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Middle school Spring creative writing resources for GATE
Abandoned Places - Creative Writing Activity from Nonfiction (print + digital)
In this creative writing activity, students draw inspiration from a nonfiction article about ten real-world abandoned places! Students choose one as a setting for a piece of Flash Fiction. This is a great reading comprehension and creative writing activity for even the most reluctant readers! ✅ Nonfiction reading comprehension✅ Vocabulary in context✅ Differentiated creative writing activitiesYour Creative Writing from Nonfiction resource includes:Nonfiction reading about ten abandoned places (in
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7th - 10th
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Spring Activities | March April May Kite STEM Challenge | Gravity & Wind Energy
Spring is here and your teacher life just got a little busier with Spring activities you need to plan. Use Spring STEM activities to cover standards and give your students super fun Spring STEM activities they will love. This ready to go Spring Activities | March April May Kite STEM Challenge | Gravity and Wind Energy is just what you need to keep your 2nd through 5th grade students engaged and excited for learning during the month of April. Challenge your students to design and build a kite tha
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Spring STEM Activities and Challenges BUNDLE | March April May Projects
Weather STEM Activity | Spring STEM | Natural Disasters STEM Challenge Activity
If you’re looking to apply learning in weather, climate, natural disasters, natural resources & more, this STEM / STEAM challenge is a perfectly engaging way to get the job done joyfully!The basic idea: Students work individually or in partners/groups against a list of criteria and constraints to create a shelter to defend against 3+ types of weather and/or disasters.This challenge was developed as part of the Planetopia Project, but it can be used as a stand-alone challenge as well.Note: Th
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2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
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Create-ure Spring STEM Challenge Activity with Life Science Extensions
If you’re looking to apply learning in adaptations, habitats, food chains and food webs, life cycles, genetics & heredity, evolution, and/or human body systems, this STEM or STEAM challenge is a perfectly engaging way to get the job done joyfully! It’s the perfect Halloween or spring STEM activity, but it works any time of the year to connect to your life science standards! The basic idea: Students work in individually or in partners or groups against a list of criteria and constraints to c
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2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 4-LS1-1
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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
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3rd - 9th
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Also included in: The Ultimate Writing Bundle (Grades 3-6)
APRIL Early Finisher/Challenger Packet {Grades 3-6}
This independent work packet is a bundle of fun, engaging, and challenging activities designed for Grades 3-6 as an answer to the age-old question:"I'm Done, Now What?"It includes math, history, writing, reading, trivia, brain teasers, logic puzzles and more!This product can also be purchased at a discount as part of the SPRING BUNDLE, or you can buy the FULL SCHOOL YEAR for even more savings!SPRING Early Finisher Bundle!The FULL School Year Early Finisher Bundle***Now includes QR Codes for two
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Animate A Story (Scratch Coding Project)
In this project, students will animate a story. This story could be anything. It could be an original creative piece they've written. It could be a story you're reading in class. It could even be a movie or moment in history that connects with their interests or topics/themes you're currently learning. Students will get to experience the connections between technology and writing, as they dive into computer programming and animation of their stories. Specific skills students will develop are: -
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5th - 12th
Also included in: Creative Coding Adventures: 4 Interactive Scratch Projects Bundle
Descriptive Writing Unit - Low-Prep Lesson Plans, Prompts, Sensory Word Lists
This descriptive writing mini unit is super quick to teach and will improve your students' descriptive writing instantly with descriptive writing prompts, sensory word lists, and more! It's got an engaging descriptive writing lesson plan that will launch your students into fabulous descriptive writing so they show, not tell, in addition to other resources you'll return to again and again. In this descriptive writing mini unit, you'll find graphic organizers that will support all learners, with t
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Mystery Basketball Reading Comprehension | March Madness | CSI Activity
Add a little MAD MARCH, Basketball-themed, C.S.I Enrichment to your schedule in or out of the classroom this SPRING.This resource includes a printable (pdf) distance learning packet AS WELL AS a digital version meant to be used with Google Classroom.This C.S.I. Activity is an engaging workshop that’s super easy to set up. It takes approximately 1 to 1 ½ Hours to complete and can be taught all at once or separately. Lead your students on an engaging journey through logical reasoning, deduction,
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Plants STEM Challenge Activity
Looking for a plant activity to apply learning in plant needs, parts/functions, adaptations, life cycles, cells, photosynthesis, and/or genetics & heredity? This STEM challenge / STEAM challenge is a perfectly engaging way to get the job done joyfully! The challenge is great any time of the year, but works especially well as a spring activity! The completed designs and extension projects make beautiful displays for Back to School Night or Open House as well!The basic premise: Students work
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2nd - 8th
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A Recipe for Writing a Sonnet (like Shakespeare)
This is a graphic organizer that allows your students to write sonnets that are amazing. I have used this in both a Gifted 4th and 5th grade, and a regular 5th grade and the results were amazing in both. This clearly lays everything out...topic and structure. It can be used all the way up to high school!
Grades:
4th - 12th
Gifted and Talented Unit - Research & Design Your Own Fantasy World
Gifted and Talented Unit - Research the Fantasy Fiction Genre and Design Your Own Fantasy Fiction World and Story
The purpose of this unit is to explore the genre of fantasy, focusing on the creative process of developing a fantasy world (setting, language, characters, plot, sub-plots, etc.)
About This Activity:
★Check it out!: This unit is included in the Gifted and Talented Middle Grades Unit Bundle at a discounted price!
I developed this enrichment unit for my grades 3-5 gifted and talen
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4th - 8th
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March STEM STEAM Challenge: First Day of Spring Edition
Are you ready to HOP into spring? Using the listed materials, students will design the most supportive log for their frogs. How many frogs can fit on the log? It all depends on how well it's designed!
Included in this pack are:
-- Printable student challenge card
-- Teacher materials list
-- Pre-Activity guide
-- Engineering Design Process flow-chart for student record keeping
-- Self-assessment/Reflection page (differentiated for grades K-1 or 2-5)
-- Open-ended writing page for follow-up o
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K - 6th
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Spring STEM Activities | Planetopia Project Life & Earth Science STEM Challenges
If your science standards include landforms, plate tectonics, the water cycle, weather, natural disasters, plant parts, plant cells, animal cells, life cycles, and/or heredity & genetics, Planetopia Project STEM Challenges are perfect to engage your students in brain-busting work (disguised as fun)! The basic idea: Students work in partners or groups against criteria & constraints lists to design and build various items for a fictional planet, Planetopia. The series is ideal for spring a
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2nd - 8th
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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
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3rd - 12th
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Logic Puzzles for Spring
Logic problems are fun for bell-ringers, time-fillers, and challenge. This set of ready-to-use 6 Spring-themed problems are great for your middle school math and secondary math students. Keep even your brightest students challenged. Included in this resource:- 6 Spring-themed logic problems of medium level- Answer Key- Great for math centers, time fillers, or bell-ringers.- Note: the logic puzzles may require more than one review of the clues. Love Logic Puzzles? MUST have logic puzzles sets
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Logic Puzzles Bundle of seasonal logic puzzles for middle school math
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
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3rd - 12th
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Easter Reading Comprehension & Craft | Making Inferences | Spring CSI Mystery
Add a little Springtime differentiation and art to your classroom. Students will love inferring and using deductive logic as they follow the Crime Scene Protocol and unlock the mystery of the Bunny BrainteaserThis Springtime Activity is an engaging hands-on workshop that’s super easy to set up. Students start off by reading, Bunny Background: History of the Domesticated Rabbit. Students re-read a CLOSE READ for better comprehension. For the CSI activity, students read, What Happened? and analyze
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Easter Reading Comprehension | Easter Math Activities Escape Room BUNDLE
S.C.A.M.P.E.R The School Year BUNDLE
Enjoy 48 different S.C.A.M.P.E.R activities to use with your students. These activities can be completed independently, cooperatively, or left with a sub for a critical thinking challenge. There are 4 unique creative and/or critical thinking questions on each page. FULL previews are available for EACH product in my store under the individual product listings. The 48 S.C.A.M.P.E.R activities span through the course of the year and can be used from start to finish!I hope you enjoy SCAMPERING as mu
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K - 8th
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Halloween Writing Prompts - Creepy Quick Writes - Quick Writing Prompts
Ever heard your students say, “I don’t know what to write”? These quick write visual writing prompts are going to make your teacher heart happy! These creepy, spooky, and otherworldly visual writing prompts are perfect for Halloween activities and all of October! The purpose of these writing prompts is to get students’ creative juices flowing! The goal is to build writing fluency and creativity, so students get used to writing right away, without worrying about whether their grammar is correct,
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4th - 7th
Creative Writing Create a Comic Book Hero Activities 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Telling students they're going to do "creative writing" can result in panic. Not with this fun lesson that has great graphics, fabulous graphic organizers, and an engaging partner activity.This lesson is made up of three activities that culminate in the students' creating a comic book. Students will work together to learn a variety of character traits to use to create a comic book hero. Then they will imagine how this champion could save the world. Finally, students will use illustrations and sp
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4th - 8th
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More Than A Scribble: A Creative Drawing Activity for Gifted & Talented Students
This activity promotes creative thinking as students transform scribble lines into ART! There are four pages of scribbles (24 total). In addition, there are ideas for extension activities in Reading, Science, and Social Studies!This is a great task for centers or early finishers!
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PreK - 6th
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Common Core Unit
Everything you need to teach the Wizard of Oz. It can be adapted for multiple grade levels and encompasses all aspects of common core. This unit is designed around the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written by L. Frank Baum. It includes a months worth of ELA lessons.
This unit includes:
- teacher lesson plans
- vocabulary words for each chapter
- reading response pages for each chapter
- prediction worksheets
- social studies connection - creating a map
- analyzing the setting
- character ana
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Grades:
1st - 6th
Classroom Newscast | Open-Ended Class News Show Project, No Prep Digital + Print
This student run news report project has students take on the role of news anchors, reporters, or guests, as they write and produce their own news show. Leave it open-ended, or assign an overarching topic for students to report on. You could even take your class newsletter up a notch by having students report the "news"!No Prep - Digital and Printable Formats! + BONUS News Backdrops to "set the scene"!This project can go in so many directions. Students can report on school-related news, current
Grades:
4th - 6th
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