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Creative writing tools for common cores for Easel and for staff
Esperanza Rising Novel Study Unit & Comprehension Activities
My Esperanza Rising novel study features everything teachers need to lead students through Pam Muñoz Ryan's amazing book. This PDF novel study includes activities, comprehension questions, daily lesson plans, character analysis, word work, and more! Guide your readers through Esperanza Rising while helping them think more deeply about the characters, themes, and literary devices found within it.The theme of this novel is perseverance and the idea that one should never be afraid to start over. Yo
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4th - 8th, Staff
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3rd Grade Division Fluency and Review Worksheets | Digital
This division set is BOTH a printable packet AND a TpT Digital Activity in one product. It's ideal for 3rd grade pre-assessments, post-assessments, homework, to introduce strategies, or to reinforce skills any time of the year! I also recommend it for 4th grade review, ELL students, and special education students of all ages. The packet introduces, teaches, and/or reviews third grade division strategies and includes 21 practice pages, plus an answer key. If you choose the digital version, I hav
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3rd - 4th, Staff
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ELA Emergency Sub Plans for Middle School Vol. 1
ELA Emergency Sub Plans for Middle School - Volume 1These language arts sub plans are perfect for filling (or refreshing) your substitute binder with engaging, standards-based activities. This is a true stand-alone resource that was designed to offer a print and go sub plan solution for middle school ELA teachers. No additional books or companion materials are needed!This resource includes:• 4-page high-interest reader’s theater script • Reader Response Questions• Context Clue Word Work• Summary
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4th - 7th, Staff
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Also included in: ELA Emergency Sub Plans Bundle for Middle School
Back to School First Day Jitters Reader's Theater Script for Grades 4-8
First Day Jitters? If you love the back-to-school book First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg, your students will love performing the reader's theater script even more. Based on the events from the silly picture book, I have created a reader's theater and reading literature toolkit that BIG KIDS will love to perform in those first days of school.This First Day Jitters for BIG KIDS resource includes:• 2-page 4-character reader's theater script• context clue word work• reader response questions• po
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4th - 7th, Staff
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Also included in: Text-Based Reader's Theater and Read Aloud Activities Bundle
Tuck Everlasting Novel Study Unit for Middle School Common Core Aligned
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt Novel Unit: Common Core Aligned!
This Print and Go! Tuck Everlasting Novel Unit is a 58-page novel study that includes:
• Lesson Plans
• Main Idea Chapter Titles
• 18 pages of reader response questions
• 5 pages of context clue word work with more space for writing all of the information needed
• character analysis work
• figurative language work
• post-reading reflection journals
• a character map
• End of Novel Project
• a table of contents to keep track o
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4th - 8th, Staff
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Also included in: Novel Study Unit Bundle for Grades 4-8 Common Core Aligned
2nd-8th Grade Common Core Text Evidence Toolkit: ELL Strategies Response Sheets
100+ pages of intense instruction addressing 100% of the Reading Anchor Standards. Use the respective tools in this unit for implementation of common core state standards, close reading, text evidence, and standards based grading.In this product you will find:> Close Reading Lesson Plan Templates for Small Groups> Observation Templates for Running & Anecdotal Records.> Close Reading Strategy Anchor Charts Tools and Posters> Strategy Bookmarks> Small Group Lesson Plan Templates
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2nd - 8th, Staff
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Text Dependent Question Stems, Frames {Common Core TDQ Cards for Close Reading}
With text complexity increasing for all grade levels and the need for Close Reading of text as stated in the first two words of the reading Anchor Standards this set of Text Dependent Question Stems and Frames will serve your class fruitful. Easy to read font! Four Cards to a Page! Standard is Printed on Each Card! 72 TDQ CardsUse these stems and frames in your guided reading groups or any time you may be reading closely. This set is aligned to the Common Core Anchor Standards. Help your studen
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Creative Writing Syllabus, Quarterly Calendars, Warm-ups, and Activities -CCSS
This 37-page posting offers my syllabus and 4 quarters of agendas, writing warm-ups, projects, etc for for Creative Writing 1 and for Creative Writing 2, 3, 4 for grades 9-12. I added the quarterly agendas after I noted from the comments that some teachers wanted more clarity on how to take the material from this packet and fit it into a calendar. Use them as a jumping off point to fit your students' skills, abilities and needs.Download this packet to getA Creative Writing 1 Syllabus4 quarters o
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6th - 12th, Staff
Retirement card for teacher, staff, or principal
This is a fun way for your students to honor someone retiring. This card is open to more than educators.The theme is "Retirement Bucket Ideas" and there are 36 unique prompts. There is also a blank template so students can do their own. There are 26 prompts with girls on it, and the same prompts with boys on them. Perfect fit for a male retiree or a female retiree. 2 per page. I recommend running it off and students can pick one, or you assign to them. There are 10 neutral cards that can
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2nd - 6th, Staff
Also included in: Retirement Card Bundle
Villanelle - Poetry Writing - Poem Writing Form to Guide Process
This poetry-writing exercise for writing a villanelle includes an assignment sheet with a detailed description of the form, professional examples, a printable for repetition patterns, a product-specific rubric to assess the student-written poem, and a student-written example to help students get started.This can be used in conjunction with teaching Dylan Thomas's "Do Not Go Gently into That Good Night" and as an option for a creative writing class. Writing your own villanelle is helpful for assi
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Retirement Banner for teacher, staff, or principal
This is a fun way for your students to honor someone retiring. This card is open to more than educators.The theme is "o fish ally done" and there are 26 unique prompts. There are end banners as well to finish the decoration. Easily decorate the lounge or a classroom.There is also a blank template so students can do their own that has a heading on it that reads the same as all others. Students color, write something, and then write their name. The bottom portion has ideas/sentence starters f
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1st - 6th, Staff
Also included in: Retirement Card Bundle
Fugleflicks Interactive eBook: Engaging Educational Movies by Kids for Kids
This Fugleflick interactive eBook is an exhaustive collection of 48 student-created, art-related award-winning super clever videos that will engage and entertain any student. They were made by kids for kids, oozing with creativity and child-centered educational content from classroom management issues to kindness to basic art concepts to simple encouragement to try your best. This book also contains movie trivia, how to's, behind the scenes movies and photos, articles, and exclusive content that
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PreK - 12th, Staff, Not Grade Specific
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The Sharing Circle: First Nations Truth & Reconciliation and Inclusive Education
The Sharing Circle Written by Theresa “Corky” Larsen-Jonasson.Read comprehension and Inclusive Educational Activities. Truth and ReconciliationWhen two red foxes argue that their community is breaking apart, a gentle buffalo takes a braid of sweetgrass to a local elder and asks her to help with a sharing circle for all the animals. You will need the story “The Sharing Circle,” a book by Teresa “Corky” Larsen-Jonasson. Illustrated by Jessika Von Innerebner.Recommended Grades 2 to 5: Great book t
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2nd - 5th, Higher Education, Staff
Therapy Dog Writing Activities
Therapy Dog Writing Activities is a set of 19 worksheets with Easel Activities to use as writing prompts with Therapy Dogs. Therapy dogs have been proven to be a valuable resource to encourage students to write. It is often difficult to locate these resources quickly and easily. This resource provides the activities that can easily be printed or assigned digitally to the students within your class. A great resource for when the school dog visits. Therapy Dog Writing Activities includes:Narrative
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1st - 6th, Staff
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Free What's Hot, What's Not Classroom Activity for Any Content Area
Common Core Aligned "What's Hot?" and "What's Not?" Alternative Reading Assessment
Use this "What's Hot? What's Not?" activity after reading a chapter, studying a unit, learning a concept, reading a short story, watching a video, etc. Students will have to use both critical and creative thinking skills to complete the activity. Can also be used for journalism (yearbook/newspaper), faculty entertainment, as an end of the year or term activity, or an ice-breaker activity at the start of a new s
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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Also included in: English Bell Ringer and Exit Slip Resources Mega Bundle
Valentine's Day Poem Mini Book February Poetry Station
A quick and fun poem activity for ANY grade level!Have your students learn a few facts about where Valentine's Day poetry started, write their own poems, and even make their own poetry book (mini or full sized) to give to friends, family, or helpers at school.Complete with directions for teachers, ideas for students, several template pages with and without lines, front and back covers... Have fun! This is a PDF download that includes a link to the Google Slides version. This is also enabled as a
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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EMERGENCY SUB PLANS FOR THE ELA CLASSROOM
These 5 emergency sub plans will reduce your worry and stress from having to be away from your students. All instructions are on the printouts. It's not always easy or possible for a substitute teacher to carry on with the regular curriculum, but with these emergency plans, all the substitute teacher has to do is disseminate the copies. *These 5 activities also make a great addition to your literacy centers.*I've created 5 easy, engaging activities to help make sure your students are continuing
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9th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: BUNDLE EMERGENCY SUB PLANS FOR THE ELA CLASSROOM
Entering The Scream with Green Screen & more
The ebook contains directions, templates, props, and many other creative ideas for entering The Scream by Edvard Munch using the Green Screen app by Do Ink.Here are some things you will find: An Empty Scream Template (to enter the art with green screen) A video showing how this was created An Empty Face Scream Template (to enter the art without green screen) Directions for setting both templates up in the Green Screen app by Doink Worksheet for students to tell the story of the last time they sc
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Collaborative poetry activity, Halloween, poetry writing activity
This is a fun, engaging activity that results in surprisingly effective writing. Students will collaborate with peers to write a group poem inspired by Halloween. Fiendishly perfect for literacy and learning stations too!Do your students get a look of trepidation when you announce they’ll be studying poetry? Worse yet, do they groan and sigh? Students sometimes react this way because they have learned that the reading and writing of poetry is difficult and frustrating. But the study of poetry d
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Deck The Halls MAD LIB (interactive)
Let the Christmas Caroling Begin.Deck the ___________ with __________ this holiday.This interactive Christmas Carol Mad Libs come in printable format, interactive PDF, google slide, and easel. With a full color and black and white option.Why BUY these Mad Libs? Enhance your educational experience using StarKids Mad Libs to::- encourage use of new vocabulary words- review parts of speech & grammar- encourage individual decision making and team building skillsWatch my video on How to Get the M
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K - 10th, Adult Education, Staff
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Pantoum - Poetry Writing - Poem Writing Form to Guide Process
Do you want to teach the pantoum, but you have no idea where to start?This step-by-step guide makes the process easy! By writing their own pantoum, students gain a greater understanding and appreciation for the form. This poetry-writing exercise for writing a students can be thought-provoking and powerful for students.This lesson includes⭐ an assignment sheet with a detailed description of the form,⭐ 2 writing forms for a 16-line and 20-line pantoum⭐ a peer feedback form to help students with re
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Narrative Writing Spring Prompts With Pictures
Narrative Writing TopicsAre you looking for some NO-PREP narrative writing prompts for spring? These spring-themed picture story prompts are print and go, or digital and go! It's perfect for National Story Day on April 27th. Let your students have fun with this creative writing resource. There are eight narrative writing topics that start with a picture. The story starter task cards give a situation related to the pictures, so you can combine the writing sheets with the task cards if you want.Th
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3rd - 5th, Staff
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Also included in: Spring Writing Prompts Bundle : Butterflies, Bees, Bunnies, and More!
Storytelling: The Hero In You
Children often face difficulties and these obstacles can often lead to helplessness, low self-esteem, and poor self-image. Storytelling is more than just fancy prose for the sake of entertaining. Writing can help students process their reality in an imaginary and therapeutic manner other modalities may not always achieve. Writing gives the student control over their narrative as they decide how they choose to solve problems, overcome obstacles, and what the ending of their story will be. This
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6th - 10th, Staff
Also included in: Resilience and Story Telling Bundle
Letter to Santa & Drawing for Santa
Printable Letter and drawing for Santa, cute design with Santa Claus. Great for kids at home and at school, you simply need to print the file & fill it out by hand!You can always post your student's or kid's creations on social media by tagging #smileybrainsstars.I will be very happy to see your results.Follow me on Instagram @smileybrains and Twitter @smiley_brainsTPT CREDITSRemember to leave feedback and a rating for this resource to earn credits towards free TpT products! Also, I really l
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PreK - 6th, Staff
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