89 results
7th grade english language arts resources for Easel Activities and for GATE
Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Literature Circles Book Clubs
Add some depth and complexity to traditional Literature Circles with this complete and ready-to-use resource!You will be amazed by the level of discussion and critical thinking that will take place among your students. Each Literature Circle role (listed below) is directly connected to 11 elements of critical thinking: Big Ideas, Rules, Trends, Patterns, Language of the Discipline, Ethics, Relationships Over Time, Details, Unanswered Questions, Across Disciplines, and Multiple Perspectives). Ju
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 9th, Adult Education
Types:
Also included in:Â Depth and Complexity Critical Thinking Mega Bundle
5 Paragraph Essay Writing- EASIEST way to teach kids to organize their writing
A Best-Seller! Here are a few TpT Buyer reviews:"It's a small resource, but mighty. And extremely intuitive. In fact, I'd say that so far, this may be the best 5 paragraph essay resource I've used yet. Thanks! I would buy this again in a heartbeat. It is awesome. (16+ year teacher here!)""One of the best writing products I've ever purchased!""I used this with my 7th & 8th graders as yet another way to organize their writing. It helped the students that still did not know how to organize thei
Grades:
3rd - 9th
Types:
Also included in:Â The Ultimate Writing Bundle (Grades 3-6)
Chinese New Year Mini Digital Escape Reading Comprehension
This Chinese New Year Mini Escape game is a one-lock escape room that introduces your students to the holiday in a fun and engaging way. This fully interactive informational game has students read animated text, watch 2 short videos, read some interesting information about what animal they were born under in the Chinese zodiac, and then play a game (quiz) to solve the clue and win the escape!The benefits of this mini-version are that it is perfect for introducing students to the concept of escap
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Types:
CCSS:
Also included in:Â Holiday Digital Escape Room Growing Bundle - Breakouts All Through the Year
Podcast Assignment - write your own podcast
Have your students write their own podcast.Are your students listening to podcasts in the classroom and are now ready to take the next steps of creating their own podcast? Is it the end of the year and your students are ready to create a project that will sum up their year?This product includes everything your students need to brainstorm, script, and record their own podcast. Included are: ✱"Podcasts" article that give the students a background of podcasts ✱"How Can I Make My Own Podcast" art
Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
Also included in:Â Podcast Assignment BUNDLE
Radio Drama Play Script The Canterville Ghost Grades 6 to 9 Scary Oscar Wilde
Part of a Bundle Looking for something a lightly scary, but also thought provoking and a classic? Check out Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost radio play script. This adaptation has roles for 15 + students and teaches the history of radio theater. Students strengthen their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills while performing this play. The Canterville Ghost story by Oscar Wilde concerns a girl who befriends the ghost haunting Canterville Chase mansion and helps him cross over into
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
Also included in:Â Radio Drama Script| Four Radio Plays and Unit Great for High Engagement!
Broadway Musical Theater Unit Study Guide Wicked Grades 7 to 9 Plot Themes Songs
Part of a Bundle Elfaba and Glenda the Good Witch anyone? This one to five day lesson and study guide concerns the Tony award-winning Broadway musical Wicked! Need something different? Pick up this one. This unit contains enough material for four days. Students learn about the musical's origin, creative team, songs, trivia, plot and end with an enrichment activity or assignment which can be completed individually or with partners. This lesson can stand alone or be combined with one of my Famou
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 10th
Also included in:Â Halloween Drama Class Units, Scripts and Lessons Bundle!
Radio Drama Unit Theatre Class Grades 7 to 9 Audio Storytelling Foley Artists
Part of a Bundle One of my most popular products! Get in on the excitement for your classroom, too! Got reluctant students in your classroom? Did you know that podcasts are the newest home for radio theater? Try radio theater--your students will find a place for themselves to participate in this unit! It is my radio theater unit ONLY. No script is provided. This TEN DAY unit, 43 pages in length, however you can use as little or as much as you like. It is suitable for middle and high school d
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 9th
Depth and Complexity Icons Sentence Stems (distance learning)
These depth and complexity icons sentence stems can be used in any classroom to help students think, talk, and write about various subjects using Depth and Complexity with ease! Use the stems during distance learning discussions, to keep conversations rich and engaging. The adaptations are endless for discussion, questioning, and writing purposes. All 11 Depth and Complexity Icons are included, each with 5 sentence stems to get teachers and students started! Use the depth and complexity stems i
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
Also included in:Â Depth and Complexity Icons Getting Started BUNDLE
Broadway Musical Unit Study Guide The Wiz African American Futurism
Part of a Bundle Let's ease on down the Road with the Broadway Tony Award Winner The Wiz a fantastic futuristic African American version of The Wizard of Oz. The Wiz is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of contemporary African-American culture. This two or three day lesson (65 pages) and study guide about this Broadway musical can stand alone or be combined with one of my Famous Artist Biographies (Lin Manuel Miranda) or other musical less
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 10th
Types:
Also included in:Â Drama Units Broadway Musicals Wicked The Wiz Spongebob Christmas Story
BOOK REPORT Board Game|Fun Creative Challenging|Distance Learning
Sold individually or as a bundle at a discounthttp://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Book-Report-FUN-PACK-4-Projects-Board-Game-Newspaper-Facebook-Cereal-BoxBook reports don't have to be that boring! This a more creative way to find out how much of the book the student really understands.This can also be used to compliment your already classroom book report assignment.Includes:Simple Directions/InstructionsBoard Game Criteria for Students (kid-friendly)Board Game Scoring Rubric2 Board Game T
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Types:
Book Report FUN PACK|4 Projects|Board Game-Newspaper-Facebook-Cereal Box
Book reports don't have to be that boring! These projects are a more creative way to find out how much of the book the student really understands.All of these look GREAT on your walls and bulletin boards!Includes:Board Game Book ReportNewspaper Book ReportFacebook Book ReportCereal Box Book ReportSimple Directions/InstructionsCriteria for Students (kid-friendly)RubricsTemplatesGeneric Score Sheets and TONS of Photos of actual Student Board Games! Check out our store for individually sold Book Re
Grades:
3rd - 12th
Types:
Broadway Musical Unit Study Guide Matilda Grades 7 to 9 Tony Winner Roald Dahll
Are you as afraid of Trunchbull as I am? Matilda the Musical is a very popular production especially with fans of author Roald Dahl's book, Matilda. Students learn through a study guide about its journey to Broadway, plot, characters, songs and even trivia! This one or two-day lesson can stand alone or be combined with one of my Famous Artist biographies or another musical, such as Spongebob Squarepants. Note: I created a digital version of this lesson for you. I split up the teacher's pag
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 9th
Also included in:Â Musical Theater Units and Study Guide | Tony Awards and Broadway Musicals
Radio Theater Play Script Bow Wow Blues Comedy Great Characters! Buffoonery
Want to have some fun? Here's a fifteen minute comedy radio play, with 15+ roles for students, written especially for the classroom! This original play was written by an award winning middle grade author. Me! Strengthen your students' listening, speaking, reading skills all at once. A one stop shop! HOW DO I USE THIS IN MY CLASSROOM? If you are a reading teacher, you could read this script to cover one of your standards or language arts teacher to study characterization and voicing Or you cou
Subjects:
Grades:
7th - 10th
Back to School Depth and Complexity Activities
Make returning back to school fun and educational by incorporating the prompts of Depth and Complexity and Content Imperatives! This pack(part of my larger pack, bottom of page) offers engaging activities to get your kids communicating, writing, reading, drawing, goal setting and thinking! Get your students to clearly understand your routines and procedures in the classroom and allow them to be a part of the process too!
Never used Depth and Complexity icons or frames in your classroom? No
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 7th
Types:
Storytelling Japan Student Created Pictures Drama Unit Kamishibai Drawing
IMPROVED! Dive into the world of Kamishibai storytelling with DramaMommaaSpeaks' captivating unit, where students embark on a journey of imagination and creativity, exploring the art of storytelling like never before. This 8 day low prep unit is focused on storytelling using a Japanese form of storytelling called Kamishibai as its springboard for inspiration. This unit is successful with fourth through seventh grade students and classes in language arts, reading, drama, world history, social s
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 7th
Book Report FUN PACK 2! 4 Projects|Comic-Timeline-PopUp Book-Billboard
Book reports don't have to be that boring! These projects are a more creative way to find out how much of the book the student really understands.All of these look GREAT on your walls and bulletin boards!Includes:Comic Book ReportTimeline Book ReportPop-Up Book ReportBillboard Book ReportSimple Directions/InstructionsCriteria for Students (kid-friendly)RubricsTemplatesGeneric Score Sheets and TONS of Photos of actual Student Work! Check out our store for individually sold Book Reports.Upper LMNt
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Types:
License Plates - Problem Solving - Word Puzzles
180 words or phrases hidden on license plates, like URA QTPI (you are a cutie-pie), BRBDL (Barbie doll), IMB4U (I am before you), DNTJJME (don’t judge me), WTSUP (what’s up), NTVMRKN (Native American), ME1ST (me first), RN4URLF (run for your life), NVRENUF (never enough), and many more. Nine challenges per page. Students decode the nine on the page, identify which one was the easiest and hardest and funniest, and make up three of their own personalized license plates. This activity can be us
Grades:
4th - 10th
Also included in:Â Thanksgiving BUNDLE - 20 packets of Math and Language Arts
Readers Theater It Could Always Be Worse Jewish Folk Tale Grades 5 to 8
Part of a Bundle It Could Always Be Worse provides a sweet reminder that things are not always as bad as they seem. This comical reader's theater script is complete with roles for 20 + students. Reading literature standards are met while engaging your students with a high-interest reader's theater script and unit. Students LOVE the chance to perform as they practice fluency, comprehension, use context clues, and strengthen their listening skills. This piece could be a one or three-day study depe
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Also included in:Â Folk and Fairy Tales Readers Theater Scripts and Units Grades 4 to 7
BOOK REPORT- Timeline Hands-On Activity! Great for Main Idea
BOOK REPORT- Timeline Hands-On Activity! Creative Challenging- Book reports don't have to be that boring! Simply giving students a creative way of displaying what they know using this timeline will get them completely engaged in the activity!The possibilities are endlessThis a more creative HANDS-ON way to find out how much of the book the student really understands. Use this activity for sequencing events, cause and effect, problem and solution, summarizing, and much more!This can also be used
Grades:
2nd - 7th
Types:
Also included in:Â Social Studies MEGA Bundle|9 Products|15 Activities |Distance Learning
Rikki tikki tavi Socratic Seminar
Engage your high-level students after they read "Rikki-tikki-tavi" by hosting a Socratic seminar! This structured, whole-class discussion activity is an excellent alternative to a traditional worksheet or test for checking comprehension and assessing students' analysis of the text.The seminar includes fourteen open-ended questions that invite students to analyze character, plot, theme, conflict, stereotyping, motivation, and personification in this classic animal story. There are also two follow
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 8th
Types:
Also included in:Â "Rikki-tikki-tavi" Short Story Unit - Printable & Digital
Idioms and Confusing Words - Word Puzzles
50 printable and digital pages to help students understand idioms and confusing words: Crying over spilt milk, Hit below the belt, Coming out of nowhere, Middle of the road, Cry wolf, Jumping through hoops, Ants in your pants, Reading between the lines, Barking up the wrong tree, ...and many more.200 word puzzles, homophones, and idioms. Use at the beginning of the year or after testing at the end of year, for the summer or as homework or at a Writing Center or anytime. Take a look at the Pre
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
Also included in:Â Idioms and Confusing Words BUNDLE
Figurative Language Activities - Writing Prompts - Print & Digital
Let students use imagination and creativity to show what they've learned! These fun figurative language writing prompts are the perfect way to wrap up a unit, review for a test, or add enrichment to your figurative language lessons. Nine engaging writing prompts encourage students to show comprehension and let their imaginations run as they write about animals, idioms, their own lives, and more.(Don't miss the rest of my bestselling Figurative Language Activities Bundle!)This resource includes t
Subjects:
Grades:
6th - 9th
Types:
Also included in:Â Figurative Language Practice Bundle for Middle School - Print & Digital
HINK PINK et al. PUZZLES Election Word Riddles Task Cards Vocabulary GATE
HINK PINKS, HINKY PINKIES, HINKITY PINKITIES, and HITINKITY PITINKITIES are riddles that help children learn to problem solve while exercising vocabulary skills (definitions, synonyms, parts of speech, rimes, ...). These Election themed, printable task cards prompt your students to interpret data, make inferences, draw conclusions, and analyze new information. Hink Pinks, et al. riddles are terrific for centers, enrichment, differentiation, bell ringers, sponge activities, and GATE. You can even
Grades:
4th - 8th
Types:
Blood on the River Gallery Walk
Get students up and moving during your Blood on the River novel study! This gallery walk is an excellent post-reading novel study activity, giving students the chance to recall all kinds of important details and make rich connections to characters in the novel.If you teach Blood on the River, you won't want to miss the rest of my bestselling Blood on the River Novel Unit!To spark some rich class discussion after reading this novel, print the eight question pages and stick them on giant poster pa
Subjects:
Grades:
5th - 8th
Types:
Also included in:Â Blood on the River Novel Study Bundle - Printable & Digital
Showing 1-24 of 89 results
Find English Language Arts resources | TPT
Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
Discover printable and digital English language arts resources
On TPT, English language arts resources come in various forms: from interactive notebooks and task cards to small-group activities and individual worksheets. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of ELA concepts, or to reteach a tricky concept. By incorporating ELA resources from TPT into your teaching toolbox, you can create an engaging learning experience that strengthens students’ understanding of ELA concepts.
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital English language arts worksheets, TPT has an extensive collection of resources across topics and grade levels. No matter what ELA topic your students are working on — whether you’re teaching the parts of speech to 1st graders or argumentative essay writing to 10th graders — TPT has instructional materials that are designed to help with any ELA learning need. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning ELA will be so much easier.
Frequently asked questions about teaching English language arts
What types of English language arts lessons are available on TPT?
There are many different types of English language arts resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular ELA lessons include reading, writing, phonics, vocabulary, spelling, and creative writing.
How do I find English language arts lessons on TPT?
Educators can save time preparing English language arts lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for ELA resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of ELA lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
How can I make my English language arts lessons fun and engaging?
Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your English Language Arts lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands