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Middle school english language arts lesson videos
Grammar Gap Fillers: Bundle 1-12
How many times have your students made errors in their spelling, mechanics, or usage, even though they have been taught the rules for years? Many teachers are tempted to “get back to basics” and teach everyone the concepts again, but that’s not a good use of your time, and it forces too many students to sit through instruction they simply don’t need.What’s more effective is to teach these conventions in the context of meaningful writing, giving each student the exact instruction they need. But t
Video Journal Writing Prompts - Video Clip Opinion and Personal Writing Volume 1
Video Journal Writing Prompts - Video Clip Opinion and Personal Writing Volume 1: Transform journal writing in your classroom with these captivating Video Journal Writing Prompts! Designed to connect with the modern student, this resource features a curated collection of video clips paired with thought-provoking opinion and personal writing prompts. These high-interest videos will inspire students to share their opinions, reflections, and personal thoughts in response to a prompt related to the
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7th - 10th
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A Charlie Brown Christmas Lesson Plan
"Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!"
Is there any better way to start a discussion of a holiday than by watching the Charlie Brown special about it? I use this in my ESL and EFL classroom every year to teach international students about the holiday and to get my students thinking about Christmas and the meaning of the holiday. Plus it's just fun to watch!
This comprehension and discussion lesson plan (with complete Teacher Notes, Answer Keys, and differentiated questions) involves a critical watc
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1st - 10th, Adult Education
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Grammar Gap Fillers: Bundle 13-24
How many times have your students made errors in their spelling, mechanics, or usage, even though they have been taught the rules for years? Many teachers are tempted to “get back to basics” and teach everyone the concepts again, but that’s not a good use of your time, and it forces too many students to sit through instruction they simply don’t need.What’s more effective is to teach these conventions in the context of meaningful writing, giving each student the exact instruction they need. But t
Inferring with Alma
This product is a companion sheet for the video Alma . https://youtu.be/irbFBgI0jhM. Your students will be RIVETED by this film!!This video features an adorably animated little girl strolling through the city on a winter day. Oddly, she spots a doll in a window of a shop, and the doll looks exactly like HER!!As the story unfolds, students are provided with 'stop' points featuring a variety of inferring skills: ✨Inferring Author's Purpose✨Inferring Tone✨Inferring Character Behavior✨Inferring St
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Inferring Skills BUNDLE
Creative Writing Assignments With Video Introductions - 5 Writing Activities
Transform your writing instruction with this innovative bundle featuring five captivating writing assignments designed to ignite creativity in your students. Each assignment is accompanied by an engaging hand-drawn video introduction crafted by the talented John Spencer, ensuring student engagement from the start. With topics ranging from personal narratives to school activity design and passion projects, these assignments offer diverse opportunities for students to express themselves and showca
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6th - 10th
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Grammar Gap Filler 23: Run-Ons & Comma Splices
How many times have your students made errors in their spelling, mechanics, or usage, even though they have been taught the rules for years? Many teachers are tempted to “get back to basics” and teach everyone the concepts again, but that’s not a good use of your time, and it forces too many students to sit through instruction they simply don’t need.What’s more effective is to teach these conventions in the context of meaningful writing, giving each student the exact instruction they need. But t
Grammar Gap Filler 1: There | Their | They're
How many times have your students made errors in their spelling, mechanics, or usage, even though they have been taught the rules for years? Many teachers are tempted to “get back to basics” and teach everyone the concepts again, but that’s not a good use of your time, and it forces too many students to sit through instruction they simply don’t need.What’s more effective is to teach these conventions in the context of meaningful writing, giving each student the exact instruction they need. But t
Plot Diagram with Pixar's Digital Short
This is a video that uses Pixar's Digital short, "Lifted," to teach plot diagram. Within the 8 minute video, you'll see the entire Disney cartoon played out while a plot diagram is carefully being built around the action of the plot. Students can see the action of the story and where it fits in precisely on the plot diagram. See the sample for specific format.
At the end of the video, there is a list of student tips for how to effectively organize a short story on a plot diagram.
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5th - 12th
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VIDEO JOURNAL PROMPTS: Grades 3 - 6
JOURNAL WRITING WITH VIDEOS GRADES 3 - 6: Get your students' attention with these engaging video writing prompts! Videos are an amazing way to hook your students into a topic before getting them to write. Youtube is required for the video clips in this presentation. ================================================================SAVE BY PURCHASING THIS RESOURCE IN A BUNDLE. CLICK BELOW!FULL YEAR ENGLISH BELL-RINGERS (GRADES 3 - 6)==============================================================
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3rd - 6th
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Word Choice - Writing Lab BUNDLE
Save $10 with this HUGE BUNDLE review unit provides a full trimester of revision and language curriculum with 196 PowerPoint slides and over 120 printable pages. It includes seven of my Revision Module products as well as a load of additional review materials. Writing Lab Modules are designed as a way to teach specific writing and revision strategies that can be put to use immediately in students’ writing. Many of these concepts don’t have right or wrong answers, but there are some revision rule
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7th - 12th
Novel in Verse Unit for ANY Text/Literature Circles - Engaging Activities
Engage your students during a study of ANY novel in verse, book clubs, or literature circles with this growing bundle of resources designed for verse novels.This bundle currently includes pre-reading & post-reading resources, as well as question trails and book recommendation brochures. It will be updated shortly to include editable during-reading activities that adapt to ANY text. Includes:Novels in Verse: What Do You Notice? Introduction Activity/Book TastingNovel in Verse: Mentor Text Sta
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6th - 12th
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Grammar Gap Filler 22: Sentence Fragments
How many times have your students made errors in their spelling, mechanics, or usage, even though they have been taught the rules for years? Many teachers are tempted to “get back to basics” and teach everyone the concepts again, but that’s not a good use of your time, and it forces too many students to sit through instruction they simply don’t need.What’s more effective is to teach these conventions in the context of meaningful writing, giving each student the exact instruction they need. But t
Grammar Gap Filler 21: Subject-Verb Agreement
How many times have your students made errors in their spelling, mechanics, or usage, even though they have been taught the rules for years? Many teachers are tempted to “get back to basics” and teach everyone the concepts again, but that’s not a good use of your time, and it forces too many students to sit through instruction they simply don’t need.What’s more effective is to teach these conventions in the context of meaningful writing, giving each student the exact instruction they need. But t
Problem Solution Text Structure Essay Lessons, Passages, and Activities
Have you ever read through your students' problem and solution essays and realized they don't understand how to write an effective essay? These step-by-step lessons will help your students learn the process. ✅ Formats - All activities are provided in both digital and printable formats. The digital resources were created using Google Slides. You may convert the Google Slides to PowerPoint lessons for students to complete when they are not online.✅ WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO FINDGeneral TeachingVocab
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4th - 6th
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Mastering Close Reading: A Virtual Professional Development Workshop
This bundle is a series of workshop trainings designed to support teachers in mastering their instructional skills in teaching Close Reading. All videos from the workshop are included in this bundle and you retain access to this course for a lifetime. Watch the videos in this order for the best experience:Training One: An OverviewTraining Two: Selecting the Passage (Part 1)Training Three: Selecting the Passage (Part 2)Training Four: Writing Annotation Guidelines and Choosing SkillsTraining
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7th - 12th
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*DIGITAL* Summarizing Fiction & Nonfiction Mini Lesson EDITABLE
This product includes a 12-slide Google Slides presentation that explains how to use SWBST (Someone Wanted But So Then) to summarize fictional text/videos and the MIDAS approach to summarize non-fiction texts. Fully editable!This product has two embedded animated shorts (both less than 5 minutes each) as well as two embedded (with screenshots) one-page nonfiction resources to practice summarization skills.
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4th - 10th
Grammar Gap Filler 20: Misplaced & Dangling Modifiers
How many times have your students made errors in their spelling, mechanics, or usage, even though they have been taught the rules for years? Many teachers are tempted to “get back to basics” and teach everyone the concepts again, but that’s not a good use of your time, and it forces too many students to sit through instruction they simply don’t need.What’s more effective is to teach these conventions in the context of meaningful writing, giving each student the exact instruction they need. But t
ELA Mini-Lesson Instructional Videos instead of Lectures!
80 ELA instructional videos to replace traditional ELA mini-lessons or lectures (URL video links included) - Perfect for distance learning or Google Classroom!Never plan another mini-lesson! Never have disengaged students or classroom management stress again! Simply play videos to teach ELA skills!Instead of boring lectures that students tune out, introduce or review EVERY secondary reading literature, reading informational text and grammar common core state standards using informative and engag
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6th - 12th
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How to Introduce Quotations with the Quote Sandwich No Prep Digital Lesson
Do your students struggle with introducing quotations, embedding quotations or integrating quotations? Teach them how to properly cite text evidence and analyze with quote sandwiches! This NO PREP digital lesson can be used for your students in high school, middle school, or upper elementary school. This lesson includes a teaching video for students, a visual anchor chart for teaching the skill of embedding quotations as well as including a citation. There is also an anchor chart that includes s
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: High School Writing Skills Digital Lessons & Activities NO PREP Bundle
Context Clues Escape Room (6th - 8th Grade) | The Escape Classroom
**SEE THE PREVIEW AND FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF WHY WE ARE THE ORIGINAL AND THE #1 ESCAPE ROOM MATERIAL USED BY THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS**INCLUDES: 1) Escape Room Activity2) Handout Material3) Lesson Plan On Subject 4) Power Point Presentation5) Promotional Videos 6) How-To Video7) Count Downs 8) Test **The interactive nature of our videos set us apart from all other curriculum sources. Students LOVE our Super Villains, and will beg you for more. When was the last time your students begged
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6th - 8th
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Text Structure Bundle Cause-Effect, Problem-Solution, Compare-Contrast, Sequence
Take care of all your text structure lessons with this one bundle. Students learn how to write cause and effect, problems and solutions, compare and contrast, and sequence essays.Lessons include nonfictional passages for all text structure types and both nonfiction and fiction passages for compare and contrast and sequencing structures covering many Common Core State Standards.✅ Formats - All activities are provided in both digital and printable formats. The digital resources were created using
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4th - 6th
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Sequencing Text Structure Essay Lessons, Passages, and Activities
Have you ever read through your students' sequencing essays and realized they don't understand how to write an effective essay? These step-by-step lessons will help your students learn the process.Students practice this skill with a wide variety of fun and engaging activities using both fictional and nonfiction passages on the high-interest topic of animals.✅ Formats - All activities are provided in both digital and printable formats. The digital resources were created using Google Slides. You m
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4th - 6th
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Comparing a story to a video - The Monkey's Paw
This Monkey's Paw Pack really packs a CCSS punch!
This lesson provides a link to an engaging and compelling 29 minute video of The Monkey's Paw story by W. W. Jacobs. http://vimeo.com/20009303 The companion worksheet focuses on the mood of the video and how the producer develops that mood at the outset of the story.
In addition to the video, students are given a link to an abridged version of the story. After reading the story, students are asked to compare the story events, the setting
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5th - 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.
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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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