Elementary School Writing Resources (by date, oldest first)

Looking for a way to have fun in your classroom this Halloween? These Would You Rather slides are perfect to add to your class party or as a time-filler at the end of class!

What's Included?

• 10 Halloween-themed "Would You Rather" questions
• 4 Designs to choose from: Disco Ghost, Haunted House, Cute Spider, and Pumpkin Truck
• Instructional Activities Sheet to provide ideas for extension and assignments

Why do you need this?

This is such a simple activity that can be utilized in so many ways!

• Have your students write a paragraph about why they chose what they did.
• Have your students move from one side of the room to another when making their selection to incorporate a sensory/movement break into your day.
• Have your students find a new friend who picked the same thing they did, or pick a partner who didn't pick what they did and have them discuss why they chose their answers.
• Have your students debate over why one choice is better than another; make sure they defend their answers (and keep it friendly).

How can I help?

Reach out to me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/rebekahpoeteaching or email me at lessonsandlattes2018@gmail.com. I'd love to answer any questions you may have.

After reading orwatching Enemy Pie, students will create their own FRIENDSHIP pie by listing the "ingredients" that make a good friend.

Celebrate World Smile Day! Print off these note card templates in whatever size and style best fits the needs of your students. Let students fill out a smile card for another teacher, staff member, family member, or friend.

Includes:

Two versions of lined writing paper (simple lines or primary writing style)

Three different sizes of each design

For more World Smile Day fun, check out my writing craft here!

Use these pages to send home updates and show how much your students are growing month to month. Has a space for students to write their names, draw their portraits, and draw or write about what they are excited about for the month (like an upcoming field trip or a birthday). You can also write in how many sight words they have learned and how high they can count. These sheets are sure to be keepsakes for parents to look back on and see how their child improved in just a year! Ideal for kindergarten, first grade, and special education students. Every month is included.

Pages designed using fonts and clip art from PicMonkey.com

Looking for a way to have fun in your classroom this winter? These "Would You Rather" slides are perfect to add to your class party or as a time-filler at the end of class!

What's Included?

• 10 Winter-themed "Would You Rather" questions
• Instructional Activities Sheet to provide ideas for extension and assignments

Why do you need this?

This is such a simple activity that can be utilized in so many ways!

• Have your students write a paragraph about why they chose what they did.
• Have your students move from one side of the room to another when making their selection to incorporate a sensory/movement break into your day.
• Have your students find a new friend who picked the same thing they did, or pick a partner who didn't pick what they did and have them discuss why they chose their answers.
• Have your students debate over why one choice is better than another; make sure they defend their answers (and keep it friendly).

How can I help?

Reach out to me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/rebekahpoeteaching or email me at lessonsandlattes2018@gmail.com. I'd love to answer any questions you may have.

The Writing Activity 3D Snow Globe Craft is perfect for students in elementary and special education programs! This craft provides a fun way to encourage students to practice writing in a winter setting, while also reinforcing key concepts in language arts, ELA, and figurative language. This activity is also a great writing center tool! Students will love easily creating their own personalized snow globe with this craft.

Includes

• Two versions of writing paper (regular lines and primary writing lines with dashes)
• Two "title" pages: "If I were Stuck in a Snow Globe" and "My Day Inside a Snow Globe"
• A blank snow globe page for illustrations
• Ideas for differentiation for students who need extra support AND ideas for students who need an extra challenge

Celebrate World Smile Day! This smiley face writing craft template includes everything you need to add some smiles to your writing block. Includes an easy to assemble craft with two versions of the writing page so you can choose the one that best meets the needs of your students.

Materials Include

• Smiley face topper template for students to design and color
• Two versions of lined writing paper with space at the top for illustration
• Directions for assembly and ideas for differentiation

Fragments, Run-ons, Comma Splices & Complete sentences is practice that includes detailed teaching notes perfect for self-guided learners and 5 practice activities that will give students an opportunity to practice before state or district assessments.

INCLUDED:

• 3 Self-grading Google Forms
• Word Doc
• PDF
• 5 activities
• Detailed Teaching pages
• Answer key

BUNDLE & SAVE: ELA Test Prep, Study Guide & Activities Bundle

Check out these other resources!

• All Things English For Middle & High School Students (best seller)
• Once Upon A Crime
• Revising & Editing Workbook
• Revising & Editing for Group Lessons
• Bell Ringers for the Semester
• Everything Writing

An easy to read format to get your students writing!

And check out these other resources!

• All Things English For Middle & High School Students
• Defending Disney Villains
• Revising & Editing Workbook
• Revising & Editing for Group Lessons
• Bell Ringers for the Semester
• Everything Writing

Colons, Semicolons and Commas - by the time your students are done, they will be begging you to please make it stop (but they will know how to use these three important punctuation marks!)

Included:

• Short review page for self-guided learning
• 50 sentences that need semicolons & commas
• 40 sentences that need colons & commas
• 2 quizzes with 10 questions each for the skills they've practiced
• 2 Self-grading Google Form Quizzes
• Word Doc
• PDF

BUNDLE & SAVE: ELA Test Prep, Study Guide & Activities Bundle (new)

Check out these other resources!

• All Things English For Middle & High School Students (best seller)
• Once Upon A Crime
• Revising & Editing Workbook
• Revising & Editing for Group Lessons
• Bell Ringers for the Semester
• Everything Writing

The S.T.E.A.L. anchor chart is a great visualization for students when making inferences in fiction. Print in color or black and white!

I spent two weeks teaching my students revising skills explicitly before it hit me... all the answer choices had SOMETHING to do with knowing how to use a comma!

It's an area where students feel the least confident and it can be fixed. Before your students go into a test or a state exam, make sure they know how to use a comma.

• A short "teach" page is included for self-guided learning.
• Re-teach page for struggling students
• All areas divided by comma usage

INCLUDED: 13 self-grading Google Form Quizzes, Word Doc, PDF!

BUNDLE and SAVE: ELA Test Prep, Study Guide & Activities Bundle

Check out these other resources!

• All Things English For Middle & High School Students (best seller)
• Once Upon A Crime
• Revising & Editing Workbook
• Revising & Editing for Group Lessons
• Bell Ringers for the Semester
• Everything Writing
• Intermediate Advanced ELL/EB Practice with 100s of Common Words
• ELL/EB Newcomer Essential Phrases & Vocabulary

Bundle includes 109 Pages total & 41 Google Forms

Clauses: 16 pages/5 Google Forms

Commas: 26 pages/13 Google Forms

Fragments, Run-Ons & Comma Splices: 14 pages/3 Google Quizzes

Transition words: 16 pages/4 Google Quizzes

Commonly Confused Words: 18 pages/9 Quizzes

Capitalization: 11 pages/4 Google Quizzes

Apostrophes: 8 pages/3 Google Quizzes

I made these after realizing that my students in high school needed practice with the mechanics of how to construct a sentence before I could begin instructing them on best practices for structure in their essays. There are pages for them to practice (on paper) or you can use as a quiz for after instruction! All of the Google quizzes will self-grade and they are editable.

This is the essential Test Prep Bundle for students testing for state or district exams.

They're also adaptable for students who are doing self-directed learning as each includes a short teaching page for students to reference as they are working through the activities.

This resource will help your students/children learn their alphabet in cursive. This resource is an EDITABLE template that includes:

1. Complete cursive alphabet

2. Each letter of the alphabet with two practice sheets for each letter

3. 81 pages total in PPTX format and can be downloaded into Google Slides.

4. If you do not like the cursive font used, this resource is completely editable OR you can email me at bigeasyhomeschoolingmom@gmail.com with a font you would like to use and I will be happy to edit this resource with the font of your choice. Please note that some fonts may not transfer correctly from Google Slides to PowerPoint and may not be aligned when you download. This is completely normal.

If your students/children enjoy this resource, I would appreciate your feedback within 24 hours after purchase and download.

Thank you so much for your continued support!

Tina Arozena - Big Easy Homeschooling Mom

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Use these FREE templates to have your students/children practice their name in cursive.

Files are in Google Slides and Powerpoint formats and are editable.

If you enjoy these templates, please leave me a review in 24 hours after purchase and download.

Tina - Big Easy Homeschooling Mom

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This resource will help your students/children with daily affirmations while practicing their cursive. This resource is an EDITABLE template that includes:

1. 126 pages total in PPTX format and can be downloaded into Google Slides.

2. Each of the 25 daily affirmations has a total of 5 practice sheets.

3. If you do not like the cursive font used, this resource is completely editable OR you can email me at bigeasyhomeschoolingmom@gmail.com with a font you would like to use and I will be happy to edit this resource with the font of your choice. Please note that some fonts may not transfer correctly from Google Slides to PowerPoint and may not be aligned when you download. This is completely normal.

If your students/children enjoy this resource, I would appreciate your feedback within 24 hours after purchase and download.

Thank you so much for your continued support!

Tina Arozena - Big Easy Homeschooling Mom

linktr.ee/tidewindacademy

Dive into the captivating world of vocabulary with our "I Spy" game, specially crafted to reinforce the High-Frequency HMH words for Kindergarten. Get ready for a language-learning adventure that unveils 120 HMH Kindergarten words, organized over 9 modules.

Our "I Spy" game is just one part of a comprehensive toolkit that provides diverse and interactive methods for teaching and learning. During each of the four weeks of each module from 1 to 3, students will work on the words for the entire module (4 words in module 1, 12 words in module 2, and 12 words in module 3). From modules 4 to 9, students will encounter flashcards with the 4 words of that week and 4 words from the previous week as a review. There is a different set for each week, so you can play a different game each week during the 36 weeks of the course.

Explore a Variety of Activities:

1.Classic "I Spy" Game: Hide the flashcards throughout the classroom for students to discover and write down on one of the two available worksheets*.

2.Dictation Challenge: Randomly dictate the words of the flashcards and have students write them on one of the two available worksheets*.

3. Literacy Center Fun: Laminate each flashcard and place them face up. Challenge your students to find specific words, whether from the current week, the entire module, or the entire year's word collection.

Two Available Worksheets:

•Write the words on the blank lines with the corresponding words.

•Fill in the blocks with each letter's size and length.

Practice the Kinder INTO READING program Sight Words of HMH easily and with no prep.

Worksheets, ready to be used, for the frequently used words of the week from HMH's Kindergarten Into Reading program. They can be used as homework or even as a center.

Upon acquiring this resource, you will receive 1 PDF file of 26 pages to work on the 16 words of Module 6. Each word has its front page, and there are two different options for the back of the page. One option is to practice writing the week's words by tracing and copying the word (pages 23 to 26), while the second option is to try to formulate sentences and be creative with the word of the day, as half of the sheet is left blank to let the student creatively draw the word or illustrate the sentences they wrote above (pages 19 to 22).

This activity works with the 16 frequently used words from module 6 of the HMH Kindergarten program.

• Module 1 has only 4 words.
• Modules 2 through 3 consist of 12 words each
• Modules 4 to 9 consist of 16 words each.

Every module is 4 weeks long and the program consists of 9 modules (36 weeks).

Each word will be worked on in 9 different ways:

• Reading the word, its sounds, and syllables.
• Tracing the letters that make up the word.
• Searching for the word among other frequently used words.
• Fill in the blocks with each of the letters of the word.
• Sort the letter cards to form the word.
• Count the number of syllables in the word.
• Make the word of the day unique using colored pencils.
• Write sentences with the word or words you are working on.
• Calligraphy

There's also space provided for creative expression with colored pencils.

If the option of creating sentences on the back, pages 23 to 26, is chosen, it would be advisable not to cut out the letters from the front until these sentences are completed so that they continue to have the help shown at the bottom of the page on how to write each word.

Content of Module 6

Week 1: get, hot, or, where

Week 2: come, from, if, stop

Week 3: as, our, red, that

Week 4: cut, must, said, when

Get the 9 modules:

⭐ Module 1

⭐ Module 2

⭐ Module 3

⭐ Module 4

⭐ Module 5

⭐ Module 6

⭐ Module 7

⭐ Module 8

⭐ Module 9

Image used in the cover:

Character photo created by freepik - www.freepik.com

Actividad Semanal de Palabras de Uso Frecuente para Kínder (Alineado con el Currículo HMH)

Mejora las habilidades de alfabetización de tus estudiantes de kínder con nuestra completa Actividad Semanal de Palabras de Uso Frecuente, diseñada meticulosamente para alinearse con el currículo HMH. Este recurso ofrece un enfoque estructurado y atractivo para dominar las palabras de uso frecuente, esenciales para el éxito en la lectura temprana.

Qué incluye:

• Documento PDF de 41 páginas listo para imprimir:

  • Primera página (Obligatoria):
    • Tabla de Palabras de Uso Frecuente: Una tabla que presenta todas las palabras de uso frecuente cubiertas durante el trimestre, con las palabras de la semana resaltadas. Los estudiantes leerán todas las palabras cada semana, reforzando las palabras aprendidas previamente mientras se introducen nuevas.
    • Ejercicio de Reconocimiento y Escritura de Palabras: Los estudiantes identificarán y escribirán hasta cuatro palabras de la tabla según criterios específicos (por ejemplo, "Escribe 4 palabras que empiecen por la letra 'p'" o "Escribe 4 palabras que tengan 5 letras").
    • Construcción de Oraciones: Utilizando las 2-3 palabras de la semana, los estudiantes crearán oraciones, practicando su uso en contexto.
• • Segunda página (Opcional para estudiantes avanzados):
    • Líneas de Escritura Extendidas: Líneas adicionales para que los estudiantes continúen sus oraciones, fomentando la práctica de escritura extendida.
    • Área de Ilustración y Etiquetado: Un espacio creativo donde los estudiantes pueden ilustrar y etiquetar una de sus oraciones, combinando escritura y arte para reforzar el significado y uso de las palabras.

Beneficios:

• Refuerza el Aprendizaje: Leer y escribir regularmente las palabras de uso frecuente aumenta la retención y la fluidez.
• Instrucción Diferenciada: La segunda página opcional atiende a los escritores avanzados, permitiendo la diferenciación dentro de tu aula.
• Alineado con el Currículo: Diseñado para integrarse sin problemas en tu currículo HMH existente, asegurando consistencia y coherencia en tu instrucción de alfabetización.
• Atractivo e Interactivo: La combinación de lectura, escritura e ilustración mantiene a los estudiantes comprometidos y motivados para aprender.

Cómo Utilizar:

• Rutina Semanal: Incorpora esta actividad en tu rutina semanal de alfabetización. Distribuye la primera página a todos los estudiantes y ofrece la segunda página a aquellos que estén listos para un desafío adicional.
• Implementación Flexible: Úsalo como una actividad en el aula, tarea para casa, o una combinación de ambos para adaptarse a tu estilo de enseñanza y a las necesidades de tus estudiantes.

Empodera a tus estudiantes de kínder para que se conviertan en lectores y escritores confiados con nuestra Actividad Semanal de Palabras de Uso Frecuente. Visita Ms. Garcia Store para descargar este recurso esencial.

Practice the Kinder INTO READING program Sight Words of HMH easily and with no prep.

Worksheets, ready to be used, for the frequently used words of the week from HMH's Kindergarten Into Reading program. They can be used as homework or even as a center.

Upon acquiring this resource, you will receive 1 PDF file of 26 pages to work on the 16 words of Module 4. Each word has its front page, and there are two different options for the back of the page. One option is to practice writing the week's words by tracing and copying the word (pages 23 to 26), while the second option is to try to formulate sentences and be creative with the word of the day, as half of the sheet is left blank to let the student creatively draw the word or illustrate the sentences they wrote above (pages 19 to 22).

This activity works with the 16 frequently used words from module 4 of the HMH Kindergarten program.

• Module 1 has only 4 words.
• Modules 2 through 3 consist of 12 words each
• Modules 4 to 9 consist of 16 words each.

Every module is 4 weeks long and the program consists of 9 modules (36 weeks).

Each word will be worked on in 9 different ways:

• Reading the word, its sounds, and syllables.
• Tracing the letters that make up the word.
• Searching for the word among other frequently used words.
• Fill in the blocks with each of the letters of the word.
• Sort the letter cards to form the word.
• Count the number of syllables in the word.
• Make the word of the day unique using colored pencils.
• Write sentences with the word or words you are working on.
• Calligraphy

There's also space provided for creative expression with colored pencils.

If the option of creating sentences on the back, pages 23 to 26, is chosen, it would be advisable not to cut out the letters from the front until these sentences are completed so that they continue to have the help shown at the bottom of the page on how to write each word.

Content of Module 4

Week 1: big, good, his, very

Week 2: got, here, of, on

Week 3: are, lot, not, was

Week 4: be, do, had, ten

Get the 9 modules:

⭐ Module 1

⭐ Module 2

⭐ Module 3

⭐ Module 4

⭐ Module 5

⭐ Module 6

⭐ Module 7

⭐ Module 8

⭐ Module 9

Image used in the cover:

Character photo created by freepik - www.freepik.com