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Genius Hour Activity - Passion Project for Upper Elementary Students

By Wise Guys

This Genius Hour activity pack is perfect for upper elementary and middle school students. Teaching can be overwhelming with all the planning that you have to do. This Genius Hour activity will save you time and headaches as you plan and begin to

Subjects:

Gifted and Talented, Writing, For All Subjects

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

RI.4.7, RI.4.9, RI.5.7, RI.5.9, RI.6.7, RI.6.8, SL.5.4, SL.5.5, CCRA.R.1, CCRA.R.7, CCRA.R.10...

$6.50

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Restating the Question Teaching Students How to Write Complete Sentences

By Wise Guys

Do your students struggle with restating the question when trying to write a complete sentence? This writing resource will help you teach students how to restate a question in their responses. This is an important skill to have, and one we have

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

$4.25

262

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Opinion and Persuasive Writing Unit

By Wise Guys

Do your upper elementary students struggle with opinion and persuasive writing? This persuasive and opinion writing unit will give you the tools necessary to successfully teach this topic in your classroom. Rubrics, planning sheets, and handouts

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Writing, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

W.3.1, W.3.2, W.3.4, W.3.5, W.4.1, W.4.2, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.5.1, W.5.1a, W.5.1b...

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Complete Sentences Writing Activity

By Wise Guys

#TOAST23 Do your students struggle with writing complete sentences? This activity is an interactive slideshow that will engage and entertain your students while teaching them the basics of how to write a complete sentence. Included in the activity

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Lesson

$4.25

340

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Christmas Writing Activity - Unemployed Elf

By Wise Guys

Are you looking for a fun and engaging Christmas writing activity for your upper elementary students? In this Christmas writing activity each student is an unemployed elf seeking a job at the North Pole for the Christmas Season. This creative

Subjects:

Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.3.1, W.3.4, W.3.5, W.4.1, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.5.1, W.5.4, W.5.5, W.6.1, W.6.4...

$6.00

347

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Genius Hour Digital Activity

By Wise Guys

Are you looking to use Genius Hour in a digital format with your upper elementary and middle school students in the classroom? Your students will be engaged in an exciting journey to become an expert on a topic they are passionate about. Genius Hour

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Research, Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

W.3.7, W.4.7, W.5.7, W.6.7, W.7.7, SL.3.4, SL.4.4, SL.5.4, SL.6.4, SL.7.4

$6.00

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April Fools Day Activities

By Wise Guys

Prank your students on April Fools Day with this activity! This reading directions activity is a sure fire way get your students on April Fools Day! Students are required to "read all directions before doing any problem" which rarely happens. You

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

$2.50

575

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Persuasive Writing Activity Create Amusement Park

By Wise Guys

Persuasive Writing Create Amusement Park Theme. This activity will get your students excited about persuasive writing by having them create a theme for the new amusement park. Download our preview for more details. The overall purpose of this

Subjects:

Other (Specialty), For All Subject Areas, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

$4.00

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Upper Elementary Poetry Unit - Haiku, Cinquain, Tanka, and More!

By Wise Guys

If you are looking to teach a poetry unit to your upper elementary students then you have come to the right place. Your fourth grade, fifth grade and even middle school students will learn how to write seven different types of poems in this unit!

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Gifted and Talented, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

CCRA.L.5, CCRA.L.6

$3.00

170

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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Writing Activity (Circle Story)

By Wise Guys

This is a fun If You Give a Mouse a Cookie writing activity. This creative lesson will have your students writing their own stories based on the book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Students will write their own story that circles back around to the

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Short Stories, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

$3.25

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Writing Process How to Write a Sentence

By Wise Guys

Do your upper elementary students struggle with using the writing process to write stories or to even write in complete sentences? This resource is a basic 6-page step-by-step teacher lesson plan intended to teach your students how to write a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Assessment, Lesson

$3.25

277

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End of the Year Activities Comic Strip

By Wise Guys

This end of the school year activity is intended to help your students reflect on some positive memories from the school year. This resource will have your students create a comic strip about something they learned or experienced during the school

Subjects:

Writing, End of Year

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

$3.00

286

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Upper Elementary Personal Narrative Writing Unit

By Wise Guys

Are you looking for a comprehensive way to teach personal narrative writing to your third grade, fourth grade, or fifth grade students? This is a very thorough writing unit that will help you effectively teach your students how to write a personal

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Lesson

CCSS:

W.3.3, W.3.4, W.3.5, W.4.3, W.4.4, W.4.5, W.5.3, W.5.4, W.5.5

$6.50

121

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Genius Hour Writing Unit Activity

By Wise Guys

This Genius Hour Writing Unit will help transform your writing classroom into a place of excitement and student engagement. Students will have a wide variety of writing choices that will fit their interests which will in turn will help them look

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Gifted and Talented, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

SL.5.4, SL.5.5, CCRA.W.1, CCRA.W.2, CCRA.W.4, CCRA.W.6, CCRA.W.7, CCRA.W.8, CCRA.W.9, CCRA.W.10

$7.00

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Creative Writing Activities 50 Task Cards Teacher Tips and Rubric

By Wise Guys

Do you want your students to be creative? Of course you do! The overall purpose for these task cards is to engage your students in some creative writing. There are 50 choices included in these task cards including writing a play, designing a golf

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Other (Arts), Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Centers

$14.00

$8.00

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Genius Hour Introduction Slide Show

By Wise Guys

Genius Hour Introduction Slide Show Genius Hour is a time set aside during the school day for students to research something they are passionate about. Genius Hour is sure to be a hit in your classroom.Included in this resource is a 15 slide

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, Writing, For All Subjects

Grades:

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

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Projects, GATE

$2.00

Digital Download PDF (3.46 MB)

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Writing Sentences Sentence Structure Activities

By Wise Guys

This is a writing sentences activity where students create a Silly Short Story. This document contains lesson plans that are intended to help students understand the basic structure of a sentence- mainly the subject and the verb (predicate). To

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Handouts, Lesson

$3.00

130

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Writers Workshop Complete Sentences and Grammar Activities

By Wise Guys

Do your students struggle with writing complete sentences and understanding grammar and the different parts of speech? If so, this bundle includes a Writers Workshop Escape Room, complete sentences resources, grammar skills and other activities to

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Writing

Grades:

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

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

$37.75

$27.99

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Great Writers Race Writing Activities

By Wise Guys

Here is our Great Writers Race activity that is guaranteed to be a hit with your students. This is a 20-page zipped file contains about 40 creative writing activities and is intended to challenge your creative writers! It is called "The Great

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Activities

$3.00

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone End of Novel Project Activities

By Wise Guys

Here are end of novel project choices for Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone. This is a two page document that includes end of the story reading enrichment projects designed for the book Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone by J.K. Rowling. Each

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Assessment

$2.50

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With a combined 40 years of teaching experience at the elementary and middle school levels, We, Wise Guys, have tried our very best to be at the forefront of creating engaging and useful resources that incorporate for many subject areas.

MY TEACHING STYLE

We, Wise Guys, believe in teaching to the whole child. We incorporate various teaching styles in the classroom that help all students learn. We try our very best to make our lessons fun and engaging for our students.

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

Undergraduates of UW-La Crosse and UW-Eau Claire. Masters Graduates of UW-La Crosse and UW-Eau Claire.

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We both hold Masters Degrees in Education: Language Arts and Professional Development. Visit our blog below: http://creativecommoncoreclassroom.com/

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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, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Staff, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Algebra, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Other (Math), Science, Astronomy, Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment, Other (Science), Social Studies, Ancient History, Civics, Elections - Voting, Government, Native Americans, U.S. History, European History, World History, World Languages, Spanish, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Other (Art), Other (Performing Arts), Computer Science, Drama, Career and Technical Education, Health, Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, British History, Geography, Other (Social Studies), Other (ELA), Life Skills, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Statistics, School Counseling, Economics , Character Education, Word Problems, Study Skills, Instructional Technology, General Science, Problem Solving, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Products For TpT Sellers, Tools for Common Core, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, For Administrators, Test Preparation, Early Intervention, End of Year, Close Reading, Women's History Month, Classroom Community, Hispanic Heritage Month