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Free Common Core W.4.4 projects
Fun Book Reports - Paper Bag Book Report
This is a fun freebie! Students do the written portion of the book report on the outside of a large grocery bag, and then place five items inside the bag to symbolize main characters, setting or events from the book. Students love these!!
Enjoy,
Shari Bithell
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3rd - 9th
"Who Was" Wax Museum Biography Book Report Project
For this project, students are to choose a “Who Was . . .” book or other biography book at their reading level, complete a project of their choice (either Google Slides or Poster) to demonstrate their learning, and present their information to the class. Included:Project directionsRubric to assessNotetaker to fold as a bookmark for use as student reads biography book
Grades:
3rd - 5th
When I Grow Up I Want To Be...
Cute Downloadable picture for your kids to fill out what they want to be when they grow up. They can practice their writing and have fun coloring themselves at their dream job or how they imagine it to be!
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PreK - 4th
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All About Me Magazine Final Project
This product can be used as a culminating end of year project. Students will reflect on their school year, creating a narrative magazine with five paragraphs written using the five different text structures (description, problem/solution, compare/contrast, cause/effect, sequence). This resource includes a cover page detailing the requirements for the project, a page describing how each paragraph should be written using one of the different text structure types (including key words that should
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3rd - 5th
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Friendship Bracelets Activity
This Friendship Bracelet Activity is a great social skills/team building project. This is a great project to kick off a new school year! Kids are encouraged to help each other with color selection and set up. Crafting is a great way to improve fine motor skills. Also included is an "Observations and Reflections" page. This can be used for several writing prompts.This is a very inexpensive craft that has proven to have high interest and engagement with my students. For about $20.00, a teacher ca
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4th - 6th
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Student Writing Portfolio (freebie)
This is a guide for putting together an end of year writing portfolio memory book for each student in your class. It is something that the teacher needs to plan all year, so there are enough student writing samples to build the portfolio.Upon completion, the portfolio showcases an entire year of writing for a student. It demonstrates student growth and accomplishments, and parents love the final product!The product is a zipped file with a PDF document and an editable PowerPoint file to personali
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4th - 6th
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Mother's Day Craft and Poem
Origami flower and haiku poem combine to make a beautiful card or mini poster which could be used as a gift for Mother's Day or other event.
4th Grade Narrative Writing Guide
This writing scaffold helps students write grade level appropriate narrative writing essays combining ELA, NGSS and Library standards. Students have specific questions that they can research and this writing guide will then help scaffold their ability to organize that research into a cohesive five-paragraph essay format using specific standards and rubric guidelines. In this research unit they will be learning about an animal as a way to tell a story from that animal's point of view. It is also
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2nd - 4th
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
, 4-LS1-2
President's Day Creative Writing Prompts FREE
PRESIDENT'S DAY CREATIVE WRITING PROMPTS FREE!! Need a quick freebie for President's Day? This is just what you need! Students will love writing about what they would do as president, and what their teacher would do! If you like this freebie, check out my store for a President's Day Activity Bundle!
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2nd - 5th
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State Research Project Brochure
This basic brochure can be used with any US state research project.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Ode to a Snowflake
Ode to a SnowflakeNeed a winter writing assignment that isn't holiday specific? This product is a great creative writing piece that you can fit in before or after winter break. Teach your students about odes; a unique type of poetry. Students will write an ode to a snowflake. Students will go though the writing process to complete a final draft of an ode. Have your students make paper snowflakes to complete the writing piece. **This also make a great piece to add to your water cycle unit!**Relat
Earth Day Awareness Project
In this project, students will research issues that can negatively effect the Earth. They will brainstorm solutions or behavior changes to help solve these Earth issues. Students will summarize two articles they find, then create a letter to an audience who can make a difference. They will design a logo to promote awareness of the Earth Day issue they selected.
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4th - 8th
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Animal Research
Use this research project for any animal in any habitat your class is studying. It is easily customized to your needs. Is your class learning about the animals in their state? Supply a list of animals native to your state and have students select from among them. The same can be done if teaching about a specific habitat, such a forest. Students enjoy having many project choices, tailored to a variety of learning styles. It works well for an entire class or as an independent project for your fast
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3rd - 6th
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Would You Want to be an American Colonist?
3 paragraph writing assignment for a Colonial Times Unit.Would you want to be an American Colonist? Why or why not?Read aloud: You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Colonist! By: Jacqueline MorleyCompleted with self assessment. Students use a rubric to grade their own writing. Fonts:AGShowYourDangWork
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3rd - 5th
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Narrative Writing Performance Task
Students will describe in depth the character of a story. The student will explain how the character changes the the events in the story. Students will be able to describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story, drawing on specific details in the text.
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3rd - 4th
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Butterfly descriptive writing (1 paragraph project)/ bulletin board kit included
Butterfly Project: What's included?1 paragraph descriptive writing prompt (write from a butterflies POV on a spring afternoon) various butterflies for students to color & design as they see fit. rubric to go along with projectInstructions: Students will complete their writing then cut and glue following the lines provided. They will attach their writing to their butterfly. "Fluttering into Spring: Student Centered Bulletin Board"Bulletin Board Letters- black and b&w optionBorder After co
Grades:
2nd - 4th
"About Me" Essay - A Great Essay to Start the Year
This essay is a great way to get to know your students, personally and as writers. I use this at the beginning of the year in my middle school language arts courses to have students write an essay about a subject they know well - themselves. The students have a guide from start to finish. They know what each paragraph should be about, the editing expectations, and then it is published and we set them out for open house. There are art activities that I usually have them do to go along with it, li
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4th - 7th
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Draw a Memory Activity Prompt (English & Spanish)
This resource is available in English and Spanish and comes in two color ways - a black and white and then a beautiful green scheme. There is space for students to draw followed by a space to write. The writing space starts with a space for students to write a title and then provides lines to guide student writing. This worksheet writing prompt pairs well with a variety of texts including but not limited to biographies, autobiographies, historical fiction, and realistic fiction. This could also
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Creative Letter-Writing Project for Class Culture, Rules, Behavior, Consequences
Your class receives a desperate letter from the president of a planet far away in outer space. The people there are being dishonest and not treating each other nicely. Her society is out of control, and she needs your advice! How can she solve her problems and create a kinder world?This whimsical, fun, low-stress project is a creative way to get students thinking about important topics like classroom culture, rules and consequences, behavior, and socio-emotional learning (SEL).This lesson is des
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2nd - 5th
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How-To Project Guidelines including Rubric
This how-to project can be used at any point during a functional writing unit or as a culminating project. Contents:1. Project Guideline Page: This serves as an introduction to the project with written guidelines for each student to follow.2. Topic Selection Sheet: Students can fill out this sheet and return to their teacher to select the topic of their how-to project.3. Rubric: This rubric is a 4 point scale, with detailed criteria.4. Student Grading Sheet: Teachers can use this sheet to grad
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3rd - 6th
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50 State Brochure Research Project - Rubric - Modified
This listing if for the rubric that goes with the 50 State Brochure Research Project. Please consider purchasing this as part of the 50 State Brochure Research Project bundle.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Bilingual Daily Reading Menus
I use these Fiction and Non Fiction reading menus instead of a traditional reading log. Students have the ability to choose a question to respond to AND they get to choose how they present it. I allow students to write their paragraph in their homework notebooks, create a Flipgrid video, or create a google slide presentation (nothing fancy necessarily, just a way for them to type their responses instead).There are 12 reading responses for fiction and 12 reading responses for non fiction totalin
Types of Energy Outline
Energy is the ability to do work and comes in many forms including mechanical, electrical, thermal, chemical, nuclear, and potential energy. Understanding the different types of energy and how they can be transformed is essential for students to grasp basic concepts in science and technology. It is important for educators to use a variety of hands-on activities, demonstrations, and real-world examples to help students understand the different forms of energy and how they are used in t
Quarterly Book Report Project with Project and Genres
This is the book report paper I hand out at the beginning of each year to my students. It details requirements for reading a book for the quarter, choosing a project from the list of 11 different options, a 1 page summary, and explains some of the major genre breakdowns.
It is in Microsoft Word format and is freely open to being modified to your classroom.
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3rd - 6th
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