Halloween writing-expository Common Core W.2.2 resources

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Posters

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

CCSS:

English Language Arts, Science, Writing-Expository

, W.1.5

, W.2.1

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Animal Research Project, Animal Report Template, Google Slides, Digital

Created by

Teacher Trap

You'll LOVE this low prep and engaging animal research project! Students research any animal with the ready-to-go animal report template and create a Google Slides (or PPT) presentation (with an optional written report). The perfect informational writing project for independent or group work!Great for zoo animal research, exploring a specific biome/ecosystem, or just practicing research skills. Student directions and animal research site links are included and can be edited to fit your classroom

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Research, Projects

CCSS:

, W.3.7

, W.4.2

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Also included in: Digital Research Projects Bundle | Animal Research | Biography Report | Planets

Animal Reports 1st Grade Kindergarten Reading Writing Informational Zoo Crafts

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Informational Text, Writing, Writing-Expository

Your kindergarten and first grade students will have so much fun reading and writing about ten different animals: zebras, lions, elephants, alligators, giraffes, monkeys, penguins, ducks, robins and earthworms. These nonfiction materials provide the perfect amount of scaffolding so your students can successfully read and write about these animals.Everything you need for animal reports is included:reading passages with factsgraphic organizerssentence starterswriting papersmini books10 animal cra

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Homeschool Curricula, Activities

CCSS:

RI.K.1

, RI.K.4

, RI.K.10

, RI.1.10

, RF.K.1

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Also included in: First Grade Writing Bundle Kindergarten Writer's Workshop Curriculum Spanish

Paragraph Writing How to Write a Paragraph of the Week for 1st and 2nd grade

Created by

Rachel Lynette

Paragraph writing just got easier! Whether you need print or digital, these ready-to-use pages (and slides) are an effective way to help your students learn how to write a paragraph. You'll get everything you need for opinion, informative, and narrative writing. Check out the product preview to see it all!Here's What's Included:Print Versions and Digital Access60 different writing prompts (20 opinion, 20 informative, & 20 narrative)Brainstorming PagesOrganizing and Planning PagesFirst Draft

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository

Grades:

1st - 2nd

Types:

Worksheets, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

English Language Arts, Social Studies - History, Writing-Expository

, W.1.5

, W.1.8

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Also included in: Paragraph Writing of the Week Graphic Organizers- Differentiation for Grades 2-3

Biography Research Report Project Template, Google Slides, Digital, Any Figure

Created by

Teacher Trap

Students LOVE this digital biography research project! A ready-to-go biography report template that works with any historical figure or hero (research links included). Low prep and engaging! Students research their figure and use the biography template slides to create a unique Google Slides (or PPT) presentation (with an optional written report). Great for individual or group biography research projects!❤️❤️❤️ SAVE BIG with the Digital Research Projects BUNDLE!⭐️ PERFECT FOR >>>2nd - 5

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Projects, Activities

CCSS:

Other (Social Studies - History), Social Studies - History, Writing-Expository

, W.3.7

, W.4.2

...

Also included in: Digital Research Projects Bundle | Animal Research | Biography Report | Planets

Biography Research Project Graphic Organizer, Templates, Rubrics, Report Writing

Created by

What I Have Learned

Biography Report templates that can be used as a graphic organizer, lap book, or template for a biography project, such as writing a biography research report or summary on any historical person. It's a great resource for Black History Month, Women's History Month, and to make a wax museum project for second grade, third grade, fourth grade, or fifth grade.Students use graphic organizers, activities, and various report options for a biography report presentation or to complete a genre study of

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Projects, Bibliographies, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

Informational Text, Writing, Writing-Expository

, W.3.7

, W.4.2

...

Also included in: Social Studies BUNDLE - Biography Report, Long Ago, Map Skills, Laws & Nations

2ND GRADE EXPLICIT INFORMATIVE WRITING CURRICULUM WITH GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

Created by

Primary Bliss Teaching

Are you ready to get stellar results through an explicit and systematic approach to writing instruction? This structured 2nd-grade informational writing unit is filled with all the writing lessons, prompts, and activities you'll need for teaching students how to create nonfiction writing pieces.The best part? It's completely done for you - just click and teachWith this curriculum, we literally take your hand and walk you through, step-by-step, teaching writing every day of the year.Teaching writ

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

, L.2.1

, L.2.1e

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Also included in: 2ND GRADE OPINION, NARRATIVE, AND INFORMATIVE WRITING CURRICULUM WITH PROMPTS

Expository Writing How-To Explanatory Prompts Writer's Workshop First Grade

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This standard based expository writing unit teaches kindergarten, first grade and second grade students how-to writing - explaining or teaching how to do something. Everything you need to teach your writer's workshop comes with this unit including posters, writing prompts, picture cards, graphic organizers, sentence starters, student rubric, writing crafts, mini books and more! Scaffolding is built into every activity so all students can be successful with their writing projects. This makes i

Subjects:

Worksheets, Activities, Centers

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

CCSS:

W.K.2

, W.K.3

, W.K.5

...

Also included in: First Grade Writing Bundle Kindergarten Writer's Workshop Curriculum Spanish

Informational Writing Graphic Organizers, Prompts, Sentence Starters, Rubrics

Created by

Raise the Bar Reading

This is a must have resource for your informational writing unit! Differentiated informative writing posters, writing graphic organizers, and writing supports geared towards Grades 1-3 will provide your students the tools they need to become strong writers. Take a look at the preview for a closer look!All materials are thoughtfully aligned to the ELA Common Core Standards for Grades 1-3. The grade 1 materials included in this resource focus on developing facts to support a topic. The grades

Subjects:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Posters

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

CCSS:

Arts & Music, Halloween, Writing

, W.3.4

, CCRA.W.2

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Also included in: Writing Units Bundle: Opinion, Informational & Narrative, Graphic Organizers

Ghost Halloween Craft and Writing Activity | Bulletin Board Idea

Created by

Polka Dots Please

Halloween activities always engage students! Let their creativity shine with this Ghost Halloween Craft and Writing Activity. Students design a new costume for a friendly ghost and complete the matching writing prompt. The finished projects make the perfect ghost bulletin board display!CLICK HERE to SAVE on the HALLOWEEN FAVORITES BUNDLE!What is included?Ready to print, simple ghost templateTwo writing format optionsSimple coloring options to skip cutting and gluing ➡️➡️Check out the preview to

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

CCSS:

W.K.1

, W.K.2

, W.K.8

, W.1.1

...

Also included in: Halloween Activities | Crafts Writing Drawing Games and More!

Ocean Animals Research Reports Sharks Crab Sting Ray Starfish Sea Turtle Writing

Created by

Reading, Science, Writing-Expository

Your kindergarten, first grade and second grade students will have so much fun reading, writing, making books and crafts about five different ocean animals: crab, great white shark, stingray, starfish and sea turtle. These nonfiction materials provide the perfect amount of scaffolding so your students can be successful: reading passages with factsgraphic organizerssentence starterswriting papersmini books5 animal craft templatesThis download has everything you need to teach your students through

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Workbooks, Research, Bulletin Board Ideas

CCSS:

RF.K.1

, RF.K.1a

, RF.K.1b

, RF.K.1c

, RF.K.3

...

Also included in: Animal Reports BUNDLE - Informational Reading and Writing Passages Kindergarten

Fall Writing Prompts & Journal Activities - October Writing Center - Halloween

Created by

Proud to be Primary

Looking for daily writing prompts that get kids excited about writing and building beginning writing skills? Writing Mats for October (fall, pumpkins, Halloween, school, and fall animal themed writing) has 20 different writing prompt practice pages for the month of October with a picture and word list, plus writing conventions checklist. They are the PERFECT pack to get kids excited to write about Halloween and fall!3 RESOURCES IN 1:PDF or PPT - Just open the PDF or PPT file and print!GOOGLE SL

Subjects:

Autumn, Halloween, Writing

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Printables, Centers

CCSS:

W.K.1

, W.K.2

, W.K.3

, W.K.5

, W.K.6

...

Also included in: Writing Prompts, Journals & Posters End of Year Summer Writing Center Activities

Differentiated Animal Research Report Writing for Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Grade

Created by

Teaching Without Frills

This differentiated resource will support your Kindergarten, first grade, or second grade students to write an animal research report, no matter their level! There are 4 different versions so you can easily differentiate based on your students' needs.This product includes:•2 brainstorming graphic organizer options•5 research notes organizer options•4 differentiated animal research report booklet options:Option 1: The sight words “can”, “have”, “eat”, and "live" are used to support students’ rese

Subjects:

Science, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Research, Projects, Activities

CCSS:

W.K.2

, W.K.7

, W.K.8

Creative Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Writing-Expository

, W.1.7

...

Also included in: Elementary Writing Workshop Resources Bundle - Teaching Without Frills

Writing Prompts Bundle | CCSS Text Purposes: Opinion, Informative, Narrative

Created by

Bite-Size Teaching

Writing Prompts for the ENTIRE YEAR in Traditional & Real-World Formats such as NEWSPAPERS, COMIC STRIPS, COOKBOOK PAGES, PRODUCT REVIEWS, FLYERS, and much more! Keep your young authors writing all year long for the 3 Common Core Text Purposes with this Jam-Packed Writing Prompts MEGA BUNDLE! This bundle has more than a school year's worth of writing prompts to allow for student and teacher choice. You can choose the prompts that work best for your class or allow your students to choose the

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Printables, Centers

CCSS:

W.2.1

, W.2.3

, W.3.1

English Language Arts, Writing-Expository

...

2nd and 3rd Grade Writing Lessons for Informational and Paragraph Writing

Created by

Amy Lemons

Are you looking to spice up your writing block with fun, engaging, and meaningful activities? This is UNIT FOUR of an 11 unit series. This unit will guide your students in writing three informational writing pieces and includes everything you need to drive your instruction. We have three themes for this writing unit: Writing Informative Paragraphs with Hamburger Paragraphs (in this week students will also inform the reader about their friend), All About Holidays, My Specialty: _____ where stude

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 3rd

Types:

Unit Plans, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.2.5

, RI.3.7

Primarily Speaking by Aimee Salazar

, W.2.6

...

Also included in: 2nd & 3rd Grade Writing Unit Bundle w/ Writing Process, Journal Prompts, Rubrics

Watermelon Day End of Year Theme Day

Created by

Looking for some end of the year fun? If so, host a Watermelon Day in your classroom! It's perfect for when your students are ready for summer, but still have some learning to do. The materials in this pack span across the content areas. The highlight of the day is sampling fresh watermelon, as well as other watermelon flavored foods (or other types of fruit, if you prefer). Students will write about their experience, create and analyze bar graphs, learn about the watermelon life cycle, sort

Subjects:

Graphing, Measurement, Writing-Expository

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

CCSS:

, W.1.1

...

Differentiated First Grade Informational Writing Prompts

Created by

Kiddos and Crayons by Jordan Piacenti

These informative writing prompts cover a variety of engaging topics that first grade and second grade students will already be familiar with from their daily lives, no research necessary. There are 43 different informative writing topics covered in this pack. Each writing prompt features real photos and a word bank to spark your student’s non-fiction writing ideas. These prompts look great printed in color or in black & white. For each writing topic, there are 3 no-prep, differentiated lev

Subjects:

Writing-Expository

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Printables

CCSS:

W.K.2

Glitter Meets Glue - Art Projects and Crafts

Also included in: Differentiated First Grade Writing Prompts Bundle

Roll a Pumpkin Halloween Art Activity, Elementary Art Sub Plan, Project Template

Created by

Need a Halloween art project for your bulletin board in October? Imagine these pumpkin drawings in your hallway with a writing prompt. The step by step drawing activity and PowerPoint also makes perfect no prep, emergency art sub plans for elementary art and general ed teachers.A fun roll a pumpkin game, ‘you pick’ worksheet, and digital spinners helps kids choose patterns. Moreover, boost their confidence and creativity. And, it’ll help cash-strapped teachers like you plan Halloween activities

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Halloween, Visual Arts

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Worksheets, Projects

CCSS:

W.1.2

, W.2.3

Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Expository

...

Also included in: Fall Art Projects, Roll a Dice Games, Art Worksheets, Art Sub Lessons, Templates

Types of Writing Posters & Paper Templates 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Grade Writing Center

Created by

The Literacy Dive

Explore the many types of writing with this writing center! It includes 10 common writing genre posters and writing paper templates with and without primary lines. Transform your writing center into a hub of creativity! These anchor charts are perfect for explaining the common reasons authors write, making them a valuable addition to your ELA classroom.These genre posters are designed to spark creativity and guide students in their writing journey. They will serve as valuable aids during your wr

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Bulletin Board Ideas

CCSS:

, W.2.1

Autumn, Creative Writing, Halloween

...

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

Halloween Writing Craft | October Bulletin Board | Halloween Craft Activity

Created by

Second Grade Smiles

Looking for a Halloween writing craft or October bulletin board activity? This descriptive paragraph writing craftivity is perfect for Halloween or any time descriptive writing practice could use a dose of fun! It also makes for a festive October bulletin board display. There is no explicit reference to Halloween made, so even students who do not celebrate the holiday can fully participate in the activity. To prepare the activity, copy a variety of included monster heads, mouths, eyes, and feet

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

W.1.2

, W.1.5

Catherine Reed - The Brown Bag Teacher

...

Paragraph Writing & Structure Puzzles: 1st & 2nd Grade Paragraph Writing Outline

Created by

Learning to structure writing is a critical skill for 1st and 2nd grade writers. These paragraph puzzles were created has a hands-on way to help students internalize how writers organize their ideas in different contexts. Working in teams, my students organize several sentences (anywhere from 4 to 7) into a paragraph that makes sense. Typically, students can nail the title but after that it gets a little dicey. Learning the nuances between a main idea and a wrap-up sentence takes time. Learning

Subjects:

Tools for Common Core, Writing, Writing-Expository

Grades:

1st - 2nd

Types:

Printables

CCSS:

, W.2.1

Informational Text, Thanksgiving, Writing-Expository

Pilgrims and Native Americans {Non-Fiction Reading and Writing Literacy Unit}

Created by

GreatMinds123

This Early America unit focuses on the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag tribe. It includes information about how both groups of people used the land to survive (food, clothing and shelter). There are activities for reading and understanding non-fiction text, informational writing based on understanding and comparing non-fiction text. There are many “parts” included in this unit (far more than we can show in the thumbnails). Please see the list below and our preview for more information!Other Non-Fic

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 3rd

Types:

Activities, Printables

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.1.5

, RL.1.9

, RL.2.5

, RL.2.9

...

"My Animal Research Project," A CCSS Aligned Informative Writing Unit

Created by

Katie Crystal

This CCSS aligned informative writing unit contains lesson plans, student printables, rubrics, anchor papers, and other materials needed to teach the information gathering process for research-based writing. Specifically, this pack includes:--Detailed day by day lesson plans broken into 3 categories: -2 weeks for the research and note-taking process -2-3 weeks for writing a multi-paragraph research paper OR -2-3 weeks for writing a nonfiction book--"My Research Notebook"

Subjects:

Thematic Unit Plans, Printables, Rubrics

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

CCSS:

, W.2.6

, W.2.8

...

Zoo Animals - Animal Research Reports Tiger Panda Bear Peacock Kangaroo Gorilla

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