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Free 8th grade english language arts lessons for homeschool
Sprinkle Kindness Donut (a FREE character building craftivity)
Have you read the book, The Jelly Donut Difference by Maria Dismondy? It is an excellent book to use when teaching how to show acts of kindness to our friends and family. This FREE donut craftivity is a great follow up activity to the read aloud. Included in this download are templates to create a donut, writing template, and an anchor chart example.Digital Version available HEREI hope you and your students enjoy learning ways to show acts of kindness with this craftivity! Blessings, Michelle Hu
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FREE Errorless Learning Starter Pack | File Folder, Task Box, Adapted Book
FREE Errorless Learning Starter Pack | Errorless Learning sets students up for success and is a great option for students who need immediate positive feedback.Errorless activities allow a student to focus on the task and success of performing the task independently, and not so much choosing an incorrect answer. Errorless Learning also increases student participation and student confidence.Learn more about Errorless Learning in this blog post.What is included in this FREE Errorless Learning Start
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PreK - 3rd
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FREE Informational Text Structure Worksheet Activity One Pager Nonfiction
Need free nonfiction text structure worksheets? This no-prep, printable activity is a great way to review informational text structure, including: compare/contrast, cause and effect, problem/solution, description, chronological order, and sequence.This activity can be used as a review station, test prep, homework, or substitute lesson plan.Answer key is included. No prep—just print and use! Included: 6 short non-fiction passagesDigital self-grading Easel Activity→ Prefer a digital version for Go
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4th - 7th
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Earth Day Emergent Reader for Preschool, Pre-K and Kindergarten FREE
Earth Day FREE informational emergent reader for early learners in BW. Cut out the pages, stack them, and staple together on the left side.This booklet tells about some things that young children can do to help our Planet Earth. On the last page a child can draw something that he/she can do to help. Earth Day is celebrated on April 22nd every year.10 reader pages I LOVE FEEDBACK!Lots MORE activities for Earth Day ...
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PreK - 1st
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End of the Year Fun Activity Pack
Enjoy this FREE end of the year fun activity pack!
Included activities are: word search, word scramble, I will sheet, then and now, poem sheet, letter to my teacher sheet, end of the year letter, and find someone who sheet.
Great for students in grades 3rd-8th.
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2nd - 8th
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Free Sub Plans Mini Lessons | FREE Emergency Substitute Plans
This free emergency sub plan esson plan is ready to go for your substitute teacher! The sub plan mini lesson is appropriate for elementary grades. NEW! Documents for Pre-K through 6th Grades are included in this zipped folder. You can choose from Pre-K, Kindergarten, or 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th grade!A language arts mini lesson and math review activity is included for EACH grade level. A brain break and art activity are also included. If you love these, you may also enjoy these other best
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PreK - 6th
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Reading Skills for Intervention FREE - Science of Reading Aligned
Do you struggle to know which reading skills to teach your students? This chart gives teachers a quick and easy "at a glance" view of how students develop reading skills based on the science of reading. Use this in your intervention to help you identify gaps where your students are missing essential skills.***CLICK HERE to SAVE 40% OFF on ALL 8 of my Intervention Binders!***• If you need help knowing WHAT to intervene on, check out this Comprehensive Reading Skills Assessment.• If you need help
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1st - 3rd
Social Story - Blurting Out In The Classroom
Blurting Out is a FREE Social Story to help students learn to listen to others while they are speaking and why it is important to follow the classroom rules. Social Stories are a great way to promote positive behaviors in the classroom. Social Stories are a visual guide to describe interactions, situations, behaviors, skills or concepts. This story will help children on the autism spectrum, children in your special education class, children in primary grades, or children in an inclusive classroo
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Special Education Bundle of Classroom Activities and Teacher Resources
Free Halloween Activity - Figurative Language & Reading Comprehension
Looking for a fun and educational way to celebrate Halloween in your classroom? Then, you’ll love the activities in this resource that give your students a trick AND treat.In this resource you’ll find a “Halloween Fun” activity. This one is the ‘TRICK’. In this activity students need to read the instructions very carefully. However, most students do not read the entire set of directions before beginning (that’s the trick). That means that students will follow the directions to create a Hal
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5th - 8th
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Halloween Activity Pack: 17 Hands-On Math, Literacy and Science Activities
I've jam-packed this SPOOKY packet with TONS a fun & interactive activities for young learners! Includes over 15 hand-on activities including:
Literature & Writing Craftivity: When I feel scared my mummy...
Halloween Word Hunt
Spooky Sight Word Scramble
Spooky Story Elements: Perfect closure for any guided reading activity
Creepy Candy Corn Math Activity: Children learn about numbers in the tens while counting and ordering REAL candy corn!
Boo Crew Rhyming Fun: Using my colorful ac
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PreK - 3rd
Context Clues Worksheet Vocabulary - Free Context Clues Activities 6th 7th 8th
Context Clues Worksheet Freebie: This vocabulary activity is a great way to help students who struggle with understanding and using context clues to define vocabulary words.This Download Contains: PRINT2 pages of vocabulary activitiesAnswer Key DIGITALReady-to-use Easel activityLike this product? CLICK HERE for the full Context Clues Passages Vocabulary resource for grades 6-8This resource shows examples of definition/explanation context clues, synonym/restatement context clues, antonym/contras
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6th - 9th
RACE Strategy Writing Activity Worksheets FREE with Easel Activity
The RACE writing strategy helps students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements. Like this product? Check out the full version here! Writing with the RACE StrategyR: Re-state the questionA: Answer all parts of the questionC: Cite the text to provide evidenceE: Explain your citationWhy use the RACE strategy? RACE is a mnemonic device that helps students write open-ended constructed
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6th - 8th
Narrative Writing Graphic Organizer
This free graphic organizer is perfect for planning a narrative writing piece. This resource provides your students with a place to add the characters, setting (when and where), problem, and solution of their narrative. There are also boxes provided to add the plot of the story (beginning, middle, and end). I have included 4 versions of this graphic organizer for you to choose from.
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1st - 5th
Middle School Mentor Sentences Grammar Activities | 2 FREE WEEKS
Try out middle school mentor sentences to teach grammar. Create an authentic learning experience with these two free weeks of print and digital grammar activities. This bundle includes four pre-lessons and two weeks of done-for-you digital and print mentor sentences grammar activities: teacher lesson plans and slide decks, examples and possible answers, interactive notebook lessons with examples and quick note versions, and self-grading weekly assessments. This grammar resource has everything yo
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6th - 8th
Free Nonfiction Text Features Scavenger Hunt
This free two-page Non-Fiction Text Features Scavenger Hunt asks students to locate and explain several text-features. By doing so, students will gain a better understanding of how to read all parts of a non-fiction book or article, and they will understand the how and the why of the structure of non-fiction texts.Text-Features Included:-Title Page-Table of Contents-Index-Glossary-Heading-Subheading-Illustrations and Pictures-Maps-Charts, Graphs, and Tables-Captions-Textboxes-Keywords-Bold or I
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3rd - 6th
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THERE-THEIR-THEY'RE Student Review Packet - ELA FREE Grades 5-9
If you would like to teach or review the homonyms THERE, THEIR, and THEY’RE, this free product is student-ready, neatly-designed, and allows for different styles of guided practice!The THERE-THEIR-THEY’RE Student Ready Review Packet presents each usage explanation along with clear examples and varied practice opportunities. Students compose their own sentences, apply the correct form of there within given sentences and paragraphs, practice editing a passage to correct there/their/they’re errors,
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5th - 9th
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Kindergarten Lesson Plans for Back to School - Free Curriculum Map - August
This curriculum map is FREE and follows the Kindergarten Common Core Standards for math, reading, language and writing. It is also closely aligned with other state standards. It has now been updated with two new monthly programs to help with distance learning, learning at home and homeschooling.You'll love this freebie as it will make it so much easier to create your daily, weekly and monthly lesson plans! Whether you're planning for back to school or for the entire school year, this tool wil
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PreK - 1st
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Stretch The Sentence Writing Activities - Free Sample!
Students can practice stretching out sentences with these fun writing activities! The focus is to add more details to sentences by answering the questions who, what, when, where, why, and how? These will get students thinking about what details to add to make their sentences more interesting. This free sample includes two different practice pages!
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• How to stretch the sentence page with example
• 2 practice pages
*For more activities, please see the full resource:
Stretch The Sentenc
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1st - 3rd
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ESL Newcomer Activities and Lesson Plans | ESL School Vocabulary
Everything you Need for ELL Newcomers {FREEBIE} Are you a homeroom teacher that just received a new ELL student looking for a way to reach them and find differentiated materials for their language level? Are you an ELL teacher looking for a fun and comprehensive way to help your newcomers learn English? Are you looking for a way to go beyond worksheets and give your ELL students authentic ELL newcomer activities from the start? The Everything you Need for ELL Newcomers resource covers all 4 lan
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K - 5th
September 11th {9/11} Interactive Timeline Activity ~ Reading for Grades 4-8
September 11th {9/11} Interactive Timeline Activity ~ Reading for Grades 4-8This activity is meant to be an independent activity for students in grades 4-8. Lower level students may need some scaffolding.UPDATED September 2017. Items 6 and 14 have been changed due to changes in the timeline itself. Please re-download this activity to use again. ;) I'm using it in my 6th grade classroom. First, I will use the timeline to go through and discuss with my students the events of September 11th. Then,
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4th - 9th
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FREE Plural/Possessive Noun Poster and Worksheet
FREE Plural/Possessive Noun Poster- Those plurals and possessives nouns can be tricky! Use this poster to help students remember when to use 's or s' or when it's just plural.Also added is 1 worksheet to practice this skill.Need More? Try The "Bug" Version of Plurals and Possessives* Don't Be Bugged by Plurals and Possessives*******************************************************************GRADE(S):2nd-4thSKILLS:WritingGrammarPluralsPossessive****************************************************
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2nd - 5th
End of the Year Activity - Personal Reflection and Infographic
End of Year Activity - Reflection and InfographicAs the calendar year draws to a close, engage your students with this fun and creative Personal Reflection and Infographic Activity. First, students will complete a personal reflection about their year - including lessons they have learned, significant events, memorable moments, accomplishments, favorites, and even set goals for the next year. Then, students will complete an infographic template to present their reflection information quickly and
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5th - 8th
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FREE Parts of Speech Coloring Sheet | A Fun Earth Day Activity
Parts of speech FREE coloring page. This is a sample of the full Parts of Speech Coloring Activity that features a recycle symbol for Earth Day. But, of course, it would be good for any time of the year since recycling is a topic we can talk to children about all year. This free sample is part of a much larger year long resource that has beginner, intermediate and advanced Pop Art ELA: Parts of Speech Coloring Pages. Art with Jenny K. and Brain Waves Instruction have teamed up to create this pa
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3rd - 8th
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SAMPLE: Phonological Awareness Daily Warm Ups
The science of reading has proven that students need to practice phonological awareness every single day. But how can you fit that into your already busy schedule? The daily phonological awareness warm ups take just 5 minutes to complete and (here's the best part!) there's absolutely ZERO prep or planning. Print them once and you're ready for the entire year!But I don't just want you to take my word for it about how amazing they are - I really want you to see it for yourself. Print off this samp
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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.
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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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