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Free 2nd grade english language arts unit plans
Free Mini Unit: Space (Made For Me Literacy)
Michaela Lawrence from Especially Education and I are thrilled to bring you a FREE mini unit to give you a glance at our Made For Me Literacy curriculum.Having both taught in self-contained special education classrooms, Michaela and I have experienced the difficulties and frustrations of finding appropriate resources to meet the needs of our students.The mission behind Made For Me Literacy is to provide teachers with engaging, comprehensive reading units that were designed with special learners
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PreK - 2nd
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Free Sample Life Cycle Units - Butterfly, Chicken, Plant, Frog, & Insect
This is a free sample of the compare and contrast reading passages with Venn Diagrams from my life cycle units. The complete units include a KWL, reading passages for all life cycle stages with REAL pictures and an opportunity to engage students with a turn and talk, interactive notebook foldables for vocabulary and life cycle, labeling the parts of each item, coloring, sequencing, unit assessment, and more!Find the individual units or for in a discounted bundle here:Frog Life Cycle Unit and In
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2nd - 6th
Seasons, Clothing, and Weather {Freebie}
Teaching about weather soon?
Use this freebie sample from Seasons, Clothing, and Weather, Oh My!
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Weather and Clothing sorts
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K - 2nd
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3rd Grade Spelling & Vocabulary Activities, Spelling Words & Lists 2 FREE WEEKS
Enjoy TWO FREE WEEKS of 3rd Grade Spelling and Vocabulary! This 3rd grade Spelling and Vocabulary program is your one stop resource for NO PREP spelling lessons, words, and lists for the entire YEAR. Your students will love the fun worksheets and spelling activities included in this complete spelling packet, too! It's the perfect support for the Science of Reading, too! Everything you need for two weeks of complete spelling curriculum is included: weekly lesson plans, spelling lists, sample sent
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2nd - 4th
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Countdown to Summer FREEBIE End of the Year Activities | Last Weeks of School
There are so many ways you can use this end of the year theme day countdown to celebrate the end of the school year. This freebie includes 42 theme day ideas with tips and tricks that you can use to implement in each day in your classroom. Some ideas are simple such as board game day, shoes off day, and movie day. And, some ideas are a little more fun such as camping day and beach day! The options are endless!
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Small Group Rotations // Guided Reading Templates [Planning made EASY]
Perfect templates to help plan and organize small groups. Can be used for:Math RotationsPhonics GroupsLanguage ArtsBook ClubsGuided ReadingCopyright © Katie Shadley - All rights reserved. Purchase of this item grants that purchaser the right to reproduce the contents for use in one classroom only. Redistribution or duplication of this product is strictly forbidden. Use in multiple classrooms will require the purchase of additional licenses. Copying, recreating, or modifying this product for the
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PreK - 5th
FREE Prefix and Suffix Posters
Prefix and Suffix Anchor Charts - perfect for a bulletin board display!Included in this download:Two anchor charts (prefix, suffix) Color/black and white includedThese anchor charts can also be found in my Prefix and Suffix Unit!▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁Cupcakes & Curriculum ⇢ www.cupcakesncurriculum.comFacebook | Pinterest | Instagram | Freebies | Teacher Tees▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁Looking for some humor & positivity in your #teacherlife?Join the conversation
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2nd - 4th
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Informative and Explanatory Paragraph Writing Unit Freebie/Sample
This Informative and Explanatory Paragraph Writing freebie is a sample of my 300+ paged Informative and Explanatory Paragraph Writing unit. It is a great way to introduce and give your students practice writing informative and explanatory paragraphs. The unit is aligned with the Common Core Standards grades K-3. Please, visit my store to get the full version of this sample at:
Informative and Explanatory Paragraph Writing Unit All Year Long K-3 300+ pages
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K - 3rd
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Last Day Blues by Julie Danneberg - End of Year Activities
Last Day Blues - End of Year ActivitiesThese activities for Julie Danneberg's "Last Day Blues" allow students to positively reflect on the past school year.Topics & Activities Include...Forming Text-to-Text, Text-to-Self, & Text-to-World ConnectionsReflecting on Feelings PromptsStudents vs. Teachers DebatePoetry ActivitiesComparing the First & Last DaysSchool Year Alphabet ActivitySchool Year FavoritesBook Discussion Task CardsTeacher Appreciation ActivitiesFriendly/Thank You Letter
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2nd - 4th
Thanksgiving Writing and Craft! How to Catch a Turkey Free Activity!
I have created a FREE "How to Catch a Turkey" Thanksgiving Writing Project and Craft Packet! These writing templates would be perfect to included in a Thanksgiving Turkey Trap STEM project! I have included all the templates you need for brainstorming, rough drafts, final draft, and crafts! My writing projects are meant to be easy to follow and easy to teach. I try to make more than enough templates to support the entire writing process and aid in your differentiation needs. For this project, ch
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K - 2nd
Winter Writing and Craft: How to Make Hot Chocolate Sequence Writing
Are you looking for a Winter Writing and Craft Activity? "How to Make Hot Chocolate" Sequence Writing Project and "Craftivity" is perfect for you! These winter writing templates include options for students to provide 3 or 4 steps in their process. Options include "First, Next, Last" and "First, Next, Then, Last." Include this project in your December or January lesson plans and decorate the hallways with the mug craft.My writing projects are meant to be easy to follow and easy to teach. I try
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K - 2nd
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FREE [Back to School] With Your Favorite Books: Mad Libs
This is Mad Libs {Meet the Teacher} activity is a sample from my {Back to School} With Your Favorite Books Packet.
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What better way to spend the very first school days of the year than with your favorite books! Included in this unit are 25+ activities and 15+ printable anchor chart posters to go along with 25+ mentor text read alouds!
This monster unit pairs a selection of recommended mentor texts with th
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2nd - 6th
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Earth Day Mini-Unit {Freebie}
In honor of Earth Day {April 22nd}, I've created a unit and our class is "going green" {your class can too! This is a multi-grade level unit}. This unit is full of Earth Day topics such as reduce, reuse, recycle, pollution, mother earth, and more!
Enjoy this free mini-unit!
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K - 3rd
Reading Skills Sequence for Upper Grades
By popular demand, this freebie includes the sequence in which I teach basic reading skills as well as specific reading comprehension skills in the upper grades. The document includes clickable links to my blog posts and resources which cover these topics.Please consider this document as a recommendation and a starting point for creating your own sequence for teaching these crucial skills. Standards, schedules, and subject-area requirements vary. Enjoy!Grades 2+ for Basic Reading Skills Recom
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2nd - 5th
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Gingerbread Man - Fairy Tale Reading Comprehension Unit
This Gingerbread Man mini-unit is aligned to common core standards and builds reading comprehension skills while allowing students to have fun with literacy. A range of activities, including drama and singing, are provided to help you cater to the different needs in your classroom. The unit includes the following:1. Text comprehension questions2. Higher order, personal connection and critical thinking questions3. Story mapping worksheets covering setting, characters and plot, includi
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1st - 2nd
Also included in: Fairy Tales: Reading Comprehension for Primary Students
Opinion Paragraph Writing Unit Freebie/Sample
This Opinion Paragraph Writing freebie is a sample of my 230+ paged Opinion Paragraph Writing unit. It is a great way to introduce and give your students practice writing opinion paragraphs. The unit is aligned with the Common Core Standards grades K-3. Please, visit my store to get the full version of this sample at:
Opinion Paragraph Writing Unit All Year K-3 230+ pages
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K - 3rd
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Non-fiction Close Reading Articles (FREEBIE)
This 16 page product contains 4 non-fiction close reading articles with evidence-based questioning sheets to go with each. Great to use as a whole group lesson or in small group reading. The articles are about the following animals:
-chameleons
-giraffes
-sea turtles
-wolves
I introduce the product with examples of how I use the articles in my personal classroom.
This packet is aligned with the Common Core, specifically the following standard:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1 Read closely to dete
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K - 3rd
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States of Matter Reading Passages, Free
These FREE printable and digital reading passages are all about Matter and the 3 States of Matter! There are two nonfiction reading passages, a set of reading comprehension questions, and a graphic organizer to guide student-led research. The States of Matter reading passages cover the following information:What is a matter? (Anything that has volume and mass)Simple definitions of volume and massAtoms as the 'building blocks' of matterMatter exists most often in three states: solid, liquid, and
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2nd - 4th
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Common Core Lifecycle Unit First Grade Butterfly, Frog, Apple Tree, & Pumpkin
This unit is designed in order to allow students to explore the life cycles of plants and animals, specifically pumpkin, apple tree, butterfly, and frog. It uses Common Core Exemplar texts as well as additional poetry, digital, fiction, and non-fiction literature resources as the basis for instruction. The unit is designed to last approximately two weeks and provides eight lessons. The timing is flexible and can be adjusted for individual student needs and differentiation. This unit is desig
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PreK - 2nd
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Opinion Writing Unit | Grades K-3 | Which Pet Should We Get?
If you enjoyed this unit, make sure to check out the other opinion writing units!
Should Students Be Allowed to Chew Gum at School?
As Common Core continues to develop and find its place in our classrooms, we are constantly looking for ways to incorporate authentic reading and writing opportunities for our students. This is especially challenging when trying to give younger students authentic writing practice in a meaningful way. This unit provides exactly that- authentic resources for your s
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K - 3rd
2nd Grade Reading Activities for the First Week of School FREE
Free, engaging, NO PREP teacher lesson plans for an ONE WEEK of reading! Students will LOVE this engaging Let’s Get Reading Common Core aligned reading unit. DAILY lesson plans, anchor charts, activities, and assessments are included for phonics, grammar, vocabulary and comprehension. This LIFESAVING unit is amazing for busy teachers, hybrid teachers, virtual teachers, homeschool parents or homeschool teachers, guest teachers and long-term substitutes.This is an excerpt from my August Let's Get
Elementary School Library Curriculum Map
PreK-5th-grade school library curriculum map. Includes lesson topics for August-May. Find corresponding August lessons at my store.— August Library Lessons Bundle PreK-5thSeptember/October lessons — ABCs of Library Terms Pre-K & Kinder— Library Procedures PreK-5th Bundle— PreK-2nd Library Book Care— Banned Books Week 3rd-5th Grade— Finding Just Right Books Using the Five Finger and Goldilocks Rules— Fiction, Nonfiction, & Biography 1st and 2nd Grade— Library Organization Part I ~ Basic A
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PreK - 5th
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ESL Curriculum Map: Yearlong Scope and Sequence | ESL Beginning of the Year
Teaching ELLs without a guide is like wandering through the woods without a map; you will easily get lost! This yearlong ESL curriculum map for newcomers and intermediate ELLs will be your guide to setting appropriate goals, targeting specific WIDA can-do descriptors, and giving you ideas of easy ways to scaffold and differentiate to support their language levels during your lessons. Stop guessing and start implementing a clear plan for what your ELLs need each month of the school year with this
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1st - 8th
Free Sample Economics Unit
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Free sample of Non-fiction unit on community helpers while focusing on opinion writing, vocabulary, and lower elementary economics.
Free Sample Includes:
Good and Services Anchor Chart
Non Fiction Text- Baker
Baker Take away
Opinion Writing
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4 Weeks of lesson plans
Anchor charts
Original texts (10 non-fiction stories)
All work for unit is provided in the product (20+ pages of student response pages)
Vocab cards sorted and labeled
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
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On TPT, English language arts resources come in various forms: from interactive notebooks and task cards to small-group activities and individual worksheets. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of ELA concepts, or to reteach a tricky concept. By incorporating ELA resources from TPT into your teaching toolbox, you can create an engaging learning experience that strengthens students’ understanding of ELA concepts.
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital English language arts worksheets, TPT has an extensive collection of resources across topics and grade levels. No matter what ELA topic your students are working on — whether you’re teaching the parts of speech to 1st graders or argumentative essay writing to 10th graders — TPT has instructional materials that are designed to help with any ELA learning need. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning ELA will be so much easier.
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There are many different types of English language arts resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular ELA lessons include reading, writing, phonics, vocabulary, spelling, and creative writing.
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Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your English Language Arts lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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