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2nd grade short stories Common Core W.4.5 resources
Writing Graphic Organizer Printables for Writer's Workshop
This printable writing graphic organizer pack includes EVERYTHING you need to support your elementary students during personal narrative, informational, and persuasive, and how-to writing projects. The organizers help students in the pre-write part of the writing process. They make for a great writing station or writer' workshop in upper elementary. They are also no-prep and printable to save your precious time!Who? The organizers work for any class from 1st to 5th working on becoming strong wri
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1st - 4th
The Day the Dog Talked Back - Narrative Writing Prompt- Print / Google Classroom
This pack is meant to be a fun and engaging narrative writing prompt for students in grades 2-5. Students are asked to plan and write a fictional narrative about "The Day the Dog Talked Back." Planning pages, exemplars, full directions, writing paper, and a rubric are all included in this pack.Best part? There are two versions included. 1. PDF print and go packet, which includes all of the pieces mentioned above. 2. A DIGITAL packet for use with Google Slides and Google Classroom. This pack can
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2nd - 5th
Also included in: ULTIMATE Digital Resource Bundle to Use with Google Classroom
Emoji Halloween/Fall Printable Writing Activity- Short Power Paragraph & Art
This short Halloween writing activity engages ALL students, and gets ALL students to LOVE writing! Students are given emoji prompts to arrange in any sequence, and then they construct a narrative, opinion, or informational paragraph based on the representations of the emojis. This allows flexibility, creativity, and cures writer’s block for ALL students! Seriously- I’ve seen students who strongly dislike writing get so completely focused and engaged in this activity that they can’t even put thei
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2nd - 6th
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Person I Admire Essay - A Scaffolded Descriptive Writing Activity
This no prep "Person I Admire" essay helps students walk through the writing process so that they can write a successful descriptive essay about a person they admire. Help students celebrate a person they love for Grandparents' Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, or other special holidays while also improving their writing skills. This scaffolded writing activity includes:2 Brainstorming pages - students are provided with sentence frames, descriptive words, and other guidance to help them with th
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2nd - 4th
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Emoji Thanksgiving/Fall Printable Writing Activity- Short Power Paragraph & Art
This short Thanksgiving/Fall writing activity engages ALL students, and gets ALL students to LOVE writing! Students are given emoji prompts to arrange in any sequence, and then they construct a narrative, opinion, or informational paragraph based on the representations of the emojis. This allows flexibility, creativity, and cures writer’s block for ALL students! Seriously- I’ve seen students who strongly dislike writing get so completely focused and engaged in this activity that they can’t even
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2nd - 6th
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Writing a Folktale
This packet is perfect for having a 2nd, 3rd or 4th grader create their own folktale. it includes graphic organizers of all of the important elements in a folktale and is easy to follow. It does not include a rubric, as I feel that each teacher needs to decide which elements are most omportant to focus on.
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2nd - 5th
The Square Kitten - A Narrative Writing Project for Grades 2-5
This pack is meant to be a fun and engaging narrative writing prompt for students in grades 2-5. Students are asked to plan and write a fictional narrative about "The Square Kitten." Planning pages, exemplars, full directions, writing paper, and a rubric are all included in this pack.Best part? Everything you need is included!Included in this pack:The writing promptGraphic organizersPrompt writing paperRubric5 sample papers, which you can use to have students score on the rubric. There are multi
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2nd - 5th
Emoji Valentine's Day Printable Writing Activity- Short Power Paragraph & Art
This short Valentine's Day writing activity engages ALL students, and gets ALL students to LOVE writing! Students are given emoji prompts to arrange in any sequence, and then they construct a narrative, opinion, or informational paragraph based on the representations of the emojis. This allows flexibility, creativity, and cures writer’s block for ALL students! Seriously- I’ve seen students who strongly dislike writing get so completely focused and engaged in this activity that they can’t even pu
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2nd - 6th
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Christmas Story Starters & Craftivity
❅ Christmas Story Starters & Craft: It’s fun to write funny narratives. Here’s a set of narrative prompts with a familiar theme--Santa Claus gets stuck in a chimney.There are many variations of the same theme out there...and of the accompanying craft. I’ve included my original hand drawn patterns for Santa's boots and a chimney (which can also be turned into a fireplace). The patterns are not clip art, but can be used to print, trace, and cut out. Directions are included. Once kids complete
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1st - 4th
Also included in: Christmas Literacy Bundle
Digital Winter Paragraph Writing Prompts 2nd 3rd Grade
The Digital Winter Paragraph Writing Prompts 2nd 3rd Grade slides were created to give students a STRUCTURED format when writing a single paragraph. All writing prompts with a "Winter" theme for December, January, and February. Each month includes 4 Informative, 4 Opinions, 4 Narratives, and 4 Descriptive Writing Prompts.⭐The Paragraph Writing Prompts resource “builds” each day so that the more significant task of writing a paragraph is broken into small chunks. Therefore, the students will bui
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2nd - 4th
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Emoji Christmas Printable Writing Activity- Short Power Paragraph & Art
This short Christmas writing activity engages ALL students, and gets ALL students to LOVE writing! Students are given emoji prompts to arrange in any sequence, and then they construct a narrative, opinion, or informational paragraph based on the representations of the emojis. This allows flexibility, creativity, and cures writer’s block for ALL students! Seriously- I’ve seen students who strongly dislike writing get so completely focused and engaged in this activity that they can’t even put thei
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2nd - 6th
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Emoji Winter/Wintertime Printable Writing Activity- Short Power Paragraph & Art
This short Winter/Wintertime writing activity engages ALL students, and gets ALL students to LOVE writing! Students are given emoji prompts to arrange in any sequence, and then they construct a narrative, opinion, or informational paragraph based on the representations of the emojis. This allows flexibility, creativity, and cures writer’s block for ALL students! Seriously- I’ve seen students who strongly dislike writing get so completely focused and engaged in this activity that they can’t even
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2nd - 6th
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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
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1st - 5th
A Snow Day Writing Activity and Mini Unit
Let it snow! Are you ready for some wintery fun? With this mini unit, students will be writing a personal narrative about a snowy day and learning strategies for elaborating and using details. This can also be a great resource for sub plans!This packet is full of ideas and strategies to help your writers create a story about their snowy adventures using details and practicing the skill of elaborating. This is perfect to use during those long winter months to support your students in growing thei
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2nd - 5th
Also included in: Winter Story Writing Bundle
Emoji Holiday Gingerbread Printable Writing Activity-Short Power Paragraph
This short Holiday Gingerbread-themed writing activity engages ALL students, and gets ALL students to LOVE writing! Students are given emoji prompts (gingerbread man, gingerbread house, etc.) to arrange in any sequence, and then they construct a narrative, opinion, or informational paragraph based on the representations of the emojis. This allows flexibility, creativity, and cures writer’s block for ALL students! Seriously- I’ve seen students who strongly dislike writing get so completely focuse
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2nd - 6th
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Emoji Veterans Day Printable Writing Activity- Short Power Paragraph & Art
This short Veterans Day writing activity engages ALL students, and gets ALL students to LOVE writing! Students are given emoji prompts to arrange in any sequence, and then they construct a narrative, opinion, or informational paragraph based on the representations of the emojis. This allows flexibility, creativity, and cures writer’s block for ALL students! Seriously- I’ve seen students who strongly dislike writing get so completely focused and engaged in this activity that they can’t even put t
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2nd - 6th
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Narrative Writing Student Pages
This pack includes student pages for every step of the writing process, including brainstorming pages, planning pages, an anchor chart, as well as draft and final copy papers. This pack can be used along with any narrative writing unit and also includes strategies for teaching students to elaborate in their writing!What's included:4 types of student brainstorming pages3 types of story planners1 story mountain anchor chart3 elaboration techniques, each with teacher directions and student practice
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Winter Story Writing Bundle
☀️Emoji Back-to-School Printable Writing Activity- Short Power Paragraph
This short Back-to-School writing activity engages ALL students, and gets ALL students to LOVE writing! Students are given emoji prompts to arrange in any sequence, and then they construct a narrative, opinion, or informational paragraph based on the representations of the emojis. This allows flexibility, creativity, and cures writer’s block for ALL students! Seriously- I’ve seen students who strongly dislike writing get so completely focused and engaged in this activity that they can’t even put
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2nd - 6th
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Emoji Plants & Animals Printable Writing Activity- Short Power Paragraph & Art
This short Plants & Animals writing activity engages ALL students, and gets ALL students to LOVE writing! Students are given emoji prompts to arrange in any sequence, and then they construct a narrative, opinion, or informational paragraph based on the representations of the emojis. This allows flexibility, creativity, and cures writer’s block for ALL students! Seriously- I’ve seen students who strongly dislike writing get so completely focused and engaged in this activity that they can’t ev
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2nd - 6th
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NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 4-LS1-2
, 3-LS3-2
, 3-LS3-1
, 5-LS1-1
Graphic Novel Unit
Creating a graphic novel is a fun and creative way to combine writing and art. This unit includes handouts to support students in the pre-write process, as well as, templates for the final product.
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2nd - 7th
Narrative Writing Step-By-Step Student Booklet
This Narrative Writing Unit is a step-by-step guided approach designed for whole class use to support your most reluctant writers to your most prolific.
Many students begin to write fictional narratives at a very early age perhaps due to their exposure to fairy tales. Their imaginative stories contain some interesting characters but often fall flat due to a lack of a plot line. Even older students, with all their creative ideas, fall short for the same reason. How many narratives have your read
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2nd - 5th
Emoji Groundhog Day Printable Writing Activity- Short Power Paragraph & Art
This short Groundhog Day writing activity engages ALL students, and gets ALL students to LOVE writing! Students are given emoji prompts to arrange in any sequence, and then they construct a narrative, opinion, or informational paragraph based on the representations of the emojis. This allows flexibility, creativity, and cures writer’s block for ALL students! Seriously- I’ve seen students who strongly dislike writing get so completely focused and engaged in this activity that they can’t even put
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2nd - 6th
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Inky the Octopus Narrative Writing Lesson
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This narrative writing lesson is all about Inky, an octopus. Inky squeezed out of his tank one night and then crossed the floor, slithered through a narrow drain about six inches in diameter, crawled down a 164 foot pipe and then jumped into the sea. Then he disappeared. This true story about Inky is amazing and kids find the story fascinating!
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2nd - 4th
Describing Setting- A Narrative Writing Activity
With this activity, students can add details to their stories by using their five senses to elaborate on what they experienced. Use this as a whole group or small group activity. It can be used to teach a strategy before writing, or as a revision tool to revise and add more details to a story that students have already started!What's Included:Quick activity description and sample think aloud questionsOne student worksheet for brainstorming and listing with 5 sensesOne student worksheet for turni
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Winter Story Writing Bundle
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