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Free 7th grade english language arts activities for special education
Positive Thinking Affirmations - 150 Self-Talk Phrases SEL Skills Activity
Use these 100+ free positive thinking affirmations and self-talk statements to help kids and young adults build confidence, learn healthy coping strategies, and start the day off strong. Positive thinking and self-talk is an important social-emotional learning skill necessary for success. This resource includes a 3-page printable list of positive affirmations and a student worksheet to record individual positive affirmations. Digital and Print VersionsI've included a link to Google Drive! To acc
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1st - 12th
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End of Year - Summer Vacation Word Search
This is a free word search containing 100 words associated with summer vacation. With the end of the school year approaching, we all look for free time activities for students to be engaged with for less stressful classroom management.
There are two duplicate pages attached. I posted this a while back, but I believe the second page was the answer sheet and all of the lines were removed when I converted it from MS Word to PDF. I didn't notice at the time, and no longer have my original file.
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3rd - 9th
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Free Flip Flop Coloring Pages | Great Start of the Year or Summer Activity!
In this FREEBIE, I have given you a sample of one of my interactive “Pop Art” coloring sheets and I’ve given you a sample of one of my pattern-filled pop art coloring sheets—both of flip flops for summer! The full collection (featuring designs appropriate for the entire year--all holidays and seasons) of both of these types of products are available in my TPT store (interactive coloring book and pattern-filled coloring book).Enjoy this FREEBIE as we get ready for SUMMER!!! You might like some of
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K - 9th
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Figurative Language Stories for Close Reading ~ FREE Complete Week 1!
Figurative Language Stories for Close Reading ~ FREE Complete Week 1!This includes Week 1 of my Figurative Language Stories for Close Reading. Purchase the full product here.Full Product Description:6 original reading passages for teaching and reviewing figurative language: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, idiom, and allusion.Each of the 6 passages includes 4 activities. Please view the preview file for the first passage and tasks in their entirety.Task A
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3rd - 9th
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Back to School Student Survey - Free Survey for Middle and High School Students
Get to know your new students with this engaging, informative, and FUN student survey. Perfect for the first day of school or the first week of school, this student survey will help you get a better understanding of who your new students are.The survey asks about interests, hobbies, home life, goals, and more. Students will enjoy filling out this survey, and it is a great way to welcome students into your classroom. Once all of my students complete this survey, I keep them organized in a three-r
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6th - 12th
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Reading Comprehension Activities Digital Resources Mystery Game - Team Building
Try this free mystery game for your classroom! This mystery is a great way to get students collaborating and working together! Kids love to solve mysteries and this game is very exciting and fun! Read the story aloud to the students. Pass out the clues to each student and let them solve the case together. This is a great tool for critical thinking, finding inferences, and team building skills. Discussion questions at the end will help the students understand how the mystery was solved! NEW Mat
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3rd - 8th
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End of the Year Activity - Free School Year Reflection
Looking for a hands-on and fun end-of-the-year activity? Well, look no further! This end of the year lesson will not only help students practice the critical skill of reflecting, they’ll also create an interactive accordion book to showcase their thoughts and ideas. As you know, reflection gives students an opportunity to examine and interpret their experiences. In addition, through reflection, students can gain new understanding. In this lesson students will reflect on their school year.
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4th - 7th
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Back to School Student Survey - Get To Know You Activity - Digital / Print
Want an engaging and fun get-to-know-you activity for the first few days of school? Here's a free student survey to hand out during Back To School Week to better understand your students and quickly assess their writing skills. This isn't a list of questions that students expect, but a fun list of questions to get to know students' unique personalities! My students love to answer these questions and share them. For example, I ask students to name the song they couldn't get out of their heads
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6th - 10th
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Also included in: Back to School / First Week of School - "Get to Know You" Activities
Emotions and Feelings Check-In Worksheets for Social Emotional Learning
Use these free printable worksheets for daily emotions check-ins with your students. A daily feelings check-in is an important way to integrate social-emotional learning into the day, while helping students build self-awareness and self-management skills.Three versions are included with emojis, an emotions word bank, and clear space to add your own emotions words. Both color and black/white versions are also included.The prompts include:Right now, I'm feeling...I feel this way because...Somethin
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1st - 8th
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First Day of School Stations Activity, Icebreaker, Middle & High School, FREE
I hate cheesy name games and I refuse to make the worst first impression by just reading a syllabus to my students. The solution is this engaging first day of school stations activity designed to facilitate discussion and help you start building a strong classroom community from Day One.UPDATE: This free stations download now has two versions. The original was designed for English/Language Arts classes, while the new edition features generic wording to make it work with all subject areas. Math,
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7th - 12th
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Teacher Binder for Sight Word Activity Organization- For Special Education
Utilize this binder for organization in your sight word center or fluency station. This FREE 250 page teacher binder comes with everything you need to set up, run, manage and successfully monitor students progress during sight word practice activities.
This binder includes 8 sections:
1. Word Lists by Level
2. Word Lists by List number
3. Checklists
4. Flashcards (lists)
5. Flashcards (words)
6. Data sheets
7. Resources for parents
8. Fishing for Numbers Student Tracking Folder
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Also included in: DISCOUNTED BUNDLE Sight Word Activities- For Special Education
Valentine's Day Would You Rather Questions FREE - Fun Print & Digital Options
Here are 20 Valentine's Day Would You Rather Questions to use with your students. These are great discussion starters for when you have a few extra minutes. They can also be used for classroom polls or journal prompts.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:List of 20 Valentines Day Would You Rather QuestionsAnswer SheetDIGITAL:Google SlidesGreat for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th grade! NOTE: This resource uses American English and is not editable. Here’s what teachers are saying: ✏️ "My students l
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1st - 8th
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Free Pop Art Apple Coloring Page from Art with Jenny K.
Free download of one of my interactive coloring sheets (apple). This "Meet and Teach" resource will provide you with a bit of information about me personally and give you something you can use right away to integrate art into your classroom! 1. MEET JENNY K. Learn about Jenny Knappenberger (Art with Jenny K). 2. TEACH Use one of my interactive coloring sheets right away. I've also included a pattern-filled version of the same design which is great for younger students and/or to easily differenti
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PreK - 9th
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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.
Please leave me feedback if you download this product! Thank you!
Interested in other cool, unique language arts items, check out my store!
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2nd - 8th
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Executive Functioning Skills Workbook - Free Worksheets & Activities
Teach specific executive functioning skills with this free workbook sampler. Skills targeted include: planning, organization, time management, task initiation, working memory, metacognition, self-control, attention, flexibility, and perseverance. The free resource includes a sample of my Executive Functioning Advanced Workbook with an executive functioning quiz, information on executive functioning, daily checklists, estimating time for tasks, and behaviors aligned with paying attention. These a
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7th - 10th
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Theme Freebie! Graphic Organizer, Anchor Chart, & Worksheet - No Prep Activities
Theme is such a challenging skill to master! Here is a freebie that you can use with any story to help your students do just that. WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:Theme Worksheet: This printable requires students to answer questions about how the character thinks and acts to find clues about the theme.Theme Graphic Organizer: This requires students to find evidence from the text to support the theme they select.Theme Poster: Anchor chart to give students or for classroom decoration!Black-lineColorGreat
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3rd - 8th
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Vocabulary 4 Square Graphic Organizer - 4 on 1 Page FREE EDITABLE
This is a vocabulary graphic organizer known as 4 Square. It is an effective way to learn and practice vocabulary in any subject area. This product contains 1 sheet with four squares on it. Each square is divided into fourths. The student writes the vocabulary word in the center of the square, and then writes the definition, a sentence that uses the word, a synonym/antonym, and a picture in the other squares. Great for most grades!The upload is a ZIP that contains a PDF version (not editable), a
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3rd - 12th
{FREE!} Persuasive Writing Prompts
Here are 24 thought-provoking prompts to jump-start persuasive writing. The Common Core standards put a strong emphasis on persuasive writing skills. These prompts allow students to experiment with a variety of types of writing with a common purpose.
Print on card stock, laminate, and cut apart and you're ready to use these in a variety of ways! I've used them in my own classroom successfully in a few different ways:
•daily "do now" at the start of writing workshop
•independent center activi
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2nd - 8th
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FREE I Am Working For Token Board and First Then Board Positive Behavior Chart
Enjoy this FREE positive reinforcement behavior management solution for your special education or life skills class. Token boards (also called I am working for boards) and first / then boards are EASY to implement and use. What’s Included?3 Token Boards (space for 3, 5, and 10 checkmarks)First/Then BoardClick HERE for Token Boards With VISUALS! Click HERE for the Token Board Bundle! How do I use this resource?Whenever you catch the student exhibiting desired behavior or staying on task during in
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6th - 12th
Executive Functioning Escape Room Activity
This free escape room activity is a puzzle challenge related to executive functioning skills. Students can work together or independently to solve a puzzle and discover the secret phrase to unlock the door and win the challenge in a specified amount of time. This escape room activity is ideal for small groups, advisory periods, morning work, resource rooms, or just for fun!Note that this is a free sample puzzle that includes only one challenge. If you are interested in more similar challenges pu
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4th - 8th
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Free Paragraph Writing Graphic Organizer - Hamburger Method Template
Free Paragraph Writing Graphic Organizer - Hamburger Method Template: Enhance your paragraph writing instruction with this free Paragraph Writing Graphic Organizer, following the popular 'Hamburger Paragraph Method.' Students can easily structure their paragraphs by dividing them into three sections: the top bun for introducing or hooking the reader, the middle sections for providing reasons, support, quotes, details, and explanations, and the bottom bun for concluding with a summary statement.
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3rd - 9th
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Scoot Task Card Game, Back to School Classroom Management
Want to play SCOOT in your classroom? This freebie will help you set up the routines and allow students to practice playing SCOOT so that you are ready to play!I designed this set of SCOOT Task Cards to better prepare my students for playing SCOOT! We play SCOOT all year long, for a wide variety of topics. It is an excellent way to use task cards to quickly review concepts. However, without clear boundaries, SCOOT can be a disaster! So, I created this set to use at the beginning of the year
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2nd - 7th
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End of Year Games and Reflection Activities
END OF THE YEAR ACTIVITIES FREEBIE!!!!
Ugh. What to do with those last few days of school when the material is covered, the tests are graded, and your students are jumping off the walls? This packet will help you end the year on the high note by providing fun, thought-provoking activities for your students to reflect upon their year, what they have learned in your class, and how they have grown as students and individuals. These have been created for high school language arts students, but c
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5th - 12th
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Spooky Story Writing - Halloween Writing Activity - Free Halloween Lesson
Your students will love this fun and engaging Halloween writing activity that will have them rolling story element dice (setting, character, obstacle, and a story starter) to create a random set of story components. Once students have their story components, they’ll plan and write a spooky story as they combine each element into an entertaining writing piece. Perfect for a Halloween lesson, Halloween activity or any time of the year!This activity taps into students’ natural love of scary stori
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4th - 7th
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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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