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Grab & Go Writing Fun! 600 Creative Writing Prompts
By Agee and Row Classical Music Appreciation
No prep! Writing prompts are an excellent way to provide students with fun and engaging writing activities! There are 600 writing prompts ranging from 40 everyday, seasonal, and holiday topics. Students can use the word banks included at the bottom of each choice board!
You will always have engaging grab-and-go writing activities for lessons and sub plans with this packet of prompts! Here are just a few benefits:
Benefits of Writing Prompts
Everyday
Birthday • Beach Day • Food • Rainy Day • Picnic • Weather • Garden • Library • Superhero • Carnival • Space Life • Animals • Ocean Animals • Playground • Vacation • Pirate Life • Fairy Tale • Teachers
Transportation
Airplanes • Trains • Cars • Boats
Seasonal
Spring • Summer • Autumn • Winter • Back to School • Easter Bunny • Pumpkin Patch • Apple Orchard • North Pole
Holidays
July 4th • Halloween • Thanksgiving • Happy New Year! • Christmas • St. Patrick's Day • Valentine's Day • Mother's Day • Father's Day
Not only will using writing prompts help get your students excited about writing, but it will also help them 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 will 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!
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!
Colorful Semantics Sentence Writing Support
By SEN Resource Source
Colorful Semantics is a structured language intervention designed to support the development of language and communication skills, particularly in children with speech and language difficulties. This resource includes sentence making boards for children to plan and write sentences using the cards. It also includes all 4 sets of color coded cards for who, what doing, what and where. There are 354 cards in total.
Why do you need this?
Colorful Semantics uses color coded cards to help children to learn the important elements of a sentence and how to join them together in the correct order. By visually representing each part of the sentence with a specific color, learners can better understand the structure and meaning of sentences, as well as the relationships between words.
How and when might you use this?
This approach is often implemented through a variety of interactive and hands-on activities, such as sentence building games, storytelling, and picture-based exercises. It can be tailored to the individual needs and abilities of learners, making it suitable for use in both classroom settings and speech and language clinics.
What’s included?
· 354 Cards for 'Who', 'What', 'Where' and 'What doing'
· 4 different versions of sentence support cards with lines to write sentences
· 4 different versions of sentence support cards with handwriting lines
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October Sight Word Games Halloween First Second Third Grade
By Primary Piglets
OCTOBER SIGHT WORD GAMES HALLOWEEN is a set of 60 sight word gameboards with an October theme. You'll have 6 gameboards times 5 levels of sight words (PreK, K, 1, 2, 3). 30 games in color and 30 in B&W. Print & Go, just add a die.
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Letter formation practice sheet Alphabet flash card pictures beginning sound
By Chirp Chirp Education
Letter formation handwriting practice worksheet and flash card with picture beginning sound bundle is a versatile resource designed to enhance letter formation skills in a fun and engaging way and each card is accompanied by 3 images that begin with the focus letter.
Students practice tracing both uppercase and lowercase letters using a marker pen, while also providing hands-on opportunities to shape letters using playdough and pipe cleaners.
What is included in this package.
1. 39 pages in a pdf file. 2 alphabets per page. (26 alphabets) Upper case, lower case (Each card is accompanied by 3 images that begin with the focus letter)
2. 26 pages of A to Z uppercase and lowercase tracing worksheet.
3. An option to use EASEL in TeachShare as digital tool
"A Christmas Carol": Activities and Vocabulary Bundle
By Colleen Burdette
Engaging activities for literature:
"A Christmas Carol" Vocabulary: Students will find the given words within the novel "A Christmas Carol" and record the sentence in which the word can be found. I had the students complete these sheets after reading the section of the book.
Creative activity: Students participate in an activity where they will write and illustrate their stories of Christmas past, present, and yet to come, in a way that is similar to what happens to Scrooge in the novel.
Students loved sharing their stories and hearing the hopes their classmates have for their futures.
As a culminating activity: Students read or watch A Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, my students read A Christmas Carol and watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas, for an engaging activities before the holiday. They will practice comparing and contrasting in three different ways, including an exciting snowball fight.
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Color Word Daily Sheets - Handwriting, sight words, decodable CVC sentences
By Keeper of Kinders
Color Word Unit daily practice sheets to reinforce HFW/sight word colors. Perfect for a "Color of the Day" activity as you introduce color words to your young learners. A variety of skills included such as:
This activity is easy to pair with my Color Word Poems and Color Word Craft to round out your perfect intro to teaching color words to your kindergarten or first grade class.
Color Word Poems
Color Word Crafts
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Adaptive Books of Ocean Animals for Special Education
By Until the Pieces Fit
Adaptive Books with an ocean animal theme! Each book contains colorful pictures of your favorite ocean animals - whale, dolphin, octopus, starfish, clownfish, stingray, pufferfish, shark, sea turtle, jellyfish
Book 1 - This book is not adaptive, it is a simple read aloud featuring details about the animals in the ocean.
Book 2 - This book contains 10 icons, colorful pages (laminate and reuse again and again) & a visual prompting to support comprehension.
Book 3 - This book contains 10 color icons & low ink for quick printing. Each page has a visual support & an "I see" statement.
Book 4 - This book contains 10 color icons & low ink for quick printing. Each page has no visual supports & an "I see" statement.
These books do require prep work prior to using. I generally print, use velcro & bind them. They are able to be used year after year! Please feel free to reach out with any questions! untilthepiecesfit2@gmail.com
This set is also included in my growing packet of adaptive books. As I make new sets of adaptive books they will all be added:).
Growing Bundle of Adaptive Books!
Plot Structure Grades 4-6 Graphic Organizer, Mini Lesson, Slides, Activities
By TooBookedUp
Are you looking for an engaging, no-prep resource to teach plot structure to your 4th-6th graders? Look no further! This comprehensive lesson plan is designed to introduce and reinforce plot elements, making it perfect for busy teachers who want to provide high-quality instruction without the hassle of extensive preparation.
What’s Included:
Key Features:
No Preparation Needed: Everything is ready to use right out of the box, saving you valuable time and effort in lesson planning.
Interactive and Engaging: Incorporates multimedia elements like videos and Canva slides to cater to diverse learning styles and keep students actively involved.
Reusable and Flexible: The graphic organizer is adaptable for various stories, making it a valuable tool for year-long curriculum integration.
Aligned with Standards:
Common Core State Standards (CCSS):
Grade 4: RL.4.3 – Describe characters, settings, and major events.
Grade 5: RL.5.5 – Explain how a series of chapters, scenes, or stanzas fits together to provide the overall structure of a particular story.
Grade 6: RL.6.5 – Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
Grade 4: 4.10(A) – Analyze how the plot of a story is organized into a beginning, middle, and end, including events that build toward a resolution.
Grade 5: 5.10(A) – Analyze how the plot is organized into a beginning, middle, and end, including events that build toward a resolution.
Grade 6: 6.10(A) – Analyze how the plot is organized into a beginning, middle, and end, including events that build toward a resolution.
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Transform Your ELA Lessons Today!
Equip your classroom with this all-in-one Plot Structure Lesson Plan and watch your students develop a strong understanding of storytelling elements. Perfect for introducing plot structure, supporting ongoing literary analysis, and making learning fun and interactive.
Exploring the Main Themes of Hamlet - PowerPoint
By Mark Barrett
This is a 40-slide PowerPoint presentation which would be great as a starting point with a class about to embark on a study of Hamlet OR as a revision-aid once they have studied the play.
It includes questions and discussion points as well as a review quiz at the end.
The PowerPoint is constructed as follows:
Joshua and The Battle of Jericho Bible Lesson Activity Craft Sunday School
By Kaylor Creations
This kid-friendly, engaging lesson and activity pack is just the time-saving resource you need to teach the Bible story of Joshua and the battle of Jericho.
Included:
•Bible Lesson Book-Teacher Edition: Full sized, colorful large print pages. For read aloud, virtual learning, Sunday School, morning basket and more! Engaging, very detailed telling of the lesson.
•Mini Bible Lesson Book- Student Edition: Abbreviated telling of the lesson on mini pages in black and white so students can color! Great for take home or small groups.
•Emergent Reader: Practice reading with Bible stories! For littles who are starting to read, this is a great practice in phonics and sight words. Simple telling of the lesson.
•Memory Verse Poster/Coloring Students can color a picture to go along with Joshua 1:9
•Workbook: Biblically Integrated skill sheets
•Phonics, Math, Counting, Shapes, Write the Verse, Writing Prompt, Word Search
•God Keeps His Promises Trumpet Children can make their own trumpet just like in the Jericho story They will love using these to stomp around a pretend Jericho they built with blocks or magnatiles. Can also be used as a attention grabber to the lesson , or a teaching visual during lesson.
•Sequence Flip Book: Cut & Paste Cut and Paste the Beginning, Middle and End into a simple little flip book
•Original Song Use this simple and easy original rhyming song to the tune of the verses of “Jesus Loves Me” to help children remember the story!
•Playlist A list and links to great Kids Music, Contemporary Christian, Worship Songs and Hymns that are about Joshua & Jericho! You could lead the kids in worship, sing along or simply have them playing while you learn and play.
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Back to School: Word Scramble for 5th grade, 6th grade and Above
By Thachakorn Kokong
Delve into over 60 diverse themes, from emotions to furniture and musical instruments, offering a stimulating array of over 700 words to unravel. Whether you're a casual puzzler or a seasoned word aficionado, this 8.2x11 inches book promises hours of entertainment and mental exercise. Discover the satisfaction of unscrambling each word and reveal the answers conveniently located at the end. Embrace the joy of wordplay and embark on a delightful journey of linguistic exploration today!
Here are some benefits of engaging in word scramble activities:
Geography Comprehension: Resume' Character Sketch & Study (Auto-Fill Included)
By Geography & Math Made Easy
This is a great way to get your students excited about studying a historical or current figure. Students use research and inference skills to create a resume for a historical or current figure. The example given is Mao Zedong's Resume'. Students will create an objective as to what job the character is applying. The character's education, work experience, etc. will be included. This will enhance the student's comprehension of who the character is and/or was.
This lesson comes complete with a resume layout pdf form for a simple printout as a guide sheet as well as a fillable PDF that can be given to students to fill in at a computer. for easy modifications. a resume' activity sheet, example resume, and grading rubric.
Disclaimer:
One purchase is for the use of one teacher. If additional teachers wish to use this product, please purchase additional licenses.
Ocean Animals Information Cards and Research Project
By Science and STEAM Team
Students love learning about ocean animals! This resource includes realistic pictures of 25 animals with 3 to 4 sentences of informational text about each one. They are perfect for the lower grades by themselves and will pique students' interest in the upper grades. There are student-friendly website suggestions for research, graphic organizers for collecting research (2 levels), ocean-themed writing papers on three levels, and more!
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Progressive Era Unit - Five Primary Source Worksheets * U.S. History
By Christa Nonnemaker
Unlock the door to immersive historical exploration with this primary source curriculum resource, designed to captivate and inspire your students!
This collection of Primary Source Worksheets features passages written by Theodore Roosevelt, Carrie Chapman Catt, Gifford Pinchot, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Robert M. La Follette. Students will learn about the quintessential issues facing society during the Progressive Era such as wealth inequity and national governmental reform, suffrage, conservation, racial equality and state governmental reform. Analytical Questions follow the passage which direct students toward clear understanding of the passage.
Each passage is enhanced with Meanings and Definitions in order to facilitate and improve understanding. A Differentiated Learning Option is also available for students.
Each passage also includes Background Information and the Answer Keys. This is excellent practice in Analyzing Primary Sources and in identifying author perspective.
Significant savings if you buy this resource rather than individual resources!
Here are some links below for other resources relating to the Progressive Era:
* Progressive Era Women Reading Assignment and Worksheet
* Women's Suffrage Gallery Walk, 1900-1920
By Rigorous Resources for High School English
Teaching a play by William Shakespeare? Want to provide students with a fascinating overview of the author's life, the construction of the Globe Theater, the language of early-modern English, the rhythm of iambic pentameter, and more? This 50-page EDITABLE resource has EVERYTHING you could possibly want to introduce ANY play by William Shakespeare....
This comprehensive bundle includes a Biography of the Bard, an account of the construction of the Globe Theater, handouts and exercises to help students understand Shakespeare's language, a Shakespearean insult generator, worksheets and quizzes introducing students to iambic pentameter, and more.
Here's what you'll find inside this 50-page resource bundle:
• William Shakespeare Biography: This 4-page biography of William Shakespeare explains the conditions of his early life and schooling in Stratford-upon-Avon, how he became involved in the London theater scene, the impact which the death of his son Hamnet had upon his writing career, his gradual transition from comedies to tragedies, and more. Includes a comprehension check with answer key. (5 pages)
• The Globe Theater: A 2-page handout on what inspired Shakespeare's acting company to build the Globe Theater. A dispute with the landlord of their old theater motivated Shakespeare's company to meet with lanterns in the middle of the night, disassemble their old playhouse, and transport the timber across the Thames River to the plot of land where they would build the Globe. How did the construction of the Globe infuse new life into Shakespeare's company? How would Shakespeare make reference to the Globe in plays written after its construction in 1599? Includes a comprehension check with answer key. (4 pages)
• Shakespeare's Language: A 3-page handout on the crucial topic of Shakespeare's language. Literary scholars have pointed out that "the life of Shakespeare's plays is in the language." What's so special about Shakespeare's language? Did he really invent 1,700 new words? What kinds of words did he invent, and how do they contribute to the meaning of his plays? Includes a comprehension check with answer key. (5 pages)
• Renaissance Glossary: This 2-page glossary features 50 words that appear frequently within Shakespeare's plays but are no longer used in modern-day speech: adieu, beseech, ere, fain, naught, prithee, troth, wot, etc. Familiarizing students with this words will make their reading experience much smoother! This glossary includes a definition for each word as well as an example of how it's used in Shakespeare's plays. (2 pages)
• Translation Practice: This 2-page worksheet features 20 brief quotations from a diverse range of Shakespeare's plays. Challenge students to translate each quotation into modern English. This exercise gives students a change to demonstrate their understanding of the words in the Renaissance Glossary. Includes answer key. (4 pages)
• Decode the Idiom: This 1-page worksheet features 12 quotations that feature idioms which Shakespeare invented: wear my heart on my sleeve, all that glitters is not gold, I have a charmed life, as good luck would have it, and more. Challenge students to identify the idiom by filling in the word missing from the quotation. Then have students explain the meaning of the idiom. Includes answer key. (2 pages)
• Blank Verse: A 2-page handout on the when and why Shakespeare employs blank verse (i.e. unrhymed iambic pentameter). This handout explains how blank verse emerged as a popular verse form as well as what distinguished Shakespeare's usage of blank verse. When and why do some of Shakespeare's characters break with the regular rhythms of blank verse? Why might some characters alternate between using verse and prose? (2 pages)
• Scansion Practice: Students learn to identify iambic pentameter by scanning 10 well-known quotations from Shakespeare's plays. Includes answer key. (4 pages)
• Quizzes on Meter (x2): The 2 quizzes on meter are designed to asses whether students are able to accurately scan Shakespearean lines. Each quiz features 10 quotations from Shakespeare's plays. Includes answer keys. (8 pages)
• Shakespearean Insult Generator: Shakespeare's characters are exceptionally creative in their elaboration of insults. Indeed, some scholars have suggested that the insults in Shakespeare's plays amount to their own education in wit. If your students are sufficiently mature, you could use this exercise to invite them to generate their own original Shakespearean insults. (2 pages)
The resource will download as a Zip folder which contains the entire 50-page unit in two separate formats: Word Doc *and* PDF. Because the Word Doc is fully EDITABLE, you'll be able to customize it to match your teaching style and/or the skill levels of your students — year after year! If you don't have Microsoft Word, you'll still be able to access a PDF version of the full unit — which is easy to navigate and quick to print!
If you have questions about ANYTHING related to Shakespeare, please don't hesitate to get in touch! This unit was designed by a Ph.D. in English who has devoted over 20 years to studying Shakespeare — and who currently teaches a course called "Shakespeare's Masterpieces." I LOVE hearing from fellow teachers who share a passion for great literature. Wishing you an amazing experience with the Swan of Avon!
Happy teaching!
Adam Jernigan, Ph.D.
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Feel free to check out these complete units on Shakespeare's masterpieces:
COMPLETE UNIT with Workbooks on Romeo and Juliet
COMPLETE UNIT with Workbooks on Julius Caesar
COMPLETE UNIT with Workbooks on Macbeth
COMPLETE UNIT with Workbooks on Othello
COMPLETE UNIT with Workbooks on Hamlet
COMPLETE UNIT with Workbooks on Much Ado About Nothing
Bible Alphabet Coloring Pages from A-Z
By Pearlie Janes Creations
Introduce your students to the wonders of the Bible while helping them learn the alphabet with the Bible Alphabet Coloring Book for Kids! This engaging and educational resource is perfect for Sunday school, religious education classes, homeschooling, and family activities. Each letter of the alphabet features a Bible-themed illustration and word, such as A for Ark and B for Bethlehem, providing a fun and interactive way to explore Biblical stories and characters.
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Theodor Seuss Geisel or Dr. Seuss
By Beth Hammett
A celebration of the life of Theodor Seuss Geisel in comic book format. Includes 31 pages of aligned writing and creative activities along with fill-in-the-blank comic book templates. Covers the life of Dr. Seuss from birth to death.
Activities and Overview Include:
Birth Year
Immediate Family Information
1900s Inventions
Elementary Years
Hobbies & Interests
Learning Then & Now Compare & Contrast Writing
Prediction for Future Education
Secondary School Years
Likes, Dislikes, Interesting Tidbits
Pseudonyms
College Years at Dartmouth & Oxford
Ted's 1927 Big Breaks
Build a Coat of Arms for Your School
1930s to 1970s Overview of Accolades, Achievements & Personal Information
My List of Dr. Seuss Books
1980s Awards
Thank You Letter from Dr. Seuss to Fans Writing
Death & Eulogy with Eulogy & Tombstone Writings
Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden with Map
Create Your Own Dr. Seuss Memorial
Dr. Seuss Quotes & List Your Own Quotes Writing
Design Your Dr. Seuss Timeline
Write Your Own Dr. Seuss Comic Book with Fill-in-the-Blank Handouts
A fun, hands-on approach to learning about the life of Dr. Seuss! Can be used for background knowledge, assessment, writing, history, and more...
The Lorax Movie Watch Along Bundles
By A Teachers Sidekick
This is a collection of activities that can be done while watching the movie The Lorax. Each activity focuses on a different skill for ELA. These include Story Elements, Characters, Sequence of Events, Main Idea and Theme, and Point of View and Attitude.
These would be great for a fun Friday, connection from book to movie, and even an assessment for these different skills. I hope you enjoy it. Please rate and review.
Letter Sound Fluency Practice (LSF) Tear Off Strips: Bundle I
By Alicia Rosti
+++This Bundle includes 5 different Letter Sound Fluency Tear Off Strips files.+++
Files included are:
Letter Sound Fluency Tear Off Strips
Letter Sound Fluency Tear Off Strips: Volume II
Letter Sound Fluency Tear Off Strips: Kids
Letter Sound Fluency Tear Off Strips: Animals
Letter Sound Fluency Tear Off Strips: Food
These low prep tear off strips bring a fun, active element to practicing letter sound fluency. My small group intervention students beg for this activity!
Display the 8 colorful sheets of tear off strips around the room. Students tear off one strip at a time and practice the row of 10 letter sounds 3 times to increase fluency. Then they can read their strip for the teacher or a classmate before choosing another sheet to tear from.
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Keywords: Letter Sounds, Fluency, Letter Sound Fluency, Tear Off Strips, unicorn, princess, monster, troll, knight, cactus, genie, mermaid, kids, balloons, car, gnome, train, board game, lunch, friends, binoculars, boy, girl, friendship, scientist, dog, puppy, cat, monkey, pajamas, octopus, bear, hippo, hippopotamus, milk and cookies, mint, peppermint, candy, bacon and eggs, coffee and donut, popsicle
By Your Reading Tutor
Make teaching spelling and decoding fun with Magic Squares for Phonics! They are engaging and align with the Science of Reading. Your students will be spelling, decoding, and building their vocabulary while having fun!
Students will develop orthographic mapping skills by connecting sounds to letters when spelling and writing words. This will in turn build stronger word recognition skills.
This product includes 27 low-prep Magic Square boards that are perfect for practicing encoding and decoding short vowel words and nonsense words. Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make these activities perfect for centers or independent practice. You could even use it with your whole class or an extension activity!
These boards were created with early readers and writers in mind. Instead of random letters like other word games, the letters on each board are specifically chosen to set the student up for success.
Here’s what you’ll get:
Ideas for use:
Why your students will love this:
Your students will love practicing reading, writing, and spelling in a new way during reading stations or independent practice. They’ll be engaged and having fun while playing with words and learning new words with short vowel sounds.
Prep is quick and easy…
Print the pages or upload them to your online classroom, and you’re ready for a fun and engaging class!
Questions about this product?
If you have any questions, please contact me BEFORE purchasing. I will reply to you promptly. Thank you in advance for your positive ratings and comments on this product.
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