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Middle school writing-expository tools for common cores under $5

Preview of Area and Perimeter Robot Craft

Area and Perimeter Robot Craft

The year is 2050, and kids everywhere rejoice because they no longer have to do chores! Instead, they can build robots that do chores for them. There’s just one hitch: unless your students understand Area and Perimeter, the robots won’t work!In this fun activity, each student will create a different robot according to the Area and Perimeter specs on the card given to them. The result? A classroom full of paper robots ready to take on all of those chores! Well, probably only one chore: being part
Preview of Biography Graphic Organizers Research Project Book Report and Writing Templates

Biography Graphic Organizers Research Project Book Report and Writing Templates

Created by
Kelly Benefield
Are your students overwhelmed by the thoughts of a research project? Do they struggle with not knowing how to organize their information and thoughts to create a biography report?These Biography Research Project and Writing Templates are designed to help your students easily complete a biographical research paper, and create a fun final project.Use this easy-to-use project to help your students learn how to write a biographical research paper. Choose from 4 different graphic organizers for stude
Preview of Writing Prompts Narrative Opinion Informational Paragraph and Essay Writing

Writing Prompts Narrative Opinion Informational Paragraph and Essay Writing

Created by
Kim Miller
Are you looking for ways to strengthen your students' writing skills? These 15 writing prompts will give your students the practice they need to write narrative, opinion, and informative stories and essays while focusing on organization, evidence, sentence structure, and grammar. Just print and go or assign digitally through Google. These prompts are perfect for writing practice any time during the year! Through a variety of writing prompts, students will learn how to focus on the prompt given w
Preview of Paragraph Writing Lesson and Activities | Google Classroom | PRINT & DIGITAL

Paragraph Writing Lesson and Activities | Google Classroom | PRINT & DIGITAL

This paragraph writing resource bundle has everything you need to teach your students how to write a well-organized paragraph in any type of expository (nonfiction) writing.Includes a PRINTABLE and DIGITAL version! Use with Google Classroom or ANY online learning platform.SAVE MONEY and get MORE with my HUGE Reading & Writing BUNDLE!! {CLICK HERE} Perfect for any 4th or 5th grade teacher!This resource was created to go with my other writing resource! Paragraph of the Week! {CLICK HERE}Why Us
Preview of Motivational Testing Notes for Student Encouragement State Testing Motivation

Motivational Testing Notes for Student Encouragement State Testing Motivation

Created by
Kim Miller
Are you looking for a way to motivate and encourage your students during state testing week? Ease the stress of testing with these 35 encouraging and motivational desk notes and treat tags for students! Easily print and leave on each student’s desk, along with a small treat, on those dreaded testing days. A table of contents is included which lists each motivational testing note, a treat idea for each tag, and a helpful guide for printing.Included in this download:35 Different Treat TagsList of
Preview of Ratios & Proportions Equivalent Ratios Unit Rates Color by Number 6th Grade Math

Ratios & Proportions Equivalent Ratios Unit Rates Color by Number 6th Grade Math

Ratios and proportions practice is more engaging with color by number activities. These math coloring sheets and digital color by number are much more fun than regular ratios worksheets (but still very academic!).These color by number math worksheets are self-checking - if the answer isn't on the sheets, students know they need to rework the problems.Coloring helps bring mindfulness, wellness, and quietness to middle school math classes, all while practicing important math concepts.AND coloring
Preview of Logical Fallacies, Tools of Argument & Debate Logical Fallacy PDF & Google Drive

Logical Fallacies, Tools of Argument & Debate Logical Fallacy PDF & Google Drive

Created by
Laura Randazzo
Help students identify logical fallacies with this 40-slide introductory lecture featuring definitions and modern examples relevant to their lives. Slides download as both Prezi and Google Slides versions.Use the optional guided notesheet to help students who need note-taking structure or assistance. Finally, reinforce the lecture content with an application/assessment handout that can be used as a solo or team in-class activity or a traditional quiz. Answer keys to both handouts are included, o
Preview of Blooms Taxonomy Question Stems Higher Order Thinking Questions

Blooms Taxonomy Question Stems Higher Order Thinking Questions

Created by
Kim Miller
Do you use question stems to encourage critical thinking? It's easy to do when you have a list of questions written generally enough to be widely applicable. By keeping these question stems at your fingertips, the ability to practice thinking critically is always available!Revised Blooms Taxonomy Questions Stems are designed for a key ring. Laminate, hole punch at the top and put on a key ring for fast and easy access to question stems - anytime!Includes all 6 areas of Revised Blooms Taxonomy
Preview of Plagiarism Lecture, Game-Based Approach to Introduce/Reinforce Plagiarism Rules

Plagiarism Lecture, Game-Based Approach to Introduce/Reinforce Plagiarism Rules

Created by
Laura Randazzo
You know you need to show your students the right way to handle sourced material to prevent plagiarism, but the subject matter can be so dry, causing teens to tune out during your lecture. To fix this, use a lecture disguised as a game to help cover the basics of proper MLA source citation and plagiarism rules.This product includes a projectable “game” of PDF slides (shh...it’s really a lecture – don’t tell our students) with concrete, real-world examples of how source citations should be handle
Preview of Ratios and Rates - unit rates, reducing ratios, equivalent ratios & unit prices

Ratios and Rates - unit rates, reducing ratios, equivalent ratios & unit prices

Ratios and Rates Math Mystery - 6th Grade Edition - “ The Case of The Rogue Runner” will engage your students to practice and review ratios and rates in a fun way. In this math mystery, students must solve a variety of ratio and rate math questions to reveal clues that help them discover the identity of the Rogue Runner! Easy prep! Just Print & Solve! Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.--------------------------------------------------------------
Preview of Would You Rather Questions Opinion Writing Prompts This or That 3rd 4th Grade

Would You Rather Questions Opinion Writing Prompts This or That 3rd 4th Grade

You will love using these Would you Rather This or That Opinion Writing Prompts. These writing prompts will encourage students to use higher level thinking skills to reflect, choose and respond. These are a perfect activity to complete for warm-ups, bell work, independently in literacy groups, homework, extension work, and more.INCLUDED:These are great starters to help motivate writers.30 Would You Rather Writing Prompts in color, bw, and digital options!Students will first decide which choice t
Preview of Summary Graphic Organizers | Editable | Google Classroom | Summarizing

Summary Graphic Organizers | Editable | Google Classroom | Summarizing

10 printable, editable, and digital graphic organizers for summary writing! A graphic organizer for summarizing every type of text is included! Summary writing templates for use in your Google Classroom are also included! Make summary writing easier on you and your students with these printable, editable, and digital graphic organizers! **This resource is part of the Writing Graphic Organizers Bundle. It includes 45 different graphic organizers for teaching narrative, summary, argument/opinion,
Preview of Descriptive Writing Word Lists - Show, Don't Tell

Descriptive Writing Word Lists - Show, Don't Tell

This download includes 9 lists that will help your students show rather than tell in their writing. Below are the categories for the lists. Set-up is super easy! Just print, staple together, cut the pages in half, and have students glue the back into their journal. These are a quick, easy reference for students during writer's workshop. Lists:1. Vivid verbs2. Sensory words3. Adverbs (how)4. Adverbs (degree, frequency, when, where)5. Dead words (said, laughed, went, looked)6. Dead words (big, sma
Preview of Figurative Language Bulletin Board Set Using Sticky Notes

Figurative Language Bulletin Board Set Using Sticky Notes

Created by
Joanne Miller
Figurative language bulletin board posters are an easy, fun way for your students to track and identify similes, metaphors, hyperboles, personification, onomatopoeia, idioms, and alliteration. Competition will ensue as students try to locate examples in text or read alouds and post examples on sticky notes on the interactive bulletin board. My students filled our board twice! This board will be used all year long! Students will reference the board to use these examples their own writing!RESOURCE
Preview of Inferencing Activities - Doodle Notes with Inference Reading Passages

Inferencing Activities - Doodle Notes with Inference Reading Passages

Students often struggle with making inferences while reading. That’s because inferencing is a challenging skill! Help students develop their inferring skills with this incredibly fun and engaging reading mini-unit. It combines doodle notes where students sketch notes about how to make inferences AND actual learning activities to help students improve their reading comprehension skills. It’s fun and educational! First, students DOODLE and then they DO activities to help them showcase their l
Preview of Similes and Metaphors

Similes and Metaphors

This simile and metaphor activity bundle is just what you need to supplement your figurative language unit! Your students will be engaged as they learn more about similes and metaphors with these hands on and FUN activities!The activity pack includes the following Simile and Metaphor Resources...Interactive Notebook Templates: 2 Options for Simile and Metaphor Interactive Notebook NotesPractice Worksheets - Differentiated Simile and Metaphor WorksheetsPicture Practice - A single worksheet wher
Preview of NO PREP ⭐ Add, Subtract, Multiply & Divide Decimals Escape Room ⭐ 5.NBT.7

NO PREP ⭐ Add, Subtract, Multiply & Divide Decimals Escape Room ⭐ 5.NBT.7

Digital Escape Room, 5.NBT.7: This no-prep math escape room is a fantastic way to review adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals in 5th grade! Students love working together to solve the clues in this escape activity. The escape room is digitally controlled and is perfect for laptops, desktops, iPads, Chromebooks, and tablets of all brands and operating systems! No add-ons, extensions, or extra preparation is required: only the internet browser included on your device. This escape
Preview of Reader's Theater for Grades 4-8: The Cafeteria Catastrophe-A CCSS Pack

Reader's Theater for Grades 4-8: The Cafeteria Catastrophe-A CCSS Pack

No Prep-Print and Go Reader's Theater Script and Comprehension Activities!The Cafeteria Catastrophe is an evergreen reader's theater script your middle school students will love! Practice fluency and speaking while incorporating high-interest stories into your language arts instruction. This 11 character PDF script includes comprehension questions and word work activities, making this unit a flexible teaching resource you can use in multiple ways!This 18-page fun pack includes:• 11-character, 9-
Preview of Transition Words and Phrases

Transition Words and Phrases

Created by
LaranaWingate
**UPDATE** After using this for a couple years, I've added two new pages. This now includes: 1. The original Transition Words and Phrases page detailed below. 2. Transitions for Primary Essay Paragraphs (This page is what I use on a more day to day basis when teaching writing and appropriate transitions for different places in primary level essays. This page also includes Transitions to Text Evidence and Evidence Elaboration) 3. Ways to Hook Your Reader This is a compilation of Transition W
Preview of Playlist of My Year: An End-of-the-Year Writing Assignment Digital & Print

Playlist of My Year: An End-of-the-Year Writing Assignment Digital & Print

May can be a trying month for secondary teachers. This engaging end-of-the-year writing activity is an excellent way to keep students writing without having to take home stacks of research papers to grade when the weather is beautiful! With this Playlist of My Year resource, students will reflect on their school year, examine their growth, identify defining moments and experiences, and choose songs that relate to each of them. Through both short responses consisting of a few sentences and an ext
Preview of Reading Math Test Taking Strategies Posters State Test Prep Testing Motivation

Reading Math Test Taking Strategies Posters State Test Prep Testing Motivation

Created by
Kim Miller
Are you looking for a way to review test-taking strategies before state testing? These 26 bright and colorful visual testing strategies are the perfect reminders for students! This vibrant poster set looks great displayed in the classroom or on a bulletin board. Pick and choose to use them all! ⭐Student bookmarks are included to make state test prep easy!Included in this download:16 Testing Strategies and Reminders Posters 10 Mnemonics Posters for the Relax and Cubes Method2 Student Bookmarks wi
Preview of Embedding Quotations – How to Embed Quotes Pre-test, Lecture & Reference Sheet

Embedding Quotations – How to Embed Quotes Pre-test, Lecture & Reference Sheet

Created by
Laura Randazzo
Weary of students who slap quoted material into their essays without any framing or support? Fix this common mistake made by young writers with these interactive lesson materials.Begin with a “pre-test”/skill assessment of students’ knowledge regarding M.L.A. citation formatting and concrete detail/quote framing. Then, work through the answers to the skill assessment pre-test with a dynamic lecture (30 slides) that uses compelling examples and modern design to hold students’ interest. (Let's be
Preview of Wax Museum Biography Research Report for 3rd - 6th Grade Social Studies Project

Wax Museum Biography Research Report for 3rd - 6th Grade Social Studies Project

Need an easy to use, meaningful research project that your students, parents, and principal will love? This Wax Museum Project is a highlight of the year and will guide your students to create a biography research report on a famous person. The culminating part of the project is an amazing Wax Museum event, where students dress up as the person they have learned about and stand “still”, like a Wax Museum, until someone walks up to them and presses the “button” on their backdrops to hear a short
Preview of 6 Graphic Organizers for Writing Informational Essays - PDF, PPT, & Google

6 Graphic Organizers for Writing Informational Essays - PDF, PPT, & Google

***NEWLY UPDATED! This product includes the original PDF file along with an editable PowerPoint file and a link to copy the Google Slides Version***Hi! Thanks for stopping by my store and taking a closer look at this product!This product includes a set of graphic organizers to guide students through writing an informational essay. What’s Included?→ Outline – graphic organizer for outlining a complete essay→ Introduction – graphic organizer for introduction paragraph→ Body – 3 numbered graphic or
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