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Creative writing resources for Microsoft Word and for parents
Yearbook Club Application
After lots of research, I created this thorough yearbook club application. I used this one for 5th - 8th grade students at my school, but it can easily be modified to fit your needs. It could really be used as-is for high school - just take out where it says 5th- 8th ;)
The application is 6 pages long and includes:
*Student application (fill in, circle, and short answer essay questions)
*Teacher recommendations (2 teachers)
*Parent letter
*Parent approval form
There are a few places where you w
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5th - 12th
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Teacher Retirement Questionnaire
As an element of the surprise retirement party, this questionnaire was used for the students to fill out. The information can be read aloud at the party or trimmed and made into a book or scrapbook.
If you decided to use the whole page in the scrapbook, I would recommend taking away the memo at the top and including room for (1) a student illustrated photo and (2) an individual photo of the child from that year. This added information can be included at the top or the bottom of the fill in t
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Not Grade Specific
Ninth Grade Standard and Honors English Syllabus
This syllabus includes:* Course Overview* Instructional Design* Classroom Materials* Classroom Policies* Grading Policy* Grading Scale* Course Timeline: Note: This is a base for what is covered in class; it may be altered to the classroom’s momentum.The resources needed:Class Textbook:Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless ThemesCourse Novels:Lord of the FliesTo Kill a MockingbirdFahrenheit 451 Romeo and Juliet
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9th
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THESAURUS DAY: AN ELA ACTIVITY/ GRADES 4-8
This is a fun ELA activity about the thesaurus. The thesaurus has been around for quite a while, and it is a treasure. Where would we be without a thesaurus? It helps writers so much! It expands our world of Words! Thanks so much for visiting and supporting our humble shop.
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4th - 8th, Staff
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Debate : Social Media Is a Social Nuisance
School level debate on social media : For and Against
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10th
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Decorating Writer's Notebook Directions
Here is a FREE letter to send home in the beginning of the year when students are to decorate their writer's notebooks! The letter is very explicit with great writer's notebooks decorating ideas as well as what to put over the notebooks to keep them protected.
Having children decorate their writer's notebooks allows students to generate ideas for writing stories and filling up their notebooks with a lot of writing! Students can look at a picture that they put on their writer's notebook and writ
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1st - 8th
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Writer's Workshop 4 Point Rubrics correlated to Common Core - 1st and 2nd Grade
This set of Writer's Workshop 4 Point Rubrics are correlated to the Common Core Standards. Each Rubric is teacher-friendly, easy to complete, and can be stapled to the front of a portfolio for the parents, or saved in teacher files. Set includes rubric for "Personal Narratives", "Small Moments", "Revising and Editing","All About" Books, "How To" Books, "Persuasive Writing", "Poetry", and "Technology Integration",
Writer's Workshop 4 Point Rubrics correlated to the Common Core Standards by Sha
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1st - 2nd
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Nature Explorations Activity Guide Full Version
An easy to do with all ages & abilities, nature guide to get you and your kids outside exploring nature. This is the full version. The full version has over 2 years worth of exploration activities to do with your kids if you were to do 1 activity per week. Plan on spending about 45 minutes or longer on each exploration. It really depends on your student's age, attention span, creativity, and how in depth you want to take the lesson. It's easy to implement, affordable, and doesn't require a l
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K - 5th
Christmas Wish List - Letter to Santa
Christmas Wish List blank template with 24 lines to write. Creative writing, handwriting, mail letter to Santa. The border is a red and white striped page border that looks like a candy cane. There are so many fun activities and things to want for the holidays. Make a list with your little ones and enjoy!
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PreK - 2nd
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Teddy Bear Picnic Parent letter
This letter is in both English and Spanish, explaining what to expect with a teddy bear picnic. It also requests some "bear snacks" to be donated so that kids can have a picnic with their teddy bears. It also talks about the teddy bear sleepover.
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PreK - 2nd
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Romeo and Juliet Pre Reading - The Perfect Match
This is a pre-reading activity for William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet intended to get students thinking about the idea of relationships and the influence that their parents do -- or should-- have on them. Students complete a survey about their "perfect match" and then give a similar survey to their parents to complete. Parents are instructed to seal the survey in an envelope and give it back to their child. The students then open their parents' answers in class. Once they read and compar
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8th - 12th
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Family and Me Questionnaires for our Family Tree
This is a set of six questionnaires. 2 are for an individual student - one is a guessing one, the other a family one; 1 is for a parent; 1 -is for another parent or immediate caregiver; 1 is for an aunt/uncle; 1 is for grandparents; and 1 is for great-grandparents.
This activity is best suited for elementary graded learners. There are a set of questions, that each family member answers. The goal is to provide students with a greater understanding and appreciation of their family history and
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K - 5th
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Welcome Letter for Parents
This is a welcome letter to be sent to parents whose ward(s) is/are to step into Middle School. It can be tweaked to make it suitable for other levels as well. A few lines on switching to remote learning on account of Covid-19 have also been added. The emotions of a loving teacher are explicitly stated and the letter is sure to bring a smile to every parent's face :)
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1st - 8th
140 Writing Prompts for Middle School
140 Writing Prompts for Middle School - take the guess work out of prompt writing with this awesome list of prompts ready to go. Just pick one and go!
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Grades:
6th - 9th
150 Amazing & Weird But True Facts - Daily Facts for Classrooms or Lunchboxes!
Let's face it... kids LOVE to learn about interesting facts and tidbits. Why not post these daily for them to read! You can write a new one of the board each day, place them around the classroom, or cut facts apart to place them in a daily lunchbox. Students would also enjoy having them in a literacy station!
Grades:
PreK - 12th
Summer Packet
The Summer Packet includes some fun word search, crossword puzzle, math multiplication practice, and a writing prompt. Great for students to do the last couple of days of school, or during the summer.
Make A Difference Today!
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2nd - 5th
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"In a Million Words or Less" Back to School Night Parent Activity
Open houses and back to school nights are quickly approaching! Provide one of these to parents to allow them to tell you about how their child learns best, their interests, and what frustrates them. Getting insight on a student from their guardians can be a huge help when getting to know your students the first few weeks of school!
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Not Grade Specific
Dear Santa Letter Writing Border
Dear Santa outline border for creative writing. Mail your letter to Santa with this cute Santa Stamp! Perfect for an open ended writing Christmas or Holiday fun activity.
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K - 3rd
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Decorating Writing Folder Assignment for Writers Workshop Letter Home
EDITABLEDecorate Writers' Workshop folder.
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K - 8th
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Author's Celebration Invitation (Editable)
Invitation to parents and families to an author's celebration. This is editable. I tri-fold the invite and close with a themed sticker.
Uploaded as two-pages but can be edited to one.
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Not Grade Specific
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Kindergarten End of Year Keepsake Book
This is a final gift to the students and parents to end the school year. The children work on this over several weeks and I write a grant each year to purchase hardback blank books to insert these pages into. It provides a sturdy keepsake that parents and students cherish for years to come!
I also add photographs, additional writing about each photograph, the students handprint, and class autographs!
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PreK - 1st
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Silly Descriptive Writing Unit Daily 5 Worksheets
-Each page has practice descriptive sentences, followed by blank space to create independently! It also includes a checklist at the top of each page for students to self assess for setting, characters, colouring and their best efforts.-Students will build on vocabulary and train their brains to add more detail to their writing and journals. -Set includes 8 pages different descriptive worksheets and can be used independently or as a class.-Can be used during Language Arts, Daily 5, Independent wo
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1st - 5th
Friendly Letter Rubric
I created this rubric for my grade 3 students. We went over success criteria at the beginning and are reminded to include all 5 parts of a friendly letter and must include 3 items/ideas in the body of the message. In the rubric you will also see for revisions that I use an acronym CUPS (capitals, understanding, punctuation and spelling). There are 2 rubrics per page to save on photocopying.Hope you find this useful!
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2nd - 7th, Staff
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Beginning of year classroom moms and dads note
Hello,
Looking for that open communication letter with the parent at the beginning of the year asking for help. Look no further here is the letter for you. I have been trying to figure out ways to recruit parents in my class. Well this is the perfect solution. This is a letter I give to my parents at the beginning of the year to help out in class. I look for classroom moms or dads willing to spend time in or out of class doing projects for the students. I have a limited time with help in my clas
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PreK - 5th
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