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Winter short stories Common Core W.4.5 resources
Fiction Narrative Writing Unit FOURTH GRADE
My fourth grade fiction writing unit includes 8 weeks of done-for-you writing lessons about how to write an engaging fiction essay, with strong characters, an interesting problem and solution, and rich dialogue. This unit contains detailed lesson plans, mentor texts, anchor charts, student writing tasks, and rubrics–everything you need to be a capable, confident writing teacher with students who love to write.If teaching writing has ever made you cry, weep, tear out your hair, question your exis
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Winter Writing Prompt: How to Build a Snowman Activity - 3rd & 4th Grade Project
Looking for a fun and effective winter writing activity? Ask your students to explain how to build a snowman. The step-by-step nature of this familiar topic makes writing a how-to paragraph a breeze! The project focuses on writing good beginnings and endings, word choice, sentence variety, clear sequencing, and use of order words. Open the preview to take a closer look at the writing prompt.First, kids describe the snowman they will build.Second, they list the steps.A set of strategies helps the
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3rd - 4th
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Creative Narrative Writing Unit Grades 4-5 | Prompt, Graphic Organizers, Rubric
This is a "no prep" unit, meaning that all of the organizers and teacher models are included. Print out the pages you need, and you're all set to teach your students how to write incredible creative narratives! This complete unit can be used on its own, or in addition to your Writing Interactive Notebooks! It's great for teaching your class about creative narrative writing! Common Core Standard Aligned - preview for the alignment guide. Works great with other standards!Click "preview" to see a l
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4th - 5th
Caribou Informative Writing Prompt with Passages - Graphic Organizer - Rubric
Informational writing using articles! Are you looking for an informational writing prompt that comes with paired passages? This test prep caribou writing prompt comes with two unique passages/articles, an informative writing graphic organizer, an informative writing rubric, a writing sample, and more. After your students have read the passages about reindeer and the adaptations they have that help them survive winter, students use the informational writing graphic organizer to plan what they wil
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3rd - 5th
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February Writing Prompt Snow Globe Template Winter Craft Bulletin Board Ideas
Looking for a winter snow globe project that your students will love this January? This Walking in a Winter Wonderland descriptive writing task and bulletin board display has everything you need to engage students this season! Help your students master the skill of descriptive writing with this creative art craft and writing project.This high-interest and engaging, art-based descriptive writing project is the perfect way to welcome winter into your classroom all season long and sharpen your stud
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Winter Activities Reading Comprehension Writing Prompt Math February
What I Did Over Winter Break Writing Activity: January Bulletin Board Ideas
This easy, no-prep January writing craft is perfect for the new year. Students write a short response about something fun they did over winter break, and you can create a fun and colorful bulletin board, banner, or ceiling display. This engaging writing task is a fun way to let students share about their break.No matter which way you hang the pieces, this no prep writing craft is sure to get some attention! Super cute and a fun way to celebrate the return from winter break this JanuaryProduct C
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: January Activities Bundle: Book Study, Printables, Crafts, & More
Christmas Writing: Elves on Strike Narrative Unit with Google & Print Version
Engage your students with a fun narrative writing unit! Students will follow each step of the writing process as they develop stories about holiday elves. A unit plan is included to help you guide your students through each step. Now includes differentiated plot diagram maps and a Google version, perfect for distance learning!Included:Digital Links & DirectionsUnit PlanBrainstorming/OrganizerHow to Write an Amazing Elf Story PrintablePeer Editing PrintableStory ChecklistStages of WritingFina
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Christmas Writing Bundle: Narrative, Cause & Effect, and Poetry Units
Winter Holiday Activities - Ugly Sweater Creative Writing for January & December
Want to provide holiday activities for your upper elementary students before winter break while also practicing multiple writing skills? This Ugly Sweater Christmas Writing resource gives students short, engaging writing tasks before the holiday break. The holiday writing prompts are interconnected and follow a similar set-up so they’re engaging for students and simple for you. What’s Inside:✔ 5 days of interconnected short writing prompts✔ Graphic organizers to plan writing✔ Pages for writte
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3rd - 5th
Winter Project Based Learning - Design a Gingerbread House For Sale Math
This winter project based learning unit combines gingerbread house math and writing into one fun and engaging gingerbread house for sale activity! Perfect to keep students engaged in learning around the holidays and winter break.Please click on the green PREVIEW button above to see more details of what is included in this resource.This writing and math pbl unit is broken up into 6 sections:1- Design Your House - students research gingerbread house designs, purchase supplies and calculate the tot
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4th - 6th
Winter Writing Prompts Activities & Organizers, January Narrative Writing Center
Are you looking for a fun way to engage your student in writing Winter Stories? Do you have reluctant writers in your classroom? Don’t despair! This Write a Winter Story Writing Center will motivate even your most challenged writers. It provides CHOICE and includes the TOOLS and GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS necessary to plan and write fantastic winter-themed narrative stories. I wrote this unit for primary students, but it can be used successfully with students in 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th
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2nd - 5th
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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
Snowflake Bentley Activities
Snowflake Bentley Interactive Read Aloud Lessons is the perfect companion to the biography, Snowflake Bentley, by Jacqueline Briggs Martin. Kiddos will learn the CHARACTERISTICS OF A BIOGRAPHY, write a Snowflake Bentley BIOGRAPHY POEM and a SNOWFLAKE DIAMANTE POEM, create a TIMELINE of the key events in Snowflake Bentley's life, and much more while enjoying a fun winter read aloud. ❄Snowflake Bentley Interactive Read Aloud Lessons Include...❄Snow Schema MapBook OverviewCommon Core State Standar
Snow Day! Five-Paragraph Persuasive Essay - Winter Argumentative Writing Prompt
Give us a snow day! Fourth and fifth grade students organize and write five-paragraph argumentative essays to persuade the principal. This winter persuasive piece is sure to be a hit in your classroom or homeschool. Open the preview to take a closer look.A step-by-step approach ensures student success:Introducing/Reviewing Structure and Strategies - The class discusses structures and strategies necessary for an effective persuasive essay.Developing Reasons - After brainstorming, eliminating, and
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4th - 5th
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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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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
Snow Day Differentiated Winter Persuasive Prompts - Argumentative Writing Bundle
Differentiate argumentative writing in your classroom! This bundle includes parallel one- and five-paragraph sequences. That way, all students can successfully and effectively compose persuasive essays.For this winter prompt, kids persuade the principal to cancel school for a snow day. Specially designed templates help them organize opinions and reasons, optimize word choice, elaborate, vary sentences, and use transition terms.Open the previews to take a closer look at both sets. Materials are i
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3rd - 5th
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Sharing My Gifts Christmas Banner: December Writing Activity or Bulletin Board
This easy, no-prep holiday banner craft is perfect for busy classrooms. Students write a short response about how they can share their talents and you can create a beautiful and fun display pennant. Perfect for over your board or a hallway display, this meaningful writing task gives students an engaging way to get students into the giving spirit this December. No matter which way you hang the pieces, this bunting banner is sure to get some attention! Super cute and a fun way to celebrate the hol
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2nd - 4th
JANUARY JOURNAL PROMPTS winter writing activities seasonal writing packet rubric
This January journal writing prompts resource includes 10 different genres of writing: Creative, informative, opinion, narrative, procedural, descriptive, review, persuasive, poetry, and letter writing. It offers fun and engaging writing activities that will motivate your students to practice their writing skills and inspire a love of writing. It's part of our monthly writing prompts bundle. Learn about what's included and why teachers love it below!Use this January writing resource for◼️ writin
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2nd - 4th
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Changing Paragraphs Skills Pack for Narrative Writing
Part of a larger bundle Click HERE to see what else is included in the Personal Narrative Activities Collection.This Pack comes with the following:Editing Activity -designed to have your students find where the paragraph symbol should go in a personal narrative piece of writing. There are five examples and answer keys included. Can be used for small groups or individual practice.Digital Boom Cards- Interactive and self-correcting. Deck includes 3 instructional cards and 17 practice cards. PowerP
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Writing Personal Narrative Skills Bundle
WINTER WRITING ACTIVITIES graphic organizer rubric JANUARY WRITING PROMPTS paper
In the middle of the school year, you’ll want to capture a snapshot of your students’ current writing abilities so that you can design lessons based on your students’ needs. This winter writing resource helps you do just that! You can continue to track student progress using these spring, summer, and autumn writing activities. At the end of the school year, you’ll have four writing samples that show your students’ growth in writing.Use these winter writing activities for◼️ whole group lessons◼️
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1st - 5th
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Also included in: Seasonal Writing Bundle
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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Christmas Winter Writing: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Writing Project
Watch students' creativity shine as they develop a wintery cause & effect book following the circular pattern of the popular books by Laura Numeroff. This includes a Google Slides version to allow for easier differentiation. This can be a fun creative writing project that can be used to share with buddies or younger siblings. Perfect for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders! Includes a brainstorming sheet, graphic organizer, lesson plans, and early finisher options.Related Products:12 Days of Christmas
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3rd - 5th
Also included in: Christmas Writing Bundle: Narrative, Cause & Effect, and Poetry Units
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
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