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Free middle school english language arts thematic unit plans for parents
Solar System Activity: Planets Sorts (3) *Freebie*
These planet sorts are a unique way for students to show what they have learned about the planets! All of the information in this free planets activity can also be found in the Solar System Differentiated Reading Passages with Common-Core aligned Comprehension & Vocabulary activities. Hope your students enjoy!
3 Sorts Included:
• Inner Planets
• Outer Planets
• All Planets
Answer Keys
Check out the FULL product here: Differentiated Planets Reading Passages, Comprehension and Vocabulary C
Grades:
3rd - 6th
FREE Biomes Activity: Biomes Reading Passage, Vocabulary & Comprehension
This free biomes reading passage is a perfect way to introduce the 5 major biomes during your biomes unit. It can also be used for a nonfiction reading activity during guided reading, practice finding text evidence, or when working on understanding academic vocabulary in context.WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS FREEBIE:Introductory Reading Passage: "All About Biomes" Vocabulary Preview Charts: Included are 2 options with vocabulary terms only or a chart with the image & definition filled-in.Finding
Grades:
3rd - 6th
All About Me and Me By the Numbers Posters • First Day of School
First Day of School All About Me Activity. A set of FREE posters for Back to School. Give these out at the beginning of the school year and request them to be returned ASAP. Then put them in a file and pull one out as needed for Student of The Week! Now you won't find yourself scrambling during the year.
This would also make a great Back to School "Get to Know You" activity.
2 Poster styles: All About Me & Me By the Numbers
2 variations of each
2 sizes of each: 8.5x11, 11x17, 18x24
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PreK - 6th
6TH - 8TH ELA LESSON PLANS SCOPE AND SEQUENCE CURRICULUM MAP READING / WRITING
A FULL YEAR OF MIDDLE SCHOOL ELA is planned, sequenced, and CCSS aligned, and I would like to share it ALL with you. Please enjoy this free scope and sequence, lesson plans, standards alignment, and smart map kit. You can use this sequence and all of the resources in this bundle even if you are on a semester, trimester, or any calendar schedule. Scroll down to SEE MORE FAQs.No purchases are necessary to use ANY OR ALL of the tools in this full planning kit. Your own resources will work perfec
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6th - 8th, Staff
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Also included in:Â ELA FULL YEAR READING & WRITING CURRICULUM W MAP LESSON PLANS MIDDLE SCHOOL
All About My Mom/Grandma-Mother's Day Questionnaire
This is a fun and simple questionnaire that can be used for Mother's Day.Questionnaire's for Mom & Grandma are both included!Just print and have your students complete, or for younger students, have them dictate their answers for you. Mom's love this!!I hope you enjoy this FREEBIE!!
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PreK - 6th
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ORDERING EVENTS, 4 PICTURES, Sequence, Sequencing Stories, autism, ABA, FREEBIE
Thank you for downloading our free material. I hope you enjoy it.To buy the whole set, please click here:SET 1: 60 storieshttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sequence-Sequencing-Stories-speech-therapy-60-stories-with-240-picturesSET-1-5855078?st=6bbd1fc4a6c87a6ef56c3cbe7167e711SET 2: 60 storieshttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Sequence-Sequencing-Stories-speech-therapy-60-stories-with-240-picturesSET-2-5855144?st=6bbd1fc4a6c87a6ef56c3cbe7167e711SET 3: 60 storieshttps://www.teac
Grades:
PreK - 8th
Free Sample Life Cycle Units - Butterfly, Chicken, Plant, Frog, & Insect
This is a free sample of the compare and contrast reading passages with Venn Diagrams from my life cycle units. The complete units include a KWL, reading passages for all life cycle stages with REAL pictures and an opportunity to engage students with a turn and talk, interactive notebook foldables for vocabulary and life cycle, labeling the parts of each item, coloring, sequencing, unit assessment, and more!Find the individual units or for in a discounted bundle here:Frog Life Cycle Unit and In
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2nd - 6th
Father's Day Craft
Have your kids show their fathers some appreciation and love with this darling craft. I used this in my classroom and they all came out so well! I know it will definitely be something that fathers will love and cherish forever! Enjoy!
Included:
-Front and back cover of book.
-4 pages where students state reasons why they love their dad.
-pages that allow students to show their creativity
-Includes a page where students can write their name, date, and as well as their picture so that dads can
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K - 6th
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FREE Spelling Homework Ideas
This is a list of ideas on ways to practice spelling words. I include this list in my weekly homework packet. Parents and students choose at least one activity per night. Parents have been very appreciative that I offer spelling this way. It's very flexible and students can do what is best for them.
This document © Caitlin Hynst
All rights reserved by author.
Permission to copy to one classroom only.
Check out my blog for more ideas!
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1st - 6th
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Reading Intervention for Upper Grades Freebie- A Phonics Intervention
A free sample and the first of twenty lessons in my 3 part top selling UPPER GRADE READING INTERVENTION Looking for a no prep, age appropriate, reading intervention for your Upper Elementary Students (3rd, 4th, and 5th grades)? These phonics worksheets and decoding activities are designed to close READING AND SPELLING gaps quickly. Filled with engaging, interactive activities, this phonics intervention will build your students' enthusiasm for reading in no time at all. Science of Reading ali
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2nd - 6th
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CHRISTMAS - A MAD LIBS GRAMMAR ACTIVITY
READY FOR SOME HOLIDAY, LANGUAGE FUN??? Pull out CHRISTMAS MAD LIBS.From UPPER ELEMENTARY TO MIDDLE SCHOOL - these MAD LIBS stories can cover them all.This little unit includes SIX, original, FUN, Christmas-themed stories that review the parts of speech and additional language components for students.From NOUNS TO SIMILES, these MAD LIBS stories cover them all.The stories are leveled out to three levels: Easy - Moderate - Advanced so it is easy for you to pick the level that matches your student
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Back to School Letters and Forms Parent Communication Why Read Infographic
Use this handout to show students (and parents) the importance of nightly reading at home. It's the perfect visual and a friendly reminder! Add to your back to school information packets, use as a handout for meet the teacher night, or share during open house!
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K - 6th
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Pumpkin Book Report
Pumpkin Book Report - Pumpkin Book Report Family ProjectHave your students do these fun pumpkin book reports at home with their families! ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Included in this download is:parent letter2 book report printable options2 sample photos••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••You will also like: Pumpkin ScienceLet's Plant Pumpkins Interactive ReaderFluency Fast FallT
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PreK - 7th
Context Clues Partner Play: Fluency Activity and Practice Worksheet for 4th 5th
Are you looking for an engaging way for your upper elementary students to practice using context clues? This cooperative reading activity focuses on using context clues with the added bonus of allowing students to practice reading fluency!Students begin by reading the partner play script about a teacher who injures herself while on a bicycle ride with her fiance. When students finish reading the script, they can work with their partner to complete the context clues worksheet. Students are asked
Grades:
4th - 6th
Disguise a Turkey Project
In this project, students will work with their family to disguise a turkey to prevent it from getting eaten for Thanksgiving. Students will take a turkey body home (printed on cardstock) to disguise it with family members. Once it is brought back to school, students will write about the turkey and how it survived Thanksgiving!
I've done this activity with my students for years, and the students and parents love it! It's so much fun seeing the disguises they come up with.
Included in this fami
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PreK - 6th
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BLANK Elementary Writing Lined Paper: Portrait and Landscape
BLANK Elementary Handwriting Lined Paper OPTIONS:Portrait vs. Landscape Full Page of Lines vs. Space for DrawingDifferent Widths/Number of Lines per page10 Different Choices!_______________________________________________________________It is my intent to provide FREE products during the COVID-19 quarantine. Once the quarantine is lifted and the home-learning is not as intensive, I will shift to priced resources. Get the item now while it's free!Click on the STAR above to follow my store!If you
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PreK - 6th
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Writing Prompt - 32 days - Digital & Print
Grab a notebook, loose-leaf paper, or your digital device and start writing at home! These writing prompts are designed to build writing stamina, help students develop a lifelong love of writing, and learn some cool writing strategies along the way. They are quick, simple and stress-free. HOW TO USE THE CARDS:Have students grab a notebook or digital device to write with. Feel free to have them decorate the cover of their writer's notebook to personalize it!Give students a prompt each day. H
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Health Reading Passages Mental Health Free Resource Comprehension Worksheets
This is your Day 5 Freebie Download! {JOIN THE 5 DAYS OF FREEBIES FUN AND FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM!}________________________________________________________________This resource contains cut and paste activities from the Health Reading Passages Bundle It contains 2 Engaging, Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Passages with Directions for Student Annotations! Reading Comprehension Questions also included!Printables from Internet Safety and Anti-Bullying Reading Passages, and Mental Health Reading Passa
Grades:
5th - 9th
Upper Elementary Themed Vocabulary and Grammar Worksheets-Apple Theme
This apple themed speech and language packet was created for your older elementary clients working on synonyms, antonyms, multiple meanings, analogies, verb tenses, and subject verb agreement. Word banks are provided but "extra" answers help to ensure that students learn the terms.I use this with my upper elementary students, my middle school kids that are functioning at the 4th- 6th grade level and even some high school aged students who are on the spectrum and need the vocabulary challenge wi
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4th - 7th
Also included in:Â FALL Upper Elementary Speech Therapy Vocabulary & Grammar Bundle
Daily Behavior Chart
This chart is used to notify parents of how students behaved each day of the week. It is sent home on a daily basis and signed by the parent every night.
Grades:
PreK - 6th
Middle School Upper Elementary Reading Handout for Parents
As a middle grade/middle school teacher, I always have a handful of parents that want ideas for how to help their reader. This FREE resource was designed to give parents tangible and helpful ideas to get their learners reading. At the middle grade levels, it is so important for parents to see that we really need to keep working on their love of reading, their vocabulary, and using their time with ingenuity in mind. This can be tricky at this age, because many are used to more worksheet and compr
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4th - 7th
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Reading Comprehension Questions for Parents Bookmark - English and Spanish
This bookmark features questions that parents can ask their children about the book they're reading to check their comprehension. The questions require no background knowledge of the book and go from basic literal questions to evaluative and inferential. The bookmark is able to be printed double-sided for Spanish-speaking families as well.
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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9 At-Home Reading Scavenger Hunts - Digital & Print
I put together this fun set of scavenger hunts as a way to help kids review reading skills all while having a little fun at home! It doesn’t hurt that this will get kids up and moving and burn some energy!INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE:Simple step-by-step directions {materials needed, how to play, after the hunt}9 reading-based scavenger hunts that can be done anywhere (home, school, outside, etc)Google Classroom Digital VersionTHE READING SKILLS IN EACH HUNTQuestioningSequencingSettingsPersonal Conn
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2nd - 8th
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Back to School Night Letters
This download includes two templates for Parent Night Letters
The first is a template for students to write a letter to their parents thanking them for coming and telling them what they have been up to the past few weeks. The second piece is a template for the parents to write a note back complete with a sweet little poem written by yours truly. The kids love this and it brings such a smile to their face when they come in the next morning!
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K - 6th
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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.
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