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5th grade writing-expository homeschool curricula for GATE
Westward Expansion Wagon Project for Oregon Trail Unit
Westward Expansion Wagon Project for Oregon Trail Unit – This creative and hands-on project is a wonderful opportunity for students to show their understanding of pioneers moving west. Learners will create a covered wagon out of construction paper, cardboard, and a shoebox. The bonnet of the wagon will include: • A map of the Oregon or California Trail • A model of a labeled wagon • A list of chores on the trail • A list of entertainment on the trail • Pictures and captions of 4 maj
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Westward Expansion Project Bundle
How to Write an Awesome Paragraph Step-by-Step
Does your learner need help with writing strong paragraphs?The How to Write an Awesome Paragraph Step-by-Step workbook teaches your students how to write a strong paragraph using a foolproof step-by-step process. Each incremental lesson teaches one step and contains practice examples to build their skill and confidence.Writing strong paragraphs is a key requirement for all school writing. Students without strong paragraph skills will struggle when it comes to essays or other longer writing tasks
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4th - 9th
Mock Trial Preparation and Script
This product includes graphic organizers to help your students gather ideas and information to present in a formal trial-like manner. You can use any literature story or informational text with this packet. Put a character or a historical figure on trial for crimes they've committed. The possibilities are endless!You will receive:Printable pages that can be used to create a packet specialized for both the Prosecution team and the Defense Team.A script to help move the trial along in a manner tha
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4th - 8th
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Westward Expansion Project Bundle
Westward Expansion Project Bundle - This bundle includes three fun and engaging projects about Westward Expansion. Students will gain valuable researching skills while also developing their presentation, writing, reading comprehension, and interpersonal skills. ABC’s of Moving West– This creative project asks students to work in groups to create an ABC book about the Oregon Trail and Westward Expansion. Learners will identify several important and meaningful words associated with their assi
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Opinion Writing Unit - Lessons and Worksheets Digital & Printable
Use this as a Distance Learning Opinion Writing activity with your upper elementary students. This is a no-prep unit, meaning you can just upload to Google Classroom and have students work through each mini-lesson as you post them. I have included Opinion Writing Prompts, and digital Graphic Organizers for them to use with EACH lesson that is included. This is a FULL unit plan for an Opinion Writing. It includes 6 guided PDF or Google Slides lessons that teach students about all of the elements
Grades:
4th - 6th
Writing Editing & Revising Rough Draft to Final Draft Checklist
Writing Editing & Revising Rough Draft to Final Draft ChecklistThis Writing Editing & Revising Rough Draft to Final Draft Checklist is the perfect writing checklist for ANY grade! Students check for capitalization, punctuation, correct spelling, and more! This checklist also requires students to...Read their essay out loud to make sure it makes sense ✓Take out any words or phrases that don't sound right ✓Replace boring adjectives with more exciting ones ✓Check for subject-verb agreement
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Grades:
K - 12th
Public Speaking & Explanatory "How to" Writing 5 Lesson Mini-Unit
This is a 5 lesson mini-unit on explanatory/procedural writing and public speaking. The lessons at written for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades. The lessons are printable and ready to use. Included in this unit are:2 Explanatory Writing Lessons: 1. How to Make a Sandwich 2. How to Build a Toy3 Public Speaking Lessons: 1. Best Book or Movie 2. Favorite Pet 3. Should Students Be Required to Wear Uniforms?1 Student Self-Evaluation1 Explanatory Writing Rubric1 Public Speaki
Grades:
3rd - 6th
LEGO Writing Prompts 4th Grade STARR
Engage your kinesthetic learners during your writing block!!
I teach Gifted students and the vast majority are kinesthetic learners. I had to find a way to engage them in writing. One day, during a design challenge a light bulb went off in my head! Why not incorporate building and writing? So, I came up with the idea!
You will need Legos or other building blocks. I had parents donate them. I have small containers (purchased from the dollar store) full of legos for partners or groups of
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Current Event Template
This ready to print template is for recording and reporting current events. Two versions are included, one with directions and one without. Also included are two graphic organizers that can be used to take notes when students are reading through an article. This is a great activity for early finishers or for a GATE project. It can be used as practice for gathering data from informational texts.
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4th - 8th
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Gifted and Talented GATE WRITING COLLECTION 122 Pages
Get six highly rated GATE writing lesson bundles at 33% off individual purchases. This collection is packed with variety, creativity, challenge, and the Common Core.
See the big preview! Hours and hours of class instruction and engagement!
You'll get the following bundles adaptable from 3rd through 8th grade:
Road Trip Adventure Cross-Curricular Writing Journey: Students practice all sorts of writing from graphic design to narrative to expository as they journey across the USA and create p
Grades:
3rd - 8th
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READING RESPONSE BUNDLE
A collection of my Reading Response materials will give you so many materials for responding to any novel, picture book, or basal reader! See individual product links below for more details on each individual product!
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Explorer Timeline Project Using a Graphic Organizer
TEXT NOT INCLUDED This foldable graphic organizer can be used with any explorer unit. Students research explorers using outside sources, then complete this foldable project. It can be used as a component in an interactive notebook or displayed on a bulletin board. Choose which explorers you want to assign to students. I assign five for my 4th graders. This product includes 22 images of the most commonly studied explorers of North America.Follow us at:www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/thank-a-
Grades:
3rd - 8th
Also included in: 4th Grade California Social Studies Projects All Year
Weekly Writing Set: Daily Writing Practice for middle school grades
This Weekly Writing Set (Volume 1) includes one quarter of the year (9 weeks- 3 months) of daily writing practice. Students are exposed to all four types of writing (expository, informative, argumentative, and narrative/creative) each week, with writing tips, rubrics, & reflections to help write effectively. Each set is designed to have students write 10-15 minutes each day, including the pre-write/brainstorm section. The last day of the week is designed for reflection, using the CCSS aligne
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5th - 8th
Also included in: Weekly Writing Sets BUNDLE: Daily Writing practice for the ENTIRE YEAR!
Writing Prompts MYSTERIES ... Tips Rubrics Checklists ... Grades 4-5-6
MYSTERY Themed Creative Writing PromptsVocabulary, Guidelines, Tips for Writing, Rubrics, Checklist for Students, Word Banks 25 prompts, photographs, elements . . . and more Grades 4-5-6 WRITING PROMPTS: for Mysteries . . . NO PREP . . . WRITING . . .FREEBIE . . . Four MYSTERY Writing Prompts in the Preview. . . FREE "Always something EXTRA" to help TEACH / REVIEW / PRACTICE skills in FUN ways.⭐ Click to follow TEACHING STUFF PLACE for updates and FREEBIES. ⭐*** Writing Prompts Buyers’ comm
Grades:
4th - 8th
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Insects | Insect and Bug Research Report
Engage your students with this fun and comprehensive, 34 page Insects Research Report resource. It helps make report writing easy! It contains worksheets, questions, organizers, tools, forms, and academic vocabulary for your students to create, develop, write, edit, illustrate, present, and assess your students’ Insects Research Report.This report (or performance task) is also designed to not only to learn and explain the new information, but answer some higher level thinking questions (Common C
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: Animals and Insects | Research Report Bundle
Little House on the Prairie Lapbook / Interactive Notebook
A long time ago, before all the grandfathers and grandmothers of today had even been born, a little girl left her home in the Big Woods of Wisconsin to begin her American pioneering journey. Laura set out with her Ma and Pa and two sisters to travel across the prairie and make their home in the Indian Country. Although Laura was almost too young to remember the events, she later researched and put together her memories with the stories that she had been told, in order to record her adventure f
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Grades:
1st - 7th
South Carolina History + AUDIO – ALL South Carolina State Study Content Included
South Carolina History uses Nonfiction Informational Text (All Content Included – No Additional South Carolina History Textbook Needed), the entire lesson recorded on Audio, NINE Interactive Notebook assignments, and a variety of engaging hands-on activities aligned with South Carolina's 4th Grade Social Studies Standards to teach about South Carolina's Points of Interest, South Carolina's First People, Famous Explorers and Colonists in South Carolina, the Revolutionary War, South Carolina's Sta
Grades:
3rd - 5th
5th Grade Writing Toolkit with ARMS & CUPS Strategies
Introducing the 5th Grade Writing Excellence Kit, a meticulously designed package for enhancing and refining the writing abilities of fifth graders. This all-encompassing kit is a valuable asset for educators seeking to instill advanced writing skills in their students, covering multiple genres and fostering a thorough understanding of the writing process.Key Features:Detailed Writing Checklists: The kit includes specific checklists for narrative, informational/explanatory, and opinion writing g
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5th
Native American Project - Compare and Contrast
This Native American Project is a fun way to compare and contrast Native American Indians in different regions. I have also included a second version to compare and contrast Native American Tribes.
This product includes:
- visual sample of project
- how I teach the unit
- sample anchor charts
- tips and different options for project
- student samples
- project description sheets for students
- copies for headings, maps, note taking, and rubrics (two versions)
- teacher sample to be assembled
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4th - 6th
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Research Logs - Gifted and Talented Projects -7 Units
Independent Research Logs
Topics Include:
Arctic
Tundra
Desert
Ocean
Rainforest
Grassland
Students are expected to:
Create a list of topics they'd like to study
Choose one of those topics to research
Generate open-ended questions about the topic
Locate sources to find the answers to their questions
Take notes and cite their sources
Focus their research
Write a report / draft
Create a product to show their learning
Grades:
1st - 6th
WRITING FOUNDATIONS: Organization, Elaboration and Conventions
This is a foundational writing unit. ALL MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED. JUST PRINT AND GO! The focus is on teaching skills that students will need to write basic paragraphs. The prompts are designed to engage and interest students.
Included are mini-lessons on:
indenting paragraphs
focusing on one main idea in a paragraph
checking spelling
using capitals with proper nouns
adding elaboration
using anecdotes
pre-writing
Students are given two specific prompts for every mini-lesson designed to pra
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: BUNDLE: Year-Long Common Core Writing Prompts (Grades 4-6)
5th Grade Triple Writing Self-Assessment & Reflection Kit
Introducing the 5th Grade Triple Writing Self-Assessment & Reflection Kit, an essential educational resource designed to cultivate advanced writing skills in fifth-grade students. This comprehensive kit is tailored to support and enhance the learning experience in narrative, informational/explanatory, and opinion writing. Featuring specialized rubrics for each writing genre and an insightful reflection page, this kit enables a thorough and multi-dimensional approach to writing assessment and
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Grades:
5th
Age of Exploration: Explorer Research Book Template and Tasks (DIGITAL)
This is a Research Book Template which works great in a unit on the Age of Exploration. It supports all stages of the research/ writing process. This was designed with Google Classroom in mind. There are a total of 7 tasks to walk students through the research process (including prompts and examples). There are also digital research book templates as well. This resource also works well as an enrichment activity for G.A.T.E. students or early finishers!The resource includes an "Explorer Gallery
Grades:
4th - 6th
Conjunctions (Hochman Method Aligned Resource for Elementary School)
Guide your students on their path to becoming excellent expository writers! Together with Dr. Judith Hochman’s wonderful Writing Revolution System, this product is designed to help students fully understand the purpose and structure of a sentence and develop the ability to compose complex sentences that reflect extended thinking. This product includes oral examples for teacher modeling as well as in-class and homework activities for introducing the following concepts and goals of lesson 1.6: Co
Grades:
1st - 5th
Also included in: Hochman Method Aligned Bundle: Lessons 1.6-1.10 (For Elementary School)
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