Elementary School Writing-Essays Printables

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✏️Perfect for celebrating ethnic and marginalized groups!

✏️Great for early elementary students!

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Arab Heritage:

☑ Arab Heritage Leaders Reading Comprehension

☑ Arab Heritage Leaders Coloring Pages

☑ Arab Heritage Leaders Posters

Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage:

☑ AAPI Leaders Reading Comprehension (Set 1)

☑ AAPI Leaders Reading Comprehension (Set 2)

☑ AAPI Leaders Coloring Pages (Set 1)

☑ AAPI Leaders Coloring Pages (Set 2)

☑ AAPI Leaders Posters (Set 1)

☑ AAPI Leaders Posters (Set 2)

Black History:

☑ Black History Leaders Readers

☑ Black History Leaders Posters (Set 1)

☑ Black History Leaders Posters (Set 2)

☑ Black History Leaders Worksheets (Set 1)

☑ Black History Leaders Worksheets (Set 2)

☑ Black History Leaders Writing Crafts (Set 1)

☑ Black History Leaders Writing Crafts (Set 2)

☑ Black History Leaders Coloring Pages

☑ Black History Leaders Reading Comprehension (Set 1)

☑ Black History Leaders Reading Comprehension (Set 2)

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☑ Martin Luther King Jr. Crafts

☑ Martin Luther King Jr. Puzzles

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☑ Martin Luther King Jr. Bookmarks

☑ Martin Luther King Jr. Worksheets

☑ Martin Luther King Jr. Write the Room

☑ Harriet Tubman Readers

☑ Harriet Tubman Write the Room

Caribbean Heritage:

☑ Caribbean Heritage Leaders Reading Comprehension

Hispanic Heritage:

☑ Hispanic Heritage Leaders Posters (Set 1)

☑ Hispanic Heritage Leaders Posters (Set 2)

☑ Hispanic Heritage Leaders Banners

☑ Hispanic Heritage Leaders Worksheets (Set 1)

☑ Hispanic Heritage Leaders Worksheets (Set 2)

☑ Hispanic Heritage Leaders Reading Comprehension (Set 1)

☑ Hispanic Heritage Leaders Reading Comprehension (Set 2)

☑ Hispanic Heritage Leaders Writing Crafts

☑ Hispanic Heritage Leaders Reading Booklet (Set 1)

☑ Hispanic Heritage Leaders Reading Booklet (Set 2)

☑ Hispanic Heritage Leaders Coloring Pages (Set 1)

☑ Hispanic Heritage Leaders Coloring Pages (Set 2)

☑ Hispanic Heritage Leaders Readers

☑ Hispanic Heritage Leaders Class Money

Native American Heritage:

☑ Native American Leaders Worksheets

☑ Native American Leaders Posters

☑ Native American Leaders Coloring Pages

Women's History:

☑ Women's History Leaders Posters

☑ Women's History Leaders Puzzles

☑ Women's History Leaders Writing Crafts

☑ Women's History Leaders Coloring Pages

☑ Women's History Leaders Reading Comprehension (Set 1)

☑ Women's History Leaders Reading Comprehension (Set 2)

☑ Women's History Leaders Worksheets, Biographies, & Flashcards

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Looking for a high-engagement, standards-aligned resource to teach argumentative writing? This Thanksgiving Argument Writing Unit is perfect for middle school (grades 6-8) and provides four unique Thanksgiving-themed writing prompts that help students practice developing claims, providing evidence, and addressing counterarguments and rebuttals.
This resource includes:

• A full lesson plan designed for a 75-minute class, guiding students through argument writing with structured slides and engaging activities.

• Four thought-provoking Thanksgiving debate topics, including:

• "Should Black Friday be banned due to its impact on society?"

• "Is it ethical to celebrate Thanksgiving given the historical conflicts with Native Americans?"

• "Should Thanksgiving Day parades be canceled due to their environmental impact?"

• "Should Thanksgiving football games be banned on the holiday?"

• Slides and Guided Notes: Step-by-step instruction on writing an argumentative essay using claims, evidence, counterarguments, and rebuttals.

• Practice Activities: Hands-on exercises to help students identify and write each part of an argument.

• Templates for Writing: Easy-to-use templates for students to organize their essays and develop their writing.

This unit is ideal for teaching the basics of argumentative writing in a fun, seasonal way, with relevant and engaging Thanksgiving topics that students care about. It's also perfect for debate prewriting, essay interventions, or building towards state assessments like STAAR.
What’s Included:

• Complete 60-minute lesson plan
• 4 Thanksgiving-themed argument writing prompts
• Guided notes and practice passages
• Slide deck covering key writing components (claim, evidence, counterargument, rebuttal)

Help your students develop strong, clear arguments while engaging with Thanksgiving traditions in a meaningful way. Perfect for teaching argumentative writing and improving students' ability to express their ideas logically and persuasively!

Engage your students in a creative writing activity that combines imagination, persuasion, and argumentation. This resource provides students with a compelling prompt to write a persuasive letter to their parents, arguing why their witch should remain a permanent member of the family!

What's Included?

• Customize the witch's face to match their imagination.
• Start with opinion and reasons.
• Continue to write the essay.

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Grab these 16 opinion writing worksheets with cute coloring pages and watch your students' love for writing soar! The class can choose the coloring page they like, and then write about their favorite foods. They will love it so much, they will want to choose more coloring pages and write about all their favorite foods!

These opinion writing worksheets are perfect for:

• homework
• morning work
• reluctant writers
• differentiated writing activity
• independent work
• fun group work

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   ✏Opinion Paragraph Writing Worksheets & Self-Guided Prompts | 30 Printable Topics

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Want a fun way to help your learner's focus on their interests? This resource breaks down a learning project into mini steps that aren't overwhelming for young learners. Just choose a topic to explore and let the learning begin.

This resource includes:

- A KWL chart-

- Two options for facts gathered when doing research from an online source or a book of your choice

- A space to create a rough draft

- A cover sheet to create an illustration to go along with your learning project

- Two options for writing paper to allow for different aged writers

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Should schools ban soda? This is an argumentative essay prompt, three articles, and outline sheet. Your kids will all have their own opinions about sugary drinks and whether or not schools should ban soda. This comes complete with rubric.

Google Drive Version can be found here

Looking for more argumentative prompts with articles?

Cell phones in School: Argumentative prompt, articles, and outline sheet

Facebook: Argumentative prompt, articles, and outline sheet

Did Shakespeare write his own stuff?:Argumentative prompt, articles, and rubric.

Minimum Wage: Argumentative Prompt, articles, and outline sheet

8.5 x 11 inches, 200 Pages Blank Pages Paper, College Ruled, Lined Journal & Music Sheet for Writing and Music Composition

Perfect for teachers and students to write in everything they want

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Looking to heat up your persuasive writing lessons? Need your students to further develop their critical thinking skills when developing arguments? Look no further to than Persuasive Writing Hot Seat to spice up your lessons!

With over 30 topics, your students will be challenged to come up with 3 arguments to support the persuasive writing topic... whether they agree or not! These simple persuasive writing topics are perfect to get your students mind tickings, their critical thinking skills activated and foster a healthy sense of competition!

You will receive:

Persuasive Writing Hot Seat Powerpoint Presentation

A Powerpoint presentation of the Persuasive Writing Hot Seat game so you can use this as a whole class activity. You could play with mini whiteboards, put one student at a time in the 'hot seat' or put on a timer to see who comes up with 3 good arguments first. This could be a great warm up for your persuasive writing lessons!

Persuasive Writing Hot Seat Task Cards

Integrate these Persuasive Writing Hot Seat Task Cards seamlessly into your literacy rotations or as a warm up for your persuasive writing lessons! These cards are completely versatile for you to play 'hot seat' however best suits your class.

Enhance your persuasive writing lessons with 'hot seat' and watch the spirit of debate come alive!

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Persuasive Writing Project

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Happy persuasive writing!

"Prefix Text Passage Worksheets"

Strengthen vocabulary skills with these engaging prefix worksheets! This 20-page set invites students to explore prefixes in depth. Each worksheet features a text passage, allowing students to choose three prefix words, create their own definitions, and actively read by underlining or highlighting prefix words in the passage. Perfect for building word comprehension and enhancing reading skills, these worksheets make prefix learning both interactive and meaningful. Ideal for classroom, literacy centers, or independent practice.

Empower your students to expand their vocabulary with prefixes!

Sometimes it feels like teaching young children how to write an essay is impossible. The My Essay Writing Lapbook makes this process so much easier. Students will learn how to make an Essay Writing plan, find a powerful lead, and write an essay using this Lapbook. The lapbook is a fun and interactive way for kids to organize their thinking process.

Included in this Lapbook is the following:

-4 different 4 + 1 Square Writing templates. Each template is for a different types of writing (narrative, fictional, comparing stories, comparing characters, persuasive, & informational).

Lapbook Contents:

-Cover Page

-(3) Interactive Writing Checklists

- Interactive Powerful Leads Spin Wheel (one premade and one blank for personalization).

-Interactive Transition Words according to color templates(one premade and one blank for personalization).

-Powerful Synonym Chart (Blank).

-Transition Words Interactive templates (3 premade and 3 blank for personalization).

- Writing Checklists templates (3 premade and 3 blank).

- 2 Model Essay Plans (Color coded).

- 2 Model Essays that accompany the plans (color coded).

- Writing Process Chart and Spelling Word Chart (Blank).

Suggestions and Instruction Guide with pictures included. All printables are in black and white.

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150 Daily Journal Prompts: Writing Choice Boards - Boost student writing skills with this no-prep resource!Teachers will love the time-saving benefits of pre-written prompts that cater to all learning styles.Students can choose from a variety of descriptive, narrative, and opinion writing topics to engage in personalized journaling experiences.Perfect for morning work, brain breaks, or independent writing activities. Cross out completed prompts to track progress and stay motivated.

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A quick, two page review of Grammar Tips (sentence variety with examples and reader as writer instructions) along with a five-step format for structuring standardized essays. Easy to follow with color-coded examples.

Welcome to the Mega Massive Grade 6 Bundle—your ultimate resource for an entire year's worth of curriculum! This extraordinary bundle includes 131 documents and a staggering 4,000+ pages of content, covering every aspect of Grade 6 Math, French Language Arts, Science, "Transdisciplinary" Units, Cross-Curricular Units, and Project-Based Learning.

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Distance Learning is enabled! This product is especially fun for your class Thanksgiving writing projects! It is a fun engaging writing task your students will enjoy. Prep Free! Ready to go!

Task:

1. Each student is going to write four pages of three list of thanks using the Thanksgiving Craft Book pages. List 1: thanks to people in his life; List 2: thanks to technologies and inventions what make his life easier and better; List 3: thanks to natural objects for what they have been helping him.

2. Each student will come up with his own lists and reasons to thank for.

Step by step assignment directions are giving using Teacher Writing Sample "Thanks on Thanksgiving Day" as a model.

You could use this Thanksgiving Craft Book to write anything related to Thanksgiving.

This product includes:

- 2 Colored sets

- 2 Black lined sets

- Lesson Plan for Thanks on Thanksgiving Day Project

- Step by Step Assignment Directions

- 1 Teacher Thanks on Thanksgiving Day Writing Sample

- 4 Student Thanks on Thanksgiving Day Writing Samples

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Looking to make your classroom more welcoming this back to school season?

This bright Writing Center Banner is a great way to welcome students and visitors into your classroom each day! It will liven up your space and motivate your students....plus, it's so cute!! Prints two letters per page for a total of 8 pages. There are also three printable pencils in different colors which can be printed out and attached to the banner to your liking.

**For personal and single classroom use only. If using with multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses at the discounted rate.**

Best of all, this banner coordinated perfectly with my best-selling Writing Tools Folder: get your students writing at a higher level by offering them a colorful and coordinated reference for your Writing Center!! This reference guide is ideal for middle school students to use during independent writing assignments. Whether it is class work, center work, writing workshop, or homework, it provides quality writing The pages can be placed in a folder, booklet, or even displayed in a writing center. It helps eliminate questions and shows students ways to write effectively. This is going to help your students work independently while writing. This product is geared toward middle school but can also be used in upper elementary. I make a bunch of these Writing Tools Folders and keep them in my Writing Center and love how it helps students become more organized and independent while writing.

This resource includes 8 Anchor Charts and 3 Cover Page Options

Character Traits which comes in 4 different colors with chevron and swirls styles. The chart contains over 100 character traits that students can use to refer to during various writing activities.

Elaboration Stems which features writing stems students can use while elaborating on evidence in their essays. This chart is essential because students can refer to them while writing but gradually start incorporating them as it becomes a force of habit.

**Other Ways to Say...**which offers students multiple synonyms for overused words such as happy or sad. Great for displaying in your writing center!

Transitions which includes a strong set of transitions every writer should be using to aid in the flow of their writing, whether it's for emphasizing, giving an example or concluding an essay!

Said is Dead! which features other words for said, which is terribly overused in my classroom when there are tons of better choices!

Use This...Not That! which features better word choices for commonly used words and expressions.

Mood...which offers a great choice of words that depict either a positive, negative, or neutral mood!

Tone...which offers a great choice of words that depict either a positive, negative, or neutral tone!

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Graphic organizers can be helpful as a visual aid when students are writing.

• Helps students focus on their thoughts for planning, decision-making, and writing an essay

• Helps students see the connections, patterns, and relationships between facts, concepts, and ideas 

• Organizers provide a visual depiction for writers by showing them where each piece of the essay is placed within an essay

Narrative plot graphic organizer:

• Starts with the introduction or exposition
• Followed by the rising action of the story
• Rising action hits a climax
• After the climax is the falling action
• From the falling action, we come to the conclusion

I hope your students/children enjoy this concept map by understanding the importance of why a graphic organizer is needed, as well as understanding the variables of a concept map.

The Narrative Plot Graphic Organizer is in Google Slides, Powerpoint, and PDF formats.

Happy Writing!

Tina Arozena

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Engaging Writing templates for boys and girls!

Fifteen fun front and back templates!

A fun border design for each template:

1. Spooky Spiders
2. Horses
3. Pandas
4. Safari Animals
5. Woodland Creatures
6. Sweet Desserts
7. Junk Food
8. Frogs
9. Gorillas and Bananas
10. Puppies
11. Naruto
12. Princesses
13. Harry Potter
14. Aliens
15. Butterflies and Flowers

Lined writing paper with picture box. Great for publishing any type of writing - narratives, expository, fiction, nonfiction, opinions, reviews, summaries, journal writing, persuasive and more. This lined writing paper has a picture box option and a full page of lines option for all elementary school grades 1-4

Included:

*9 different designs for writing paper

*A page with a picture box and a full lined page to match for each design

Printable, no prep, lined publishing paper that is ready to go any time your class writes

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Teaching students to write a strong 5-paragraph essay has never been easier! This National Park-themed bundle is designed to help your students organize their thoughts, research, and write confidently. Packed with 30 National Park themed informational passages, 5 paragraph guided graphic organizer, a clear rubric, and a fun postcard craft, this resource guides students through each step of the writing process. It’s perfect for 4th-6th graders and gives you all the tools you need to ensure your students succeed in crafting detailed, well-organized 5 paragraph essays highlighting a unique National Park.

What’s Included:

• 30 National Park passages with key details for writing
• Graphic organizers for brainstorming and outlining
• 5-paragraph essay rubric for clear expectations
• Fun postcard craft to celebrate their writing journey

This bundle is a must-have for any teacher looking to simplify 5 paragraph essay writing instruction and engage students with meaningful, hands-on activities. **Get everything you need to help your students write a successful 5-paragraph essay **with this easy-to-use bundle!

Perfect For:

• Grades 4-6
• Informational Writing
• Teaching 5-paragraph essays
• National Park research projects

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Do your students struggle with capitalizing titles of books, songs, and movies? This activity is the perfect way to practice these skills! This activity can be completed at once or broken up into 3 segments. Students have the opportunity to tell the difference between a title that is correctly capitalized and one that is not, and then use these skills to write titles correctly. A great resource for morning work, homework, or as a "must do." The donut theme adds a touch of fun!

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