Word Choice Bundle: Worksheets, Task Cards, PowerPoint, Craftivity

This word choice bundle has everything you need to keep your students engaged as you teach them how to use interesting, exact words when they revise their writing. These activities stress the importance of choosing "just the right word" and they focus on the correct way to use the thesaurus. These revision activities make focusing on word choice fun and easy! Students love the activities while teachers love the convenience of these no-prep resources that can be used year after year! These activities can be used for test prep, review, or introduction of this important writing trait.

Several years ago, I noticed that some of my students were eager to use a thesaurus, but then often used a "pick and plunk" method, where they randomly picked a word from the listing, and then plunked it in the sentence! The result was sentences like "One zesty day last July...". I created these word choice activities to be minilessons that targeted the word choice writing trait.

I recommend starting with the PowerPoint. It is a step-by-step presentation that teaches students about using exact, interesting words in their writing. Then, continue studying word choice by completing the follow-up activities.

What's included... To gain a better idea of everything included, please check out the individual PREVIEW for each resource:

40-slide PowerPoint

• Ideal for introducing the importance of word choice to students!
• Students have many opportunities to practice choosing interesting, exact words.
• You have my permission to convert this to Google Slides, if you wish.
• It comes with a matching 2-page companion handout (The companion handout includes both a printable version and a Google Slides version.)

44 Task Cards

• 32 Multiple-Choice Questions
• 12 Fill-in-the-blank
• Traditional answer sheet and gamelike answer sheet
• You get to choose whether to use the printable version, the Google Slides version, the Google Forms version, or the Easel version.

3 Worksheets

• 3 revision worksheets
• Students replace some of the boring, overused, or vague words in each essay with words that are more exact or interesting.

Worksheet and Craftivity

• Students get to "paint" their sentences with colorful words.
• Students begin by completing the 16-sentence word choice worksheet.
• Students use their worksheet answers to create a paint palette craftivity.
• You get to choose whether to use the printable version, the Google version, or the Easel version.

Here's what teachers like you have to say about using these word-choice activities with their students:

⭐️ Hannah S. said, "I love this bundle. It made our word choice unit fun and engaging! It was easy to teach and assess our students using all of these activities."

⭐️ Nora F. said, "The PowerPoint was so engaging and fun, my students had a blast filling in the included worksheets, highly recommend!"

⭐️ Danielle C. said, "This was a very helpful resource, worth every penny!"

⭐️ Jennifer S. said, "I love how explicit this is! My kids really caught on to what a difference word choice can make."

⭐️ Lisa R. said, "This really helped my students with their word choice while writing."

⭐️ Tiffany M. said, "This was so helpful in using as an introduction and add-on to our narrative writing. It fit in perfectly."

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