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Free Winter creative writing lessons
Spooky Story Writing - Halloween Writing Activity - Free Halloween Lesson
Your students will love this fun and engaging Halloween writing activity that will have them rolling story element dice (setting, character, obstacle, and a story starter) to create a random set of story components. Once students have their story components, they’ll plan and write a spooky story as they combine each element into an entertaining writing piece. Perfect for a Halloween lesson, Halloween activity or any time of the year!This activity taps into students’ natural love of scary stori
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4th - 7th
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Me on the Map mini book
This book will help students understand the importance of map skills and give them a basic understanding of where they're located in relation to the world. Students will be introduced to the following words:
Country
State
Town/City
Street
House/Address
It's very simple and fun to do with students and is a great accompaniment for the Me on the Map book by Joan Sweeny.
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PreK - 2nd
Free Halloween Activity - Figurative Language & Reading Comprehension
Looking for a fun and educational way to celebrate Halloween in your classroom? Then, you’ll love the activities in this resource that give your students a trick AND treat.In this resource you’ll find a “Halloween Fun” activity. This one is the ‘TRICK’. In this activity students need to read the instructions very carefully. However, most students do not read the entire set of directions before beginning (that’s the trick). That means that students will follow the directions to create a Hal
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5th - 8th
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FREE Groundhog's Day Coloring Page Activity
Teach your students about our Groundhog's Day traditions with these two adorable coloring sheets! One coloring sheet to show that the groundhog had no shadow, and one shows him scared of his shadow and predicting six more weeks of winter! Enjoy and happy Groundhog's Day! With this set, you’ll receive:2 unique, ready to print coloring pages in PDF formatGet ALL my coloring page sets for 30% off and all future sets for free!You may also like these coloring page sets: Winter Coloring PagesGroundhog
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PreK - 2nd
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Stretch The Sentence Writing Activities - Free Sample!
Students can practice stretching out sentences with these fun writing activities! The focus is to add more details to sentences by answering the questions who, what, when, where, why, and how? These will get students thinking about what details to add to make their sentences more interesting. This free sample includes two different practice pages!
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• How to stretch the sentence page with example
• 2 practice pages
*For more activities, please see the full resource:
Stretch The Sentenc
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1st - 3rd
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End of the Year Activity - Personal Reflection and Infographic
End of Year Activity - Reflection and InfographicAs the calendar year draws to a close, engage your students with this fun and creative Personal Reflection and Infographic Activity. First, students will complete a personal reflection about their year - including lessons they have learned, significant events, memorable moments, accomplishments, favorites, and even set goals for the next year. Then, students will complete an infographic template to present their reflection information quickly and
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5th - 8th
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Teaching Dialogue in Writing {Freebie!}
This free pack is sure to help you through your writing dialogue unit! In this pack you will receive:-Posters outlining the rules to edit and punctuate dialogue correctly -A passage for students to correctly edit and punctuate dialogue, with answer keys-Links to my blog posts on teaching dialogue with additional ideas, lessons, and mentor texts-Student center/group activity and recording sheet to practice putting together a quote with the correct punctuationSee my 2 blog posts at: YoungTeacherLo
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3rd - 6th
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Polar Express Freebie
This product includes activities to enhance your study of the book "The Polar Express".
Included are:
Retelling (beginning, middle, and end)
Story Elements (character, setting, problem, solution)
Movie vs. Book box and t chart
The First Gift of Christmas writing
How to Make Hot Chocolate writing
Polar Express ABC Order
Tickets for a Polar Express celebration (color and black and white)
A letter from Santa (color and black and white)
This freebie is offered under Scrappin Doodles Freebie Lice
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1st - 2nd
FREEBIE!! Irregular Past Tense Verb Snowmen Match Up + worksheets
Irregular past tense verbs are tricky! They require the act of memorization because they go against all of the normal rules on how to make a verb go into past tense form. That is why they are difficult for students to learn.
This snowman match up activity will be a fun way for your students to work on irregular past tense verbs so that they can ultimately memorize some of the most commonly ones used. They will match up the snowmen with their present and past tense forms of the verbs and then
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K - 12th
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The Snowy Day Cause & Effect {Flip Book and Craftivity}
Have you read the book, The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats? It is an excellent book to use when teaching cause and effect. This FREE craftivity is a great follow up activity to the read aloud.
Included in this download are templates to create a Peter, cause and effect cards, and writing templates
I hope you and your students enjoy this craftivity!
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1st - 3rd
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Arctic Animals - Free Resource Freebie Worksheet Printable Animal Adaptations
Arctic Animals
Arctic Animals: FREE RESOURCE!
Students cut and paste flaps where they match Arctic animals with their cold weather adaptations. They also discover the purpose of these adaptations.
Answer key included!
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Arctic Animal Lapbook!
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1st - 6th
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Winter Animal Hibernation Migration & Active for Kindergarten & 1st
This unit goes perfectly with non-fiction winter animal books. I have made this winter product scaffold on topics starting from the most simple and often talked about, seasons. With flash cards, visuals, and worksheets, students can form discussions and act out different adaptations of the winter animals.
There are also center activities along with flash cards and assessments.
Take a look at the preview. Alined to common core. All credits at the end of the presentation.
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PreK - 1st
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Short Story Planning Sheets - Graphic Organizers for Narrative Writing
Are your students getting ready to write creative short stories, but need structure and guidance? This activity is a great way to get them thinking about and planning their short story. Two versions are included - one that allows for brainstorming 3 possible stories (complete with character, settings, problem, events, and solution), and the other that allows an in-depth outline for one short story.
These are great because they make sure your student has a plan before creating a rough draft. It
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4th - 7th
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mini Unit
This **UPDATED** 13 pg. mini unit includes fun activities to engage your students in history. Paired up with non fiction readers on Dr. King, you're sure to have your students thinking! Included are:
anchor chart headers
I have a dream writing page
I can make the world peaceful writing page
Poem
January calendar
was/had/wanted writing page
MLK, Jr. fact fill in
Art ideas
and more!
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PreK - 1st
How to Write A Paragraph
Provided in this FREE download, you will get1. PowerPoint presentation that will introduce your students to the parts of a paragraph, how it is structured, and why it is important. 2. Sample lesson plans- It is intended to be taught over several days- about five 30 minute blocks over 1 week.3. Basic paragraph rubric4. Sample paragraphs 5. A list of 5 topics for practicing how to write their own paragraphsStudents learn- 1. The parts of a paragraph (topic sentence, details, and closing sentence
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2nd - 5th
Spring Acrostic Poem Template {FREE!}
April is National Poetry Month! Celebrate Spring and National Poetry Month with this freebie! Acrostic poems are an easy and fun way to introduce poetry to your students. This products includes two templates and two classroom examples. If you like this FREEBIE, please leave some positive feedback! =)Please e-mail me at TheHappyTeacherTPT@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns.You may also like:Sweet Sentences Mega PackABC Order Mega PackSpelling Task Cards
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FREEBIE Informational Writing Organizer ~ Snowman Craft with Writing Activities
Why not enjoy a snowman craft with literacy activities to keep the kids engaged and productive while they are having fun? Even for those of us who will not likely see snow. Included in this freebie:* * Build-a-Snowman patterns (one-page format) {Note: There is a multi-page format included in Sets 1, 2, & 3 for your convenience. These are perfect for copying various parts onto colored construction paper. For example, there is a page that has just snowman noses that can be copied onto
Informative and Explanatory Paragraph Writing Unit Freebie/Sample
This Informative and Explanatory Paragraph Writing freebie is a sample of my 300+ paged Informative and Explanatory Paragraph Writing unit. It is a great way to introduce and give your students practice writing informative and explanatory paragraphs. The unit is aligned with the Common Core Standards grades K-3. Please, visit my store to get the full version of this sample at:
Informative and Explanatory Paragraph Writing Unit All Year Long K-3 300+ pages
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K - 3rd
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Polar Bear Nonfiction Passage FREEBIE
Get students excited to dig into nonfiction texts with this FREE All About Polar Bears nonfiction passage! This is a great addition to your reading instruction for winter so students can learn all about polar bears!⭐This freebie is a SAMPLE of my Winter Nonfiction 10 passage set!⭐All About Polar Bears is written at three different levels, appropriate for kindergarten, first, and second grade students. There are three comprehension questions that accompany the passage. Students will practice dete
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K - 2nd
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Vivid Verbs ~ FREE Interactive Notebook Activity & Practice
Free Interactive Notebook Activity for Vivid VerbsI created these additional activities when my students needed further practice with writing and choosing strong, vivid verbs.Read my blog post about these activities here: http://imlovinlit.blogspot.com/2014/10/viva-la-vivid-verbs.htmlAnd get the rest of my interactive notebook writing lessons here:Interactive Writing Notebooks
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2nd - 6th
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Procedural Writing Template First Grade | How To Make Pancakes FREEBIE
Looking for a way to get students excited about writing? How To Make Pancakes is the perfect no-prep procedural writing template for kindergarten and first grade. Students will love making pancakes and writing the steps with this free how-to writing activity! Included in this resource: Lesson PlansAnchor Chart - How To Make PancakesHow To Make Pancakes - writing prompts (4 differentiated versions)How To Make Pancakes - sequence the picturesPancakes Word BankPancake coloring page*****************
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K - 2nd
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Descriptive Writing Picture Prompts
Descriptive Writing Picture Prompts. Using writing prompts with photos to teach descriptive writing is an effective exercise. Teach your students to use concrete, or sensory, detail with three thought-provoking photos with writing prompts and notes on using sensory detail. This is part of my complete unit on Writing a Narrative Essay.Writing a Narrative Essay - Complete UnitYou might also likeWriting Prompts for Research and Response PapersWriting a Persuasive Essay - Complete UnitWriting a Rese
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7th - 10th
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How to Catch a Leprechaun Writing Unit for St. Patrick's Day
This is a writing freebie for how to writing! This works with any leprechaun book but I use it specifically with How to Catch a Leprechaun by Adam Wallace!In this unit you will find:1. How to Anchor Chart2. Teacher Guide3. The full writing process4. RubricWhat are others saying?! Vanessa- Thank you so much for sharing. I love how you provided for all the different writing steps!Rachel- I love this product! Everything is organized and self explanatory. I cannot wait to use it!If you want all type
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1st - 4th
Let's Start Writing! An Introductory Writing Lesson for Primary Grades
This is a great lesson to kick off writer's workshop in your primary classroom!I designed this lesson to specifically go with the book, Rocket Writes a Story by Tad Hills. However, you could easily complete this lesson without it!Included in this freebie:-Lesson Plan including an example story to model with class-Student writing cards to help "inspire" a story-Word collecting sheet-Writing paper for primary studentsTo see the lesson in action, visit my blog TGIF!Enjoy!
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K - 2nd
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