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Joy in the Journey by Jessica Lawler

Holes Novel Study | Print and Digital

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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

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

RL.4.1

, RL.4.2

, RL.4.3

, RL.4.4

, RL.5.1

...

Also included in: Novel Study MEGA Bundle: 6 no-prep novel studies | print and digital

Poetry Unit - 21 Patterns that are perfect for writing poems - Digital or Print

Created by

Rachel Lynette

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

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Poetry, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Worksheets, Independent Work Packet

Also included in: Figurative Language Poetry Writing ELA Worksheets & Presentations ELA Test Prep

Holidays Around the World Christmas Escape Room Printable & Digital Activity

Created by

Not So Wimpy Teacher

LOVE this! My students had to really think while completing this last year...and considering how well their brains were working right before break, I LOVED it too! Can't wait to use it again. - Aillison Y, 4th GradeOMGosh!! This is awesome. It is totally worth it! Self-explanatory, has instructions embedded in the slides, very much a student-led activity. Thank you for making it! - Sarah S. This Holidays Around the World Escape Room is the perfect no-prep activity to help your students strengthe

Subjects:

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Holidays/Seasonal, Problem Solving

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Expository

Daily Journal Prompts | Print & Digital Writing Activities | Google Slides

Created by

Create Teach Share

This product includes 40 weeks of Writing Prompts (with a total of 200 prompts). Each day of the week is a different theme:Make-Believe Monday - Provides students with a start for writing a narrative. Top 10 Tuesday - Provides students a topic for writing a Top 10 list.Words of Wisdom Wednesday - Provides students with a famous quote to respond to.My Thoughts Thursday - Asks students to share their thoughts/opinions on a given topic.Flashback Friday - Asks students to share about a past memory o

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Printables

Daily Journal Prompts Morning Work | Journal Writing Prompts 2nd 3rd 4th Grade

Created by

Kirsten's Kaboodle

No Prep Printable Daily Journal Writing Prompts:This creative journal packet contains 42 thought-provoking journal prompts and templates and one blank prompt at the end of the packet for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade.You can make an entire writing journal from the pages in this packet or pick and choose individual writing prompts that can meet the needs of your own students. Handwriting lines encourage neat composition of handwriting. A small space for an illustration or picture is also included with

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Printables, Centers

CCSS:

W.2.1

, W.2.8

, W.3.1

, W.3.8

, W.4.1

...

Also included in: Daily Journal Prompts Morning Work | Journal Writing Prompts Multi-Level BUNDLE

Morning Work Journal or Bell Ringers

Created by

Teaching With a Mountain View

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

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Creative Writing, End of Year, English Language Arts

The Creeping Hour Podcast Worksheets End of Year After State Testing Activities

Created by

Hey Natayle

Looking for fun after state testing activities or ways to wrap things up at the end of the year? Check out these podcast worksheets for The Creeping Hour! Students from 4th to 7th grade LOVE listening to these creepy 15:00 episodes while working through the paired podcast listening worksheets. These five terrifying tales are easy to plug in after each state testing session, on early release days, during Halloween, or even last-minute sub plans.✔ Check out the preview for a closer look!► What is

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Centers

CCSS:

RL.5.3

, RL.5.5

, RL.5.6

, RL.6.3

, RL.6.5

...

Show Don't Tell Anchor Charts - Descriptive Writing Sentences for Show Not Tell

Created by

The Literacy Dive

Teaching descriptive sentence writing can be made EASY with these simple-to-use “show, don’t tell” writing strategy charts. These 30 descriptive writing anchor charts help students show more expressive language in narrative and expository writing during writer’s workshop. Each poster includes a commonly used emotion or feeling and gives 8 different ways for your students to “show” it in their writing instead of just “telling” it. These charts come small enough to fit into student notebooks for

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Posters, Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

W.3.3

, W.4.3

, W.5.3

, W.5.3b

, W.5.3d

...

Also included in: ELA Descriptive Writing Activities Bundle, Writing Paper, Writing Center Posters

Math Logic Puzzles: 5th grade Enrichment - [Digital & Printable PDF]

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Math Logic Puzzles for 5th grade includes 15 higher-order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills to build a solid understanding of essential 5th-grade math concepts. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.Math Concepts a

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles: 3-5 BUNDLE - [Digital & Printable PDF]

Math Logic Puzzles: 4th grade ENRICHMENT - [Digital & Printable PDF]

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Math Logic Puzzles for 4th grade includes 14 higher order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem solving skills while building a solid understanding of essential math concepts and skills. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.Math Con

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles: 3-5 BUNDLE - [Digital & Printable PDF]

Math Logic Puzzles: 3rd grade Enrichment - [Digital and Printable PDF]

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Math Logic Puzzles for 3rd grade includes 15 higher-order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills while building a solid understanding of essential math concepts and skills. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.--------

Subjects:

Creative Writing, End of Year, English Language Arts

Grades:

3rd - 4th

Types:

CCSS:

...

Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles: 3-5 BUNDLE - [Digital & Printable PDF]

End of the Year Activities - Reading End of Year - Last Week of School

Created by

Jennifer Findley

Finish your school year strong (and stress-free!) with these end of the year reading and writing activities for 4th and 5th graders! This end of year resource is a collection of 30 low-prep to no-prep end of the year activities and printables that are perfect for your end of the year literacy activities. Let the students show you what they know and apply the skills they have learned throughout the year with the activities in this resource.This end of the year literacy resource has enough activit

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

Activities, Centers

Narrative Writing Unit - Personal Narrative- Google Classroom Distance Learning

Created by

Brain Waves Instruction

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

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Unit Plans, Handouts

CCSS:

W.5.3

, W.5.4

, W.5.6

, W.5.10

, W.6.3

...

Also included in: Narrative Writing, Poetry Writing, and Fable Writing Units (Google Compatible)

Figurative Language Activities | Worksheets | Print & Digital

Created by

Create Teach Share

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

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Other (ELA)

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

L.3.5

, L.3.5a

, L.3.5b

, L.4.5

, L.4.5a

...

Math Logic Puzzles: 2nd grade Enrichment - [Digital & Printable PDF]

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Math Logic Puzzles for 2nd grade includes 16 higher-order thinking puzzles designed to challenge and engage your high flyers and fast finishers. Your students will utilize critical thinking and problem-solving skills while building a solid understanding of essential math concepts and skills. These puzzles are available as a printable PDF and a paperless version made with Google Slides™ for virtual learning.Every activity is directly aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Math.--------

Subjects:

Problem Solving, School Counseling, Special Education

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

CCSS:

...

Social Problem Solving Board Game for Social Emotional Learning Skills

Created by

Pathway 2 Success

Practice social skills and social problem solving with a board game! The game includes over 80 scenario cards focused on real life social situations at school, at home, with friends, and during activities. After reading the cards, kids will act the out the situation, discuss consequences, give three options, identify what they would do, and more. This game is great for students with social difficulties and those who are rigid and might get "stuck" in their way of thinking. Use this game to allow

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Printables, Games

Also included in: Social Emotional Learning Games and Activities Bundle

The Best Part of Me {A Positive Self-Image Project}

Created by

Making Lemonade in the Classroom

The Best Part of Me {A Positive Self-Image Project}: The Best Part of Me writing project is such an amazing way to build confidence in your students. It encourages a positive self-image by having your students write about the best part of themselves. This unit was created as a writing activity to go along with the book The Best Part of Me, written by Wendy Ewald, but it can still be completed without the book. This file has been recently updated to include digital files for Google Slides! T

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Poetry, Writing

Grades:

2nd - 6th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Projects

CCSS:

W.2.2

, W.3.10

, W.4.10

Size of the problem behavior task cards and worksheets social skills SEL

Created by

Miss Dee's Homeroom

Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to teach you students to understand the size of the problem? Do your students often over react and engage in big behaviors to small problems? These social skills and behavior worksheets, activities and task cards are a fun and informative way to teach your students how to identify different problem sizes and learn how to engage in appropriate actions to solve those problems.This is a product designed to help students with autism and social skills defici

Subjects:

Other (Specialty), Problem Solving, Special Education

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

Character Education, Classroom Community, Problem Solving

Also included in: Social skills behavior activities worksheets task cards SEL behavior

Growth Mindset Escape Room Activity Game Back to School Digital & Paper

Created by

Melissa's Teacher Mall

Growth Mindset Escape Room is so much FUN! The escape can be completed independently or as in small groups. The students participates in a challenge to escape the room of fixed mindset. The students work to complete tasks and solve puzzles. With the focus on Growth Mindset this activity is sure to please all. Genius! Follow-up with a lively class discussion. The Escape can be completed in one session or it can be assigned over the course of days. You can use as many or as few of the challenges

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities, Games

Also included in: Growth Mindset Whole Class Game Activities BUNDLE

Princess Bride Film Study, Movie Guide + Activities, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS

Created by

Laura Randazzo

William Goldman’s The Princess Bride is the perfect fairy tale to use with secondary students, but it’s not enough to just hit “play” on the DVD. Instead, add a layer of rigor to your students’ study of The Princess Bride with this packet of print-and-teach materials that will take four days to complete while entertaining and challenging your teens.Materials in this 18-page film study include (PDF + Google Drive versions of student handouts):• A suggested lesson procedure page with calendar (1 p

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Informational Text

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Movie Guides

CCSS:

RI.8.1

, RI.8.2

, RI.8.5

, RI.8.8

, RI.8.9

...

Thanksgiving Math Project Based Learning Printable & Digital Activity

Created by

Not So Wimpy Teacher

What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving in class or with your virtual classroom than to plan your family's Thanksgiving dinner? This project-based learning activity will not only have your students practicing their math skills, but it will also have them engaged in real-world applications! Your students will use their problem-solving skills to create a successful Thanksgiving dinner for each member of the family. Students will work within a set budget to plan Thanksgiving dinner which includes

Subjects:

Math, Problem Solving, Thanksgiving

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Thrifty in Third Grade by Cassie Smith

Also included in: Holiday Project Based Learning Bundle

Personal Narrative Writing Unit 3rd Grade Graphic Organizer Anchor Charts

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Are you looking for a fun way to teach your third grade students how to write personal narratives? This Personal Narrative Writing Unit is perfect for you! It comes with kid-friendly rubrics, anchor charts, graphic organizers, and centers. Plus, there’s even a mentor text to help you get started.Your students will love writing personal narratives with this unit! The lessons are easy to follow and the activities are engaging. Plus, the included rubrics make grading simple.When it comes to writing

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

3rd

Types:

Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

W.3.3

, W.3.3c

, W.3.3d

Also included in: 3rd Grade Writing Units BUNDLE Personal Fictional Opinion Informational

Daily Quick Writes Picture Writing Prompts Narrative Opinion Paragraph Writing

Created by

The Little Ladybug Shop

Have you been searching for the best way to engage your writers? This bundle of PRINT & BONUS DIGITAL QUICK PICTURE WRITING PROMPTS are what worked for me! These include: Narrative, Expository and Creative Writing Prompts. The writing prompts will encourage fabulous and motivating writers! INCLUDED IN THE BUNDLE:QUICK WRITES SET #1 (CLICK TO PREVIEW)QUICK WRITES SET #2 (CLICK TO PREVIEW)ANY FUTURE SETS WILL BE ADDED TO BUNDLE FOR FREE!QUICK WRITES ARE PERFECT FOR:classroom literacy writing g

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types: