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7th grade Thanksgiving writing-expository reflective journals for teachers
My Gratitude Jar (Mindfulness/thanksgiving/thankful/self-compassion/kindness)
I photocopied this and make a booklet for my students! Based on research, practicing gratitude will help students to stay calm, lower anxiety, and even develop new neural pathways for the brain! I even made one for myself so I could do it with my students!
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Journal Warm Up, Bell Ringer, Anticipatory Set PowerPoint
50 slides!!! 50 Days of Journal Topics!!! 50 Images for EVERY TOPIC!!!This will save you HOURS of work and your kids will love them!!! Take the stress out of the beginning or you day/period by having the kids write on interesting topics!!! Awesome, awesome stuff!!!Note: If you are interested in a FULL YEAR for only 9.99, check out my new, improved version here complete with video links, student interaction, and more: Bell Ringers: An Entire Year
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Writing Interest Survey
This writing interest survey is two pages and is a great introduction to get to know your writers. Perfect for the beginning of the year and a great resource for conferences.
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3rd - 12th
Also included in: Back to School Parent, Reading, Writing Interest Surveys Bundle
Thanksgiving Activity for High School - Gratitude Journal
I love to have my students focus on how gratitude can positively affect their lives. I print or digitally share this gratitude journal with them throughout the month of November OR when I'm teaching a social-emotional learning unit on gratitude. This piece shifts their focus from negativity in order to focus on all of the things that they have to be thankful for - even the things we typically take for granted! I've included a digital version that you can use with your students via Google Slide
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6th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Social Emotional Learning Bundle for High School
Thanksgiving Planner-Life Skills, Social-Emotional, Interest-Based, Adults
Students will learn life skills and social-emotional skills by creating this interest-based Thanksgiving Day Feast! Introduce the unit by discussing the Timeline Idea sheets and then assist with the Brainstorm Sheet. Students will then need to do research to plan and organize for: groceries, decorations, games, shopping lists, cooking schedules, and more. This project is student-led with teacher assistance.This Thanksgiving Planner is designed to help adults organize Thanksgiving Day events, but
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: Thanksgiving Planner Bundle for adults, teens, and homeschool
Gratitude Journal, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving Notes
Introducing our Gratitude Journal, your daily companion in cultivating a positive mindset and embracing life's blessings! Designed with love and care, this journal is more than just pages; it's a journey towards a happier, more grateful you. Each day, you'll find dedicated space to reflect on the little moments that make your heart sing. From the warm sun on your face to a kind word from a friend, capture the magic of everyday life.With its beautifully crafted cover and high-quality pages, this
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Journal Prompts & Topics for a Year
I have collected and written over 200 journal prompts that can be used at any time during the school year. Prompt categories are: reflective, cause and effect, persuasive, expository/comparative, descriptive, narrative, quote-based, freewriting, and picture-based prompts. No more worrying about filler activities or creating weekly journal prompts!
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5th - 12th
(FREE) FORMULA for Writing an Award-Winning Expository Essay (Writers Academy)
Great visual for Writing Lessons!Expository Writing ToolGreat for Smartboards or Interactive Journals!A flow chart that shows the formula (or ingredients) for a great expository essay. Use this in student journals as a resource and as a guide for modeled writing.You can get more writing products like this!STAAR Expository Writing Prep Packets "What NOT to Eat" and "Favorite Game"STAAR Expository Writing Prep Packets “Challenges” and "Joys of being a Kid"Writer's Academy / STAAR Expository Writi
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4th - 7th
Sample UIL Ready Writing Essay
Feel free to use this essay as a template for coaching/teaching essays. I was a Texas UIL Ready Writing coach and used this essay to tackle a template on what I learned during the CoVid-19 pandemic.
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6th - 8th
Quarter Reflection
This is a standard reflection that can be used at the end of each quarter. It's simple, gives students a voice, and allows you to receive important feedback for planning purposes! Students tend to love sharing their thoughts as well as practicing the art of reflection!
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7th - 12th
Social Media Lesson Plan: Screen Time Journal Writes / Discussion Topics
Now is the time to help our youth think critically about their decisions with respect to social media and screen time. There is alarming evidence as to the disadvantages of endless screentime, but we can work to reverse the trends by helping students make more conscious decisions about their habits, time management, screen time habits, and more. Often time our students are consumed by screen time, and it ends up minimizing their more social time, family time, educational time, ability to empathi
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6th - 12th
Spanish Comprehension|La Importancia de Decir Gracias| Worksheet for 5th 6th 7th
Spanish Reading Comprehension and Questions in Spanish:Texto introductorio sobre la relevancia de expresar gratitud.Enfatiza que decir "gracias" va más allá de ser educado; muestra aprecio y fortalece vínculos.Destaca cómo el agradecimiento es esencial para crear felicidad y positividad en las relaciones.Explica cómo esta simple acción esparce bondad y puede hacer del mundo un lugar mejor.Incluye 8 preguntas de opción múltiple y 3 preguntas abiertas para evaluar la comprensión y reflexión.Las pr
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5th - 7th
Writing Non-fiction
The 'G.R.A.A.B.' non-fiction writing technique is an exciting way to model for your students 'engaging' not fiction sentence constructions. These ideas give students excellent suggestions on how to 'grab' their readers' attention when presenting their facts
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Gratitude Worksheets for All Ages - Digital AND Print
These gratitude worksheets are part of a larger weeklong curriculum with lessons and mindfulness exercises but also work independently. They draw from my experience as a licensed social worker and are aligned to current research around gratitude exercises that increase emotional wellbeing, sense of community, and decreased stress. Although created for the holidays, they are great any time of year. There are five categories of no-prep worksheets: Gratitude lettersFinding gratitude around mePositi
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Giver: Novel and Movie Comparison
While watching a movie based on a book I have found it is beneficial for students to critically view the movie. This resource includes a Google doc (and PDF as a print resource) to help your students not only compare and contrast the movie with the book, but also infer why the director and writers changed the novel so much.In Lois Lowry’s Newbery Acceptance Speech she implied The Giver would never be made into a movie. Two decades later it was adapted for a movie, though. Some of the techniqu
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6th - 9th
Writing Data Tracker: 21 Key Editing Skills
Targeted instruction leads to high student performance. Keep track of your students' progress with this Writing: 21 Editing Skills Data Tracker. Quickly notice patterns and intervene on the SPECIFIC NEEDS of all your students. Included: Implementation SuggestionsHorizontal Writing: 21 Editing Skills Data TrackerVertical Writing: 21 Editing Skills Data TrackerBlank Data Tracker Check out these assessments: How to Revise: Deleting Details Exit TicketsCommas: Compound Sentences Exit Tickets7 Im
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4th - 7th
Rural/Urban "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" - John Denver song writing prompt
If you want to find a creative way to teach Social Studies content and get your students to enjoy writing, this is your answer. Your students will write mini-essays and combine it with the joy of music. This also ties nicely into the English curriculum, Thanksgiving, and into the differences between rural and urban life.I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on e
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
Reflection Journal - Social-Emotional & Academics
Foster student self-reflection with these journal pages!My grade uses these pages to start our ELA rotations on Mondays. Following each classroom's social circle, the students return to their desks and spend 10 minutes writing silently on these sheets (the included "sentence starter" board is reviewed as needed, about once every other week) and then use them to discuss with you, their families, or their peers about how things are going at school.The journal pages are each designed to give studen
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3rd - 9th
Gratitude Journal Mental Health Social Emotional Learning SEL | 30 Day
This Product Includes:30 prompts about gratitude and being thankfulUse this journal for a 30 day challenge around fall, Thanksgiving, or to re-fresh classroom climate. This would be great to use as a homework journal, class warm up, or check in / check out for a month. This product also includes activities that are helpful for developing social skills and social emotional learning skills in students.
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1st - 12th
Journal writing prompts for high school growth mindset, self esteem lessons
Encourage your students to take time to explore their inner selves. Writing prompts challenge them to reflect on four self-care items:What do they want to say yes to in their lives?What do they want to say no to?Is there something they need to forgive themselves for?Is there anything they need to give themselves permission for?This prompt comes directly from pages 58 and 59 of Spread Your Wings: A Self-Discovery Journal, a guided prompt journal that helps you dig deep, stomp out self-doubt, and
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Informational Text Readers' Response Prompts: Level 1
Use these prompts to spark higher level thinking and improve reflective writing skills as your students read respond to to informational text. Great alignment to Common Core ELA standards, but can be easily used in any subject area to add rigor to reading assignments. Don't forget to check out Level 2 as well!
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3rd - 8th
Writing Interest Survey
Have some reluctant writers? Have them fill out an interest survey to generate ideas for writing, and use as a reference when conducting writing conferences with students.
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3rd - 8th
Digital Notebook | Journal Writing Notebook
Digital Journal | Digital NotebookThis is a multi-purpose digital notebook. You may use it as a prayer journal, gratitude journal, etc. This digital journal or notebook can be used in any annotation app. Use it with your best stylus.What is included in your purchase?54 page digital notebook in PDF format (hyperlinked)Thank you for visiting!Ahava Shop
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Also included in: Growing Bundle Digital Notebooks and Gratitude Journals
Thanksgiving - "Home" - Michael Buble & Phillip Phillips song journal prompt
If you want to find a creative way to teach Social Studies content and get your students to enjoy writing, this is your answer. Your students to enjoy writing mini-essays by combining it with the joy of music. This ties nicely into the Social Studies and English curriculum. This fits well with Thanksgiving. I have found these song journal writing prompts to be an amazing way to start ELA or Social Studies class for the last 30 years. I do at least one a week, and for sure one on every Friday
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: Over 50 Song Inspired Writing Prompts for English Class
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