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Free writing-expository projects for homeschool
Biography Book Report & Rubric
Common Core is putting more of a focus on Nonfiction Text. Therefore as teachers we need to find fun and creative ways to spark our students interest in this informational text.
Here is a quick and easy way to have your students practice reading a biography of a famous person, then write about their accomplishments and type of character. Lastly, students are expected to "role-play" becoming that person and give a short speech (also part of Common Core).
This FREEBIE includes student dire
Grades:
2nd - 6th
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FREE BATS Informational Research and Writing Literacy and Science
Looking for NO PREP writing and graphic organizers on BATS for your kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade? These FREE All About Bats graphic organizers, informative writing templates, and bat life cycle poster are perfect for beginning writers to do simple research and writing. EVERYTHING you need for your bat units is included in this sample freebie! You will be able to guide your students during whole and small group writing centers using these bat NO PREP printable writing activities They wil
Grades:
K - 3rd
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Procedural Text & Writing Freebie: Snowman Freebie
This craftivity is part of my procedural writing unit for Christmas since many of our students may not be able to celebrate certain holidays. Students will create this adorable snowman using paint chip cards, templates, and construction paper. Then write about the procedure. If you are interested in teaching the whole unit you can click on the link below:
Procedural Text & Writing Unit: Christmas Craftivities
Grades:
1st - 5th
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"All About Books" Template
Informational writing can be easy and fun for your students with this help of this FREE "all about books" template! Guide your students through writing their own expository or non-fiction text with this resource. It comes with a cover, a table of contents, writing pages, and more!
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What resources did I include in this product for you?
⬟ Cover
⬟ Table of contents
⬟ Labeling page
⬟ Writing page {primary and regular l
Grades:
1st - 6th
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President's Day Research Project - Research Report Posters FREEBIE SAMPLE
These President Posters are the PERFECT way for your students to demonstrate their research about the Presidents of the United States. THIS FREEBIE SAMPLE pack of my FULL Presidents Research Posters comes with two posters to print.
You will get a George Washington Poster and a James K. Polk poster in this sample pack. The FULL Presidents Research Posters pack comes with posters in 2 sizes, special bulletin board displays, student worksheets, teacher directions, rubrics and so much more!
Thes
Grades:
3rd - 5th
Animal Report
An animal report template your students will enjoy! Students showcase their research and writing with this fun booklet! Each page of the booklet can be used to write about an animal's habitat, diet, behavior, and even fun facts. Then, students illustrate in the boxes on each page. A graphic organizer for collecting research is also included.
Print this resource two sheets per page (pages 3-8) and then assemble into a cute booklet your students are sure to be proud of. This is a perfect res
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Grades:
K - 4th
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Procedural Text & Writing Freebie: Scarecrow Freebie
I have added this craftivity as part of my procedural writing units for Halloween and Thanksgiving since many of our students may not be able to celebrate certain holidays. Students will create this adorable scarecrow using paint chip cards, templates, and construction paper. Then write about the procedure. If you are interested in teaching the whole unit you can click on the links below:
Procedural Text & Writing Unit: Halloween Craftivities
Procedural Text & Writing Unit: Thanksgivin
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Grades:
K - 5th
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Recipe Cards {How to Writing Template} *FREEBIE*
Students choose their favorite recipe their mom or dad makes and write the steps to creating the recipe. Send the letter home to parents asking them to write the real recipe and send it in (using the attached letter and template). Once it's returned you can turn it into a mini-booklet using the cover page or glue them side by side on construction paper.
This would be great for Mother's or Father's Day!
Both color and black&white versions are included. The two colors are hot pink and lig
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Grades:
PreK - 5th
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9/11 Service Project & Writing Prompt Free
This is a free download you can use immediately to honor and remember those who acted heroically on and after September 11, 2001. I created a writing prompt and grading rubric and included links to Scholastic's lesson plans if you'd like to do an entire unit.Thanks for downloading!Tracee Ormanwww.traceeorman.comThis IS included in my mega bundle: ALL of my WRITING RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
Grades:
7th - 12th
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Christmas Science Experiment: Procedural Writing Unit
During this mini unit, students will explore the importance of writing scientific procedures. Learning how to write in this way will help students communicate about investigations the way scientists do.
Students will explain their understanding throughout the writing of procedural texts and evaluate their work and provide feedback to others.
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
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Weathering, Erosion, & Deposition Student Brochure
Mix it up with your student's output in the classroom by having them design a brochure about WED! This file is editable so you can change fonts, placement of illustration boxes, and even the title. It is interactive notebook ready!
TEKS: 3.7A, 4.7B, 5.7B, 7.8B
NGSS: ESS2.A
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Grades:
4th - 8th
Biography Project - Pairs w/Black History Month Bell Ringers/Writing Prompts
This is a pairing activity to have students research someone and create one slide in Google Slides. They are also encouraged to present their slide to the class in a speech. The research is open-ended but I steered my students toward people who maybe haven't received their due in history or who may have been "hidden figures" from our history books.This includes a Google Slides template and the directions are editable in a Google Document as well in case you'd like to have students complete the r
Grades:
3rd - 8th
What does your Garbage Say about you? Making Inferences FREEBIE Secondary Lesson
Review and practice making inferences.
A good way to practice Fig. 19B for those you you teaching in Texas.
What this lesson includes:
**Instructions for creating the materials for a terrific group activity
**Student handouts for the group activity on making inferences
**Description and prompt for an Expository Writing Assignment
Good STAAR test prep for making inferences and expository writing.
KW:garbology secondary TEKS Fig. 19 Fig 19 Fig. 19B subtext expository inferences STAAR EOC EOG
Grades:
8th - 12th
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Technology Integration Plan for Writing Grades K - 5
Need ideas on how to integrate technology into your writing lessons? Don't have time to teach technology and writing separately? This plan is sure to help technology specialists, as well as classroom teachers. Citing the writing genre and technology standard for each grade, it provides a project for every quarter of the school year. These projects integrate technology standards and writing standards in an effort to keep students using higher-level thinking skills when dealing with technology and
Grades:
K - 5th
Also included in: Technology Integration Bundle
FREEBIE! Download Sample of How-To Writing Paper Pack
Here's just a couple of the themed designs included in my How-To Paper Pack for writer's workshop... Enjoy these freebies and check out my work!
Full set includes these themes:
Cooking
Sports
Pets and Animals
Building things
Gardening
Arts & Crafts
PLUS – 5 “generic” Materials List designs that
can be used with any topic.
Pack also includes a How-To Editing Checklist that can be used as either an individual tool, or with peer-editing exercises.
Happy Writing!
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Grades:
K - 5th
People Book Craftivity
This cute little craftivity is a perfect way to engage your students in learning about famous people! It is very versatile and will work with any person you (or your students) choose. The file includes templates to make the People Book - the body opens up to lines for students to write an informative paragraph about a famous (or not-so-famous) person. These look super cute on a bulletin board or hanging from the ceiling on clips (I have my students color the back, too, when I hang them!).
So
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Grades:
K - 12th
Martin Luther King Jr. Free
Martin Luther King Jr. Free: Research Writing Activity- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Biography Brochure- - Use this Martin Luther King Jr. activity to teach your students about Civil Rights in January, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday!! This would also be great in February for Black History Month!! Martin Luther King Jr. Biography Brochure: Celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and explore his monumental achievements in the area of Civil Rights. I Have a Dream....
This Martin Luther Kin
Grades:
2nd - 8th
Fantastic Facts FREEBIE with Rubric
Use this page with your students to help them learn to find facts and write them in their own words. There is a rubric included to evaluate your students' work.
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Hilary
Rockin' Teacher Materials
Grades:
2nd - 3rd
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Student Writing Portfolio (freebie)
This is a guide for putting together an end of year writing portfolio memory book for each student in your class. It is something that the teacher needs to plan all year, so there are enough student writing samples to build the portfolio.Upon completion, the portfolio showcases an entire year of writing for a student. It demonstrates student growth and accomplishments, and parents love the final product!The product is a zipped file with a PDF document and an editable PowerPoint file to personali
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Project-Based Learning Activities - ELA - Research, Essays, Technical Writing
These Project-Based Learning Activities are designed as starting points for educators. Students will use inquiry to explore a topic related to the Flint Hills eco-region. These activities can be adapted to various grade levels and can serve as single lessons or developed into larger projects. Educators are permitted to copy, distribute, modify, and use these activities for non-commercial purposes only. Part of the Flint Hills Learning Center, a project of the Flint Hills Discovery Center, made p
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Eulogy Speech Presentation
Students write a eulogy speech for their own funeral and then present it to the class as an anonymous person speaking about themselves.
Great assignment for any Language Arts / English / Speech class. Students get to make an honest assessment of their lives and then present that to the class with the appropriate tone and subject matter. Includes handout foor students detailing how to put together their speech.
Grades:
9th - 12th, Higher Education
FREE Creative Writing Assignment: Short Story on Extinct Languages RUBRIC
Creative short story/children's story writing assignment RUBRIC. Assignment is graded out of 25 points. Intended to be paired with this assignment.If you enjoy this resource, please let me know how it went and leave a five star review. When you LEAVE FEEDBACK, you earn credit toward future TpT purchases! Happy teaching :)
Grades:
5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: The Ultimate IB Theory of Knowledge Activities BUNDLE!!!
*FREEBIE* {Bilingual}Informational Brochure for Black History Month
*FREEBIE* {Bilingual}Informational Brochure for Black History Monthprintablefold-ablebrochurebilingualprimary gradesThank you for downloading, I appreciate your feedback and reviews. My instagram: iTeachiJeepMy website: iteachijeep.wordpress.com
Grades:
1st - 3rd
Roaring 20's research project - 1920's Chicago Gangsters
What can be more interesting than the Roaring 20's? This is such a fun and exciting unit for teachers and students. This project allows teachers to address research strategies, formal expository writing, and a summarizing. Students love learning about gangsters such as Al Capone!The following components are included with this project:* pdf and editable word documents* Cover sheet for students to write down due dates of each component* Research collection sheet to organize and guide student re
Grades:
5th - 8th
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