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Back to School Common Core W.8.5 resources
Editable Student Information Sheet - Get to Know Your Student Survey Questions
Promote equity, growth mindset, and class community while you get to know your students! This editable student information sheet includes student survey questions to obtain important student information. Suitable for distance learning with digital forms for Google Classroom®.Included with this Student Information Survey:✏️ Editable Student Information Sheet for Microsoft PowerPoint®✏️ Sample Student Survey Question Prompts✏️ Ready-to-Print Student Information Sheet with 25+ Student Survey Q
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6th - 12th
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Back to School Bundle: Icebreakers, Memes, Decor, Rules, Procedures
Back to School Bundle includes icebreakers, get-to-know-you and all about me activities, classroom posters and memes, rules and procedures activity, editable presentations, and more. You will have plenty of resources to last the first few days AND for years to come.These best-sellers are included:Back-to-School Rules and Procedures: Can I Chew Gum in Class? EDITABLE!Teacher Memes Posters {Back to School, Class Rules} EDITABLE! Grammar Fail Presentation: Using Humor to Teach the Importance of Eng
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6th - 12th, Staff
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Interview with a Classmate Biography - Back to School Writing
Are you looking for a back to school activity to get your middle school students talking to one another in those first few days of school? How about a biography writing activity that will help to build a community sense in your classroom? Look no further than this collaborative back to school writing activity that allows students to generate questions, conduct a formal interview, and organize the information they have learned about their classmate to write a multi-paragraph biography.This back t
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5th - 8th
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Memoirs in 100 Words - Writing with Mentor Texts - Personal Narrative Writing
Students use precise word choice and eliminate redundancy in their writing with this memoir lesson. Originally inspired by The Washington Post feature, “Life is Short: Autobiography as Haiku,” students write memoirs in 100 words or fewer. This lesson teaches students to “show” themselves in vivid details and carefully chosen words. The lesson has recently been updated to include Google slides and instructional YouTube videos for guided practice!In pre-writing activities, students journal about
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7th - 11th
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Back to School - All About Me Newspaper Activity - DIGITAL & PRINT
Get to know your students and assess their writing skills in this fun and engaging Back to School Newspaper - Biography Activity. Everything you need is included to get started right away! Easy to differentiate for varying ages and abilities. Includes both print and digital versions of the activity! Use with Google Classroom™ and other digital learning platforms!Students are asked to create the first page of a newspaper all about their unique lives and experiences. Extend to a full newspaper
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6th - 8th
6 Word Memoir Getting to Know You Activities High School & Middle School
This Six Word Memoir Project is a perfect back to school icebreaker for high school or middle school students. Build classroom community while teaching important ELA writing concepts like diction, syntax, and the writing process. This EDITABLE, NO PREP, GOOGLE SLIDES six Word Memoir writing activity is a fun and engaging getting to know you activity for high school or middle school students as well as an excellent way to introduce any identity unit or memoir unit. This activity is editable so yo
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7th - 12th
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Back to School Activities for Middle School - Writing Activities - Goal Setting
The Back to School Bundle for Middle School includes 7 activities that focus on goal setting, collaborative activities for the first week of school, and getting to know your students. This back to school activities bundle will engage students in discussions about classroom expectations, classroom routines, and what they need to be successful this school year. In addition, there are several resources that can help teachers create a positive classroom learning environment from the first day of sch
Grades:
5th - 9th
Back to School Creative Writing Assignment
Back to School Creative Writing | PDF and Digital Formats: In this Back To School Creative Writing Assignment, students will select one of the provided character roles: classroom desk, old backpack, gym floor, lunch bag, student and create a written or visual product based on the character's specific writing prompt. This no-prep - just photocopy and teach creative writing assignment gets students excited and engaged during Writer's Workshop or any ELA writing lesson. This resource contains indiv
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Creative Writing Full Year Bundle
ELA Back to School Activities for Middle School - Writing Activities - Posters
Save your time and start the year strong with this low prep bundle that contains 8 back to school activities for the first week of school. The Middle School ELA bundle focuses on goal setting and growth mindset, getting to know your students, and building a positive classroom community. Set expectations and the tone for the new year by engaging students in collaborative activities about classroom expectations, routines, and what they need to be successful this school year.Students will LOVE that
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5th - 9th
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Writing Interactive Notebook Eighth Grade Common Core with Scaffolded Notes
Interactive Writing and Language Notebook for Eighth Grade - 311 pages - answer keys included! Great for distance learning! This bundle has everything you need for a full year of teaching eighth grade writing and English language arts:A 183-page hands-on interactive writing notebook including answer keys128 pages of scaffolded notes including answer keysInteractive Writing NotebookThis writing and language notebook features all-original graphics and is completely hands-on and interactive. Each c
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Grades:
7th - 9th
Back to School Writing Activities- All About Me - Letter to My Future Self - ELA
This Back to School Writing Activities Bundle contains 3 LOW PREP writing projects: All About Me: Letter to My Teacher, Interview with a Classmate, and Letter to My Future Self. Each writing activity is PERFECT for middle school and high school students in any content area. In these PRINT and DIGITAL Back to School projects, students will use scaffolded writing strategies to introduce themselves, learn more about their classmates, and write a letter to their future self that contains a goal they
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5th - 8th
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Back To School Writing Activity - "My Favorites" Narrative Writing
Are you looking for a back to school writing assignment that is not about summer activities? This writing lesson has students choose their favorite movie, food, book, activity. . . anything! Get to know students while you assess their writing.This writing activity allows you to build relationships with your new students while understanding their writing abilities. Included in this back to school writing activity:√ SIX "final" sheets so students can type and personalize their project's final appe
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Narrative Writing Bundle Middle School Narrative Writing Activities
Letter To My Teacher: Beginning or End of Year Writing Prompt, Draft, Revision
This beginning of the year or end of term or end of year writing prompt gets students reflecting on their learning as they prewrite, draft, revise, edit, and prepare a letter to their future teacher. Available as an editable Canva template, a PDF, and within Easel for virtual or in-person learning. Great as a stand alone, multi-day activity for a sub or while you wrap up assessments.Engaging students in meaningful writing in the first or last weeks of school can seem impossible. In order to p
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5th - 8th
CCSS Middle School ELA Standards | I Can Learning Targets Banner BUNDLE
Included in this classroom decor and learning tool resource is a pennant with an "I Can" learning target statement for every Common Core State Standard for grades 6-8 ELA. Print, cut, punch, and string together the pennants to create your own banner to display current learning targets for students! With patterned pennants included as well, the banner is a fun piece of classroom decor that students will enjoy noticing and reading, reminding them of their learning goals. Simply swap out the learn
Grades:
6th - 8th
Back to School Writing Workshop Mini Lessons
This unique writing workshop product is a password protected resource bank that includes the following:Mini Lessons Student Facing Videos Writing Charts Writing SamplesLinks to WebsitesLinks to Nonfiction ArticlesEditable Assessment Tools Bonus Posters WATCH A VIDEO PREVIEWFour Mini Lessons Structured in the Following Way:Standard-common core standards are listedObjective-the goal of the lesson is provided and can be shared with studentsMaterials- links to charts, videos, and writing samplesHook
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5th - 8th
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Back to School Writing Activity - DIGITAL Interview with a Classmate Biography
Are you looking for a back to school activity to get your students talking to one another in those first few days of school and a way to instantly build a community sense in your classroom? Look no further than this collaborative back to school writing task that allows students to generate questions, conduct a formal interview, and organize the information they have learned about their classmate to write a multi-paragraph biography.This DIGITAL back to school activity is also a great way to get
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5th - 8th
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Writing Workshop Folder
Help your students stay organized with these writing workshop folders for middle school. The folder cover and labels focus on the writing process, the checklists are based on Common Core standards for writing and language, and the contents list on the back makes it easy to check each student's status.Product FeaturesWriting folder cover design appropriate for middle school studentsRevision and editing checklists based on standardsWriting process labels: draft, revise, edit, and publishFolder con
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5th - 8th
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Back to School Ice Breaker People Search Find Someone Who and Writing Activity
People Search Ice Breaker and Writing Activity. When you go back to school, use this icebreaker at the beginning of the year as a "getting to know you" activity. Find someone who is a people search. Give this to the students and give them time to find people on the grid and have them sign the box when they do. It's fun, and a good way for students to get to know each other. Afterwards, they will do a writing activity about the experience. (You can assign this online as an Easel Activity.) You wi
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5th - 8th
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Back-to-School Writing Activities for Middle School
Back-to-School Writing Activities for Middle School makes getting to know your students easy and fun. The beginning of the school year doesn't have to be boring or stressful, instead, add a little magic, and poof! You've got a great start to your school year!With this resource, you write a letter to your students, and they write back to you each day through bell ringers and writing workshop activities. I've also given you some ideas for other fun get-to-know-you activities to do with your studen
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Back-to-School ELA Middle School Bundle
Daily Reflection and Writing Prompts for Teens
Looking for a way to build relationships with your students while also giving them a meaningful task that will build their academic skills? These 180 daily digital prompts from my book Everyday Hero will give your students the opportunity to read, reflect, and write about topics that are meaningful to them. In my classroom, I use this by projecting it on the board, having a student read the prompt aloud, taking a few minutes for discussion, and then letting them have quiet time to write a respo
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7th - 9th
Back-to-School ELA Middle School Bundle
Bring some magic into your English Language Arts classroom with this Back-to-School ELA Middle School Bundle. Perfect for setting up a Writing Workshop in your classroom this year.This bundle saves you money and lots of time and includes:Writing Workshop Posters Magically themedWhat is a Writing Workshop Lesson with Presentation Slides and Activity Magic themedWriting Workshop Presentation Slides Editable Magic themedBack-to-School Writing Activities Magic ThemedFor more back-to-school ideas:cli
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Grades:
6th - 8th
Eighth Grade Writing Scaffolded Notes | Writing Process Activities & Worksheets
This 8th grade writing packet has 128 pages of scaffolded notes or guided notes and activities. Students will be more engaged in your lessons when they have these notes to help guide their learning. Answer keys are provided as well. These are also included in my 8th Grade Interactive Writing Notebook with Scaffolded Notes. All Common Core Writing standards for 8th grade are covered in this book.Topics covered: WritingWriting OpinionsWriting Informative TextsWriting NarrativesProducing Writing
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7th - 9th
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Back to School Write the Room Writing Activities for Middle School
It can be difficult to find the right middle school back to school writing activity. This back to school write the room gives kids a fun, easy, and meaningful way to write for different purposes. The winter writing prompts have kids move around the room and randomly select a main character, minor character, setting (place), setting (time), tone, problem, figurative language/poetic device, genre, and vocabulary related to school. Perfect for the first week of school!Here is what is included:✅9 p
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Write the Room Writing Activities Bundle for Middle School
Class Recipe Book
I created this class recipe book last school year during virtual learning because it was an amazing way to showcase their heritage. The students all loved it so much, that I had 100% engagement and completion from all students, which was rare for virtual learning. They enjoyed sharing what they love to eat and how it related to their heritage. Most of the students enjoyed trying out recipes from others. It was a fantastic way to build relationships and connections while learning through computer
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3rd - 8th
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