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Free high school english language arts resources
GROWTH MINDSET | Presentation & Readings | Print & Digital | SEL | Grades 8-12
This is an engaging lesson to teach your secondary students how to develop a growth mindset. Both printable and digital versions are included!This creative presentation and reading will teach your student what it means to have a “growth mindset” and how the views and beliefs they have about themselves impact the decisions they make and the lives they lead. Students will learn the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset, understand that intelligence is not fixed and suggestions on
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9th - 12th
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A List of Character Traits
This is a list of 174 different Character Traits. So often when I was teaching I wanted a list of traits so that my students could look at the list while describing characters. This also helps students get to know and understand different character traits.
Mrs. R.
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Free Flip Flop Coloring Pages | Great Start of the Year or Summer Activity!
In this FREEBIE, I have given you a sample of one of my interactive “Pop Art” coloring sheets and I’ve given you a sample of one of my pattern-filled pop art coloring sheets—both of flip flops for summer! The full collection (featuring designs appropriate for the entire year--all holidays and seasons) of both of these types of products are available in my TPT store (interactive coloring book and pattern-filled coloring book).Enjoy this FREEBIE as we get ready for SUMMER!!! You might like some of
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K - 9th
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Figurative Language Stories for Close Reading ~ FREE Complete Week 1!
Figurative Language Stories for Close Reading ~ FREE Complete Week 1!This includes Week 1 of my Figurative Language Stories for Close Reading. Purchase the full product here.Full Product Description:6 original reading passages for teaching and reviewing figurative language: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, idiom, and allusion.Each of the 6 passages includes 4 activities. Please view the preview file for the first passage and tasks in their entirety.Task A
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3rd - 9th
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End of Year - Summer Vacation Word Search
This is a free word search containing 100 words associated with summer vacation. With the end of the school year approaching, we all look for free time activities for students to be engaged with for less stressful classroom management.
There are two duplicate pages attached. I posted this a while back, but I believe the second page was the answer sheet and all of the lines were removed when I converted it from MS Word to PDF. I didn't notice at the time, and no longer have my original file.
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3rd - 9th
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Back to School Student Survey - Free Survey for Middle and High School Students
Get to know your new students with this engaging, informative, and FUN student survey. Perfect for the first day of school or the first week of school, this student survey will help you get a better understanding of who your new students are.The survey asks about interests, hobbies, home life, goals, and more. Students will enjoy filling out this survey, and it is a great way to welcome students into your classroom. Once all of my students complete this survey, I keep them organized in a three-r
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6th - 12th
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{Free} Puzzle Piece Templates {Creative Clips Digital Clipart}
This freebie includes puzzle piece templates for a two-part puzzle and a four-part puzzle- perfect for matching activities! I have included an image of the entire puzzle, as well as the individual parts for each.
**I have updated the file to also include the 8 transparent versions of all the pieces. I think the transparent versions of the entire puzzles will be especially helpful if you want to layer it over an image and then cut it apart as for the kids to match up**
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PreK - 12th, Staff
3 FREE Figurative Language Worksheets
By the time students get to middle school, or even high school, they usually know the names of figurative language techniques. However, they still need to practice identifying and explaining them in use. These FREE worksheets will help facilitate that process. Contents:Identifying & Explaining Figurative Language in Song Lyrics Worksheet: This worksheet uses extracts from popular song lyrics to help students find and explain the figurative language techniques contained. Identifying & Ex
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7th - 10th
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Reading Level Conversion Chart (Lexile, AR, Fountas & Pinnell, IRLA)
This chart provides conversions for student reading levels amongst various reading programs. This chart includes:Grade Levels (K-12)IRLA Levels (K-12)AR Levels (K-12)Lexile Levels (K-12)Fountas & Pinnell Levels (K-12)
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Grades:
K - 12th
Free Pop Art Apple Coloring Page from Art with Jenny K.
Free download of one of my interactive coloring sheets (apple). This "Meet and Teach" resource will provide you with a bit of information about me personally and give you something you can use right away to integrate art into your classroom! 1. MEET JENNY K. Learn about Jenny Knappenberger (Art with Jenny K). 2. TEACH Use one of my interactive coloring sheets right away. I've also included a pattern-filled version of the same design which is great for younger students and/or to easily differenti
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PreK - 9th
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*Free* No Homework and Late Homework Passes
Super cute printable No Homework and Late Homework Passes. 4 per page. Perfect for rewards in class!3 different passes included- One free assignment, one free NIGHT of no homework and late homework pass. Each page of passes comes in black and white and color.Looking for homework birthday passes (and a free bulletin board) ? Check out my FREE Birthday Set HERE! Copyright © To The Square Inch LLCAll rights reserved by the author.Permission to copy for single classroom use only.
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K - 12th
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Also included in: 6th and 7th Grade Math Spiral Homework for the Full Year
Interactive Reading Notebooks ~ FREE Bonus Lesson! Making Inferences
This freebie includes a complete interactive reading notebook lesson on making inferences. It is a bonus lesson that is not included in my other notebook products, so be sure to download this if you own those as well.This lesson includes 3 activities and is aligned to CCSS standards for grades 4-8.Are you thinking about using interactive notebooks in your reading classroom? I've also included at the end of this freebie a 3-page Getting Started Guide / FAQ for interactive notebooking.If you are c
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3rd - 9th
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Teacher Binder for Sight Word Activity Organization- For Special Education
Utilize this binder for organization in your sight word center or fluency station. This FREE 250 page teacher binder comes with everything you need to set up, run, manage and successfully monitor students progress during sight word practice activities.
This binder includes 8 sections:
1. Word Lists by Level
2. Word Lists by List number
3. Checklists
4. Flashcards (lists)
5. Flashcards (words)
6. Data sheets
7. Resources for parents
8. Fishing for Numbers Student Tracking Folder
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: DISCOUNTED BUNDLE Sight Word Activities- For Special Education
Journal Prompts FREE
Journal Prompts FREE
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Do you have students who say they don't like to write or those who say they don't know what to write about? Watch pencils fly across their papers when they're given my 280 prompts that be used for daily journal writing or to encourage class discussions. Suggestions of how to use them are included. Great for morning meetings and centers! Take a look at the comments teachers have made about my prompts and you'll understand why they've been downloaded thousands of
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4th - 10th
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Back to School Student Survey - Get To Know You Activity - Digital / Print
Want an engaging and fun get-to-know-you activity for the first few days of school? Here's a free student survey to hand out during Back To School Week to better understand your students and quickly assess their writing skills. This isn't a list of questions that students expect, but a fun list of questions to get to know students' unique personalities! My students love to answer these questions and share them. For example, I ask students to name the song they couldn't get out of their heads
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Back to School / First Week of School - "Get to Know You" Activities
Vocabulary 4 Square Graphic Organizer - 4 on 1 Page FREE EDITABLE
This is a vocabulary graphic organizer known as 4 Square. It is an effective way to learn and practice vocabulary in any subject area. This product contains 1 sheet with four squares on it. Each square is divided into fourths. The student writes the vocabulary word in the center of the square, and then writes the definition, a sentence that uses the word, a synonym/antonym, and a picture in the other squares. Great for most grades!
The upload is a ZIP that contains a PDF version and a PowerPoint
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3rd - 12th
Free Paragraph Writing Graphic Organizer - Hamburger Method Template
Free Paragraph Writing Graphic Organizer - Hamburger Method Template: Enhance your paragraph writing instruction with this free Paragraph Writing Graphic Organizer, following the popular 'Hamburger Paragraph Method.' Students can easily structure their paragraphs by dividing them into three sections: the top bun for introducing or hooking the reader, the middle sections for providing reasons, support, quotes, details, and explanations, and the bottom bun for concluding with a summary statement.
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3rd - 9th
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First Day of School Stations Activity, Icebreaker, Middle & High School, FREE
I hate cheesy name games and I refuse to make the worst first impression by just reading a syllabus to my students. The solution is this engaging first day of school stations activity designed to facilitate discussion and help you start building a strong classroom community from Day One.UPDATE: This free stations download now has two versions. The original was designed for English/Language Arts classes, while the new edition features generic wording to make it work with all subject areas. Math,
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7th - 12th
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FREE Five Paragraph Essay Outline
Help your students write better essays with this structured essay outline resource. This FREE teaching resource includes two different five paragraph essay outlines. One outline requires students to include two examples per body paragraph, and the other one requires students to include three examples per body paragraph.Looking for resources for the ENTIRE year?Secondary English Curriculum: Common Core - Grades 7-10Ultimate Writing Bundle for Secondary EnglishUseful Writing Lessons That Might Int
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6th - 12th
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Dinosaurs Reading Comprehension with Visuals for Special Education FREEBIE
Are you looking for NO PREP reading passages and questions that use symbol supports and are leveled and differentiated to meet the needs of the varying students in your classroom?Looking for MORE of these?? Check out this MEGA Growing BUNDLE! save 20%Or purchase the mini bundles with 5 related topics in each:PETSCOMMUNITY WORKERSLEISURE ACTIVITIESFOOD GROUPSCOMMUNITY PLACESTECHNOLOGYMUSICAL INSTRUMENTSANIMAL GROUPSSPORTSTRANSPORTATION These symbol supported reading passages and worksheets can h
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PreK - 10th
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FREE Blank Task Card Recording Sheets
Need a recording sheet or a different number of blanks on a recording sheet? In this document, I've included several different pages with different numbers of blanks for you to use with any set of task cards.Need Task Cards? I've got them! Click here! **PERSONAL USE ONLY. No commercial use allowed.**
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K - 12th
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Plot Diagram Graphic Organizer Template
Plot Diagram Graphic Organizer TemplateYou may use this template in any way that you wish. You can even use it in your commercial product as long as you credit Lovin Lit.The size of this plot diagram template was made to fit into a standard composition notebook when cut out along the perimeter. If you teach reading or literature in grades 4-8, please click Follow Me to be notified of freebies!I hope you find this plot diagram template useful.
Grades:
2nd - 12th
New Year's 2024 - Writing, Resolutions and Goals - Digital/Print
New Year's Resolutions and Goals - Free doodle graphic organizer for your students' goals and resolutions for the new year and an identical blank graphic organizer for you to use to make up your own questions. Also includes writing paper for you to use for an extended writing prompt! Comes in both print and digital formats!The activity can be used as a launching point for a class discussion of resolutions, goals, or as a writing prompt for a longer piece.Happy New Year!For more Doodle Graphic
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6th - 9th
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Context Clues Worksheet Vocabulary - Free Context Clues Activities 6th 7th 8th
Context Clues Worksheet Freebie: This vocabulary activity is a great way to help students who struggle with understanding and using context clues to define vocabulary words.This Download Contains: PRINT2 pages of vocabulary activitiesAnswer Key DIGITALReady-to-use Easel activityLike this product? CLICK HERE for the full Context Clues Passages Vocabulary resource for grades 6-8This resource shows examples of definition/explanation context clues, synonym/restatement context clues, antonym/contras
Grades:
6th - 9th
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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.
How do I find English language arts lessons on TPT?
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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