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Free short stories word walls
Making Writing Interesting - Adjectives & Synonyms Word Wall
This pack is designed to create a few word walls to encourage your students to spice up their writing by using better words for the commonly used 'said', 'walked' and 'big'.
I have also included a page at the end so you can add extra words you find as a class, If you would like to keep the font consistent I used 'SchoolBusBounce'.
Print out the words onto coloured paper then display around your room. The more you encourage your students to use these words, the more they will do it without you
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3rd - 8th
Whole Brain Teaching Visual Writing Game
NEW and IMPROVED! Now with LEVEL 2!
Looking for a fun way to get your students to write interesting sentences? You've come to the right place.
Introducing the Visual Writing Game. Based on Chris Biffle's Writing Game (see www.wholebrainteaching.com) this version makes everything VISUAL so students can find the words they're looking for by matching up the symbols.
Star = article
Diamond = adjective
Square = noun
Arrow = verb
Circle = preposition
Your students will beg you to play the game.
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PreK - 5th
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Narrative Writing Activity: 100 vocabulary words about Fairy Tales
Are your students writing enchanting Fairy Tales?
This map includes the 100 top Tier II words to describe Fairy Tales (based on a data analysis by our Cambridge University experts to find the most statistically relevant words). The map will help students choose the perfect word for their bewitching fairy tales. The words range from famous characters from fairy tales, words to describe fairies and words to describe villains.
How to use?
This map can be used as a handout to give to students wh
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3rd - 6th
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free squirel & acorn template
I have used the template for my fall, hibernation and camping units. You can make so many different games with these templates from teaching colors, word to color to introduce reading, put in numerical order, play a game where you hide some squirrels and or acorns in the classroom and have the children find them (one of my students favorite games),you can use them for a theme word fall for that week or month, and the possibilities with the templates are endless.
For older children you can use t
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Not Grade Specific
Christmas Nativity Vocabulary - Word Wall Cards
This resource contains 24 vocabulary Word Wall cards for Christmas Nativity in color.Words include: Advent, angel, Bethlehem, birth, camel, Christmas, donkey, frankincense, Gabriel, gifts, gold, inn, Jesus, Joseph, kings, manger, Mary, myrrh, Nativity, sheep, shepherd, stable, star, wise menBlank cards included to add your own words==============================Leave feedback on this item for credits! It also helps to ensure continuous quality in products.Also, remember to follow TheProdigyBox f
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PreK - 3rd
Homophones Word Wall FREEBIE Sample
This is a free SAMPLE of my illustrated homophones word wall. It includes three homophone strips. Each slip measures approximately 11 in x 2 5/8 in (280 mm x 68 mm) and will fit in standard pocket charts or work well on a bulletin board. Strips could be laminated or printed on card stock and be used year after year. They could also be shrunk down to fit in students' notebooks, or enlarged as a poster.***If you enjoy this product, please check out the complete download which includes fifty-three
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
The Birchbark House Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle
Free resource crossword puzzle Check out our full product Novel Study:The Birchbark House Lessons and Comprehension Printables
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4th
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The Marble Champ by Gary Soto short story intro & prereading vocabulary study
Purpose: "The Marble Champ" by Gary Soto: this introductory lesson provides digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. The lesson also includes vocabulary study, practice, and assessment.GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension aligned to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsPDF FILE. Plus, each ZIP file come
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5th - 10th
A leer con la letra P,p de panda - Parte I
Historias cortas para promover la lectura al integrar temas de interés para la niñez. Abarca actividades para leer e identificar sonido inicial de la consonante P, p, mientras aprenden de los osos pandas del continente de Asia. Incluye ejercicios para leer y armar oraciones. Este recursos es para uso personal. Se requiere autorización para fines comerciales. Se incluyen los créditos en el documento.
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K - 2nd
Baseball in April the SHORT STORY by Gary Soto introduction & vocabulary study
Purpose: "Baseball in April-the Short Story" by Gary Soto: this introductory lesson provides digital pre-reading information for the author, genre, and setting. The lesson also includes vocabulary study, practice, and assessment.GOAL: to prepare each student to read rigorous literature by front-loading story elements critical to comprehension and aligned to standardsAUDIENCE: whole group, small group, or independent work for regular ed, learning support, ESL or virtual classroomsPDF FILE. Plus
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5th - 11th
Question Words in English
Who?
When?
Where?
Why?
How many?
From where?
Which?
From where?
At what time?
What color?
What size?
With whom?
For whom?
These question words also have small images to help students learn their meaning and usage. 2-3 words on each landscape page.
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Not Grade Specific
Transition Words
Student friendly poster with transition words for the beginning, middle, and ending of any writing.
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1st - 3rd
Dead Words
DEAD WORDSWhat are they?Dead words are words that we classify as ‘dead’ in our classroom and that we aren’t allowed to use in our writing anymore.Expand your students vocabulary and included this as a writing warm up to help make their writing more descriptive and interesting!Example:Focus on one word per session, for example: SAID IS DEAD. As the poster says “In loving memory of SAID, living on through…” Students then have to brainstorm as many words as they can that they might use instead of ‘
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Not Grade Specific
Writing Desk Helpers
Copy, laminate, edit these desk strips to support students recount and narrative writing.
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PreK - 8th
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Halloween Sight Words on Ghosts
Enjoy your ghostly Halloween words. Can be used in many great ways. If a student is learning their Halloween words, using them for writing and word work or even playing a matching game, these Halloween words are a perfect addition to any classroom.
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Grades:
K - 4th
The Girl Who Stole An Elephant Vocabulary List
The Girl Who Stole an Elephant Vocabulary List
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4th - 7th
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The Adventures of Chet and Lonzo Part One
Have your kids swim along and read about two young fish, Chet and Lonzo. Part One of their adventure together highlights sight words and vocabulary while also including helpful questions for social-emotional learning.
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PreK - 2nd
NGSS:
2-LS4-1
LVA Bright Beginnings For Young Children Teacher's Guide Grade 2
This 74 page LVA (Language/Vocabulary Acquisition) Bright Beginnings Teacher's Guide grade 2 is for teacher's who will be utilizing the LVA Reading program in their classroom.
You will learn every aspect of the rationale behind using such a program and how to implement it in your classroom. There are teacher tips, suggestions, photo examples and picture-less story examples. This Grade 2 Guide should assist you in laying a foundation for a new, fresh beginning in teaching children to read.
As p
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K - 2nd
Story Starters Display
Different ways to start a traditional story. Classroom display.
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1st - 3rd
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Word Bird Delivers Vocabulary for K-2
The Tweet-Hearts teach children words by telling them STORIES about words. We know that children learn vocabulary within the context of literature. Each sheet can be cut so you get two stories on each 8.5 X 11 paper. Pass them around at quiet time and be DELIGHTED when children begin using their new words.
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PreK - 2nd
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Book Word Find
This can be used with spelling words, word review, high frequency words, etc. The teacher can select specific words to be located in a text. Then the student searches for the words and records what they found. I used this big books that had been read to my first graders.
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K - 2nd
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NaNoWriMo Word Wall
Challenging your students to participate in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) this year? While the website itself has bunches of great resources, this Word Wall was the one thing I was missing.
This Word Wall printable is designed to be printed on colorful paper, and is an ink-saving document ... no color printer needed!
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This free resource contains the following novel parts:
* Working Title
* Protagonist
* Antagonist
* Supporting Ch
Grades:
4th - 10th
Tuesday of Other June word wall
word wall vocabulary for the short story "Tuesday of Other June" by Norma Fox Mazer. Just print and hang it up or cut out words individually.
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4th - 6th
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