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7th grade Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa creative writing resources for GATE
Abandoned Places - Creative Writing Activity from Nonfiction (print + digital)
In this creative writing activity, students draw inspiration from a nonfiction article about ten real-world abandoned places! Students choose one as a setting for a piece of Flash Fiction. This is a great reading comprehension and creative writing activity for even the most reluctant readers! ✅ Nonfiction reading comprehension✅ Vocabulary in context✅ Differentiated creative writing activitiesYour Creative Writing from Nonfiction resource includes:Nonfiction reading about ten abandoned places (in
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Figurative Language for December: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Hyperbole
Figurative Language
Figurative Language for December (Deck the Halls with Figurative Language) is a holiday-themed study of figurative language presented as a series of original sentences, popular song lyrics, and a verse from a familiar Christmas poem.
Organized into three parts with twenty-five items each, students are challenged to identify and interpret the six featured figures of speech--simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, and onomatopoeia.
A total of
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Christmas Math Enrichment Activities - December Logic Puzzle Challenges
Ten Christmas & Winter themed Logic Puzzles for students to practice critical thinking and basic math skills during the winter months! These winter enrichment challenges keep fast finishers engaged and learning.Ideas for Use:November Early Finisher ActivityChallenge Packet for EnrichmentEngaging Break from CurriculumCooperative Learning ActivityPartner or Small Group WorkDifferentiated Math Stations or CentersDigital or Print Logic PuzzlesDigital Version in Google Slides™ also included!SAVE
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Math Logic Puzzles - Holiday Enrichment & Critical Thinking Activities
5 Paragraph Essay Writing- EASIEST way to teach kids to organize their writing
A Best-Seller! Here are a few TpT Buyer reviews:"It's a small resource, but mighty. And extremely intuitive. In fact, I'd say that so far, this may be the best 5 paragraph essay resource I've used yet. Thanks! I would buy this again in a heartbeat. It is awesome. (16+ year teacher here!)""One of the best writing products I've ever purchased!""I used this with my 7th & 8th graders as yet another way to organize their writing. It helped the students that still did not know how to organize thei
Grades:
3rd - 9th
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Also included in: The Ultimate Writing Bundle (Grades 3-6)
Christmas STEM Activities Challenges - 12 Easy Low-Prep Ideas for Elementary
Low prep and FUN Christmas STEM activities! Make a parachute gift drop, a snowball launcher, an elf zip line, and 9 more festive challenges!Easy to differentiate, with color-coding based on level of difficulty, these activities are easy enough to do in one class period! With 12 challenges to choose from, there is something for everyone. Host a 12 days of Christmas STEM event, a STEM family night, or use some challenges this year and some next.✅ What You'll Get ✅Suggested Material ListSTEM Challe
Grades:
2nd - 8th
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NGSS:
3-PS2-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Also included in: Christmas STEM Activities MEGA Bundle
December Early Finisher/Challenger {Grades 3-6}
*Update*: You can now purchase this packet as part of a WINTER Bundle or for even more savings purchase the FULL SCHOOL YEAR Bundle!
WINTER Early Finisher Bundle
The FULL School Year Early Finisher Bundle
This packet is a bundle of fun, engaging, and challenging activities designed for Grades 3-6 as an answer to the age-old question:"I'm Done, Now What?"
It includes math, history, writing, reading, trivia, brain teasers, logic puzzles and more!
*Answer keys ARE included*
How to Use:
Early F
Grades:
3rd - 7th
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Christmas Low-Prep Activities Depth and Complexity Print-and-Go
This Depth and Complexity Christmas Activity Pack is perfect if you're looking for a fabulous selection of Christmas activities that use the Depth & Complexity framework. This Depth and Complexity Christmas Activity Pack has language arts, social studies, math, and science activities, all in one great resource. You'll find Christmas writing prompts, fiction and non-fiction pieces to read, Depth and Complexity frames to complete, a Christmas Around the World mini-book and more! Of course ther
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Descriptive Writing Unit - Low-Prep Lesson Plans, Prompts, Sensory Word Lists
This descriptive writing mini unit is super quick to teach and will improve your students' descriptive writing instantly with descriptive writing prompts, sensory word lists, and more! It's got an engaging descriptive writing lesson plan that will launch your students into fabulous descriptive writing so they show, not tell, in addition to other resources you'll return to again and again. In this descriptive writing mini unit, you'll find graphic organizers that will support all learners, with t
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Animate A Story (Scratch Coding Project)
In this project, students will animate a story. This story could be anything. It could be an original creative piece they've written. It could be a story you're reading in class. It could even be a movie or moment in history that connects with their interests or topics/themes you're currently learning. Students will get to experience the connections between technology and writing, as they dive into computer programming and animation of their stories. Specific skills students will develop are: -
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: Creative Coding Adventures: 4 Interactive Scratch Projects Bundle
Sled STEM Challenge Low Prep Force and Motion STEM Activity or Santa's Sleigh
In this force and motion STEM challenge, students will use the engineering design process to create a fast or s l o w sled. If you are studying force and motion or how friction can affect force and motion, this challenge is the perfect low-prep hands-on activity! *If you would like to make this into a holiday or Christmas challenge, you can call it Santa's sleigh! All other design criteria are the same. Students can even draw and color a "Santa" of their own to put on their sleigh.You will need
Grades:
1st - 10th
Types:
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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A Recipe for Writing a Sonnet (like Shakespeare)
This is a graphic organizer that allows your students to write sonnets that are amazing. I have used this in both a Gifted 4th and 5th grade, and a regular 5th grade and the results were amazing in both. This clearly lays everything out...topic and structure. It can be used all the way up to high school!
Grades:
4th - 12th
Gifted and Talented Unit - Research & Design Your Own Fantasy World
Gifted and Talented Unit - Research the Fantasy Fiction Genre and Design Your Own Fantasy Fiction World and Story
The purpose of this unit is to explore the genre of fantasy, focusing on the creative process of developing a fantasy world (setting, language, characters, plot, sub-plots, etc.)
About This Activity:
★Check it out!: This unit is included in the Gifted and Talented Middle Grades Unit Bundle at a discounted price!
I developed this enrichment unit for my grades 3-5 gifted and talen
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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A Christmas Tree History-- Leveled Reading Comprehension Activity & Task Cards
Did you know Christmas trees were once illegal in the US!? Let your students explore the history of this popular holiday tradition while strengthening their close reading and critical thinking skills!
We LOVE to celebrate holidays in our classroom, but it can be a struggle to balance celebration time with education time! That's why I created this set of holiday-themed leveled passages and reading response tasks. We get to engage in some fun holiday learning and celebrating while still sneakin
Grades:
5th - 8th
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BOOK REPORT Board Game|Fun Creative Challenging|Distance Learning
Sold individually or as a bundle at a discounthttp://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Book-Report-FUN-PACK-4-Projects-Board-Game-Newspaper-Facebook-Cereal-BoxBook reports don't have to be that boring! This a more creative way to find out how much of the book the student really understands.This can also be used to compliment your already classroom book report assignment.Includes:Simple Directions/InstructionsBoard Game Criteria for Students (kid-friendly)Board Game Scoring Rubric2 Board Game T
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Christmas Logic Puzzles - Holiday Activities for Middle School
Just in time for Christmas! I know, I know....but better late than never, right? Your students will love thinking critically with these challenging logic puzzles! This NO prep four pack includes unique critical thinking brain busters. Your middle school students will love these brain busters, and beg for more! Perfect for early finishers, challenge board, after testing, and more! Have a look!Set includes 4 Logic Puzzles. Blitzen's Baubles! iA challenging location logic puzzle, to color
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Also included in: Holiday Logic Bundle- Middle School - Easter Activities- Fast Finishers
Book Report FUN PACK|4 Projects|Board Game-Newspaper-Facebook-Cereal Box
Book reports don't have to be that boring! These projects are a more creative way to find out how much of the book the student really understands.All of these look GREAT on your walls and bulletin boards!Includes:Board Game Book ReportNewspaper Book ReportFacebook Book ReportCereal Box Book ReportSimple Directions/InstructionsCriteria for Students (kid-friendly)RubricsTemplatesGeneric Score Sheets and TONS of Photos of actual Student Board Games! Check out our store for individually sold Book Re
Grades:
3rd - 12th
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S.C.A.M.P.E.R The School Year BUNDLE
Enjoy 48 different S.C.A.M.P.E.R activities to use with your students. These activities can be completed independently, cooperatively, or left with a sub for a critical thinking challenge. There are 4 unique creative and/or critical thinking questions on each page. FULL previews are available for EACH product in my store under the individual product listings. The 48 S.C.A.M.P.E.R activities span through the course of the year and can be used from start to finish!I hope you enjoy SCAMPERING as mu
Grades:
K - 8th
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Halloween Writing Prompts - Creepy Quick Writes - Quick Writing Prompts
Ever heard your students say, “I don’t know what to write”? These quick write visual writing prompts are going to make your teacher heart happy! These creepy, spooky, and otherworldly visual writing prompts are perfect for Halloween activities and all of October! The purpose of these writing prompts is to get students’ creative juices flowing! The goal is to build writing fluency and creativity, so students get used to writing right away, without worrying about whether their grammar is correct,
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Grades:
4th - 7th
Listening & Following Directions Christmas Edition +Reading Comprehension
Listening and Following Directions – Christmas EditionAn activity that challenges students to listen and pay attention to detail.Save over 20% when your purchase the Listening and Following Directions Growing Bundle Pack!This activity is designed to challenge students to follow oral and/or written directions and complete tasks in the correct locations on a grid. During the activity the directions can be read to the students by the teacher or the students can read the directions to themselves. Th
Grades:
4th - 9th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Following Directions and Listening Bundle Reading Comprehension
Creative Writing Create a Comic Book Hero Activities 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Telling students they're going to do "creative writing" can result in panic. Not with this fun lesson that has great graphics, fabulous graphic organizers, and an engaging partner activity.This lesson is made up of three activities that culminate in the students' creating a comic book. Students will work together to learn a variety of character traits to use to create a comic book hero. Then they will imagine how this champion could save the world. Finally, students will use illustrations and sp
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Creative Writing Prompts - Journal Prompts using Poetry & Song Lyrics Task Cards
Use these poetry snippets & song lyrics as journal prompts to inspire creative writing and storytelling. These journal and creative writing prompts help to demystify poetry and show students that they can draw inspiration anywhere. They also make for a great writing activity during National Poetry Month (or any time of year)! Use these poetry task cards as bellringers, journal prompts, a creative writing station, or for small-group inspiration. Daily exposure to poetry through these journal
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Winter Themed Logic Puzzles with Critical Thinking Challenges
Enrich Your Classroom with Engaging Math & Logic Brain Teasers!Spark Joy and Learning with Winter-Themed Puzzles: Perfect for the winter season, these six brain teasers blend basic math skills like addition, multiplication, subtraction, and logic to solve intriguing cryptograms. With themes of Christmas, winter sports, and snow fun, they are ideal for creating an engaging and festive learning environment.Bundle Highlights:Diverse Puzzle Themes: Includes one Winter Olympics puzzle, two Snow F
Grades:
6th - 8th
Create Your Own Country
Check out the updated 2024 version of this project!This is a year long project for students in any grade (You can make any changes to accommodate any grade). Students will design and create their own country. It includes all subject areas with modifications and GT accommodations. Subjects are History(history of the country), Math (budget), Geography(Map locations, latitude/longitude), Science (weather, plants, and animals), Government (laws and regulations), Language Arts (national anthem, pledg
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Grades:
1st - 12th
12 Days of Christmas: A Computer Spreadsheet Activity
This great holiday activity shows students how to use a computer spreadsheet to calculate the cost of their true love's gifts in today's dollars.The simple step-by-step procedure will allow both beginning and computer-savvy students to experience success as they learn how to use spreadsheet software. Students will enjoy the engaging and entertaining activity. No computer? No problem! Use the activity master so students can calculate the costs themselves.
Grades:
5th - 9th
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