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Free english language arts Common Core W.6.3b resources
Punctuating Dialogue Worksheet | PDF and Digital |
This product contains a practice worksheet related to writing sentences with quotation marks. Students are given the opportunity to focus on the punctuation rules required to form written dialogue correctly.Check out my blog post (CLICK HERE!), and I will show you my matching anchor chart and tell you about the lesson where I used this worksheet in my classroom! ********This resource is available in TWO FORMATS:1. TRADITIONAL PRINTABLES- Print the PDF and distribute paper copies to your student
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3rd - 5th
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Teaching Dialogue in Writing {Freebie!}
This free pack is sure to help you through your writing dialogue unit! In this pack you will receive:-Posters outlining the rules to edit and punctuate dialogue correctly -A passage for students to correctly edit and punctuate dialogue, with answer keys-Links to my blog posts on teaching dialogue with additional ideas, lessons, and mentor texts-Student center/group activity and recording sheet to practice putting together a quote with the correct punctuationSee my 2 blog posts at: YoungTeacherLo
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3rd - 6th
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ESL Writing Activities FREEBIE | Paragraph Builder Freebie
Paragraph writing for English Language Learners are the foundation they need to be successful writers. ESL writing activities can help your English Language Learners succeed in their writing. The Step-by-Step Paragraph is a way your ELLs can practice their writing every day in the classroom. In this writing activity for ELLs there is a sample of Narrative Writing, Informational Writing, and Persuasive Writing for your ELLs!Purchase the FULL Year of the Step-by-Step Paragraph Builder Bundle!This
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4th - 12th
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Descriptive Writing Picture Prompts
Descriptive Writing Picture Prompts. Using writing prompts with photos to teach descriptive writing is an effective exercise. Teach your students to use concrete, or sensory, detail with three thought-provoking photos with writing prompts and notes on using sensory detail. This is part of my complete unit on Writing a Narrative Essay.Writing a Narrative Essay - Complete UnitYou might also likeWriting Prompts for Research and Response PapersWriting a Persuasive Essay - Complete UnitWriting a Rese
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7th - 10th
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Free Personal Narrative Writing Activity Structural Elements of a Story
Looking to scaffold the structural elements of a personal narrative? This print and digital resource compatible with Easel helps scaffold the elements of a story: Exposition, Inciting Incident, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution.Prior to students writing on an open-ended prompt, they will brainstorm and map out the story events on the given templates. Items IncludedPre-writing Planner - students will brainstorm key events of interest on the given prompt. They will then choose
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3rd - 5th
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6th - 8th Grade ELA FREE LESSON PLANS CURRICULUM MAP SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
Your 6-8th Grade ELA PLANNING for the year is complete! These quarterly smart maps are perfectly aligned and sequenced to CCSS and designed to focus on one of the 4 MAJOR WRITING TASKS each quarter with reading material integrated to support the writing.Includes Quarterly: Editable standards, calendar, smart link planner, note-taking, and suggested standard-aligned resource bookshelves.No purchases are necessary to completely use this resource. You can easily use your own resources. An optional
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Literary Elements and Narrative Writing QUARTER 1 BUNDLE
Narrative Writing Checklist - FREE - Primary Exploration - Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
FREE Narrative Writing Checklist serves as a wonderful reminder for students to check their work! The checklist walks students through the editing process to ensure that they are submitting their best work! This is a great addition to a writing center or narrative writing booklet. In my classroom, I use this narrative writing checklist along with Primary Narrative Writing and Book Cover Assessment. This Narrative Writing Booklet is a step-by-step student work booklet that teaches students to suc
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PreK - 8th
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Free ELA Paired Passages for Upper Elementary | Writing Test Prep
Hey teachers!Are you looking for a simple way to review for the state test? Included in this freebie are 6 articles and 3 writing prompts to properly prepare your students for the rigor of writing on demand! This freebie can be used for homework, small group work, or just classwork. All you have to do is print it and pass it out- all the hard work is done for you!Looking for similar monthly products or writing units to get your students ready? Stop by my store to find writing curriculums for th
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4th - 7th
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Short Films FREE LITERARY ELEMENT DEVICES & TECHNIQUES GUIDE
Using shorts or other animated short films to teach literary elements and literary device is hands down the most engaging and effective practice in the ELA classroom! Students absolutely love learning with them! But, it takes forever to sort through thousands of films and figure out which literary elements correlate. This guide lets you bypass all of that and go straight to teaching! ❤ Personal Note: I have viewed and analyzed hundreds of animated short films (I'm kind of obsessed), choosing on
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4th - 8th
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Show Don't Tell Creative Writing Activities, No Prep Descriptive Writing
Most creative writers have heard the term "show, don't tell." But young minds may not completely grasp what that truly means. Completing these show don't tell activities will help students understand the idea of showing and why it is superior to telling. Digital activity is pre-made by me. Just download and digitally assign to your students! You also have the option of adding and/or changing the digital activities!Students will learn:How to use showing using body languageHow to use showing using
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4th - 8th
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Free Halloween Creative Writing Activity
Are your students still talking about Halloween? A little sluggish from candy overload? Try this fun activity that lets them talk a little more about one of their favorite holidays, yet allows them to practice great critical and creative thinking skills: The Day After Halloween Activity. It's FREE.You can use the writing prompt in conjunction with a literature or history unit. They'll have to tell about a character's or historical figure's night out trick-or-treating. It's fun and gets them writ
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3rd - 10th
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Also included in: Writing Resources Bundle Argument Expository Narrative Journalism
Christmas Roll A Story | ELA
Celebrate the Christmas season with a little extra fun. This Roll-a-Story writing activity requires no prep, just printing and would work great for use during reading/writing class or for early finishers, literacy centers, homework, or just when you have a few minutes here or there to have a little Christmas fun!How It Works: Students roll a die to determine their character, setting (time), setting (place), and conflict. Once students know the story elements, they will write those in the boxes
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2nd - 5th
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Free Daily Writing Prompts with Pictures | Google Slides™
Your class will be super excited when it comes to writing with these daily writing prompts! This resource includes 7 amazing images, each with a bank of associated words. This freebie is a selection of slides from the resource, 206 Daily Journal Writing Prompts - For the Entire School Year! A great way to try before you buy! These images are definitely not ordinary! They will spark your student's curiosity, capture their imagination, and inspire them to write. The word banks are specific to eac
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3rd - 6th
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FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES LIST 4 ALL GRADES K-12 AND SUBJECTS + TEACHER RESOURCE
Sometimes, you just need a list of websites for everyone. Here it is. FREE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES Put together by Teach Me, Maria!It takes time to gather this information, figure out the appropriate grade levels, and format, maintain, and update this page. All I ask is for an honest review if this list helps you.
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Free Valentine's Day Bookmarks and Friendship Cards Print & TpT Easel Digital
Encourage students to do a little Valentine's writing to their friends, teachers, or parents with these friendship cards. Then, give your students a Valentine's Day bookmark to show how much you care. BEST OF ALL- IT'S FREE!!!Included: 4 Friendship Bookmarks in color 4 Friendship bookmark in black and white 4 Different Valentine's Day cards in black and whiteCheck out these additional freebies…Free Nonfiction Summarizing Graphic Organizer in English and Spanish Free Valentine’s Day Bookmarks and
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2nd - 6th
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Free Fall Themed Narrative Writing Practice Digital and Print
This resource includes a fall themed practice narrative writing prompt for students to finish! Students can use the prompt provided to practice and review the skills needed when writing a narrative. This free prompt may focus on completing the ending of the story, the beginning of the story, incorporating dialogue, or incorporating sensory details within the story. Now includes a link for this product to be used with Google Slides!This resource is great for narrative review and practice. It is g
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5th - 8th
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FREE Proofreading Practice Worksheet
FREE Proofreading Practice Worksheet: Apostrophes (4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Grade).One free proofreading practice worksheet for upper elementary grammar practice.Need a mighty bundle? 91 Grammar Worksheets for $6. -----------------------------------------------------------------------And from the larger ensemble...EDITING & WRITING SKILLSEditing Daily Practice (65 sentences)Editing & Proofreading (K-2) - 118 WorksheetsEditing & Grammar Bundle (91 Worksheets)Editing - 12 Correct & Rewri
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Running Records
FREE - Grammar | Oregon Trail Worksheet (Gr. 3-7)
FREE - Grammar Bundle - Editing - Language Skills | Oregon Trail Worksheet (Grade 3-7). In this grammar freebees printables: 3 Oregon Trail paragraphs (answers will vary). + + + + + + + + Oregon Trail is part of Editing & Grammar Bundle: 91 Worksheets, which includes the following... Click links for full previews. A) Language Skills: 44 WorksheetsBasic• Sentences• Paragraphs• Nouns• Verbs• Adjectives• Adverbs• PrepositionsIntermediate• Apostrophes• Commas I• Commas II• Quotation Ma
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: US History Bundle
Halloween Picture Prompt Writing - FREEBIE!
This resource is the perfect way to get your students in the Halloween spirit through creative writing!The Halloween Picture Prompt Writing Resource includes:10 Halloween imagesGraphic organizers and questions to prompt brainstormingStory writing organizerRevision PromptsDon't forget to check out some of our other fantastic resources, such as:Short Story Writing NotebookElements of Short Stories BundleThe Bad Beginning Novel Study WorkbookThe Breadwinner Novel Study BundleInsignificant Events in
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6th - 8th
FREE Narrative Mentor Text/Example Story - Year/Grade 4 - 9
This resource contains a Year/Grade 4-9 example of a (fictitious) student-composed story. It can be used as a mentor text/model/example story of a narrative/story/personal narrative in third person for Year/Grade 4-9 students. This resource can be used to demonstrate a below, meeting or above standard story, depending on your students' year/grade level, e.g. - It is Highly Developed for Year/Grade 4, 5 and 6- Developed for Year/Grade 7- Developing for Year/Grade 8-9· This is a free resource, pre
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4th - 7th, Staff
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FREE Revising and Editing Practice
FREE Revising and Editing Practice Worksheet: Colons.One free revising and editing worksheet for upper elementary grammar practice.Need a mighty bundle? 91 Grammar Worksheets for $6. -----------------------------------------------------------------------And from the larger ensemble...EDITING & WRITING SKILLSEditing Daily Practice (65 sentences)Editing & Proofreading (K-2) - 118 WorksheetsEditing & Grammar Bundle (91 Worksheets)Editing - 12 Correct & Rewrite PromptsEditing - 35 St
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Running Records
Personal Narrative Color Coding Slideshow
Personal Narratives are my favorite essays to teach, and I love reading my students stories! I was struggling with a way for students to make sure that they had every element and standard covered in their personal narrative essays and finally figured out a hands-on way to do this!It has worked like a dream for my students and their final essays are so much better! I have included a link to a slideshow that will walk students through the color coding system and gives examples of each item they
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3rd - 12th
Also included in: Personal Narrative Writing Bundle- 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade
ESL Writing Activities FREEBIE | Paragraph Builder Freebie | ESL Thanksgiving
Paragraph writing for English Language Learners are the foundation they need to be successful writers. ESL writing activities can help your English Language Learners succeed in their writing. This writing activity will encourage to write what they are grateful for this school year. This writing activity is perfect for Thanksgiving. DIGITAL VERSION ALSO INCLUDED!The Step-by-Step Paragraph is a way your ELLs can practice their writing every day in the classroom. In this writing activity for ELLs t
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3rd - 12th
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FREE - Narrative Writing - 6 Prompts (Gr. 3-7)
FREE - Narrative Writing - Story Elements - Tools for Common Core - Writing Prompts (Gr. 3-7). In this free sample: 6 abstract & narrative writing prompts (pdf). • Use for morning work, homework, or language warm-up.+ + + + + + + + + + Narrative Writing is part of the larger Writing Bundle: 223 Year-Long Prompts, which includes the following: • 223 Prompts on 69 Worksheets. • Includes 9 editing prompts & 4 grammar worksheets.• Download zipped in PDF & editable Word.• Organized into
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3rd - 7th
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Also included in: Running Records
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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.
Discover printable and digital English language arts resources
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.
Frequently asked questions about teaching English language arts
What types of English language arts lessons are available on TPT?
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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Educators can save time preparing English language arts lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for ELA resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of ELA lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
How can I make my English language arts lessons fun and engaging?
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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