153 results
4th grade short stories thematic unit plans
Christmas Activities - Reading Passages - Story Elements - Narrative Writing
DIGITAL & PRINTABLE - Upper Elementary December Christmas Passages that are CCSS aligned with the ELA literature and narrative writing standards. We've added a Google Classroom Option to our popular product. The unit focuses on the reading skill of story elements of inferring character traits, Plot Development, and Theme. This unit is great to use for teacher observation because of the included lesson plans and rigorous activities. You will keep your students engaged during this challengi
Grades:
4th - 6th
Types:
Distance Learning Short Story Passage No Prep ELA Suspense Mystery
This 48 page resource is a 4,500 word short story and meets CCSS for middle school reading and writing. It is the story of a boy discovering his new friend is actually a ghost and she needs his help. This close reading lesson is 99 pages long. This resource is the answered teacher copy (48 pages), with the blank student copy (48 pages), there is also a link for projecting or giving to students that are distance learning. As well - this is a TpT Digital Activity. That means students can complete
Grades:
2nd - 10th, Adult Education
Also included in: Summer Reading Comprehension Context Clues Daily Reading Writing Bundle
Determine Theme - Identify Theme Literature - Plot Development - Greek Mythology
Determine Theme in Literature - Identify Theme - Find Theme - Develop Plot with the integration of Greek Mythology Stories.Includes: - Plot Development Printouts and Tasks - Literary Theme Printouts and Tasks - Ticket out the door - Foldables - Annotation Coding - Anchor Charts for Plot Line and Determining Theme - Pre-writing graphic organizers - Teacher Samples - Assessment - 4 Greek Mythology Passages - 7 detailed lessonsFor other purchase options, check out our other Greek Mythology Units
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 6th
Halloween Writing Pack
This Halloween Writing Unit was designed to create a full month of writing for your classroom. Simply make a copy of each of these pages, staple together (with the cover page provided) and students can work all month on creative, fun, and meaningful writing for the whole month of October.This Writing pack contains two parts – 4 Halloween Writing Assignments and 5 October themed journal pages. Each of the 4 Halloween Writing Assignments have a brainstorm page. These pages have directions for each
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 6th
The Gift of the Magi Close Reading Unit Bundle
A perfect tale for the winter season, this classic short story, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, makes the perfect holiday text for my gifted 4th grade students. It has been rewritten to suit the reading level of upper elementary students and includes a wide variety of vocabulary words, intentional literary elements, and loads of figurative language. The literary elements I pair with teaching this text are plot (mainly for the surprise ending!), summarizing, and irony. We spend between 1-2 we
Grades:
4th - 6th
Diary of a Snowman Winter Writing Activity
Your kids will have snow much fun writing about their life as a snowman! This is a great activity for your students to practice "point of view" in a fun way.
What's included:
Cover Page
What’s Included Page
Snowman Journal Entry (Teacher Directions)
Snowman Character Traits Graphic Organizer
Five Different Diary Pages
Acknowledgements
Thank You
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Drama Unit to suit any story
I have created a 10-week drama unit using various components of drama such as improvisation, characterisation and role-play. Each lesson starts with a warm-up (not linked to main component of lesson), body of lesson and a conclusion where students are asked to reflect on their participation in a drama journal. When I did this unit with my grade 3 students last year, we used the story 'Pumpkin Soup' by Helen Cooper but you can use absolutely any story you wish. Each week builds up to a final pro
Subjects:
Grades:
1st - 7th
Growth Mindset with Aesop's Fables
This is a Growth Mindset bundle containing four individual lessons using Aesop's Fables.
The Crow and The Pitcher
The Lion and The Mouse
The Ant and The Grasshopper
The Tortoise and The Hare
These fables are really great, simple to understand stories that work so well with many ideas of Growth Mindset. For example; The Aesop's fable The Tortoise and the Hare helps kids think about slowing down and doing their work correctly as well as trying things even if they might not do very well at firs
Grades:
K - 5th
Christmas Auditory Comprehension Pack
Working on having your students answer Wh- questions following short and simple stories? This is the pack for you! We have created a variety of materials that focus specifically on immediate short term memory. This pack includes wh- questions (what, who, where, when, why, and how) pertaining to 1 sentence stories as well as stories of increasing length and complexity.You might also love some of our other Christmas products:Christmas Interactive Bookhttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chr
Grades:
PreK - 5th
Also included in: Christmas Speech Language Activities Bundle
Writing an African Folktale - Project
Students will enjoy using their creativity when writing their own African folktale! After reading several examples students use this 7-page packet to walk them through writing their very own African folktale. This packet includes: an overview of purpose and description of African folktales, directions/checklist for writing their own, writing brainstorm and plot outline, how to publish the final draft story, evaluation sheet, and a handout for a read around to share classmates finished folktal
Grades:
4th - 8th
Winter Writing Workbook Christmas Themed Writing Book for December
This is a Winter themed writing pack perfect for a Christmas themed writing unit for December! Help your students become authors with these three story starters to choose from. Each story starter contains a brainstorm page to help your students organize their thoughts before they begin writing.(This is a non-denominational winter/Christmas writing activity booklet.)Included in this download:-teacher instruction page-student instruction page-grading rubric-mini-lesson journal -3 writing brainsto
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Speech Therapy Virtual Vacation - Maui - MIXED GROUPS, Articulation & Language
Want something fun and exciting to do in speech therapy? Need something to engage your mixed groups? This fun and engaging plan for your ENTIRE caseload is just what you need. Multiple and leveled targets that include both articulation and language means that this is the only thing you will need this week! No time to prep? The digital version with interactive Google Slides is ready go to in seconds. Prefer print? Need mixed groups to stay engaged? The Print and Go is perfect to keep everyo
Grades:
1st - 12th
Folktales Flipbook,Posters,& Unit(tall tales,fairy tales,legends,myths,& fables)
This product is the perfect supplement to any folktales unit. It include unit plans for one week that cover the five different types of folktales. The unit plans include things the teacher needs to know, literature connections, and web-based resources. As a formative assessment, there is a flipbook to use with your unit. Also included is an adorable poster set! Just for fun, there are a few cute graphic organizers as well! Enjoy :)
Also, check out my:
Bilingual Classroom Management System
Grades:
K - 6th
Realistic Fiction Reading Passages – 5 Short Stories & Questions 4th & 5th Grade
Looking for age-appropriate realistic fiction passages? Five original short stories, created for fourth or fifth grade students, can be used for reading comprehension or a part of your genre study. Questions and organizers are included. Open the preview to take a closer look at the components:An anchor chart clearly defines elements of realistic fiction.Five age-appropriate stories immerse kids in contemporary situations. Each reading passage presents a unique problem or goal, as well as clearly
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 5th
Fairy Tale Paper Template Half Sheets
FAIRY TALE or FRACTURED FAIRY TALE castle themed pages for students to use to make a book. This product includes HALF sized pages of castles with writing lines and spaces for adding student drawings or photos. The title page includes the classic "Once Upon a Time..." while the other pages are adaptable for your own title, writing, or illustrations. (SEE THE PREVIEW!) The last page includes an outline for your students to create a puppet of the characters. Children will love how professional the
Subjects:
Grades:
K - 12th
Types:
Christmas Fun Bundle
This is a bundle of Christmas fun including:⭐ Colour Santa Christmas board game ⭐ Christmas, Christmas , what do you see? Story⭐ What do you want for Christmas? Christmas play to act out⭐Christmas 'Ten in the bed' - song to act out⭐ Art and craft project - Upcycled Glass gift for parents/care givers
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 6th
"How to Catch a Star" Speech Activities (NO PREP)
This NO PREP unit will save you astronomical amounts of time and stress and includes 11 stellar comprehensive activities for speech sound goals, expressive and receptive language goals, and even a self-assessment page for fluency targets. All of the activities pair well with "How to Catch a Star" by Oliver Jeffers. {A wonderful book with text perfect for beginning readers, vivid but non-distracting visuals for kids on the spectrum, and content that lends itself well to language goals.} The activ
Subjects:
Grades:
PreK - 5th
The Great Kapok Tree - Outstanding English Writing Unit - 11 Lessons
Take your students on an engaging literacy journey to the heart of the Amazon rainforest, inspired by Lynne Cherry’s enchanting story, “The Great Kapok Tree.” This unit enhances writing skills while fostering an appreciation for the rich biodiversity and ecological significance of rainforests. Through a series of enjoyable activities, students will develop their descriptive writing, persuasive techniques, and analytical skills. These lessons are suitable for Grades 3 - 5.This unit includes:☆ 11
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Narrative/Imaginative Writing Bundle AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM YEAR 5
Included in this resource is everything you need to plan, teach and assess your students in their narrative writing.
- pre test analysis sheet with prompts so that you can analyse individual students and then find common patterns for the class/cohort
- writing program with assessment items, sequence of learning and all english outcomes covered in the unit
- writing rubric for assessment where audience, text structure, vocabulary, character/setting, ideas/plot, sentence structure, punctuati
Subjects:
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Myths, Legends and Folktales Cooperative Unit
In this unit students will identify the characteristics of myths, legends, and folktales, apply thinking skills to reading, listening, and writing, and demonstrate knowledge of plots and major characters of myths, legends and folktales.
Students work in cooperative groups to read Native American and Japanese myths and legends. They learn about trickster tales and the characteristics of them.
Included is the unit test.
Grades:
4th - 8th
Narrative Writing CCS Worksheet Activities Assessments Complete Unit
This is a nine week, 72 page unit that makes Narrative Writing enjoyable, understandable and teachable It comes complete with pre and post assessments, narrative writing standards, weekly lesson plans, student questioning, printable materials and evidence of learning. Lessons cover all components of story writing including great beginnings, setting the setting, building suspense, slow-it-down main events, climax and resolution, and strong endings. You get step-by-step lessons, worksheets, stude
Grades:
3rd - 7th
Science Fiction Reading Passages – 5 Sci-Fi Stories & Questions 4th & 5th Grade
Fascinate fourth or fifth grade students with five age-appropriate science fiction passages. These futuristic stories and questions can be used for reading comprehension or a part of your sci-fi genre study.Open the preview to take a closer look at the components:Three anchor charts clearly define elements of science fiction and introduce its history (comic books and comic strips).Five age-appropriate stories immerse kids in the futuristic world of sci-fi. Each story presents a unique challenge,
Subjects:
Grades:
4th - 5th
Christmas - Creative Writing
Creative Writing Workshops can be stressful, BUT NOT WHEN YOU HAVE - ELF IN DISGUISE! Your students will quickly be writing a creative story and you will be coaching and guiding and gathering writing grades all at the same time. It's Writer's Workshop meets fun and your students will love it!In this NO PREP - PRINT & GO WRITING UNIT, Mistletoe the Elf desperately needs a vacation from building toys. He or she wants to escape the North Pole before Christmas so that he/she can enjoy a vacation
Grades:
1st - 5th
The Good Egg - Book Study & Reading Comprehension - Virtual Literacy Lesson
Hi there! Thank you for stopping by my page! This book is typically catered towards Grades K-2, but we did this with our Grade 7-8 Spec Ed Class and they loved it!This resource includes 5 virtual lessons about The Good EggLesson 1Interactive Slide: Student Story FeedbackBook Study questions: Characters, Setting, Problem, Solution, EndingLesson 2Interactive Slide: Sequencing events of the storyCompare & contrasting charactersReading Comprehension Questions Lesson 3Plot summaryReading Comprehe
Subjects:
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Showing 1-24 of 153 results
TPT is the largest marketplace for PreK-12 resources, powered by a community of educators.
IXL family of brands