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Citing Sources Grades 4 - 8

By Melissa Forney's Teacher Spectacular

There's a new kid in town: Celery Citings! These progressively more difficult daily writing lessons are just the ticket to teach your 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders how to quote experts when writing from nonfiction texts. Each passage teaches

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Paraphrase Pickles: Daily Paraphrase Writing Exercises #1-#5

By Melissa Forney's Teacher Spectacular

Your 3rd-6th graders will enjoy learning how to paraphrase with these daily "pickles." Monday through Friday your students will read the text you put up on the screen or board, think about it, and paraphrase the information in their own words. Each

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities

CCSS:

SL.3.2, SL.4.2, SL.5.2

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Young Writer's Survival Kit Grades 3 - 8

By Melissa Forney's Teacher Spectacular

If you've been looking for the answer to your young writer's frustrations, THIS IS IT! Small enough to fit in your hand, this 76 page writer's handbook is the manipulative to end all manipulatives for grades 3-8. Packed with so much pertinent

Subjects:

Spelling, Vocabulary, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Printables, Interactive Notebooks, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.3.9, RI.4.9, RI.5.9, W.3.1, W.3.2, W.3.3, W.4.1, W.4.2, W.4.3, W.5.1, W.5.2...

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Paraphrase Pickles: Daily Paraphrase Writing Exercises #21-#25

By Melissa Forney's Teacher Spectacular

Pickle King! Your 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 6th grade students will once again rise to the paraphrase with Pickle King, the 5th installment of daily paraphrase writing exercises. Kids are now being asked to respond to text-based writing, and paraphrasing

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

SL.3.2, SL.4.2, SL.5.2, SL.6.2

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Strong Verbs Grades 3 - 6

By Melissa Forney's Teacher Spectacular

Your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students will love having this resource close at hand when they're writing. Turn weak verbs into strong verbs! Turn ordinary writing into extraordinary writing!

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Vocabulary, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Printables

CCSS:

L.3.3a, L.4.3a, L.5.3

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The Astonishing Journey of Teddy Bodain Student Edition, E-Book

By Melissa Forney's Teacher Spectacular

Told through 130 letters to her best friend, Martha, The Astonishing Journey of Teddy Bodain is an engaging, adventure-filled novel for the intermediate reader. A classic-in-the-making, Teddy's story, set in 1892, takes her through the ravages of a

Subjects:

Reading, Literature, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, Homeschool

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Capitals and End Punctuation Grades 3 - 6

By Melissa Forney's Teacher Spectacular

Capitals and Periods "wrestle" it out in "Capital and Period Smackdown," the latest installment in Convention Carrots. Your 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students will be crazy about these 5 minute practice exercises. Yee Haw!

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Reading, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Activities

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Citing Sources Grades 4 - 8

By Melissa Forney's Teacher Spectacular

Once again your 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students will enjoy the challenged of these fun daily citing and interjection exercises. These are slightly more difficult than Celeries #1-#5 but still easy enough to teach new skills.

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

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Worksheets

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Primary Writing Folder Grades K - 2 Literacy Center

By Melissa Forney's Teacher Spectacular

This unique interactive writing folder manipulative has been designed to make teaching K-2 students pure joy. Everything your students need will be right at their fingertips. Each student will be the proud owner of his or her very own delightful

Subjects:

Reading, Spelling, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Literature Circles, Centers

CCSS:

W.K.2, W.K.3, W.1.2, W.1.3, W.2.2, W.2.3, SL.K.1, SL.K.4, SL.1.1, SL.1.4, SL.1.6...

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Reader's Theater Grades 4-8

By Melissa Forney's Teacher Spectacular

Your students will have a ball being the announcer, judges, and individual planets on the television show, Awesome Planet! This humorous reader's theater will keep kids engaged and entertained as they learn astounding and important facts about the

Subjects:

Reading, Astronomy, Drama

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Scripts

CCSS:

SL.4.4, SL.5.4, SL.6.4, SL.7.4, SL.8.4

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Stimulus Texts and Prompt Grades 3 - 5.

By Melissa Forney's Teacher Spectacular

6 OPINION Stimulus Texts for Grades 3, 4 & 5. If you're looking for high interest stimulus texts for your young writers, here are six different texts written on a single topic: perfect for writing practice! Should kids have cell phones of their

Subjects:

Reading, Writing-Essays, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Printables

CCSS:

RI.3.9, RI.4.9, RI.5.9, W.3.1, W.4.1, W.5.1

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Stimulus Texts and Prompt Grades 4-7

By Melissa Forney's Teacher Spectacular

The age-old question: homework! There are opinions on all sides. Here are five short opinion/argumentative stimulus texts on the topic of homework to help your students write and support opinions (grades 4-5) and arguments (grades 6-7).

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.4.1, W.5.1, W.6.1, W.7.1

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Writing Superstars: E-Book

By Melissa Forney's Teacher Spectacular

This wonderful resource has 70 superb writing lessons, 30+ examples of student writing, 100+ practice topics, narrative and expository clues, storyboards, and so much more. Originally written to help Florida students with mandatory writing

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing

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3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

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Indentation Grades 3 & 6

By Melissa Forney's Teacher Spectacular

The carrots are once again coming to your 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classrooms, and this time it's for indentation! Start your day with these charming 5-minute lessons to help your students know when to paragraph. Celebrate success on Friday with

Subjects:

Grammar, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities

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Reader's Theater Grades 5-8

By Melissa Forney's Teacher Spectacular

This reader's theater play is filled with humor and truth. Bullying comes in both genders and can make other kids miserable. This cautionary tale is hysterically funny and teaches a great lesson at the same time. Perfect for grades 5-8.

Subjects:

Character Education

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities

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Paraphrase Pickles: Daily Paraphrase Writing Exercises #6-#10

By Melissa Forney's Teacher Spectacular

Here comes "Son of Pickle," the second set of Paraphrase Pickles. Your 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students will love these daily paraphrase lessons, and practice makes perfect! Paraphrasing is an important skill for text-based writing, and your

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

SL.3.2, SL.4.2, SL.5.2, SL.6.2

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Commas for Grades 3 - 6

By Melissa Forney's Teacher Spectacular

"Commas to the Rescue!" Your 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade writers will master conventions with Convention Carrots. Each 5 minute lesson reinforces one specific aspect of conventions. This week's featured star is Comma! Your students will love these

Subjects:

Reading, Grammar

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities

$2.00

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Transitional Phrases Grades 3 - 8

By Melissa Forney's Teacher Spectacular

Ah! The perfect resource for your young writers. This handy, alphabetized list is a great tool for your Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 kids to use when they are writing. Looking for a transitional phrase? Easy-breezy-simple-sneezy!

Subjects:

Writing-Expository, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Handouts

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Citing Sources Grades 4 - 8

By Melissa Forney's Teacher Spectacular

This tremendously helpful packet includes a list of 64 words and phrases for exact quotes and paraphrased quotes. Listed alphabetically with instructions on when and how to use them, each listing is then demonstrated with a sample direct quote and a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Handouts

$8.00

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Stimulus Texts and Prompt Grades 3 - 7

By Melissa Forney's Teacher Spectacular

Your 3rd - 7th graders will enjoy the debate of whether kids should receive an allowance, and hopefully their discussion will lead to well written papers with rich details. You can use this for an opinion piece for grades 3-5 and an argumentative

Subjects:

Writing-Essays, Informational Text

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th

Types:

Worksheets

CCSS:

W.3.1, W.4.1, W.5.1, W.6.1, W.7.1

$2.00

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I've written 15 books for kids and teachers, I was in the classroom until 1994, and for the past 18 years I've traveled across the country teaching teachers how to teach writing. Currently, I am teaching 7th grade ELA at a local charter school for the performing arts.

MY TEACHING STYLE

My materials are designed to create a learning explosion in your classroom through creative hands-on experiences that tap into multiple learning styles.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

Teachers Choice Award, Parents Choice Award, Ben Franklin Award

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

EdD in Writing Curriculum and Education, MFA in Writing for Children

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I was born in the jungles of the country of Panama. As a kid, I was a tomboy. My dad was a naturalist and taught us all about nature in the jungle. I hated school. Why? Because my teachers failed to use any creativity in their classrooms until I was in the 6th grade and met Mr. Arthur, a dynamite teacher who loved kids.

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Numbers, Science, Anatomy, Astronomy, Biology, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies, U.S. History, World Languages, Spanish, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Drama, ESL-EFL-ELL, Career and Technical Education, Health, ELA Test Prep, Geography, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Life Skills, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Problem Solving, Short Stories, Writing, Asian Studies, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Thanksgiving, Poetry, Autumn, Informational Text, Handwriting, Vocational Education