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How To Make a Paper Airplane: Functional Writing & Transition Word Activity

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

When the Spring weather arrives and it gets harder and harder to keep your students motivated in writing, this engaging and interactive writing activity will save the day! Making your own paper airplane from a piece of copy paper is a blast! This

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Spring

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

$3.25

162

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Four Types of Sentences: Posters & Sorting Activity

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These engaging chevron posters will help your students remember the four types of sentences in either advanced or basic terms. Each poster comes with the term in a unique color, the definition, the ending punctuation needed, an example sentence,

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English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Posters, Centers

$4.50

241

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Hamburger Paragraph Planning Packet

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**HUGE UPDATE: Be sure to redownload to take advantage of all of the new additions! Do your students struggle with creating strong, complete, and concise paragraphs? This Hamburger Paragraph Planning Packet is perfect for you and your students!

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Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Lesson

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Learning Subjects & Predicates with "The Force"

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

Are subjects and predicates challenging when it comes to motivating your students? Use this "Complete Sentences" pack and your favorite Star Wars characters to help! Included are: - 3 Anchor Charts (Color and B&W) - Instruction pages for each

Subjects:

Grammar, Writing

Grades:

3^rd

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Worksheets, Activities, Posters

$2.75

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How To Make a Snowflake: Functional Writing & Transition/Linking Word Activity

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

Making your own snowflake from square pieces of paper are my students' favorite thing to do in the wintertime. This activity capitalizes on that interest and sneaks in some functional writing practice and use of transition/linking words. Included

Subjects:

Writing, Winter

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

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Activities, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

$3.25

227

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The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups Writing Unit

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

This writing unit uses the highly-engaging book from David Wisniewski (The Secret Knowledge of Grown Ups) as a mentor text for students to write their own "truths". This is a wonderful unit for students who struggle to get interested in writing!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Lesson

$3.75

127

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Story Cards: Halloween Onomatopoeia

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

This activity is a perfect way to introduce, practice, or quickly refresh the concept of onomatopoeia (sound words). And what better time to talk all about sound words than Halloween? This packet includes four sets of 8 cards that include: -

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Halloween

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson, Centers

$2.75

262

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Planning Your Writing {BUNDLE}

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

This folder includes the four planning & writing units I sell in my store. For more information on each, click their title below:1. Hamburger Paragraph Planning Packet (Updated with both "support" and "detail" in the center)2. Extra! Extra!

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

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Graphic Organizers, Lesson

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$12.42

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Don't Tell. Show! {A Revising Mini-Unit for Writing}

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

I always found it challenging to concretely teach my students what it meant to "show, don't tell". This unit will turn your students into directors and will explicitly teach "cutting" a telling sentence from their written piece and replacing with an

Subjects:

Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Lesson

$3.50

351

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Writing Prompts: Back to School

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

This unit includes over thirty five writing prompts to help welcome your students back to a great school year! Included are: - 35 Back to School-themed writing prompts on cards for your Writing Center - 35 Back to School-themed writing prompts on

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays, Back to School

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Centers

$3.75

138

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Descriptive Writing: Sensory Web Planning Packet

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

Do your kids struggle writing descriptive pieces? This can be especially challenging for struggling or reluctant writers, but this packet can help! Use these "spider webs" to help your students brainstorm details that relate to all five senses

Subjects:

Writing

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Lesson

$2.95

123

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Writing Prompts: Fall/Autumn

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This unit includes over thirty five writing prompts to help usher in the changing of the seasons and the cooler fall weather. Included are: - 35 Autumn-themed writing prompts on cards for your Writing Center - 35 Autumn-themed writing prompts on a

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays, Autumn

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Centers

$3.75

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Learning Common & Proper Nouns with "The Force"

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

Are learning about common and proper nouns a frustration when it comes to motivating your students? Use this nouns pack and your favorite Star Wars characters to help! Included are: - 3 Anchor Charts (Color and B&W) - Instruction pages for each

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

3^rd

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Posters

$2.25

132

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Valentine's Day Idiom & Build-A-Story Cards

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

This activity is a perfect way to introduce, practice, or quickly refresh the concept of idioms. And what better time to talk all about idioms than Valentine's Day? This packet includes three sets of cards that include: - 3 character choices + 1

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Valentine's Day

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Activities, Lesson, Centers

$2.25

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Writing Prompts: Fiction Book Study

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

This unit includes over thirty five writing prompts to review and write about any fiction book of your choice! Included are: - 35 fiction response writing prompts on cards for your Writing Center - 35 fiction response writing prompts on a cut-out

Subjects:

Literature, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Centers

$3.95

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Writing Prompts: Valentine's Day

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

This unit includes over thirty five writing prompts to celebrate Valentine's Day. Included are: - 35 Valentine's Day-themed writing prompts on cards for your Writing Center - 35 Valentine's Day-themed writing prompts on a cut-out template to be

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays, Valentine's Day

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Centers

$3.75

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Writing Prompts: Spring

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

This unit includes over thirty five writing prompts to help welcome in the warm spring weather! Included are: - 35 spring-themed writing prompts on cards for your Writing Center - 35 spring-themed writing prompts on a cut-out template to be glued

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays, Spring

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Centers

$3.75

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Star Plan for Retelling Paragraphs

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

Use this packet to help your students in both reading and writing! Retelling a story or an informational piece can be very overwhelming- this Star Plan can help! We use these sheets with our weekly Scholastic News magazine as well as with short

Subjects:

ELA Test Prep, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Graphic Organizers, Lesson

$2.95

128

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Writing Prompts: Four Seasons {BUNDLE}

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

** This is a discounted bundled set of all four of my seasonal Writing Prompts. Save 15% when you purchase this bundle!**Now you can have a full seasonal set of writing prompts to help enrich your students' independent writing practice the whole

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Centers

$15.00

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Writing Prompts: Summer

By 3rd Grade Thoughts

This unit includes over thirty five writing prompts to help welcome in the hot summer season! Included are: - 35 summer-themed writing prompts on cards for your Writing Center - 35 summer-themed writing prompts on a cut-out template to be glued

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays, Summer

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th

Types:

Thematic Unit Plans, Activities, Centers

$3.75

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