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Informative Writing: Introduction

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Informative Writing: Step-By-Step

$6.00

Text-Dependent Questions - RACE Method

$5.00

Informative Writing Prompts: Science!

$2.00

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Informative Writing: Step-By-Step

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This PDF spans and paces a full week's worth of informative writing lessons. It begins with a systematized way to "unpack the prompt" and continues with step-by-step procedures for fact-based writing. This PDF includes the following: - 5 day

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Outlines, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

W.3.2, W.3.8

$6.00

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Informative Writing: Introduction

By The Paunchy Penguin

Informative writing can be very nerve-wracking for students. Have no fear!! This PDF can be used as an introduction to informative writing to ease the transition into fact-based writing. It includes the following information: - student-friendly

Subjects:

English Language Arts, ELA Test Prep, Writing-Essays

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Outlines, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

W.3.2, W.3.8

$5.00

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Text-Dependent Questions - RACE Method

By The Paunchy Penguin

Do your students have trouble answering text-dependent questions? Do they need an easy framework to help them remember how to respond? The RACE method has proven useful in assisting students in answering those text-dependent questions that have

Subjects:

Literature, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Handouts

$5.00

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Informative Writing Prompts: Social Studies!

By The Paunchy Penguin

This product includes THREE Social Studies-based prompts to use with your students when teaching Informative Writing. The format is aligned to CCSS and covers topics that students in grade 3-6 should have a solid understanding of. Remember: You

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Handouts, Graphic Organizers

$2.00

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Informative Writing Prompts: Science!

By The Paunchy Penguin

This product includes THREE science-based prompts to use with your students when teaching Informative Writing. The format is aligned to CCSS and covers topics that students in grade 3-6 should have a solid understanding of. Remember: You must

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Handouts, Printables

$2.00

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PARCC Practice! (Informational)

By The Paunchy Penguin

This assessment is meant to serve as practice for PARCC testing for grades 3-5 and correspond with two different articles about earthquakes. The first three multiple question sets correspond to Article A and the last three correspond to Article B.

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Other (ELA), Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Handouts, Assessment

$3.00

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PARCC Practice! (Literature)

By The Paunchy Penguin

This assessment is meant to serve as practice for PARCC testing for grades 3-5 and corresponds to two different fiction texts that range in Lexile level from 800-850. Questions are in the formats outlined by the sample PARCC assessment based on

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Other (ELA), Literature

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Assessment

$3.00

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Differentiated Fraction Task Cards (Holiday Themed!)

By The Paunchy Penguin

This task card pack includes: - 60 differentiated task cards including 5 different skills - 3 Answer Keys - 1 Recording Sheet These cards can be used for individual, small group, whole class or center work and the students will love the adorable

Subjects:

Fractions, Math Test Prep, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Task Cards

$4.50

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Phonemes! - Medial Isolation Game

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MEDIAL PHONEMES GAME! This "Gumballs and Gobdrops" game was created to practice medial phoneme isolation and segmentation. It is intended to help your students practice identifying the middle vowel sounds that students often struggle with.

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading, Phonics

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

RF.K.2, RF.1.2, L.K.2

$2.00

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Text Dependent Questions - RACE Extras!

By The Paunchy Penguin

Answering text-dependent questions is a HUGE skill in the upper elementary grades. Let's make things easier! This PDF document includes 4 different activities & posters for teaching the RACE Method: - 5 color RACE posters - 5 B&W RACE

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Posters

$2.00

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Common Core Binder Covers

By The Paunchy Penguin

This document is the perfect way to organize your ELA materials! Each strand of the Common Core ELA Standards has its own cover page with the particular standard and a written description of the strand. I use these inside binders to split various

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Printables

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