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Holidays writing-expository unit plans for Easel
Christmas Around the World Unit - Winter Holidays Around the World Passport Unit
Teach your students about Christmas and Holidays Around the World with this research unit and passport. You'll find activities for Christmas and winter holidays celebrated in other countries such as Hanukkah, Diwali, and Kwanzaa. You will also find passports, mini books, research pages, and more plus the digital versions of all of these!Please check out the Holidays Around the World preview above to get a more in-depth look at the unit! What countries and holidays are included?AmericaAustraliaBr
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2nd - 3rd
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Black History Month Research Project
Are you searching for meaningful Black History Month activities for your middle school students? This Research Project which includes a Creative Poster Project is the perfect way to celebrate Black History Month and teach useful research, writing, and communication skills at the same time! Students will learn vital research skills, learn about an influential African American, put their thoughts and ideas down in an ORGANIZED essay, peer edit and revise their essays, and present their research fi
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6th - 9th
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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
2nd Grade Social Studies Curriculum History Unit Communities
This unit looks at communities in the past and the present. It allows you to show your students how your own community started and where it is today. There are activities that discuss how we live now compared to the past. Look below to see what is included! GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS LINKS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PDF DOWNLOAD ON THE GOOGLE DRIVE ACCESS PAGEDigital files available to download via Google Slides and FormsWant to see a sample lesson? CLICK HERE FOR A LESSON FREEBIE6 Lesson Plans5 Reading
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1st - 4th
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Also included in: 2nd Grade Social Studies Communities Curriculum YEAR LONG Bundle Units
Opinion Writing
This fun, high interest opinion writing unit with inspire even your most reluctant writers! Would your students rather be chased by a rhino or a hippo? Would your students rather have a pet chimpanzee or python? These are just a couple of the intriguing questions your class will ponder during this complete 4-week opinion writing unit! Through classroom activities, teacher modeling, and guided instruction you will teach your students about opinions and facts, pros and cons, transitions, how to
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3rd - 5th
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Personal Narrative Writing Unit | Brainstorm Graphic Organizer Checklist Rubric
Personal Narrative Unit | Brainstorming, Graphic Organizers, Templates, Checklist, Rubric with PowerPoint & Google Slides for Narrative Writing Unit BundleTeaching the Personal Narrative Unit is easy, fun, engaging, and NO PREP with this Personal Narrative Complete Unit Bundle for your middle school classroom. Start with the narrative writing steps in the PowerPoint or Google Slides. Students will learn how to brainstorm personal narrative writing with guided graphic organizers and templates
Grades:
7th - 10th
Friday Night Lights Unit Plan: CCSS Teaching Plans, Lessons & Activities
Friday Night Lights, H.G. Bissinger's study of the impact of football in a Texas town resonates across the country. His discussions of the academics vs. sports debate,race, gender, and class issues, and entitlement will hook middle and high school students. Friday Night Lights speaks to the secondary school experience as well as society's expectations.This complete unit plan, includes: Common Core Standards and Bloom's Taxonomy grade level, time frame, assessments, and detailed daily plans as we
Grades:
7th - 12th
2nd Grade Informational Writing | Backwards Design Unit Plan + Materials
I created this resource to accompany my "Informational Writing for Kids" videos on YouTube! This product includes:•4-week backwards design informational writing unit (20 lessons)•individual student conference log•2 brainstorming options•student book cover template•2 table of contents options•3 writing paper options•2 glossary options•partner editing checklist•informational writing checklist•informational writing rubricHelpful Hints:•The writer’s workshop model allows students to work at their ow
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2nd
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Into the Wild Unit Plan: CCSS Teaching Plans, Lessons & Activities
This 46-page Into the Wild Unit Plan includes detailed teaching plans along with numerous links to inspire your ninth to twelfth grade students to read Jon Krakauer's extraordinary book. All of the literary analysis activities and teaching ideas are aligned with the Common Core Standards. A plethora of character and plot analysis activities and four open-ended writing forms fuel students' interest in Chris McCandless's Alaskan odyssey. Teachers may use the digitally enhanced or PDF formats to
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9th - 12th
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1st Grade Informational Writing | Backward Design Unit Plan + Materials
This resource includes:•Backward Design Unit Plan for 1st Grade Informational Writing•3 Weeks (15 days) of Daily Lesson Ideas•Writing Conference Log•Brainstorming Graphic Organizer (2 options)•Planning Graphic Organizer•Informational Book Cover Template•Introduction Template (3 options)•Writing Paper Template (3 options)•Closing Template (3 options)•Partner Editing Checklist•Informational Writing Checklist for Student Self-Assessment•1st Grade Informational Writing Rubric•This resource supports
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1st
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Writing a Memoir Scaffolded Unit and Word Search CCSS Grades 4-7 Print and Easel
Set out on a storytelling adventure with this Memoir Writing Unit, thoughtfully designed for student engagement and the exploration of personal narratives. This step-by-step scaffolded guide ensures that every student (general education, SPED, and ELL) is supported through each phase of the memoir writing process. Unit Highlights Include:Memoir Anchor Chart: Provides an outline of memoir characteristics for easy reference.Inspiring Read-Aloud Recommendations: Dive into the world of memoirs with
Grades:
4th - 7th
Also included in: Writing Bundle CCSS Grades 5-6 Print and Teach
Food Science And STEM | Making Butter Experiment | Gr 4 5 Thanksgiving Activity
Do you know how butter is made? It is easy to make, and the science is fascinating. Expand students’ knowledge of butter churning. This complete 4th/5th-grade unit contains a teacher guide to improve success. Students investigate the role of fat and cream. A further exploration activity and a STEM Challenge to separate the butter from the buttermilk are included. Great activity for Thanksgiving.Can I use this virtually? The files are PDF but come with a pre-created Easel by TpT overlay. We add
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4th - 6th
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NGSS:
5-PS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 5-PS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Understanding Privilege (Social Justice, Civil Rights, White Privilege)
Privilege can be a difficult subject to cover in the classroom, but that doesn’t mean teachers should avoid it. This resource offers teachers an easy way to tackle this challenging yet important topic in their high school classrooms. 1. Discussion partners (40 mins- 1 hour)•Prep: print discussion partners activity double sided for each student.•Students work together in groups of 2 and discuss each statement. Students record whether they and their partner agree or disagree with the statements.•A
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9th - 12th
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Persuasive Writing Unit with Persuasive Letter Writing SECOND GRADE
This is the perfect resource to complement your SECOND GRADE Persuasive Writing Unit with Persuasive Letter Writing and Researching a Persuasive Writing Topic. Includes teaching posters, graphic organizers, and writing papers. Students will learn about how to write an argument and support it with reasons and examples. There is several pages with writing prompts, questions and sentence starters. There are several different graphic organizers and writing pages plus a Persuasive Writing Checklist w
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2nd - 3rd
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Brave New World Unit Plan: CCSS Teaching Plans, Lessons & Activities
This 101-page plan is a Common Core Standards based unit containing: time frame, day by day lessons, vocabulary, chapter by chapter study guide for discussion ideas, 50+ worksheets, assessments, group and individual projects and much, much more. In this day and age when even a hamburger can be cloned, students are fascinated by the What-ifs of human reproduction. What would happen if people could choose their baby's gender as well as each and every physical, mental and emotional aspect?In this c
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9th - 12th
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Narrative Writing Activities with Mentor Texts - The Wind in the Willows
Inspire your students' narrative writing with high quality, differentiated mentor texts. Six excerpts from The Wind in the Willows illustrate effective techniques. Students read, discuss, and then apply the strategies in their own stories. At the end of six sessions, students consider which of their six pieces to publish. They choose one and shape it into a polished story. Open the preview to take a closer look. Part One: Writing Narratives in Response to Mentor TextsIn the first part of the wo
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4th - 5th
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An Orange for Frankie Christmas Unit
Literacy Unit on Patricia Polacco's "An Orange for Frankie" Includes: Comprehension Questions Critical Thinking Questions Vocabulary Cards Vocabulary Assessment Sequence Chain Character Chart Summary Page 4 Writing Prompt PagesANSWER KEYS NOW INCLUDED!DIGITAL VERSION INCLUDED with TpT DIGITAL ACTIVITIESOther Christmas Units:Welcome Comfort Book StudyGifts of the Heart Book StudyTree of the Dancing Goats Book StudyChristmas Tapestry Book StudyNOTE: All of the other book studies are being updated
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2nd - 4th
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Also included in: Patricia Polacco Christmas Unit Bundle
Animal Farm Unit Plan: CCSS Teaching Plans, Lessons & Activities
This thought-provoking Animal Farm unit plan includes Unit Structure, and Activities forms for planning, and a sample calendar agenda. It also offers 15 activities covering the main elements of literature, background information on George Orwell, the Bolshevik Revolution, the allegorical elements regarding major Russian leaders of this period in history, propaganda techniques, vocabulary, literary terms a 100 point test and much, much more. Activities address the Common Core standards as well as
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7th - 9th
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Around the World: Chanukkah/Chanukah/Hanukkah/Hanukah: Grades K-2 (New Edition)
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This product teaches children about Hannukah and draws comparisons between Hanukah and holidays students may be more familiar with such as Christmas.
1. What is Hanukkah (Beginner)
2. What is Hanukkah (Advanced)
Students learn the very basic of Hanukkah and important parts of Hannukah
3. The Traditions of Hanukkah – Compare and Contrast
Students learn more in depth about the traditions of Hanukkah and as a whole class compare and contrast the holiday with Christmas.
4. Hanukkah Word Searc
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K - 3rd
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A Plump and Perky Turkey Lesson Plan on Summarizing and Activities
Are you looking for great printables to support the fun story A Plump and Perky Turkey by Teresa Bateman? I have you covered with a lesson plan teaching students about summarization, vocabulary, self to text connections and graphic organizers. It is full of "EXTRAS" too! Check it out!********************************************************* What is in this download??>P. 1 CoverP. 2 Suggested week plan focused on summarizingP. 3 HOME CONNECTION PROJECT (invite families in the fun of crea
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PreK - 3rd
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Also included in: November Activities Kindergarten | First Grade BUNDLE
Mystery Writing Workshop – ELA – Reading, Activities, Guides, & CCSS Rubrics
How are mystery stories taught? What are the elements of mystery writing? Unpack the "mystery" of creative mystery narrative writing with your students with L-EA's no-prep Mystery Writing Workshop. My scaffolded activities teach the art of mystery writing from appreciation and analysis to planning and publishing!Writing mysteries is great natural practice for learning all of the important elements of narrative structure: setting, characters, conflict, rising action, climax, and conclusion. These
Grades:
6th - 9th
Animal Groups Unit with Mammals Insect Fish Reptiles Amphibians Birds
This unit contains plans to help you teach lessons on the different animal groups including mammals, insects, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. I have included a science journal with a page on each animal, homework activity, interenet links, report graphic organizers for each animal group, art ideas and a sponge animal activity. This unit corresponds to a actiview flipchart also available on TpT.
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K - 3rd
Expository Essay Writing Guide, Templates, Worksheets, Gratitude Essays Prompts
Do you want to be the best teacher? Would you like your students to master expository essay writing with ease? Is one of your goals to have your students write essays like champions? Would you be interested in bringing relevant gratitude and social emotional learning topics to be discussed in your class?If you found something that gave you all these benefits, would you want to get started with it right away?Think about what a difference it would make if you started using this expository essay wr
Grades:
6th - 8th
California Regions with Video | Close Reading and Informational Writing
Learn about the four California Regions with a video, reading, text annotations, and a writing unit to go along with your California History lessons.Are you looking for an engaging way to teach the Four Regions of California for social studies? Don't just use a dry textbook. This standards based resource will get your students talking and writing about California.This meets the California History Social Studies Standards. CAHSS 1This interactive presentation in Google Slides (TM) has reading, wr
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4th
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Also included in: California Regions, Geography, and Map Skills Bundle
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