamia activities contains everything you need to teach a complete Ancient Mesopotamia unit! This includes reading passages, research activities, foldable activities, questions, graphic organizers, and more. Perfect for your Mesopotamia or Ancient Civilizations unit, all resources are classroom tested and include detailed instructions and creative handouts. Very little teacher prep in needed – simply print and teach!
Grades:
4th - 7th
Chinese New Year Reading Comprehension | Writing | Centers
Are You Ready for Chinese New Year? This resource works for any year!Chinese New Year is a wonderful opportunity to teach an important part of Chinese culture to upper-grade students! This packet explores the history and traditions of the Chinese New Year, biographical information about Confucius, and interesting information about the Chinese zodiac.Students will utilize higher-level thinking activities in order to explore and think critically about Chinese New Year. Students will:ASK | What is
Grades:
4th - 6th
ESCAPE ROOM ELA BUNDLE Team Building, Reading, Writing, Critical Thinking
From Back to School to End of Year, this breakout bundle includes interactive and immersive adventures. Each challenge addresses ELA standards in a fun and engaging way. Your students won't even realize how much they are learning, which is the BEST way to learn, isn't it?!Individually, the total value of these best-selling resources will be over $82.90, so this resource results in HUGE savings!WHAT IS INCLUDED?The bundle includes an entire year's worth of individual activities. There are 12, so
Grades:
5th - 9th
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Halloween Activities Unit
This Middle School Halloween Unit is packed with 5 exciting and engaging lesson activities that will ignite your students' love for reading and writing while exploring fascinating Halloween traditions and the economics behind this day. This Middle School Halloween Unit also comes complete with comprehensive lesson plans, ensuring every step of the way is carefully planned out to maximize student engagement. To ensure your assessment process goes smoothly, rubrics available in both levels and poi
Grades:
6th - 8th
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Middle School Literacy Stations
An entire year's worth of middle school literacy stations. There are eight stations total. I do two full rotations per grading period so there are a total of 64 different activities in this package. We meet once a week in stations and students complete two stations on that day. They spend about twenty minutes in each station before rotating to the next station. Station rotation orders are also included. Stations included are: word work, read aloud, read independently, learn independently, techn
Grades:
5th - 8th
Ugly Christmas Sweater Reading Comprehension | December Activities | Word Search
Are you looking for CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES that are educational and fun? Check out this engaging Ugly Sweater Activity that uses the elements of depth and complexity to further immerse students in the topic. This is a great resource to keep students in grades 5 – 7 learning in a meaningful manner the last couple of weeks before the holiday break.This Critical Thinking and READING Activity for Grades 5 - 7 Includes:High-INTEREST ReadingAnnotation GuideDefine with Depth and ComplexityRe-READ and THI
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5th - 7th
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April Fools Day Informational Text Activities Research and Creative Writing
What a fun and interesting holiday! Your students will enjoy learning about April Fools' Day by reading informational texts about this silly holiday, jesters, famous hoaxes, and why laughter is good for you! They'll also have a persuasive "hoax" and poetry writing activities.This resource includes:informational text about April Fools' Day, jesters, hoaxes, and laughtercomprehension questionspractice identifying main ideas and types of supporting detail in a textpractice creating inferencesacro
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5th - 9th
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Writing: Interacitve Foldable Organizers and Practice
Bring your students’ writing notebooks to life with folding writing organizers and lessons for each writing task!
This product contains everything you need to teach writing. Step-by-step guided instructions with photos, writing prompts, examples for modeling, and dozens of folding organizers are included!
Like many teachers, I often used graphic organizers to help students plan and organize their ideas for writing. Unfortunately, students are easily bored by regular organizers and many kids pr
Grades:
6th - 8th
Titanic Disaster Close Reading & Informational Writing Bundle | 5th & 6th Grade
An informational writing unit and close reading activities about the Titanic disaster of 1912. The bundle has four separate lessons and is perfect for students in fifth grade and sixth grade.Included in the Informational Writing Unit:Four fact sheets which students need to cut out and sort into paragraphsWriting templates for four draft paragraphsA prompt sheet for students to write their introductionA template for students to write up their neat informational textA crossword puzzle and wordsear
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5th - 6th
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CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD RESEARCH PROJECT | Winter December Report Writing
Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep, print-and-go, 15-page Christmas Around the World Online Research Project for Middle Grades (Grades 4-8) Unit. In this Christmas Around the World Project, students will be assigned a country. They will research how that country celebrates Christmas using a variety of provided internet sources. They will use the information to complete an outline. They will also compare and contrast how that country ce
Grades:
3rd - 12th
St. Patricks Day Activities For Middle School English Nonfiction Inferences
The perfect St. Patrick's Day activities to incorporate into your middle school ELA classroom! Your middle schoolers will love these purposeful reading and writing St. Patrick's Day activities, and you will love that they are no prep! These St. Patrick's Day activities include everything you need to make your reading block fun and engaging this March. ✨ What's Included ✨Non-Fiction Reading Passage- Students will learn about the infamous tradition of pinching on St. Patrick's Day. They then will
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Middle School English Holidays Activities Bundle
Earth Day Activities Nonfiction Information Reading Test Prep
Ready-to-use and rigorous. Share Earth Day with your students by reading informational texts that explain the celebration. They'll practice finding the main idea, locating text evidence, author purpose & point of view. Round out the lesson by challenging students to create an upscale project -- perfect creative activity.This resource includes:informational text about the history of Earth Day and how it has changedcomprehension questionspractice identifying main ideas and types of supporting
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5th - 8th
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Planet Research Packet | Pop Up Book Presentation Project
Planet research projects can be so exciting!! Are your students looking for a way to research their favorite planet or dwarf planet and present the information with facts about planets back to their classmates in a way that gives them creative freedom? This project has everything you need and more to help your students provide the best information about any planet they choose!This packet includes:Research Packet: 2 cover page choices, table of contents, 4 pages for recording notes, sketch a plan
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Grades:
3rd - 5th
Holocaust Close Reading & Informational Writing Bundle | 5th Grade & 6th Grade
An informational writing unit and close reading activities about World War 2 that looks into the Holocaust, where six million Jewish people were murdered. The bundle focuses on key facts about the Holocaust, from the rise of Nazi Germany to the eventual liberation of the camps in 1945. The bundle has four separate lessons and is perfect for students in fifth grade and sixth grade.Included in the Informational Writing Unit:Four fact sheets which students need to cut out and sort into paragraphsWr
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5th - 7th
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A LONG WALK TO WATER Comprehension/Vocabulary/Assessment Novel Study CCSS Unit
The Student will stay engaged! Challenging and rigorous unit that will keep your kids thinking and growing as a reader. OVER 40 PAGES OF ENGAGED MATERIAL JUST ADDED! GREAT FOR DISTANCE LEARNING, TOO, WITH EASY TO USE PACKETS, ACTIVITIES, AND ASSESSMENTS NEEDING LITTLE INSTRUCTION.Also, here are a few comments from teachers who are honestly complete strangers to me who have used very similar novel units I have created: "I just purchased this product, and so far I'm very happy with what I've s
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5th - 7th
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THE HOBBIT MEGA BUNDLE: Intro, Close reading, Review, Test, Essays, Book writing
"There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West."(from the last conversation between Thorin Oakenshield and Bilbo Baggins) WHY "THE HOBBIT"? "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien is an extraordinary novel, and if you're here, you probably think so too. Not only does it offer a captivating, exciting, funny, and at times even touching story, but it also takes the reader on a real journey of growth, hand in hand with its protagonist, Bilbo Baggins. That's why it's always an exception
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Narrative Writing Checklist - FREE - Primary Exploration - Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
FREE Narrative Writing Checklist serves as a wonderful reminder for students to check their work! The checklist walks students through the editing process to ensure that they are submitting their best work! This is a great addition to a writing center or narrative writing booklet. In my classroom, I use this narrative writing checklist along with Primary Narrative Writing and Book Cover Assessment. This Narrative Writing Booklet is a step-by-step student work booklet that teaches students to suc
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PreK - 8th
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Growth Mindset Writing Prompts for Upper Grades
Trying to incorporate growth mindset in to your curriculum? Here is a great set of writing prompts for students in upper grades. Each writing prompt includes a growth mindset quote or situation and questions for reflection. They can be used as:
*Bell-Ringers
*Quick Writes
*Think-Pair-Shares
*Journaling
*Discussion Prompts
Perfect for grade 5-10
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5th - 10th
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Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary by Walter Dean Myers Extended Response Prompts
This digital download is a collection of over 60 extended response prompts for Walter Dean Myers' excellent biography, Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary. These are prompts that will help your students meet success in standardized tests, and most importantly, comprehending and analyzing the the content of the novel. These are fully aligned with the Common Core State Standards.
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6th - 8th
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Christmas Around the World Close Reading & Writing Bundle 5th & 6th Grade
An informational writing unit and close reading activities about the traditions of Christmas around the world. The bundle has four separate lessons and is perfect for students in fifth grade and sixth grade.Included in the Informational Writing Unit:Four fact sheets which students need to cut out and sort into paragraphsWriting templates for four draft paragraphsA prompt sheet for students to write their introductionA template for students to write up their neat informational textIncluded in the
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5th - 6th
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ELA Christmas Bundle - Short Story, Creative Writing, Informational Texts
Maximize learning, engagement, and the spirit of Christmas in the ELA classroom with our comprehensive Christmas bundle. What's included:The Gift of the MagiTeach students valuable lessons about giving and sacrifice with our engaging and ready-to-print lesson plan.Christmas Informational TextsTeach students about unusual traditions, the art of giving, as well as the financial and environmental impacts of the festive season. Christmas Creative Writing ActivitiesStudents write festive short storie
Grades:
5th - 12th
CHRISTMAS WRITING PROMPTS | Winter Bulletin Board Narrative Informative Opinion
Easily incorporate THEMATICALLY RIGOROUS LEARNING into your classroom routine with this no-prep, 25-page Christmas and Winter Holidays Writing Prompts! It includes everything you need to celebrate Christmas and Winter holidays with your students! Students will read about American Christmas traditions, and write responses to what they’ve read, Revising and editing checklists and 13 holiday-themed writing papers are also included. All CCSS writing standards are addressed. The following resources a
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Freak the Mighty Higher-Order Thinking Novel Study (CCSS Aligned)
**Recently Updated!**I created this novel study for the higher-level 5th graders at our school who need to be challenged. This novel study begins with an introduction to Medieval Times and King Arthur. Most activities in this novel study are self-differentiating. Students may choose from a variety of writing prompts or otherwise. The first four pages of this novel study are to be used before beginning the novel. These activities provide an introduction to concepts that are critical to understand
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5th - 6th
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THE HOBBIT - End-of-novel activities (TEST, ESSAYS, COLLABORATIVE BOOK WRITING)
"There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West."(from the last conversation between Thorin Oakenshield and Bilbo Baggins) WHY "THE HOBBIT"? "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien is an extraordinary novel, and if you're here, you probably think so too. Not only does it offer a captivating, exciting, funny, and at times even touching story, but it also takes the reader on a real journey of growth, hand in hand with its protagonist, Bilbo Baggins. That's why it's always an exception
Grades:
6th - 8th
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