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Paragraph of the Week
The ORIGINAL Paragraph of the Week program on TpT! This daily, scaffolded approach to paragraph writing is perfect to help get your students writing good, solid, detailed paragraphs. Students will write one weekly paragraph, focusing on the organization and format of the paragraph itself. There are 36 weeks worth of writing prompts (plus 5 BONUS prompts) in this 258 page file. All of the prompts are student-centered so that they will not get bogged down on the topic but rather focus on wri
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2nd - 6th
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Also included in: Paragraph of the Week and Essay of the Month Writing Bundle
Poetry Unit - 21 Patterns that are perfect for writing poems - Digital or Print
This poetry unit is an all-encompassing, no-prep writing unit designed to help students work on their poetry writing skills! This works wonderfully for poetry month or any time of the year!WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:33 Poetry Activity PagesDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintMany Different Poem Types to Choose FromPoetry Project Choice Grid2 Pages of Ideas to Extend the ActivityPoetry Reflection QuestionsGreat for 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, or 7th grade!CHECK OUT TH
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3rd - 6th
Writing Unit Bundle | Informative Narrative Opinion | Print & Digital
This bundle is collection of 3 writing units, each designed to teach students about different genres of writing. The genres include Personal Narrative, Opinion Writing, and Informative Writing. These units walk students through the process of writing compositions for each of these genres. If you have any questions or comments about this resource, please feel free to email me at rebecca@createteachshare.comUse the following links to view previews and learn more about each individual unit:
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3rd - 6th
Fractured Fairy Tales Readers Theater Scripts, Writing & Unit Activities 3 4 5 6
Fractured fairy tales unit bundle that makes a great addition in grades 3, 4, 5, or 6, providing four readers' theater scripts, reading comprehension and vocabulary extension activities, plus resources to guide students in writing their own fractured fairytales. The fractured fairy tale readers' theater scripts are also provided in story formats and placed with their accompanying activities into 16-page distance learning packets as standalone PDF files that can be sent to students electronically
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3rd - 6th
Morning Work Journal or Bell Ringers
Think It Through is 45 weeks of activities to ENGAGE, enrich and extend your students' creative, critical, and reflective thinking. This creative critical thinking weekly journal is a FULL YEAR bundle and perfect for morning work, early finishers and more! You can set this journal up as a bell ringer activity or an early finisher journal!This bundle includes weekly activities for August through June!Each week includes three sections: Each of the 45 sheets begins with a child-friendly quote to in
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4th - 8th
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Narrative Writing Unit: Grades 7-12
This unit will take you and your students through the process of planning, drafting, revising, and polishing a narrative piece. These resources will work for personal narratives or fictional short stories, because the skills needed for both forms are the same.The first few days are structured, whole-class lessons. After that, the class moves into a series of writer’s workshop days as students complete mini-lessons and work on developing their own stories.NEW REMOTE TEACHING SUPPLEMENT: If you ar
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7th - 12th
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End of the Year Memory Book {Non-Grade Specific}
End of the Year Memory Book: Help your students remember their school year forever with this fun and meaningful end-of-year memory book! Designed in an engaging notebook/journal style, this memory book is sure to become a lasting keepsake for your students. Interested in the Digital Version? Click HERE for details!The memory book comes with 5 cover sheet options and 18 book pages, including:"A Bit About Me""Our Classroom""A Day in the Life of a Student Like Me""Teacher Feature""What a Class!""Mo
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2nd - 6th
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Christmas Writing Activity Dear Santa I Can Explain
Dear Santa ... I Can Explain is a fun holiday or Christmas activity that has students writing a persuasive letter to Santa from the point of view of a well-known villain from childrens' stories, movies, fairy tales, etc. Writing in role, students must convince Santa that they don't deserve a spot on the naughty list - what they are infamous for has all been a misunderstanding.This resource contains a full set of instructions, brain storm web, completed brain storm web, pre-writing graphic organi
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: Christmas Activity Bundle Upper Grades
Holes Novel Study | Print and Digital
This resource includes everything you need to teach and assess the book Holes by Louis Sachar. Engage your students with these fun and challenging activities - and simplify your lesson planning with this no prep resource that includes both print and digital activities for your students.These pages were created to guide your students through the novel, hold them accountable for their reading, and assess their comprehension through a number of fun and challenging activities. This 80-page resource
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Novel Study MEGA Bundle: 6 no-prep novel studies | print and digital
EMERGENCY SUB PLAN: MISSING TEACHER
EMERGENCY LESSON PLAN FOR A SUBSTITUTE: This substitute lesson plan is ready-to-use for any day off! This works great as an emergency lesson plan, and it will keep your students engaged and on-task. The assignment is about your inexplicable absence and puts students in charge (by the principal) of investigating the reason you are not at school. Students will create a Missing Teacher poster and an investigative police case file that has them examine evidence and witness testimonies. You will
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5th - 8th
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Holiday of the Day Writing Prompts Bundle - Morning Meeting - National Holidays
Use this BUNDLE of 366 writing prompts for morning meetings, work on writing, or as a writing warm-up to hook your students each day with a fun holiday that they get to write about. No longer will you hear the words, "I don't know what to write about!" because you will have a writing prompt for every single day featuring a holiday of that day. The resource consists of national, international, world, and fun holidays for every day. Don't like one of the ones I chose? Then use the editable slides
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3rd - 6th
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Personal Narrative Essay, Autobiographical Incident Writing, Step-By-Step, CCSS
Help your high school and advanced middle school students get creative with this eight-day Personal Narrative essay writing mini-unit. Featuring models of one professional and three exemplar student-written personal narrative essays, this bundle of step-by-step materials will inspire even reluctant students to put pen to paper. Activities/handouts featuring modern design elements and dynamic lecture materials will guide your students to craft their own meaningful autobiographical incident essays
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8th - 11th
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If I were Trapped in a Snow Globe Writing Activity
***UPDATED January 2023***Get your students excited about writing with this fun activity! What this download includes:*Lesson guide for teacher to use with students*Google Slides version to use with students if needed*Brainstorming page (editable page included)*Rough draft pages*Publishing pages*Snow globe template*Student and teacher rubrics (editable pages included)
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Narrative Writing Unit - Personal Narrative- Google Classroom Distance Learning
In this detailed, CCSS-aligned, 10-day unit, students will learn about narrative writing and actively participate in the writing process. Students will write personal narratives about an interesting experience that taught them a lesson. In their personal narratives, students will include key elements of narrative writing: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency and conventions. Through the study of a mentor text, pre-writing activities, draft guidelines, revision mini-lesso
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5th - 8th
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Holiday Writing Activity for Middle School Gingerbread House for Sale
This fun and challenging Gingerbread House for Sale Holiday Descriptive Writing Activity for your Middle School (grade 5 and up) students is such a great way to get in the holiday spirit! Taking on the role of a realtor, students will use descriptive writing strategies to create a paragraph encouraging "potential buyers" to purchase a Gingerbread House. Students will identify strong vocabulary and descriptive phrases, complete a brainstorming graphic organizer, transform boring sentences into de
Grades:
6th - 8th
ELA First Day BUNDLE: Everything for back to school: Syllabus + Stations + Fun
Have the best first day EVER in ELA with this bundle of first day stations, slides, and syllabus templates! Whether you like customizing in Canva, PPT, or Google Slides, these templates will make prepping for your first day total breeze. Not only will you be more efficient with your back to school prep, but you'll also set the tone for the rest of the year. Students will be impressed with your visual syllabus and engaged from day one!What you will get:⭐ A super fun, low pressure ice breaker idea
Grades:
7th - 12th
Figurative Language Activities | Worksheets | Print & Digital
This Figurative Language Toolkit includes different tools and activities to use to supplement your unit on Figurative Language. Both Printable and Digital formats are included for in-person or distance learning. Figurative Language PostersThese posters are great for displaying on a bulletin board for students to reference. These bright, eye-catching posters include definitions and examples for each type of figurative language. You can also share digital versions of these posters.Student Note Pag
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3rd - 6th
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Descriptive Writing Word Lists - Show, Don't Tell
This download includes 9 lists that will help your students show rather than tell in their writing. Below are the categories for the lists. Set-up is super easy! Just print, staple together, cut the pages in half, and have students glue the back into their journal. These are a quick, easy reference for students during writer's workshop. Lists:1. Vivid verbs2. Sensory words3. Adverbs (how)4. Adverbs (degree, frequency, when, where)5. Dead words (said, laughed, went, looked)6. Dead words (big, sma
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3rd - 7th
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Finish the Picture: Drawing and Writing Prompts
Use finish the picture prompts to encourage your students to think creatively! My students LOVE to draw so I created this resource to engage them in writing about their masterpieces. These prompts are excellent options for morning work, writing centers, creative writing activities, art centers, and early finishers. I use these prompts for morning work and my artists share their work at morning meeting! https://bit.ly/2XS6GD7 #hotsummerdealsThis resource includes:40 Finish the Picture prompts
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K - 8th
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Narrative Writing - Graphic Organizers, Rubrics & More For A Personal Narrative
Personal Narrative Writing - An easy package to teach students how to write a well-organized personal narrative. These organizers and worksheets lead students through the writing process, from brainstorming to the finished product. Using examples and extensive peer and self-editing, students can produce a well-written narrative paragraph. It can also be a starting point for a longer essay or writing piece.For a DIGITAL version of this resource, click HERE. Includes the following 15 pages:- Les
Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: WRITING - Persuasive, Narrative, Expository & Descriptive Writing Bundle
New Years 2024 Cell Phone Art Activity, Fun January Goal Setting and Resolutions
Creatively kickstart New Year 2024 in your classroom!This fun fold-out cell phone art and writing activity is a cool way to encourage students to reflect on 2023, set new goals, and make resolutions for 2024.Engage your students with this relatable New Year's, 'All About Me' Instagram-style cell phone construction, art, and writing resource. Kids love cell phones!Please click on the detailed preview to see the resource in full.Ideal for use as a first-week back January activity or as an art-spec
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4th - 6th
Groovy End of Year Peace Out Bulletin Board Kit Writing
Groovy End of Year Peace Out Bulletin Board Kit WritingCelebrate the End of the Year with this Groovy bulletin board kit and writing!Writing prompts include:- My Goals for Next Year Are...- My Favorite Memory from this Year is...- This Summer I Look Forward To...Craft Options Include:- Peace Signs- Flowers- Smiley FacesThis pack also includes:- Bulletin Board Letters (Grades Pre-K through 8th)- Bulletin Board Borders- Differentiated Writing Lines (3 options)- Blank Writing Pages for Personalized
Grades:
PreK - 8th
Writing Dialogue Practice Activities | Punctuating Dialogue Rules
Teach students the art of writing dialogue using this printable and digital lesson plan. Everything you need to teach dialogue is included! Your students will analyze the differences dialogue creates when added to narrative writing, take notes on dialogue punctuation, and apply learning with independent and cooperative activities! A printable PDF and Google Drive version is included.Included With Your Purchase:Introductory ActivityDialogue Rules NotesTake a Closer Look NotesGuided Practice Sent
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5th - 8th
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Figurative Language STATIONS - Group Activities for Centers - Print & DIGITAL
Figurative Language Stations with Task Cards: Would you like your students more clear on figurative language and sound devices? Motivate them with this must-have creative STATION work! Now includes a DIGITAL version! You get EIGHT different stations with task cards and inviting student handouts for each. Students identify and analyze figurative language, and then brainstorm to apply their knowledge in imaginative ways. Clear and specific teacher guidelines are provided to make set up and grad
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6th - 9th
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