Less than $5 Creative Writing Independent Work Packet

When it comes to writing, suggesting prompts can be extremely helpful for students. By providing a prompt, you can give students a specific topic or area to focus on, which can help them better organize their thoughts and ideas. Additionally, writing prompts can help spark creativity and encourage students to think outside the box.

There are six Christmas-themed writing prompts, with coordinating primary handwriting pages included. Students can also illustrate a scene in the space above their writing.

Not only will using writing prompts help get your students excited about writing, but it will also help them to practice and improve their skills. By focusing on specific areas such as grammar, punctuation, and spelling, your students will hone their technique and produce well-written pieces of work. They’ll also be able to develop their unique voice and style – something essential for any writer!

Check out our blog post Writing Prompts Your Students Will Love for more tips and inspiration!

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Embark on a 12-month musical journey through time with the Classical Journey Bundle! ♬

Add a touch of mindful music to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. With over 150 categorized classical pieces, the Classical Journey Bundle offers an engaging printable for every occasion. Each month unlocks a curated selection of themed classical music pieces, perfectly paired with a holiday or season!

Boost Writing Skills with Engaging Independent Informal Letter Lessons – Ready to Go!

Help students in Grades 2-5 master the art of informal letter writing with this comprehensive, print-and-go resource. Designed for independent learning, this packet provides a structured framework that empowers students to write confidently about their favorite activities. With clear guidance and engaging tasks, it’s perfect for teachers seeking a low-prep, curriculum-aligned solution.

What’s Included?
✏️ Print Materials: Worksheets (PDF format), Answer Key

What’s Inside?

✔️ Teacher & Student Directions
✔️ Features of an Informal Letter

✔️ Informal Letter Features Exercise

✔️ Step 1: Favorite Activity Framework

✔️ Step 2: Favorite Hobbies Framework

✔️ Step 3: Letter Writing Template

✔️ Step 4: Review & Self-Reflection
✔️ 3 Letter Writing Templates

✔️ Model Answers

Why You’ll Love This Resource:

✏️ No Prep 

✏️Print and Go

✏️ Classroom-Tested

✏️ Aligned with Aligned with Common Core, TEKS, and UK National Curriculum.

When to Use This Resource:
✅ Literacy Lessons (1-2 hour lessons)

✅ Independent Work

✅ Literacy Centers
✅ Sub Plans

✅ Writing Workshops 
✅ Homework Assignments
✅ Early Finishers

What Do You Need?

✏️ Pencils

Skills Focused:

✔️ Informal letter structure

✔️ Idea organization
✔️ Vocabulary development
✔️ Sentence fluency
✔️ Editing and self-assessment
✔️ Creative expression
✔️ Independent writing skills

Curriculum Alignment
Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

• W.2.3-W.5.3: Write narratives with descriptive details and clear sequences.
• W.2.4-W.5.4: Produce clear, coherent writing for task, purpose, and audience.
• L.2.5-W.5.5: Use synonyms, antonyms, and nuanced word meanings to enhance writing.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

• §110.4-§110.7 (Grades 2-5):
  • (b)(11)(A): Organize ideas with a clear purpose and audience.
  • (b)(12)(B): Apply proper capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
  • (b)(13)(A-B): Edit drafts to improve grammar, mechanics, and clarity.

UK National Curriculum (Years 2-5)

• Writing Composition: Plan, draft, and write for specific purposes and audiences.
• Grammar and Punctuation: Use appropriate punctuation and sentence structures.
• Reading Comprehension: Evaluate vocabulary choices and their effect on tone.

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Give your students the tools to write meaningful, well-structured letters. Add this engaging resource to your teaching toolkit today!

Did you know that there is no land at the North Pole? It's all made of ice! Learn more about the North Pole in this comprehensive reading comprehension Google lesson.

This product is so easy to use and has practically no prep:

1. Read the book
2. Print the 9-page template
3. Review the no-prep reading comprehension Google lesson with a built-in reward system (students LOVE this feature!)
4. Fill out the book report template based on the reading comprehension review as a group or independent work/homework

The template pages include (and are reviewed in the digital Google lesson):

• book title info
• rating & review
• vocabulary
• facts
• the land (animals & landmarks)
• key information (capital, population, languages, climate, agriculture, natural resources, politicians)
• what I learned
• questions I have
• historic events
• draw a map

Love,

Teacher Bethanie

Ivy + Bean : The Ghost That Had To Go Chapter Book Study Companion Reading Comprehension: A Literacy Book Companion Unit with & Fun Activities, based on the book by Annie Barrows (book not included).

This 55-page packet provides a variety of levels to reach each individual student. Please see preview pages and descriptions below :

55 Pages Total Include:

1. Table of Contents

2. 2 Comprehension short-answer questions PER CHAPTER (total of 24) : Ch 1-3

3. continued : ch 4-6

4. continued : ch 7-9

5. continued : ch 10-12

6. 2 Multiple Choice Questions PER CHAPTER (total of 24) Ch 1-3

7. continued : ch 4-6

8. continued : ch 7-9

9. continued : ch 10-12

10. *** answer sheet (corresponds with both sets_) : ch1-6_

11. *** continued answer sheet, Ch7-12

12. Story Sequencing : 12 written scenes from the story to place in order, with illustrations; (one scene per chapter)

13. *** Sequencing answers

14. ** Sequencing : Blank paste sheet

15. Story Elements : Who, What, When, Where, Main Idea, Problem Solving

16. Reflection : Connection, Text-to-Self, Steps You Would Give to ….

17. Story Map: Setting, Characters, Problem, Solution

18. Key Questions : Who, What, When, Where, How, Why (With Graphics)

19. Step By Step : First, Next, Then, Last

20. Step By Step : First, Next, Then, Last : with shaped-illustrated writing areas

21. Title Page: Author, Illustrator, add your own illustration 

22. Cause & Effect  : Fill in the remaining Cause & Effect blanks

23. Writing Prompt : with potion bottle- shaped lined paper ...

24. Compare & Contrast Venn Diagram: Bean Vs Ivy

25. Book Report : Who is the author? Fiction or Non Fiction? Characters? Favorite part? Rate this book! 

26. Opinion Journal: What did you think? What would you change?

27. Read & Respond : Main Idea, Supporting Details, Author’s Purpose, My New Vocabulary (for use over entire theme of book. See also the Read & Respond Per Chapter page)

28. Chapter by Chapter Read & Respond : What I Read ; New Vocabulary Words I Found (2 chapters per page; you may print 5 times to use for all 10 chapters)

29. Vocabulary : 10 words from the book with match-up definition

30. *** Vocabulary Answer Sheet

31. Vocabulary Words : Fill-in-the-blank using the 10-Word Box

32. *** Vocabulary Words in Use Answer Sheet

33. 20-Word Search page

34. 10 Word Scramble page

35. Spelling Words : 10 words plus 1 Bonus, from the book, on lined paper

36. *** Spelling Test : blank, lined paper

37. ABC Order : 20 words from the book

38. *** ABC Order : Answer Sheet

39. Syllables : Divide the 20 words into syllables

40. * * * Syllables : Answer Sheet

41. Rhyme Time :15 words from the book, to match up to 15 homophone rhyming words

42. Design & Detail illustrating page

43. Contractions : 9 contractions to combine, or separate

44. Follow the instructions : coloring, multiplication/division using photos

45. Follow the instructions : First/Second/Third/Fourth ; Counting photos graph

46. Acrostic Poem : SECRET

47. Word Maker : How Many Words Can You Make From IMAGINATION (NEW 2023)

48. * * * Word Maker Answer Sheet

49. Math : 12 simple addition problems

50. * * * Math : answer sheet

51. Math : 12 simple multiplication problems

52. * * * Math : answer sheet

53. Nouns : Categorize nouns from the book into Person, Place, or Thing

54. * * * Nouns Answer Sheet

55. Senses : Feels, Smells, Looks, Tastes & Sounds Like

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Bring Thanksgiving fun to your classroom with these easy, step-by-step directed drawings! Students can follow along to draw seasonal favorites like an acorn, piece of pie, turkey, turkey leg, squash, and a festive place setting. Designed to inspire creativity and enhance writing time, this pack makes it easy for students to add their drawings to writing projects, keeping them excited and engaged.

What's Included:

• 6 Thanksgiving/Fall-Themed Directed Drawings (Acorn, Pie, Turkey, Turkey Leg, Squash, Place Setting)
• Choice of Line Styles: Standard, Primary, or Drawing
• Large Cards
• Journal Strips for Easy Use in Notebooks or on Rings

Engage your students this Thanksgiving season with easy, step-by-step directed drawing pages! This Thanksgiving pack includes guided drawing sheets for creating holiday images like an acorn, piece of pie, turkey, turkey leg, squash, and a place setting. Students can use these drawings to spark ideas for writing and storytelling, making it a perfect addition to writing centers or independent activities.

Perfect For:

• Writer's Workshop & Creative Writing
• Independent Work & Centers
• Early Finishers & Homework
• Journal or Ring-Bound Use
• Sub Plans

With primary and standard-lined pages as well as journal strips, this pack provides versatile options for every classroom setup. Use it to boost students' creativity while encouraging them to express themselves through both drawing and writing!

Keywords: Thanksgiving directed drawing, step-by-step Thanksgiving drawing, Thanksgiving drawing activities, primary lined drawing pages, Thanksgiving writing prompts, drawing and writing centers, Thanksgiving journal strips

Unleash the mystery! This captivating student activity pack transforms your teacher from an enigma into a fascinating figure. ️‍ Packed with thought-provoking questions, students will analyze clues, ponder possibilities, and draw their own conclusions about their favorite educator.

Here's the magic:

• Spark Curiosity & Critical Thinking:
  Students become detectives, piecing together details to form a picture of their teacher's personality, interests, and even hidden talents!
• Boost Engagement & Brain Breaks:
  Liven up any moment - morning work, downtime, or even holidays - with this interactive activity that's perfect for solo or group exploration.
• Build Stronger Relationships:
  Laughter and learning go hand-in-hand as students work alongside their teacher to unveil the "secrets" and gain a deeper understanding of each other.
• Promote Positive Classroom Culture:
  Strengthen that student-teacher bond! A more connected learning environment fosters creativity, respect, and a love for learning.

But wait, there's more!

• Teacher Participation Included: Let the grand reveal begin! After students share their deductions, teachers can chime in, confirming or adding delightful twists to the "mystery."
• Adaptable & Fun!
  Tailor the questions to fit your grade level and curriculum. You can even create a class guessing game for added excitement!

Don't miss out on this opportunity to transform your classroom! This comprehensive packet is the key to unlocking a more engaging, insightful, and ultimately FUN learning experience for you and your students!

Get your copy today and watch the connections grow!

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Cette ressource comprend 16 semaines d'incitations d'écriture créative (4 questions au choix chaque semaine) pour un total de 60 incitations! Elles se présentent sous la forme de « démarreurs d'histoires », où les élèves réfléchissent ou inventent une histoire ou une expérience.

Vous pouvez demander aux élèves de choisir un nombre d'incitations d'écriture par semaine (ou tout!) et vous pouvez aussi choisir la quantité d'écriture. Vous pouvez choisir de les rendre formels ou informels, formatifs ou sommatifs. Vous pouvez choisir de les faire comme devoirs ou en classe.

Ils sont excellents en tant qu'activités de remplacement pour les enseignants!

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Fun Sentence Starters:

These jellyfish are fun sentence starters for you to not only get to know your students better. But for them to also practice their fine motor skills of cutting things out and writing words. They are also fun to use as decorations in your classroom. Your students can also decorate their jellyfish however they would like. I created #5 different colors of jellyfish as well as a black and white one that you can print on different colors of paper or have your students decorate and color themselves.

What’s Included In This Package:

#5 different sentence starters in #5 different colors as well as black & white.

Sentence Starters:

My #3 Favorite Things Are:

My #3 Favorite Foods Are:

My #3 Favorite Sweets Are:

My #3 Favorite Animals Are:

My #3 Favorite Fruits Are

Sponge activities!

Have advanced writers in your class that always finish early? Look no farther! Give those students a Creative Writing Sponge activity. This will help your students associate writing with fun and advance their handwriting and grammatical skills! I have also found that it helps indecisive students narrow down what they could write about by giving them limited options! This could be graded as extra credit or left as just an fun extra activity.

Includes:

• 10 writing templates
• A total of 20 creative writing options split between templates
• Multi-colored backgrounds
• All designs are included in the thumbnails for viewing

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This product is made for:

• adapting instruction
• differentiating instruction
• on level learners
• struggling writers
• struggling readers
• ESL/ENL
• Deaf Education
• Homework
• Classwork
• Homeschooling
• Bell Work
• Virtual Instruction
• Remote Instruction

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Students will use the picture prompts and vocabulary words to come up with three sentences. Students will have the option to come up with a paragraph using the three sentences they created. Story prompt themes include the following 12 places: a forest, gardening, tree house, camping, grocery store, the park, carnival, classroom, farm, playground, and apple orchard. Vocabulary words associated with these places are labeled to help students write sentences.

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Make learning the long "E" sound fun and engaging with these Long E (EE, EA) Center Activities! Perfect for small group work, literacy centers, or independent practice, this resource includes hands-on activities that help students master the long "E" spelling patterns while building reading and writing skills.
What's Inside:

• Label the Animals: Match words like "tree frog" and "parakeet" to pictures.
• Cut and Paste Sentences: Complete sentences with long "E" words using picture clues.
• Synonyms and Antonyms: Match long "E" words like "team" and "sea" to their synonyms or antonyms.
• Picture Match: Connect long "E" words (like "meet" and "bean") to illustrations.
• Story Time: Write or illustrate a story featuring long "E" words with provided prompts and characters.
• Color the Word: Identify and color words with the long "E" sound.

These activities are kid-friendly, easy to implement, and align with foundational literacy standards. Great for Kindergarten, 1st, or 2nd grade classrooms, these engaging tasks promote learning through creativity and fun.
Use This Resource To:

• Support phonics lessons on vowel teams "EE" and "EA."
• Provide meaningful practice for literacy centers.
• Encourage independent or partner-based learning.

Give your students the tools they need to succeed in mastering the long "E" sound!

This engaging Halloween Creative Writing Prompts and Sequencing for Students pack offers 10 writing prompt ideas that will ignite your students imagination and creativity. Perfect for literacy centers, morning work, early finishers, substitutes, writing corners and homework. Each prompt comes with printable templates for detailing the story's first, next, and last events, making it easy for students to organize their thoughts and practice sequencing. This pack includes 10 cool Halloween writing prompts, all with a NO PREP requirement. These prompts are designed to send shivers down readers' spines, encouraging students to craft spine-tingling tales that will keep their audience on the edge of their seats. Whether it's a ghostly mystery, describing a spooky encounter, or exploring a haunted house, these prompts offer endless creative possibilities. Your students will not only enjoy the thrill of writing eerie stories but also have the opportunity to practice their storytelling skills using the provided sequencing templates. With clear and engaging prompts, this pack is the perfect way to celebrate the Halloween season while enhancing writing abilities. So get ready for a writing adventure that will leave your students bewitched by their own words. US and UK Versions available.

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This is a 12 page book study about cupcakes. It is geared towards Kinder and PreK students. It requires zero prep. Enjoy!

Transform your literacy lessons with this versatile print-and-go activity pack, specially designed for kindergarten and first-grade students. This resource includes 15 unique, engaging activities that can be used with any novel or picture book, making it perfect for flexible lesson planning. Focused on drawing and creativity, this pack minimizes writing tasks, allowing young learners to express their understanding through art and imaginative projects. Ideal for teachers seeking to foster a love for reading and creativity in early learners. Easy to use, effective, and fun! These ready to use activities are the perfect way to make your literacy lessons more fun and engaging.

*This is part one so be sure to check out parts 2 and 3 as well as the bundle!*

This Winter Writing Prompt set has everything you need to get your students writing this winter! 12 fun winter themed writing prompts, 8 create your own winter story pages, and 2 blank winter pages are included. Winter words chart and Winter word wall words are also included, perfect for your writing center!

Prompts included:

What would you do if you had a snow day?

Describe what you like to do when it's too cold to play outside.

Describe the perfect snowman you would build. What would you use for its eyes, nose, and hat?

Write about your perfect cup of hot chocolate. What toppings would you add?

If you could take a sled anywhere, where would you go?

Write a story about a friendly snowball fight.

Pretend you are a snowflake falling from the sky. Where would you land?

What do you wear to stay warm in the winter?

Write about learning how to ice skate. How does it feel?

Describe what the world looks like on a snowy winter night

Write a story about what happens when a mitten is lost in the snow.

Imagine you are a polar bear. What would your day be like?

Create your own story pages feature 3 winter words (such as mittens, hat, ear muffs etc). Students will use those words to write a story, then they will illustrate their story.

Winter words chart and winter word wall words feature 12 winter themed words in both color and black and white. Place these in a writing center along with the blank (no prompts) writing pages so students can free write using winter words!

The possibilities are endless!

Directions: Have students practice using there best, everyday, and sloppy handwriting. I explain that when we write final reports or assignments we use our very best handwriting. I explain that everyday handwriting is used on most assignments and is legible. We do not use sloppy writing at school as it is not legible and hard to read.

Includes:

+ My Handwriting Black and White Worksheet

+ My Handwriting Color Worksheet

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Do you want your students engaged in the writing process? Do your students struggle to find something to write about? Then download this Creative and Narrative Writing Prompts with an ANIMAL Theme for Middle School ELA resource! Perfect for the English Language Arts or ELL/ESL classroom, these 45 unique picture prompts are unique and fun! Use them as a warm-up, homework, independent writing projects, or as a fun way for students to practice specific writing skills (grammar, editing, voice, organization, etc.).

THIS RESOURCE CONTAINS:

• 45 full-color picture/photo prompts on lined paper (with & without borders)

• The same 45 picture/photo prompts but in black and white  (with & without borders)

• 2 editable pre-writing worksheets to help students organize their thoughts

• An editable grading rubric

• An editable writing checklist to assist students in editing their writing

• Additional writing sheets

• Terms of use and credits

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Elfie unexpectedly has a day off and enjoys his time playing in the snow. This Christmas-themed reading passage is great for 2nd and 3rd grade reading levels. Included with this cute and engaging story is a vocabulary page, five text-dependent multiple-choice questions, and a writing prompt. Great for small groups, centers, independent, or a holiday-themed rotation. No prep. Print and go!

Stay standards-based while having a little fun with St. Patrick's Day! This reading comprehension passage about St. Patrick's Day is engaging and has several great features:

• Full, engaging reading passage about St. Patrick's Day

• 10 multiple choice questions in a variety of formats:

-Traditional multiple choice

-A set of task cards

-A Google Form (linked in the PDF)

• Multiple skills assessed
  -Text Evidence
  -Context Clues
  -Tone & Mood
  -Figurative Language (Metaphor)
  -Main Idea & Details
  -Summary
  -Graphic Elements

• 10 Quick Write Prompts
  **-**extension
  -warm-ups
  -use with a current grammar/writing skill

This is a cross curricular project which combines art, math, narrative writing and geography. Suited for grade 6 to 8. The project includes graphic organizers, a story plot diagram and rubrics for all work. This ties in with the curriculum for each subject area. It is also good for Halloween time or any time.