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Middle school english language arts thematic unit plans for parents
Book Tasting: Introduce Your Students to New Books and Genres
Do you want to introduce your students to new genres or new choices of books? Hold a BOOK TASTING in your classroom! This event will get your students motivated and excited about reading! Hold this event 2-3 times a year in your classroom and/or make it an evening event for parents to "sample" new books with their children. Resource includes: book tasting menuplace matsreflection napkinsbookmarkspreviewing a book signgenre signs with definitionsgenre bookmarks with definitionsevent signs, table
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3rd - 8th
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Meet the Teacher Template Editable | Welcome to Our Class Back to School Letters
This editable meet the teacher template is a perfect way to provide your students and their families with some information about you and your classroom at the beginning of the school year. You can send it in the mail in the summer, email it home, provide a copy to each family at an open house, hand out to your students during the first week of school, or upload to google classroom. Click here to SAVE 30% by buying this as part of my Back to School Forms Bundle!What's Included:- Meet the Teacher
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PreK - 12th
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Also included in: Back to School Forms Bundle | Print + Digital
The Outsiders Unit Plan - S.E. Hinton Novel Study Reading Unit
The Outsiders Unit Plan includes everything you need to teach The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. With more than 250 pages and slides of content, there will be absolutely no prep required. This novel unit includes eye-catching presentation slides, print-ready assignments, questions, vocabulary, quizzes, video journals, and interactive class activities. What Teachers Are Saying About The Outsiders Unit Plan:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I usually never leave feedback from my purchases, and I purchase a lot. And when I do
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7th - 10th
ELA First Day BUNDLE: Everything for back to school: Syllabus + Stations + Fun
Have the best first day EVER in ELA with this bundle of first day stations, slides, and syllabus templates! Whether you like customizing in Canva, PPT, or Google Slides, these templates will make prepping for your first day total breeze. Not only will you be more efficient with your back to school prep, but you'll also set the tone for the rest of the year. Students will be impressed with your visual syllabus and engaged from day one!What you will get:⭐ A super fun, low pressure ice breaker idea
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7th - 12th
The Giver Unit Plan - Lois Lowry Novel Study Reading Unit
The Giver Unit Plan includes everything you need to teach The Giver by Lois Lowry. With more than 340 pages and slides of content, there will be absolutely no prep required. This novel unit includes eye-catching presentation slides, print-ready assignments, questions, vocabulary, quizzes, and interactive class activities.What Teachers Are Saying About The Giver Unit Plan:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This unit plan for The Giver is worth every penny I spent on it! We just did the activity on sharing feelings and t
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7th - 10th
Titanic Activities Bundle | Passenger Research | Comprehension | Titanic Math
HUGE Titanic bundle of Titanic reading comprehension resources, activities, PowerPoint, and SO much more! Your students will love the Titanic even more after diving into their study of the ship using these resources! Cover the basics and the more unique aspects of the Titanic with these literacy, math, and social studies connections.These Titanic activities cover everything from the construction of the Titanic to the discovery of the ship on the bottom of the Atlantic. Unique aspects, such as
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4th - 8th
ESL Newcomer Activities Pack Mega Bundle Print & Google Drive
Empower newcomer English Language Learners through our comprehensive collection of activities. Our worksheets, graphic organizers, and study guides are designed to cater specifically to teen and tween English language learners, boosting their language proficiency and confidence. From grammar exercises to interactive tasks, our resources ensure a seamless and enjoyable learning journey for all ESL students.This is a bundle of my popular Newcomer Pack 1 and Newcomer Pack 2. Purchase the bundle a
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
Poetry Music Activities - Song Lyrics Assignments and Presentations Bundle
This poetry music activities, assignments, and presentations bundle will engage all your students in poetry analysis using song lyrics! Students will love this modern bundle of music-inspired poetry resources. Included are eye-catching presentations, poetry song lyrics assignments and projects, engaging activities, ready-to-print worksheets, and much more! By purchasing this bundle, you are saving more than 30% compared to purchasing these items separately! Included in this poetry music activiti
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7th - 10th
Mother's Day Writing Activities 2024 Crafts Cards and More Mothers Day
Celebrate Mother’s Day with these fun and meaningful activities for older kids! These writing resources will give your intermediate students a chance to reflect on their relationship with their moms and express their appreciation in a creative and heartfelt way. With everything from Mother’s Day crafts to expository writing with the various activities, you can pick and choose what you want students to work on or let them decide! Easily include these low-prep activities into your writing curricul
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3rd - 6th
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Functional Vocabulary File Folder Games for Special Education Matching Activity
These file folder games for special education and autism focus on color matching, picture matching, and word matching for a variety of functional vocabulary words. Activities include multiple options for easy differentiation: matching picture to picture (identical), picture to picture (non-identical) and picture to word, including both real-life photographs and illustrations. These are great for students working on matching and learning real-life functional vocabulary such as those in special e
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PreK - 12th
End of the Year Camp A Week of Learning Fun!
Send your students off with a smile! This week long, end of the year, camp theme unit is a terrific way to end your year right! This end of year unit is a complete week of "camp themed" activities. The key features of the unit are:The unit has daily end of the year activities in each subject area (reading, writing, math, social studies, and science)All end of the year activities are academic and fun (your students will be learning to the very end)All worksheets and rubrics are includedEach end
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: End of the Year Camp: Digital and Printable Bundle
Summer Reading Activities 2023
This packet of summer reading activities includes: A Note On Summer ReadingSummer Reading List - Picture Books (30 Titles) - Color & BW - HyperlinkedSummer Reading List - Chapter Books (30 Titles) - Color & BW - HyperlinkedSummer Reading List - Blank (Fill in Your Own Titles)Walk A Mile In Someone Else's Shoes - Picture Books (30 Titles)Walk A Mile In Someone Else's Shoes - Chapter Books (30 Titles)Walk A Mile In Someone Else's Shoes - Choose Your Own The Taylor Swift Summer Reading Play
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K - 6th
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A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park Unit Teaching Package
Teaching the novel A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park? Save over 30% by buying my novel study activities bundled in a unit instead of buying the individual items! Based on a true story, A Long Walk to Water alternates the stories of two Sudanese kids - a refugee Lost Boy in 1985 and a girl in 2008 who must walk miles a day to reach water. Great cross curricular connections to social studies, current events, and science!This bundle includes:•Teacher's Guide/Pacing Guide - Standards alignment
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5th - 8th
Reading Guides and Handbook for Parent Teacher Conferences ENGLISH EDITION
Parents love these guides to Reading Levels. These are easy to read with sample pictures and explanation of the characteristics for each leveled book being sent home. A fantastic handout for back to school, open house, or anytime!What's Included:1. Guide with Fountas and Pinnell Reading Levels AA - Z in color and black and white2. Guide with DRA Reading Levels A-1 - 70/80 in color and black and white3. Guide with Reading Recovery Reading Levels 1 - 34 in color and black and white4. Guide with
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K - 6th
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Solar Eclipse 2024 Integrated Unit and Presentation (Print and Digital)
This thematic unit is full of engaging and quality activities in all areas of curriculum to help students develop a strong conceptual understanding of solar eclipses, specifically the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8th, 2024. This is such a unique opportunity for all! Get students exited about this upcoming event!***Both a Print Version and a Digital Version for Google Classroom™ are included with this purchase.****Activities included:Activity 1: Solar Eclipse: Students read an informa
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3rd - 6th
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1-ESS1-1
, 5-ESS1-2
, 2-ESS1-1
Also included in: Space Super Bundle: Solar System, Eclipse, Astronomer
Essay Writing Unit - Presentations, Handouts, Graphic Organizers & Assignments
Essay Writing Unit - Presentations, Handouts, Graphic Organizers & Assignments: This essay bundle contains all the documents you will need to teach your high school (or late middle school) students proper essay writing. With engaging PowerPoint presentations, fun activities, graphic organizers, checklists, and more, your students will understand the essay writing process from start to finish.What Teachers Are Saying About This Essay Writing Unit: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great package. As a new teacher so
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7th - 12th
12 Angry Men - Twelve Angry Men Complete Drama Unit Teaching Package
Everything you need to start a 3-week drama unit tomorrow!12 Angry Men is a short but powerful play that will hook your students' attention and keep them engaged throughout the unit. Students will build background knowledge about the legal system, study character development and theme, and make real-world connections to text.This fun, fresh product comes with an in-depth teacher's guide and suggested timeline for each day's activities making your lesson plans a breeze!What is included in this re
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7th - 10th
Back to School Night | Teacher Information Brochure| Meet the Teacher | EDITABLE
This is a super easy way to give your parents all the information they need on back to school night. It has a spot for teacher wish list, student supplies, daily schedule, subjects, contact info, etc.It is in black and white. I print it on a cute colored paper and it turns out adorable and can be copied on the school copier to save your some colored ink! There is a colored version that you can find in my TpT store if you prefer that!Parents love this and hang it on their fridge year round!
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PreK - 12th, Staff
End of the Year Memory Book Flipbook for Middle School Distance Learning
Send your middle school students home for the summer with a lasting age-appropriate keepsake. UPDATED to include a digital version for distance learning!My "Middle School Memories" flipbook is easy to print and assemble and allows students to reflect on many facets of their school year, ranging from their daily school life, favorite things, best memories, class superlatives, and more. I include an instructional video link for assembling the flipbook.Bonus: each page offers students opportunities
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5th - 8th
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Holes Unit Plan - Louis Sachar Novel Study Reading Unit
Holes Unit Plan includes everything you need to teach Holes by Louis Sachar. With more than 240+ pages and slides of content, there will be absolutely no prep required. This novel unit includes eye-catching presentation slides, print-ready assignments, questions, vocabulary, quizzes, and interactive class activities.What Teachers Are Saying About The Holes Unit Plan:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is the best resource I have bought on Teachers Pay Teachers in the past 7 years! Thank you for the effort put forth
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6th - 9th
Beginner French Bundle - FULL YEAR of Activities!! (Gr 4-7)
This ultimate bundle includes well over a year's worth of Beginner French resources. All resources are designed for students who are brand new to French and are very usable for teachers who may not have a strong background in French. Most products in the bundle are able to be used by students fairly independently. Many of the units are formatted similarly. This helps students feel comfortable and confident with how to complete the activities so that they can focus on learning the new vocabulary
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4th - 7th
Romeo and Juliet Unit Plan - Complete Drama Reading Unit for Shakespeare's Play
Romeo and Juliet Unit Plan includes everything you need to teach Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. With more than 430+ pages and slides of content, there will be absolutely no prep required. This drama unit includes eye-catching presentation slides, print-ready assignments, questions, vocabulary, quizzes, video journals, interactive class activities and much more!What Teachers Are Saying About The Romeo and Juliet Unit Plan:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ WOW WOW WOW! I love it. I have been working with Romeo
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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End of the Year Activity Bundle - Reflection Activities, Assignments, and Awards
End of the Year Activity Bundle - Reflection Activities, Assignments, and Awards: Use this bundle of end of the year resources to help you get through the last days of school with your students! The bundle includes fun and unique assignments to help students reflect and demonstrate their learning as well as fun awards to celebrate your students! What Teachers Are Saying About These End of the Year Activities:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ These were great! Students put a lot of effort into them and I think they wil
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4th - 8th
Short Story Unit Plan - Scary and Surprising Stories - Lessons and Assignments
Short Story Unit Plan - Scary and Surprising Stories - Lessons and Assignments: Elevate your English class with this chilling and thrilling short story unit, guaranteed to send shivers down your students' spines! Perfect for Halloween or any time of the year, this collection of scary and surprising stories will captivate and engage your students. Explore the dark and mysterious world of suspenseful, creepy, and spooky tales with handpicked stories that are sure to keep your students on the edge
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7th - 10th
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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.
Frequently asked questions about teaching English language arts
What types of English language arts lessons are available on TPT?
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.
How do I find English language arts lessons on TPT?
Educators can save time preparing English language arts lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for ELA resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of ELA lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
How can I make my English language arts lessons fun and engaging?
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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