Spring creative writing lessons

Grades:

K - 3rd

Types:

Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.1.3

Also included in: First Grade Writing Workshop Units for the Year

Insects Bugs Activities Lesson Plans Math & Literacy for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Numbers, Spring

This INSECT unit has everything you need to teach your young learners about insects including detailed daily lesson plans, activities, extension ideas, and centers. Everything is written out and planned to make your job easier! It includes 10 Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - photos, class poll, insect songBugs Everywhere - photos, insect song, concept sortAmazing Ants - photos, concept of print poem, movement songGrasshoppers - photos, beginning sound sort, grasshopper poemCaterpillars &

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Emergency Sub Plan - Missing Teacher Substitute Teacher Lesson and Activity

Created by

Presto Plans

Emergency Sub Plan - Missing Teacher Substitute Teacher Lesson and Activity: This emergency sub plan is ready-to-use for any day off! This lesson and activity will keep your students totally engaged and on-task. The assignment is about your inexplicable absence and puts students in charge (by the principal) of investigating the reason you are not at school. Students will create a Missing Teacher poster and an investigative police case file that has them examine evidence and witness testimonies

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

Tara West - Little Minds at Work

Kindergarten Teachers Taking Back Weekends BUNDLED

Created by

What is the Taking Back Weekends BUNDLE?Thanks so much for showing interest in my Taking Back Weekends packet! This packet was carefully created with kindergarten students in mind. This packet will offer the teacher material to get them through the month of learning. The best part is the Taking Back Weekends packet will lower teacher stress so you can focus on what’s important - - the kids! The packet covers five areas of learning: writing, content, sub plans, math centers, and literacy centers.

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Math

Grades:

K

Types:

Basic Operations, Close Reading, Creative Writing

Sub Plans 1st Grade

Created by

Create-Abilities

This emergency sub plan kit has everything you need to ensure your school day runs smoothly while you're gone. Planning for substitutes can be harder than just coming into work sick. However, with this set, you will have no-prep, print and go, reading, writing, math, science, and art activities that make sure your kids are still learning while you get the rest you need. Included in this 175-page download are printables, graphic organizers, and more that cover:Classroom Management and Organizatio

Subjects:

Grades:

1st

Types:

Printables, Classroom Forms, Lesson

Also included in: Sub Plans BUNDLE K-5

Writing Poetry in the Primary Grades

Created by

Susan Jones

This poetry unit for first and second grade gets students writing both form and free-verse poems as they let their creativity fly!My students love to write poetry as a break from our traditional writing units. They really buy into the "no rules" aspect of free-verse poetry and when I show them different examples of poetry, they tend to take off and make many different writing pieces. I hope you and your students have as much fun as we do with this one!In this unit:Teacher Examples for each type

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Poetry, Writing

Grades:

K - 2nd

Types:

Printables, Lesson, Centers

Also included in: First Grade Writing Workshop Units for the Year

1st Grade Teachers Taking Back Their Weekends BUNDLED

Created by

Tara West - Little Minds at Work

1st Grade Teachers Taking Back Their Weekends BUNDLED View a video preview **HERE** and **HERE**I'm super excited to release these packets for first grade! For the longest time I was completely oblivious that it was not normal to spend every evening and weekend working at school or "on school" at home. These packets are designed to give you back your weekends! They have classroom ideas that require minimal preparation and will get you out of a last minute pinch if you should find yourself in

Subjects:

Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Math

Grades:

K - 1st

Types:

Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Expository

First Grade Writer's Workshop units

Created by

Susan Jones

This first grade writing bundle is aligned to the Common Core standards and helps students with personal narratives, opinion writing, and informative writing as they work through the writing process. Students will brainstorm, draw, write, revise, edit and publish their own writing pieces for each genre of writing. This unit covers narrative writing, opinion writing and informative writing for all first grade writing standards!Each unit includes:Daily lessons set up in the "I do, We do, You do" f

Subjects:

Grades:

1st

Types:

Printables, Lesson

CCSS:

W.1.1

, W.1.2

, W.1.3

, W.1.5

, W.1.6

...

Differentiated, Art-integrated, Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passages [v1]

Created by

Art with Jenny K

Together Art with Jenny K. and Brain Waves Instruction like to put the ART in English Language Arts. That is why we have teamed up to bring you a fun, creative, and innovative way to use nonfiction reading passages as you support 21st-century skills in your classroom all year long! Our 12 Differentiated NONFICTION Reading Comprehension Passages with Coloring Pages For the ENTIRE YEAR (Volume 1) integrates art into the learning process—a procedure which has been proven to better cement knowledge

Subjects:

Reading, Spring, Writing

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Personal Narrative Essay, Autobiographical Incident Writing, Step-By-Step, CCSS

Created by

Laura Randazzo

Help your high school and advanced middle school students get creative with this eight-day Personal Narrative essay writing mini-unit. Featuring models of one professional and three exemplar student-written personal narrative essays, this bundle of step-by-step materials will inspire even reluctant students to put pen to paper. Activities/handouts featuring modern design elements and dynamic lecture materials will guide your students to craft their own meaningful autobiographical incident essays

Subjects:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

CCSS:

W.8.3

, W.8.3a

, W.8.3b

, W.8.3c

, W.8.3d

...

Spring Unit Activities & Thematic Math Literacy Lessons for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Child Care, English Language Arts, Spring

Celebrate SPRING with this complete unit that includes daily lesson plans, activities, and ideas that you need to teach preschool and Pre-K students about the season. Everything is written out and planned to make your job easier!It includes 10 Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - sorting activity, concepts of printRain Showers - class poll, poemWind & Kites - photos, weather songsFlower Garden - carpet game with numbers 1-20, poemBeautiful Butterflies - photos, chip clip poem, life cycle son

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Also included in: Preschool Thematic Units - 4 Seasons Bundle | Lesson Plans - Activities

Friendly Letter Writing Unit - Parts of a Friendly Letter Template Paper

Created by

Growing Firsties

Teaching your students about writing a friendly letter is a valuable and fun activity. This Friendly Letter Unit has everything you need to introduce your students to this writing genre and guide them to independent friendly letter writing. Begin by teaching the parts of a friendly letter to your students and let them practice sorting them into the correct place. Then teach your students the format using the friendly letter templates provided in this resource. They will love the cut and past

Subjects:

Unit Plans, Printables, Lesson

Grades:

1st - 2nd

Types:

CCSS:

...

Also included in: 1st Grade Writers Workshop Bundle | Personal Narrative, Opinion, Friendly Letter

Animal Adaptations l Science, Writing, and Art {Create a Creature Project}

Created by

The Knitted Apple

Are you looking for a creative way to check your students' understanding of animal adaptations? In the Create a Creature project, students combine science, writing, and art to create an animal (or adapt an existing one) to survive in the new environment.The Create a Creature resource includes:Lesson plansSmall group activity to review environments and animal adaptationsProject Assignment to engage studentsTwo versions of student planning pagesFour versions of the final project pagesGrading rubri

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Science

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Printables, Rubrics, Lesson

CCSS:

W.3.2

, W.3.5

, W.4.2

, W.4.5

, W.5.4

...

Also included in: Earth and Life Science Project Bundle

Tops and Bottoms Read Aloud - Spring Plant Activities - Reading Comprehension

Created by

The Core Coaches

These Tops and Bottoms read aloud activities will teach your students about plants with lesson plans and reading comprehension book activities.Our interactive read-aloud lesson plan is designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the text, make connections to the characters and events and most importantly, fall in love with the story.Each lesson provides students a different purpose for revisiting the text, talking about it and responding t

Subjects:

Literature, Reading Strategies, Spring

Grades:

1st - 2nd

Types:

CCSS:

RL.1.1

, RL.1.2

, RL.1.3

, RL.1.4

, RL.1.5

...

Also included in: Read Alouds Bundle - Reading Comprehension - A Year of Read Alouds

Colors Unit | Lesson Plans - Activities for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Child Care, English Language Arts, Spring

Learn all about COLORS, shading, mixing, colors of the RAINBOW, and the Holi Festival of Colors, in this COLORS PRESCHOOL UNIT. Preschoolers and their teachers will love this complete 10 day Circle Time unit. It includes detailed daily lesson plans, printable activities, as well as literacy, math, and fine motor centers. It also includes 11 bonus color posters.Includes 10 days of complete Circle Time Lessons:Introduction – Colors poll and songPrimary Colors – photos, color journals, and carpet g

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Narrative Writing - Graphic Organizers, Rubrics & More For A Personal Narrative

Created by

Addie Williams

Personal Narrative Writing - An easy package to teach students how to write a well-organized personal narrative. These organizers and worksheets lead students through the writing process, from brainstorming to the finished product. Using examples and extensive peer and self-editing, students can produce a well-written narrative paragraph. It can also be a starting point for a longer essay or writing piece.For a DIGITAL version of this resource, click HERE. Includes the following 15 pages:- Les

Subjects:

Printables, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

CCSS:

W.6.3

, W.6.4

, W.6.5

, W.7.3

, W.7.4

...

Also included in: WRITING - Persuasive, Narrative, Expository & Descriptive Writing Bundle

Plants Activities & Lesson Plans Unit for Preschool Pre-K

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Numbers, Spring

Watch your students’ knowledge grow with this comprehensive PLANT UNIT for preschoolers. The unit includes complete lesson plans for 10 days of circle time, as well as additional literacy and math centers. All of the planning is done for you!It includes 10 Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - photos, sort and songWill It Grow? - photos, sort and flower songSeeds - photos, movement song, carpet gamePlanting Time - photos, class poll, bingo songParts of a Flower - photos, labeling a picture, grid ga

Subjects:

Grades:

PreK - K

Types:

Art with Creations Claudia Loubier

Also included in: Play to Learn Preschool - Complete Preschool Pre-K Curriculum

Spring : Symmetrical Butterfly ! Math , Art Lesson Plan, Summer

Created by

Spring has arrived, and with it...BUTTERFLIES! Teach your students how to make magnificent butterflies, while working on many different art techniques like symmetry, lines and patterns.Level:Grade 2 and upGrade 1 students are able to do this as well ,with more supervision. Technique:Drawing and paintingVisual language:SymmetryPatternsThin and thick linesSuperpositionMaterials:White sheet 8.5 x 11Coloured felt markersHard tempera paintPermanent felt marker or black pencil crayonsA drawing of a bu

Subjects:

Spring, Summer, Visual Arts

Grades:

2nd - 7th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

Also included in: Art Lesson Plans Bundle : Grade 2 Visual Art

Opinion Writing Unit

Created by

Susan Jones

Opinion writing for primary grades! This writing unit is filled with opinion writing graphic organizers and writing prompts that get your kindergarten, first and second grade students excited about writing!Please download the preview to see if you can use it in your classroom!Help your students tackle the opinion writing standard with this easy-to-use writing packet!In This Unit:Anchor charts for: Opinion, Fact, Persuade, OREO WritingTeacher tips from my classroomDaily Lesson Plans in the "I do,

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