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8th grade critical thinking english language arts resources for Easel Activities and for parents
Student Self Reflection & Evaluation | Conferences & Report Cards
This student self reflection resource is an excellent way for your students to evaluate their learning to share during student led and parent teacher conferences. It can be used for any reporting period to converse with your students about their successes and ways in which they can improve. The activity can be used for in person instruction as well as assigned digitally to share in an online portfolio.May be used as a printable resource or assigned on Google Classroom with your students.Resourc
Grades:
4th - 8th
Transportation Mapping Skills - Traveling On a Public Bus
This is a practical guide for learning how to travel to and from a destination on a public bus. This functional life skill can be practiced in school perhaps mapping out a school trip by public bus or given to a guardian to help a child at home learn how to take public transportation. Step by Step reader with instructions on how to travel by bus.Worksheet to plan out the trip.Worksheet to plan out the return home. Worksheet to plan out the trip with a transfer to another bus.Worksheet to plan
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Back to School - Middle School English - Reading Survey - Forms - Activities
This package of Middle School back to school resources contains a variety of forms and activities. This is the perfect middle school survival guide for back to school planning, with reading surveys, writing surveys, all about me forms, parent information forms, ice breakers, and reading group setup activities included. These resources will help you quickly get to know your class, and assess their attitudes and interests towards reading and writing. Having students complete these forms will help
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5th - 8th
Holocaust, activity for Night by Elie Wiesel, textual analysis, writing prompts
Pre-reading activity for Night by Elie Wiesel, analysis HOPE, DESPAIR AND MEMORY This is one part of a larger lesson on Elie Wiesel. There are some common elements between the two, but my second product goes beyond the scope of this product, so if you like what you see here please have a look at the following: ❤️❤️Elie Wiesel: Hope, Despair and Memory ❤️❤️This is a self-contained product on textual analysis; everything you need is here. This product focuses on a small section of the Nobel Peace
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Summer Recommended Reading Lists Grades 7 - 8 & Reading Log with Easel Activity
Summer Reading List Grade 7 - 8. Two recommended summer reading lists to encourage reading. Nice handouts to give to parents at the end of the year as helpful guides to some good literature for young adults to read during the summer. Parents love it! Each list includes the name of book and author. The first list has many classics and more challenging books, and the second list is a little less challenging with more contemporary titles as well. Includes teacher instructions and a summer reading l
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7th - 8th
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Also included in: End of the Year Activities for Middle Grades Language Arts BUNDLE
All About My Mom | Writing Activity for Mother’s Day
Mother's Day Crafts | Mother's Day Activities | Preschool Writing Prompts | Elementary Writing Prompts | Middle School Writing Prompts | High School Writing Prompts | Mother's Day Gift IdeasLooking for a unique and creative way to celebrate moms this Mother's Day? Look no further than All About My Mom, a versatile writing activity designed to engage students in preschool through 12th grade! Benefits for teachers:★ Easy Differentiation: Choose from 10 engaging themes to cater to different learnin
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PreK - 12th, Adult Education
Reading Log for Independent Reading with Genres - Weekly Reading Accountability
This weekly Reading Log with Genres helps students read from different genres and stay accountable during independent reading. Includes space to fill in Title, Author, Type / Genre, Starting Page, Ending Page, Total Pages Read, and Parent Signature line. (May be used for longer than one week since there is plenty of room for recording more reading.) Digital and Print: Includes an Easel Activity ready for learning with digital tools. Assign it online in Google Classroom or use a link in any LMS.
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Reading Maze puzzles activities for 7th 8th 9th 10th Grade No Prep
Best early childhood education activity tools and Mazes will provide hours of fun for boys & girls. Besides having fun, the various exercises will help your child develop critical skills such as problem-solving, visual perception, and fine motor skills.Its never too early to start helping your child build key logical and analytical capabilities. With the help of this book, that process has never been more fun!This maze worksheet is specifically created for kids of all ages. This activity wor
Grades:
7th - 12th
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NGSS:
K-ESS3-1
Journalism Syllabus - Beginning and Advanced Classes
These two syllabus templates - one for rookie Journalism students and the other for veteran adolescents who are continuing with this elective offer teachers the guidelines to plan the year.Each one leads with an Introduction. Here are the first paragraphs of both the Beginning and Advanced versions:BEGINNING:In this class students will learn the language of journalism, and will study research, reporting and interviewing techniques.They will write a variety of articles (news, feature, editorial,
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Journalism Activities & Lessons Bundle: Beginning & Advanced Students
Conquer Expository Essay Writing Grades 6-9 -- 15-page Complete Lesson
This packet shows your students how to write a good expository composition, from scratch, under time pressure. I have taught expository composition writing for years, and I have helped many students achieve mastery on the state test and also high school and college-entrance compositions. For college-bound students, improving their expository writing skill is worth the time and effort. Expository writing prompts are the go-to writing assignments for junior and senior-level AP tests, the ACT,
Grades:
7th - 12th
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A SOCIAL STORY "Please Don't Put That In Your Mouth" (SPECIAL ED/ SEL ACTIVITY)
This social story is created for children who are not diagnosed with pica but have a tendency to mouth inedible objects. Be sure to read this story to your child once a day and start to teach them proactive alternatives to mouthing inedible objects.This item can be used in an interactive notebook or classroom. Add notes & annotations through an interactive layer and assign to students via Google Classroom.
Grades:
1st - 10th, Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: Pica Bundle
Teacher Appreciation Coloring Pages!
Teacher Appreciation week is in May! These coloring pages are the perfect way to celebrate this special day. Five different designs to choose from that teachers will be sure to love. Please be sure to check out my store for coloring pages designed for every occasion!Distance-Learning Digital Coloring Pages AVAILABLE HEREVersion 1: "Best Teacher Ever!" School Houses, Leaves, HeartsVersion 2: "You're My Favorite!" Paper, Pencils, LeavesVersion 3: "You are the Best!" School Houses, Leaves, Hearts
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3rd - 8th
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Indigenous Peoples Day Reading Passages and Questions for Engaged Learning
Explore our meticulously crafted Indigenous Peoples Day Native American Día de la Raza Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions designed to enrich your students' understanding of this important cultural observance. This educational resource is perfect for teachers seeking engaging content that aligns with curriculum standards while fostering critical thinking and cultural awareness. Dream CatcherOur Indigenous Peoples Day package includes thoughtfully curated passages that delve into the his
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2nd - 8th, Staff
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Writing an Informative Text: Halloween Family Recipes
Writing an Informative Text - Halloween Family Recipes: Celebrate the season with life skills. Practice cooking and writing with family!PRINT and DIGITAL versions are included.For More THOUGHTFUL RESOURCES VISIT Creativity in Motion.
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Halloween: Art & Writing Bundle
THE LITTLE PRINCE | THE LITTLE PRINCE SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITIES
THE LITTLE PRINCE | THE LITTLE PRINCE SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITIESSUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITIES TO USE WITH THE LITTLE PRINCE!This product is a supplement to my Google Slides product – it will be included in the product and the bundle so please go to the product you purchased to download!INCLUDED IN THIS PRODUCT ARE THE FOLLOWING:✍ ONE crossword puzzle with answers.✍ 12 pages of generic template questions including timelines, postcards, novel summaries, and more.✍ THREE graphic novel template pages.✍ An a
Grades:
8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Dear Pen Pal Template
This is a great activity for children or supported persons to work on their written social skills. Use this template to for a child or person support to send letters to a friend or family member.
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3rd - 8th, Adult Education
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First Day Parent Survey | Build Strong Relations TpT: Grade 7-12 ELA
What's your relationship with your student's adults — their parents or guardians? Whether for the first days of school, a one-on-one meeting with an adult, a parent-teacher conference, or in any situation where you need to collect student-community data, up your game with these valuable forms.This Resource Includes the Following Features for Parents of your Students:4 Parent/Guardian/Adult Surveys for the First Day of School Teacher's Notes for Using this Resource10 Focused and Targeted Question
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7th - 12th
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Summer Vocabulary Challenge: Creative Writing
Summer Vocabulary Challenge: Creative WritingSUMMER WORD CHALLENGE - USE 100 VOCABULARY WORDS TO WRITE A STORYGRADE LEVEL: 6th, 7th, 8th, 9thPRINT and DIGITAL versions are included.For More THOUGHTFUL RESOURCES VISIT Creativity in Motion.
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Grades:
6th - 9th
Also included in: ELA MEGA BUNDLE ONE YEAR: MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL
Bilingual Reading Strategies to Do at Home PD
This presentation of bilingual reading strategies to do at home was created to share with parents. It is great for a Back-to-School night, family presentation activity, or to use at Parent-Teacher Conferences. I used this presentation with a “Donuts with Dad” event at school. The theme is family and families will participate in reading aloud a story of your choosing, children interviewing parents, creating a family tree, and writing a poem together.Activities can be applied to any grade level, b
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Grades:
K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Classy Classics! Classic Reads for Gifted Middle Schoolers with Lexile Ratings
This product is for parents or teachers who have junior high or upper elementary children who are good readers, and who you would like to introduce to some great classic books. There are classic books that appeal to junior high readers and are appropriate for them, and many of these are in the public domain and are free to download. These books include titles like Little Women, The Call of the Wild, The Little Prince, The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, and many more.This product include
Grades:
4th - 8th
"Congratulations" Letter Template
Use this letter template for a child or person supported to congratulate someone they care about.
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PreK - 12th
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Verb Tenses -37 Common Irregular Verbs, Past/Past Participles Digital & Print
Irregular Verbs are the ones that don't follow the rule of adding "D" or "ED" to the end to show the past or Past Participle tense. (Reminder: Past participle Tense happened more than once in the past, and has the word have, has, or had in front of it. )Many of the most common verbs in English form their past and past participle tenses in irregular ways. Examples include: go, went (have) gone; see, saw, (have) seen; give, gave, (have) given; fly, flew, (have) flown, and more. Irregular
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Grades:
5th - 8th
Birthday Vocabulary Games and Activities For Distance Learning.
1. 40 pre-prepared vocabulary mini cards.2. Matching word to picture activity.3. Birthday Vocabulary Word Search.4. Birthday Vocabulary Jumbled Words.5. Birthday Vocabulary Crossword puzzle with answer sheet.6. Writing activity ( My Birthday).
Grades:
1st - 9th
summer memories
Oh no! When did it pass? How come summer time passes so fast? To keep your memories for longer download and fill this awesome worksheet. It's a fun thing for younger and older students. You can write or color. It's all up to you! it's all about FUN!
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
Discover printable and digital English language arts resources
On TPT, English language arts resources come in various forms: from interactive notebooks and task cards to small-group activities and individual worksheets. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of ELA concepts, or to reteach a tricky concept. By incorporating ELA resources from TPT into your teaching toolbox, you can create an engaging learning experience that strengthens students’ understanding of ELA concepts.
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital English language arts worksheets, TPT has an extensive collection of resources across topics and grade levels. No matter what ELA topic your students are working on — whether you’re teaching the parts of speech to 1st graders or argumentative essay writing to 10th graders — TPT has instructional materials that are designed to help with any ELA learning need. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning ELA will be so much easier.
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There are many different types of English language arts resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular ELA lessons include reading, writing, phonics, vocabulary, spelling, and creative writing.
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Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your English Language Arts lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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