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Common Core W.6.5 resources for Gifted and Talented
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Christmas Writing Activities Middle School Prompts Persuasive Letter to Santa
Are your students on Santa's naughty list? This writing activity will keep your students engaged during the pre-holiday excitement as they write a persuasive friendly letter to Santa convincing him that they really don't belong on the naughty list! Creative and fun!What teachers are saying about this resource:"THE BEST UNIT I HAVE PURCHASED! So comprehensive, works students through editing, examples and just sets them up for a perfect end product if they try their best the whole way through th
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Christmas No Prep Persuasive and Descriptive Writing Bundle
Introduction to 3D Printing – STEAM PROJECT – GRADES 3-6 - Distance Learning
Have you purcahsed or are considering purchasing a 3D printer and don’t know where to start? This resource is perfect for classrooms just starting out in the world of 3D imaging and provides you with everything you need to teach the fundamentals of 3D printing. This STEAM project is broken up into two parts: BUILDING BACKGROUNDYour kiddos will begin by doing a research project of the history, current uses, benefits, and future innovcations of 3D printing. Graphic organizers are provided to assi
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Ancient Egypt Project Based Learning with Easel Activity Digital and Printable
This Ancient Egypt project allows students to choose from a list of 21 different choices to research! Includes teacher directions, student directions, Egypt Project Requirements (one hundred point checklist), project idea list, project choice sheet (students choose their top four choices), topic assignment sheet (teacher assigns project to student from their choices), bibliography example sheet, and a peer review sheet for the research paper and for an oral presentation. Students can research to
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4th - 7th
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Book Reports - Novel Series Study - RAFT
Novel Series RAFT is a book report option designed to creatively assess novel series, pushing students beyond simple recall to synthesis, evaluation and application levels of understanding. Here’s what teachers are saying-♥ I love this for independent reading. The teacher notes are great and I like the selections the students have.♥ There are some fun ideas in this product.RAFT is an acronym for Role Audience Format Topic. Students choose a role they want to assume and, based on that role, are
Grades:
4th - 8th
Deserted Island Survival STEM Challenges
Are you looking for a fun and engaging activity for your students? Deserted Island Survival STEM Challenge is a unit centered around a fictional story of Suzanna Airfly who's plane crashed on a deserted island. Your students will complete five different challenges to help Suzanna survive. Each challenge encourages students to define the problem, plan a design, build, test, and reflect. I have included a rubric for each challenge. I have also added a narrative writing extension where students
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Narrative Writing Contractions SCAMPER Upper Elementary Middle School
Can narrative writing be interactive and engaging? Yes! You're going to love this narrative writing lesson that also enables students to practice their contractions. Yep! It's a two-for-one special! If you have reluctant writers, you'll love how the prompt and activities along with loads of graphic organizers, and clear instructions will help all students be successful as they write about a day they were invisible. In addition to narrative writing and contraction practice, students will also get
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4th - 7th
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Also included in:Â Persuasive, Narrative and Descriptive Writing Lessons & Activities BUNDLE
Persuasive and Expository Collaborative Activity Writing Product Reviews
Do you read the reviews before you buy a product? Almost all of us do, and your students will become pros at this aspect of writing that blends expository and persuasive writing. This is such a fun activity for teaching writing.There are two activities included. First, students will share three of their favorite products. Using a graphic organizer, they'll plan what they want to say about it. Then, in groups of three, they'll share their favorite products. They'll try to persuade the group membe
Grades:
5th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Persuasive, Narrative and Descriptive Writing Lessons & Activities BUNDLE
Informative Writing Resources, Graphic Organizers, Rubric, Anchor Charts DIGITAL
Are you looking for support in teaching informative writing to your 3rd-5th grade students? Are you looking for informative graphic organizers? An informative writing rubric? This digital resource is perfect for all writers, included struggling writers.As state testing has become more focused on producing an essay, students need to understand how to:Craft an effective introduction that includes a thesis statement/claim Organize supporting paragraphs in separate main ideas that include relevant
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3rd - 6th
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Writing Satire
Are you looking for a way to challenge your students through higher level thinking in writing that can be screen shared for distance learning? One of the most difficult forms of writing is satire. Here is a PowerPoint which defines satire, gives an example of a short satirical story, uses the gradual release process to guide students to writing their own stories, and provides topic ideas to get students started on their own writing challenge.Click here to save 25% off the price of individual res
Grades:
7th - 11th
Greek Mythology Living Art Exhibit Activity - Great Paired with The Odyssey!
Teaching The Odyssey? Dabbling in Greek mythology? Engage your students in a week-long, skill-building activity they will remember for years! "The day we got to dress up like Greek statues was my favorite." "I really like how we got to research Medusa. I learned much more about mythology than just reading about it in a book." "I had another teacher at my last school teach us about Greek mythology. All he did was show a long documentary that put everyone to sleep. This is actually something that
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5th - 12th
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Writing Fluency: 90 15 Minute Quickwrites, 40 Writing Topics, Test Prep,Sub
Writing fluency! The Fifteen Minute Quickwrite Unit arms teachers with a writing tool that will increase how much students can write during a timed writing assessment. It also gives students a lifetime skill of improved writing fluency that will help them meet future writing goals. 40 Writing Topics can be used in shared classroom timed writing notebooks to improve fluency and allow students to have fun writing.Product includes:90 Quickwrites (4 pages) in PDF format. Printable.40 Writing Topi
Grades:
6th - 12th
Enrichment Creative Writing Project Bundle! Google Slides and Printable!
Three Enrichment Projects for Students! All editable on Google Slides and Printable Versions included as well!Decades Research ProjectStudents will be working in teams to research and create a presentation on a decade in the 20th or 21st century. This project will walk them through research and presentation creation from start to finish and help them to stay organized along the way!This product includes:Table of Contents linked to the slidesDecades Project Example on the 1890s from start to fini
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
Create your own Video Game Google Slides and Printable Bundle!
In this project students will design their own video game! They will plan out the video game elements, draw and write about the characters and setting from their game, design their first level, write a descriptive story walking readers through the first level their game, and finally answer a reporter's interview questions about their game!Included:Writing PromptExample project from start to finish with audio option to hear the story being readInspiration brainstorming boardTitle PageCharacter de
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3rd - 6th
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Invention Convention! Google Slides and Printable Bundle!
Students will brainstorm and design a new invention that solves a problem! After, they will write a radio advertisement and answer interview question about their invention.Incorporates student choice, creativity, informational, and persuasive writing.Included:Example invention project from start to finishBrainstorming pageInvention planning pageSpace to draw and label their inventionAdvertisement planner and space to write their advertisementInterview questions students will answer from a judge
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3rd - 6th
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Narrative Writing Task Cards /The Middle School Edition/Writing Prompts
By the time students are in middle school, it is likely that they will have already experienced SEVERAL narrative writing units. I like to make my middle school writers responsible for their own writing by starting off with a seed journal and a set of narrative writing task cards. Each student gets a set of narrative writing task cards and isasked to respond to a prompt of their choosing once a week (you can alter that to fit your own writing schedule). Once students haveresponded to a sufficien
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6th - 9th
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Multiple Intelligences: DESIGN IT! CHOICE CARDS® - SET 1
Power-Up your classroom with BYTES Power Smarts! This pack contains 25 Choice Cards where students use their creativity to design new and improved products and then write an advertisement or produce a commercial using propaganda techniques. See the full packet contents listed below and click on Preview under the thumbnails above to see a sample of the packet contents.Choice Cards® are task cards, but we think the word CHOICE is more motivational. Students have lots of CHOICES with BYTES Power
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4th - 6th
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Design a New Planet! Printable and Google Slides Bundle!
In this project, students will design a new planet. They will create plans for the atmosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere of the planet and end with a short story or journal entry from the point of view of an astronaut exploring the planet for the first time.Students will love creating their own planet and presenting their creation to their classmates and family!This product includes:Writing promptExample of a new planet design and story from start to finishTable of contents linked to each slide
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Photo Writing Prompts Powerpoint
Are you looking for a fun way to engage your kids in writing? Challenge your students with these fun and colorful, Powerpoint photos. This photo bundle includes twelve original photos with captions to prompt kids to produce creative writing stories. #MillieProducts Click HERE to save 25% off the price of individual resources with the purchase of a bundle.Inside you'll find:I can statement & standardsPhotos of:Beautiful placeStrange creature designDogs in FieldNoise after breakfastHalf man /
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in:Â Writing Lessons PowerPoint Bundle
6th Grade- Complete Writing Curriculum
This Bundle includes the 4 types of writing encountered in the standard 6th grade year. Narrative, Expository, Argumentative, and Research based writing. With any type of writing it is important to ensure that the writing process is followed. Along with ensuring that the writing process is taught, these workshops include the following for each type of writing. Resources you will need to complete each daily challenge. topicsdaily tasksworksheetsvideoschecklists to make sure you are on trackvoca
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6th
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Year of Creative Writing! Printable Version!
This product includes 36 fun creative writing mini projects! 3 choices for each month!I use these a couple different ways in my classroom. I will either have it available as an early finisher task for the month or I will assign them as a week-long mini writing project.Each writing prompt includes:Project exampleGraphic organizer for planningSpace for writingRubricsStudents will have a choice of a variety of creative writing prompts to practice:poetrywriting a script for a playspeech writingfanta
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3rd - 6th
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Enrichment Writing Projects! Printable Bundle!
Three Enrichment Projects for Students! Decades Research ProjectStudents will be working in teams to research and create a presentation on a decade in the 20th or 21st century. This project will walk them through research and presentation creation from start to finish and help them to stay organized along the way!This product includes:Table of Contents Decades Project Example on the 1890s from start to finishChoice of DecadePage to help them organize who will research and be in charge of what du
Stranded! Using Research to Enhance Creative Writing
Don't just teach your gifted/talented middle school students about research and creative writing....STRAND them in the Amazonian Rainforest or the Sonoran Desert!
Students will select a stranded scenario, and then use research skills to learn more about the region and how to care for a group member who needs medical attention. Afterwards, students select a point of view and write a multi day journal entry, chronicling their survival from being stranded to rescue! Along the way, writers will inc
Grades:
5th - 8th
Decades Project: Journey Through Time! Google Slides and Printable Bundle!
Students will be working in teams to research and create a presentation on a decade in the 20th or 21st century. This project will walk them through research and presentation creation from start to finish and help them to stay organized along the way!This product includes:Table of Contents linked to the slidesDecades Project Example on the 1890s from start to finishChoice of DecadeSlide to help them organize who will research and be in charge of what during the decade study (who will research mu
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Design your own Video Game!
In this project students will design their own video game! They will plan out the video game elements, draw and write about the characters and setting from their game, design their first level, write a descriptive story walking readers through the first level their game, and finally answer a reporter's interview questions about their game!Included: Writing PromptExample project from start to finish with audio option to hear the story being readInspiration brainstorming board Title Page Character
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in:Â Create your own Video Game Google Slides and Printable Bundle!
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