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1st grade english language arts unit plans under $5
The Three Billy Goats Gruff Literacy Activities!
This pack is full of fun, hands-on, and interactive literacy activities for your class to do when reading the story, ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’. There are anchor charts and games too! Students will have a blast with these engaging activities that will give them a deeper understanding of the different story elements!Here is what is all included:• Story Map Anchor Chart• Story Elements Flip Book• Sequencing Activity• Retelling Craftivity• Sight Words and Letters GameEnjoy!If you enjoyed this pa
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PreK - 1st
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Living and Nonliving Things Living Science Unit | Kindergarten and First Grade
Living and Nonliving Activities: 97 pages packed with ready-to-use and hands-on activities dedicated to direct instruction on Living and non-living things. This Living and Nonliving Print & Play Pack is aimed at developing a basic and deeper understanding of what living things are for little learners. This bundle includes ready-to-use charts, engaging printables, high-visual pocket chart pieces, and more. NEWLY EXPANDED AND UPDATED ON MAY 3, 2024⭐Living Things and Non-Living Digital Option-
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Science Mini Bundle One: Plants Living Things Nocturnal Animal Insects
Living and Nonliving Things Science Unit | Kindergarten and First Grade Science
Challenge your kindergarten and first grade students to think about what is alive and why! My Living and Nonliving Things Science Unit includes real pictures of living and nonliving things, hands-on sorts, interactive science notebook pages, and a culminating craft for students to show off what they learned about living and nonliving things. Love this? ➜ Grab my K-1 Science Curriculum Bundle Not only are my science units perfectly planned for K-1 science blocks, but they pull double duty as a
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PreK - 1st
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Also included in: Science and Nonfiction Units for the Year Bundle
Sneezy the Snowman Read Aloud Lessons - Snowman Craft - Reading Comprehension
These Sneezy the Snowman read aloud lesson plans and story comprehension activities will engage your students all week long and include a snowman craft!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 res
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K - 1st
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Grandparent's Day Mini-Unit: Grandparents Are the Best!
UPDATED 9-2-14! New fonts, borders, graphics, and activities!
Who loves grandparents? We do! This pack helps your kiddos show just how special our grandparents really are!
It has everything you need for a PERFECT Grandparent's Day Celebration including:
*Why My "Grandma/Grandpa is the Best" Writing - 3 versions to choose from (writing, make a list, or illustrate)
*Grandma/Grandpa Can, Has, Gives
*Roll a Grandma/Grandpa Game - Play with the grandparents or just play for fun! - 2 versions
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PreK - 2nd
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Dragons Love Tacos Read Aloud - Valentine's Activities - Reading Comprehension
These Dragons Love Tacos read aloud activities include everything you need to bring this Valentine's story to life, including group activities, writing prompts, crafts and more.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,
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Read Alouds Bundle - Reading Comprehension - A Year of Read Alouds
Ladybug Unit: All About Ladybugs and the Ladybug Life Cycle
Your students will LOVE learning all about ladybugs with this fun nonfiction unit! They will love the real-life pictures, crafts, and writing! You'll love how everything you need for an engaging science or nonfiction literacy unit is in one place! You can also find this unit in my K-1 Science for the Year Bundle!What's Included?Nonfiction BookWriting and Graphic OrganizersPaper Reader (2 levels)All About Ladybugs Flip Book CraftLadybugs Can, Have, AreLadybugs KWLLadybug LabelingLadybug Labeling
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PreK - 1st
Also included in: Science and Nonfiction Units for the Year Bundle
Terry Fox Activities for Grade 1
Educate and inspire your students as you prepare them to participate in this year’s Terry Fox Run. They will learn all about Terry – his early life, his fight against cancer, the Marathon of Hope, and his legacy as an advocate for cancer research. Please view the PREVIEW button for a closer look at the product. This is the English version. Click HERE for the French version.INCLUDED★ Information Booklet→ child-friendly language→ built-in comprehension questions will enhance your students' learnin
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K - 2nd
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Also included in: Terry Fox Bundle
Letter Writing Unit - Friendly Letters
Friendly Letter Writing Unit {Dear Scruffy...}Your students will love writing friendly letters to Scruffy the dog who has lots of problems to be solved! This is a perfect letter writing unit to put in an independent writing center once you teach the parts of a friendly letter (anchor charts included too). Scruffy has so many problems, your students will use their reasoning skills and have the opportunity to work on writing him letters with endless solutions for many months.This resource includes
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K - 2nd
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Watermelon Unit | Perfect for a Watermelon Day!
Your students will love learning all about watermelons with this hands-on nonfiction unit - perfect for a watermelon day or week! They'll learn all about what watermelons are, the parts of the watermelon, and the watermelon life cycle.You can also find this unit in my K-1 Science for the Year Bundle!What's Included?Nonfiction BookWatermelons Have, AreWatermelons KWLDescribing WatermelonsAll About Watermelons Flip Book WritingParts of the WatermelonWatermelon LabelingWatermelon Labeling CraftLife
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K - 1st
Also included in: Science and Nonfiction Units for the Year Bundle
Human Body
Human Body Life Sized Model - Human Body Non-Fiction Reading Passages, Human Body Activities and Unit for younger kids. This body unit teaches young children about the body organs in simple to understand language by using pictures cues for difficult words in the non-fiction reading passages. After the beginner students read the passages, students will create a life sized model of the human body by tracing their body and adding the cut and paste printable organs onto the body cut-out. Students
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K - 2nd
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The Best Part of Me Opinion Writing Graphic Organizers, Writing Paper, & Rubrics
THE UPDATED FILE (which is included in this unit) includes:brainstorm organizerintroduction paragraph hamburger organizerbody paragraphs 1-3 hamburger organizerconclusion paragraph hamburger organizerteacher copy to model writing all 5 paragraphs during the drafting stage and revision and editsrevising checklist visualediting checklist visualfinal copy paperIncluded in the ORIGINAL SET: 2 Versions (Colored and Black and White)Step 1: Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (Students complete bubble graphic
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1st - 6th
Habitats | Animal Habitats Desert Habitats & More Research Project 2nd Grade
This Best Selling Animals Habitat research packet leads learners on a project-based research adventure through various habitats (oceans, wetlands, swamps, grasslands, rainforests, and deserts). Students will work cooperatively to investigate habitats. This unit was also developed to allow students to take a more active role in their own learning. Most of the exploration and observations will take place by the students. The teacher will act as a guide and step in when needed, but most of the work
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1st - 2nd
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Opinion Writing Lucy Calkins Writing Pack with Mentor Text Activities
Set Includes:6 MENTOR TEXT ACTIVITIES FOR THE FOLLOWING TEXTS: DUCK!RABBIT!, THE PERFECT PET, I WANNA IGUANA, I WANNA NEW ROOM, RED IS BEST, AND HEY LITTLE ANTVocabulary Cards: because, reason, opinion, first, next, last, example, introduction, conclusionAnchor Charts: "What is an Opinion?", "What is a Reason?", "Because Boo-Boos", "Opinion Sentence Starters"Graphic Organizer for Each TextWriting Paper: Lined, Un-lined, and with sentence starters. All with plenty of room for a picture!Independen
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K - 2nd
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The Bad Seed Read Aloud - Jory John Reading Comprehension Activities
These The Bad Seed read aloud activities will teach your students how to better cope with the difficult feelings that come from challenging experiences with reading comprehension activities by popular author Jory John.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 d
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1st - 2nd
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Kindergarten Opinion Writing Opinion Writing Prompts Kindergarten Writing Paper
Provide your kindergarten through second grade students with meaningful and purposeful opinion writing practice with this set of 22 opinion writing prompts. Includes both primary lines and plain lines.This download includes:22 opinion writing prompts with primary lines22 opinion writing prompts with plain linesEnjoy! :)★★★How to get TpT credit to use on future purchases:In your "My Purchases" page, click the "Leave a Review" button to leave feedback. For each resource you review, TpT gives you
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K - 2nd
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Print and Go Sub Packet for Clark the Shark
Are you looking for some quick and easy last minute activities or sub plans? This packet is for you! These easy to use printables are great for last minute sub plans. Just print, copy and go! All you need is this packet and the book "Clark the Shark" and you will have a complete day’s worth of plans. Plan ahead and be prepared or print at the last minute... these printables will be a lifesaver!
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Page 4- Graphic Organizer Cheat Sheet for Subs (Saves you time on dire
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K - 3rd
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The Seven Continents
Did you know that all the continents end with the same letter they start with!?EuropeAntarcticaAfricaAustraliaNorth AmericaSouth AmericaAsiaDid you know that The Statue of Liberty in the United States has 7 rays on her crown which represent the 7 continents!?This pack is full of fun facts and ways to help your students learn about the seven continents in an interactive way!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This pack has over 60 pages to
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K - 3rd
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The Mitten Retelling Sequencing and Center Activities
You will get a simple emergent reader based on the story The Mitten by Jan Brett as well as retelling, sequencing and center activities . Easy and quick to prep make this perfect for use at your small group table, centers, or whole group with your students.I am a full time Kindergarten teacher with 20 students therefore everything I create I use in my own classroom!Here’s what you will get!!!-a simple emergent reader that would be perfect for beginning readers (differentiated)-comprehension Post
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K - 3rd
Africa Continents Study | Africa Posters, Fact Sheet, Activities & Word Search
Continents: Africa: Reading, Writing, & ActivitiesAre you looking for a hands-on way to immerse your students in the study of the Continent of Africa? This Africa unit is filled with activities, incorporating reading, writing, and geography, along with interactive and engaging projects! This 15+ page resource is filled with posters, facts, printables, activities, games and so much more! Your students will love learning about Africa!⭐ Africa Continent Unit Includes:Africa PosterAfrica Fact Sh
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K - 2nd
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Hamburger Paragraph Craft and Organizers
This packet includes everything you need to teach the Hamburger Paragraph!lesson ideascraft directionscraft templatesgraphic organizers {blank, lined, and primary lines in black and white and color}sample writing prompts for narrative, informative, explanatory, and opinion writing"My students really grasped this concept when using the hamburger. It was a lot of fun for them and I enjoyed teaching it!" -Emma S. "Just what I was looking for when introducing paragraph writing! The students loved u
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1st - 2nd
Wonder Crafts, Activities and Pennants
Wonder Novel Study - These Wonder Activities are perfect to accompany your Wonder novel study of Wonder by RJ Palacio or We Are All Wonders Book. Included in this Wonder packet for your younger students are several writing response pages, a Wonder Art piece (Wonder Craft), some activities to focus on kindness, and pennants to for your students to color and display that spell your choice of "WONDER" or "We're ALL WONDERS". Your students will love completing these activities.Included in this Wo
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K - 4th
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Print and Go Sub Packet for How I Became a Pirate
Are you looking for some quick and easy last minute activities or sub plans? This packet is for you! These easy to use printables are great for last minute sub plans. Just print, copy and go! All you need is this packet and the book "How I Became a Pirate" and you will have a complete day’s worth of plans. Plan ahead and be prepared or print at the last minute... these printables will be a lifesaver!
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Page 4: Graphic Organizer Cheat Sheet for Subs (Saves you time o
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K - 3rd
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Polar Bears Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions 1st 2nd Grade
This polar bears themed main idea and details resource includes 10 polar bear themed reading passages for primary grades in two different versions. Each passage includes a simplified multiple choice version and an expanded writing response version for differentiated learning.Polar Bear Passages Include:- Polar Bears Adapt- Keeping Warm- Sea Bears- Polar Bears as Hunters- New Born Cubs- Growing Cubs- Leaving the Den- Learning to Survive- On Their Own- Polar Bear HabitatAll content is in black an
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: Primary Reading Comprehension Passages & Activities Bundle
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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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