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3rd grade creative writing microsofts for GATE
Winter, Spring, Back to School, Fall Narrative Writing Prompts & Activities
Say goodbye to cookie-cutter writing prompts and HELLO to a more creative and personalized approach to writing narrative stories! This bundle of 4 seasonal narrative writing units will have your students crafting stories like a pro!Turn even your most reluctant writers into awesome authors with these Back to School, Fall, Winter, and Spring all-inclusive Narrative Writing Units. WHY THIS APPROACH WORKS:Offers choice – no student writes the same storySame format for all units – you don't have to
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3rd - 5th
Creative Problem Solving
This original contains 31 creative problem solving activities using only supplies that can be fount in your classroom supply closet. Excellent opportunities for group work while allowing students with individual talents to shine. I was even contacted by a teacher on a US base in Germany on how to obtain the book. WOW!!!
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1st - 12th
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Second Grade Enrichment Choice Board (12 Creative Activities for School or Home)
This will be helpful in using for Enrichment in Whole Groups or Identified Gifted Students. It can also be used for Distance Learning to encourage creativity, elaboration, creative thinking, and imagination.
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1st - 3rd
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Praying Mantis Unit - Informational Text, Creative Writing, Differentiation
Your 1st-3rd graders will go BUGGY for this Praying mantis Unit!
With original colorful clip art, interactive informational text, and activities geared for different levels, teachers will go buggy too!
Included in this unit:
Interactive Informational Text
Differentiated worksheets/assessments
Differentiated creative writing prompts
Original clip art
Use the differentiated activities to engage GATE students or ESL ELL ESOL students too!
This was created specifically for aTPT teacher like yo
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1st - 3rd
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Brainstorming Activity- Print and Go Sheets
Easy to use and ready-made! This worksheet guides students through the process of planning out their essay or story. It organizes their thoughts into a easy to read chart. On this chart, students will plan out their story by answering the following questions:
- WHERE does your story take place? (setting)
- WHEN does your story happen? (setting)
- WHO is going to be in your story? (characters)
- WHAT is happening in your story? (plot/conflict)
- HOW does your story end? (resolution)
This chart
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1st - 8th
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Writing Brainstorming Activities- Print & Go Worksheets
Easy to use and ready-made! 3 brainstorming activities to help create your next writing project. The first step to creating good written work is to brainstorm ideas of what to write about. These three worksheets guide students through that process, teaching them that ideas can come from real life, from memories, or from their imagination.Included in their packet:• teacher notes on how to use each resource. • A 'How-to' Writing brainstorming sheet (guides students through the brainstorming pr
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2nd - 9th
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Charlotte's Web Novel Study
A great accompaniment to reading Charlotte's web with your class. This workbook includes chapter-by-chapter comprehension activities that engage your students in critical and creative thinking activities to deepen their understanding of this classic novel. Great for grade level students, as well as gifted readers.
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2nd - 5th
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Read Write Activity with Odd Boy Out, Young Albert Einstein by Don Brown
I like to start the school year introducing my students to what being gifted can be all about... the good and the not so good qualities that often come with giftedness. Odd Boy Out, a picture book by Don Brown about the life of Albert Einstein, provides a great look at a character most of us already know. Before this book, I never knew much about Albert's childhood. But after reading it, I felt that my students could really benefit from hearing about the struggles that even someone as brillia
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2nd - 6th
Writing Prompts with Digital Story Coins- POWERPOINT
Are you ready to guide your students on an imaginative journey through the power of storytelling? Look no further than Digital Story Coins, the digital version of the innovative tool designed to make writing FUN!THIS IS A POWERPOINT PRODUCT - if you would like Google Slides, click here!This writing prompt product includes: 1 prompt for each month (12)specific skill focus for each prompt3 different digital Story Coins for each month (not seen in the physical game)suggestions to extend each type o
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Also included in: Writing ToolKit to Make Writing Fun and Easy
Response to Reading Tic Tac Toe
This is a fun game of Tic Tac Toe that engages readers in 9 activities to complete as they finish independently reading a book! Students have a month complete three activities in a row in response to thier reading, They can create a billboard, diary entries, a newspaper, a scrapbook, an interview, a timeline, a comic strip, a letter and response, and a poem. These activities increase comprehension with the use of hands on rigorous tasks. Kids love them because they're fun!
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3rd - 8th
A Passion for Poetry
This unit can be used as a whole class unit or as a way to differentiate for specific students who show an interest and/or talent in poetry. It includes a variety of ideas, resources, choices, and examples. A number of poems are included that students can use as templates from which to write their original pieces.
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3rd - 6th
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100th Day Thinking Fun!
This packet will help your students enjoy the 100th day while still working on challenging activities. They will work hard with word choice as they write, thinking about number connections after completing a calculator activity, and doing some critical thinking as they solve problems and list words to fit a specific criteria!
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2nd - 5th
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Ancient Greek Creative Activity- Complete the Artifact
Creative, fun activity to use when learning about Ancient Greece
Could be used as a prompt for creative writing or an extension activity.
Students use their imaginations and their creative/artistic side to finish the 'broken' artifact to show what it could have been in Ancient Greek society.
They finish it by writing about what the artifact would have been and what it would have been used for.
Some examples past students have done: pottery, tools, a piece of jewelry , statue to the Gods...
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2nd - 8th
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early finisher's choice board
Have students done with work early all the time? Print and put this choice board in their seatwork folder. Students choose something to do from the menu instead of telling the teacher they have nothing to do.
Editable for your own class needs. :)
Grades:
1st - 6th
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Bell Ringers topic: Writing practice with figurative language
This is 5 days worth of bell work to practice writing using figurative language.
I used this for ESL English 6-8th, but can be adapted to just about any level for a quick and easy bell work.
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Zealous-Educator
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Artist Study: Georgia O'Keeffe
Use this study as a springboard to learning all about the great artist Goergia O'Keeffe! Includes a link to a video about her life and travels to New Mexico!
Allows for various interests for painting among boys (skulls) and girls (flowers). Great writing prompt for developing short stories.
Copyright Carmen Mares 2015
Grades:
K - 5th
Reading Response Tic Tac Toe Activites
This is a fun game of Tic Tac Toe that engages readers in 9 activities to complete as they finish independently reading a book! Students have a month complete three activities in a row in response to thier reading, They can create a billboard, diary entries, a newspaper, a scrapbook, an interview, a timeline, a comic strip, a letter and response, and a poem. These activities increase comprehension with the use of hands on rigorous tasks. Kids love them because they're fun!
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Grades:
3rd - 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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COMPOUND WORDS
Use this to introduce your kids to compound words! It includes pictures and attractive graphics.
After the list: Your students are then asked to create their own short story using the words in the list. Their CHALLENGE is to use as many words as possible in their story. AND include an exciting event in their story! Thank you for being a great TEACHER!
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2nd - 6th
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Holiday Writing Powerpoint- Virtual Classroom or Smart Board
This powerpoint contains four activities for students to do either independently or with break-out rooms (or small groups) for holiday writing. This can be easily used in a virtual classroom or in a traditional setting with a smart board. I like it because there's no prep work, just post show the slides. This lesson would also work well for literacy centers or as a mini-lesson.
My students really enjoyed this. I hope yours do too!
I appreciate ratings. Thanks!
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Grades:
3rd - 7th
Distance Learning Daily Creativity, ELA, Critical Thinking Challenges Set 2
This purchase includes 10 daily Creativity/ELA/Critical Thinking challenges, directions, rationale, and an answer key. Each challenge is presented on a separate slide with directions specific to that challenge. Challenges in this set include: What could the question be?Concept AttainmentReDesignAbstract ConnectionsLove these? For more, please check out my Daily Math Challenges, the other Creativity/ELA/Critical Thinking Challenge sets, or challenge bundles. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com
Grades:
K - 6th
Parent Information for Gifted Children
Parent and curriculum "cheat sheet" for teachers. Outlines language arts and math curriculum ideas for your classroom.
It is specific to a K-2 classroom of highly gifted children, but can be modified to fit older classrooms as well.
Copyright Carmen Mares 2015
Grades:
K - 5th
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Tear offs- Early Finishers Writing One Sheeter
Early Finishers can tear off and complete the activity they receive! There is one sheet that has options typed for you, as well as an editable version so you can personalize and customize the activities you would like your students to complete!
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3rd - 6th
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Hollywood Here We Come! (Writing our 1st Script)
Here's your chance to have your students writing their first Hollywood type scripts. The writing activity is broken down into simple to follow, yet very descriptive steps. Once they create a 'skeleton" draft they will be able to begin writing. This activity utilizes both skill and creativity and can be differentiated to many academic skill levels, including ELD students as well as other needs that may be present in your classroom.
This takes about 25 minutes to present but will take several h
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3rd - 7th
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