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Creative writing task cards for homeschool
Monthly Creative and Critical Thinking Task Cards & Enrichment
OVER 160 enrichment activities for every month of the school year to engage your students in creative and critical thinking. Activities are seasonally based with prompts about traditional holidays, wacky holidays, historical events, and seasonal symbols. Students write, create, categories, make timelines, etc. There are 16 cards per month and a set for each month August through May (there are no June or July sets), making a total of 160 cards! There are a total of 160 task cards in this bundle
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Early Finisher and Enrichment Activities - The ULTIMATE Bundle
HUGE Rocks and Minerals Unit - 3 Types of Rocks - Rock Cycle - 5E Lesson Plans
This HUGE rocks and minerals unit begins by teaching students the difference between a rock and a mineral, and ends with teaching students the 3 types of rocks and the rock cycle. 5E lessons are included, along with a rocks and minerals review game, task cards, narrative writing activity, study guide, assessment, key, anchor charts/posters, and more! This resource will save you hours of work because everything is all planned out in my easy-to-follow, very detailed, lesson plans. Please click the
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3rd - 7th
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4-ESS1-1
Descriptive Writing Task Cards - Adding Details to Stretch Sentences
It can be difficult to get students to write descriptive sentences, but these task cards can help spice up their writing! They will stretch a sentence by starting with one that is short and simple and adding descriptive words and specific details to make it more interesting and more precise. Also very helpful for ESL Students! For even more fun activities to spice up writing, try this Descriptive Writing Activity Bundle.⭐️ What you get with this resource:40 printable ask cards2 paperless options
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4th - 8th, Adult Education
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Narrative Writing Learning Stations
NARRATIVE WRITING STATIONS: This bundle of writing stations is designed to take your students through a process-based approach to creating a piece of narrative writing. You can use all of them for an exploration of narration that takes you a week or more OR you can pick and choose to use them one at a time.In this resource you will find a variety of options:PHOTO PROMPT LEARNING STATIONS These can be used to help students find inspiration for telling a narrative. They can be used for writing pro
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Secondary ELA Mega Bundle
Directed Drawing With Differentiated Writing Prompts | Art Literacy First Grade
My students love to draw, so we use step-by-step directed drawing activities as a vehicle to inspire our writing! Just choose the topic, and then choose between 10 differentiated writing templates so students have a "just right" writing job.Step by step drawing promotes success, and this feeling of pride makes even my reluctant writers excited to write about the little animals they have created! The writing templates are carefully designed with format that supports emergent writers. There are al
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K - 2nd
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Finding & Teaching THEME: Task Cards & More w/ Bonus POWER POINT
A FAVORITE WITH MY STUDENTS! THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS MY ORIGINAL "TEACHING THEME AND MORE" PLUS POWER POINT VERSION OF PRODUCT! (BOTH LOCATED IN CONVENIENT ZIP FOLDER). I HAVE COMPLETELY REFORMATTED FOR A BETTER VIEW ON SMART BOARD AND HAVE ADDED ADDITIONAL COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS FOR EACH PASSAGE.These short stories are HIGH INTEREST, realistic fiction, written with an identifiable THEME. I wrote them for the purpose of students to gain confidence with understanding and identifying the tricky
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: COMPARING MYTHS, FINDING THEME & MUCH MORE! ELA MEGA BUNDLE !
Poetry Task Cards to Practice Creative Writing & Language Skills
44 Poetry Task Cards to Practice Common Core Narrative (Creative) Writing and Language Skills
This IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my POETRY RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE and in Poetry Resources Bundle, Volume 2.
My Poetry Task Cards are based on my best-selling Writing Poetry: 40 Formulas to Help Students. I offer some new exercises and Common Core alignment in this task-card format that teachers can use year after year. Students of a wide age range can benefit from writing poetry because it
Grades:
3rd - 10th
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Also included in: Custom Bundle for K. Cook
Figurative Language Digital Task Cards for Google Classroom
Go paperless with our Figurative Language Digital Task Cards. These activities feature 48 interactive slides for students to work through. Due to their mostly open-ended nature, many slides can be used multiple times! #NEWSTART23Develop your students' ability to use devices such as alliteration, similes, metaphors, idioms, personification, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, synonyms and antonyms. Great for spiral review. Excellent for distance learning and at-home learning. These activities are great for
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3rd - 5th
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Adjective Task Cards - Brainstorming and Sentence Writing
These Adjective Task Cards provide students with the opportunity to brainstorm appropriate adjectives which could be used to describe an image. The activity also provides them with an opportunity to use the adjectives in a sentence context. There are 28 different cards altogether. Included in the pack is a mat which can be laminated and reused. Also included is 3 variations of worksheets which can be used to record students’ answers.Specifications:Comes in both USA Version and an Australian Vers
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PreK - 3rd
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Scary Story Writing 101 (Interactive or Distance Learning)
Scary Story Writing 101Scary Story Writing 101 is an entertaining and effective way to review narrative story elements. Students use photos - embedded with single-line prompts - to write creepy stories they’ll want to share. This is, without question, one of my students’ favorite narrative units of all time. Students will...…use contrasting settings to create a mood, …design a “something’s not right” event or character, and…surprise readers with a heart-stopping“Uh-Oh” Moment. What do I get? 3
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5th - 10th
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Story Starters Creative Writing Prompts
Looking for a FUN and ENGAGING way to captivate your students' interest and enhance their writing skills? Look no further!
Have students who struggle with getting started when writing? Tired or hearing, "but I don't know what to write about!"? Well then, this is the product for you!
"Story Starters" are 24 writing task cards that provide students with the beginning sentence of a story and let their imaginations do the rest!
10-page packet includes:
Teacher directions
24 Prompt Task Cards
Brai
Grades:
1st - 6th
Word Choice Task Cards
Engage your students with these 92 Word Choice Task Cards! These cards are designed to challenge your students to use specific nouns, vivid verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and figurative language to enhance their writing. Watch your students take dull, boring sentences and enhance them using their word choice skills! What's included in this Word Choice Task Card resource?12 Specific Noun Task Cards12 Vivid Verb Task Cards12 Adjective & Adverb Task Cards12 Figurative Language Task Cards12 Feeli
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3rd - 5th
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24 Creative Thinking Task Cards - 3 Reasons Why - Lateral Thinking
Use these 24 creative thinking task cards to challenge your students' critical thinking and lateral thinking skills! For best results, encourage students to come up with creative, yet plausible answers. You may also want to use these cards for sentence writing practice by requiring students to answer in complete and error-free sentences. Another option is to use the cards in groups and have students brainstorm answers verbally.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:24 Task Cards (prints 4 to a page)Black-line
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3rd - 6th
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Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect: 56 pages - this Common Core aligned unit is packed with fun and useful ideas that will help them identify cause and effect relationships. Activities were carefully chosen to keep your students excited and engaged. 24 picture cards and recording sheets were NEWLY included to help your students have better understanding about the lesson.
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32 Cause and Effect Task Cards
24 Cause and Effect Picture Cards
2 Task Cards Recording Sheets
Cause and Effect Introduction Tips
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Grades:
2nd - 6th
Alliteration and Onomatopoeia Digital Activities for Google Slides
Go paperless with our Google Slides alliteration and onomatopoeia digital figurative language resource! These activities feature 32 interactive slides for students to work through. Develop your students' ability to understand and use figurative language in their writing. Great for distance learning and at-home learning. These activities are great for your writing program in both a traditional classroom with some access to mobile learning to a full 1:1 digital classroom. They are great for end of
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Figurative Language Digital Activities Bundle for Google Classroom
Opinion Writing Prompts with Sentence Starters and Rubric for 3rd 4th 5th
Engage your 3rd 4th & 5th grade opinion writers with 16 opinion writing prompts that include an anchor chart, opinion writing sentence starters, graphic organizers, writing paper, a helpful opinion writing checklist, and easy to follow lesson plans for you, the educator.Great for struggling writers as it includes scaffolded graphic organizers with sentence starter options.Explore the preview for more details!Teach your students how to effectively persuade the reader while engaging them with
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Similes and Metaphors Digital Activities for Google Classroom
Go paperless with our Google Slides - ready similes and metaphors figurative language resource! These activities feature 20 interactive slides for students to work through. Due to their mostly open-ended nature, many slides can be used multiple times! Develop your students' ability to use similes and metaphors in their writing. Great for distance learning and at home learning. These activities are great for your writing program in both a traditional classroom with some access to mobile learning
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Figurative Language Digital Activities Bundle for Google Classroom
Show Not Tell Descriptive Writing Practice Task Cards for Grades 3-5
Descriptive writing--especially narrative writing--can be tricky for students. I wanted a way to engage my students in how to really see how writers “show” the reader what is happening without “telling”--and WITHOUT using boring practice sheets—and by doing “real writing”. I also really wanted to be able to tie this to critical reading and have my students study the language that real authors use and notice the visual images created with good description, so I used these cards as a springboard
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3rd - 5th
February Writing
***FEBRUARY WRITING CENTERS***
How will this resource make my planning easier?
If you’re anything like me, you are constantly trying to improve your writing station. Searching for new ideas, scrambling to get things prepped and ready, wishing you had “just one more thing” to keep your kids excited about writing and engaged in the process. Does this sound familiar?! The activities and task cards in this resource were created to help make all of that easier for you! Help keep your kids excited
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Work On Writing - The Year Long Bundle
Finding & Teaching THEME: Task Cards & More (DIFFERENTIATED)
A FAVORITE WITH MY STUDENTS!These short stories are HIGH INTEREST, realistic fiction, written with an identifiable THEME. I wrote them for the purpose of students to gain confidence with understanding and identifying the tricky concept of THEME. Teaching theme is fun if you have the right resource! This resource contains enough material for WEEKS OF INSTRUCTION. Although the stories were written for teaching theme, they can also be used to review or introduce CHARACTER TRAITS/CONFLICT, STORY E
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3rd - 6th
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Descriptive Writing Learning Stations
Whether students are writing description, narration, argument or opinion pieces, they need to be descriptive. These learning stations will help your students practice the skills they need to write effective and engaging description (now updated for distance learning).In the package you will find:Eight Stations that focus on using descriptive imagery, figurative language, effective word choice, showing, describing a person, thoughts & feelings, a concept and a scene.Titles & Task Cards to
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Learning Stations Mega Bundle
Writing Stimulus {Writing Prompts}
Writing Stimulus / Creative Writing Prompts:Writing Stimulus Task Cards | Creative Writing Prompts | Writing Stimulus Task Cards | Creative Writing Prompts | We as teachers expect our students to create pieces of writing on a regular basis - whether it be a narrative, short story, poem or creative writing piece. What we don't think about is how hard the children find it to actually get those creative juices flowing and think about topics to write about. Unfortunately, we don't have the time to s
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1st - 6th
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Early Finishers Activities I'm Done Now What Choice Board Sticks Bored Busters
Early FinishersClick here to save money and buy a bundle containing this product! Over 50% savings!You know that student... the one who whips through an assignment at lightning speed only to raise their hand with that dreaded question.. "I'm done, what do I do now?" Stress no further! If students ask you that question, you can kindly direct them to the "I'm Done Now What Do I Do Bored Busters" activity prompts!These 30 prompts will keep your quick finishers busy!________________________________
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1st - 8th, Adult Education
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5th Grade Writing Prompt Task Cards, Standards Included, Great Writing Center!
Twenty-five 5th Grade Writing Prompt Task Cards! Fun and creative writing projects directly aligned to the 5th Grade Language Arts CCSS (Common Core) Standards, but suitable to any 5th grade curriculum. Great, no-prep writing center!Great for distance learning as well.Standards included with each task card.The prompts on these cards are fun, interesting and relevant to 5th grade students. Each prompt directs the student to complete a writing project following explicit directions that integrate
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5th
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Also included in: 5th Grade Language Arts Bundle, Review the Standards All Year!
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