$5 - $10 English Language Arts Activities (by rating)

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

• Helps improve writing skills - By regularly practicing with writing prompts, students can gradually improve their writing skills and become more confident writers.
• Encourages creativity - Writing prompts provide a structure for creative expression, often sparking new ideas and fresh perspectives.
• Develops critical thinking skills - Responding effectively to a prompt requires students to think critically and analyze the prompt itself. 
• Helps to overcome writer's block - A prompt gives students the structure and focus needed to write their best work! Writing prompts guide students who may struggle to structure their ideas or who tend to freeze up when faced with a blank page.
• Fun and easy assessments - Use writing prompts to identify areas where students need further support or guidance.

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!

This winter, share with your students the science and history of the Winter Solstice! This READY TO PRINT AND USE activity bundle is holiday inclusive as the Winter Solstice is an astrological phenomena that impacts everyone on earth!

This bundle includes the best seller Roman Saturnalia activity set along with the WInter Solstice at Egypt Karnak, and the newly released creative assignment of Create Your Own Ancient Winter Solstice.

Perfect for the holidays in the classroom and at home!!

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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This essential Racism and Antiracism Collection BUNDLE provides a powerful suite of resources to help children grasp complex concepts like racism, skin color, and anti-racism in an age-appropriate way. It includes a PowerPoint presentation, interactive worksheets, and an engaging self-portrait craft to encourage self-reflection and empathy. With these tools, educators can guide students in understanding equality, respect, and the importance of standing up against racism.

Why Should You Use This?

Teaching children about racism and equality lays the foundation for a more inclusive world. This bundle gives you the materials to facilitate honest, meaningful discussions on racial differences, empathy, and fairness. It creates a safe space for students to explore their identities and learn to appreciate others. These activities foster awareness and a commitment to respect, which students can carry forward in life.

What Skills Are Students Working on with This Resource?

• Empathy and Respect: By discussing skin color and experiences with racism, students develop empathy and learn to see the world from others' perspectives.
• Critical Thinking: The interactive worksheets encourage students to think critically about racial issues, promoting discussions that challenge stereotypes and misconceptions.
• Social Awareness: Through engaging activities, children learn the social impact of discrimination and the value of standing up for equality.
• Self-Reflection: The self-portrait craft encourages personal reflection on identity, helping students appreciate their uniqueness while valuing others.

This collection includes the following resources:

• Resource 1: Racism (Skin Color) Antiracism PowerPoint Presentation
• Resource 2: Racism (Skin Color) Antiracism PowerPoint Presentation
• Resource 3: Racism (Skin Color) Antiracism Self-Portrait Craft

Writing a story can be so overwhelming! I have come with this writing pack that is intended to help your students organize their ideas before writing their first draft. This step-by-step activity groups every aspect of story writing such as: genre, setting, characters, details, etc. It also helps the students with their descriptive writing by asking them targeted questions. This is an excellent tool for beginner writers, struggling writers, or English Language learners.

Use the "Writing Buddy" resource as a complement resource to help your students become more independent when writing a short story.

You can use these resources for several days, giving students a chance to think through while writing their first draft.

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.

✅Literacy Centers

✅Small Groups

✅Tutoring/Parent Helpers

✅Send home B&W games

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This resource serves as a great way to teach speech language therapy students or English language learners to answer WHERE questions. The explicit instruction of places, including Inside + Outside and Rooms in a House can be essential for children to be able to answer certain WHERE questions, while also providing opportunity for vocabulary development. These visual aids, task cards, sentence model strips, sorting worksheets, coloring worksheets, and reading comprehension worksheets will walk you through the instruction of beginner WHERE questions step-by-step to help students comprehend wh-questions.

Included in this resource:

Task Cards/Flash Cards can be used to drill WHERE questions that elicit responses responses containing Inside/Outside and Rooms in a house. They can also be used as memory games or paired with motivating board games. These task Cards include:

Inside + Outside:

• 12 Inside + Outside Receptive Task Cards
• 24 Inside + Outside Activities Task Cards
• 18 Inside + Outside Animals Task Cards
• 18 Sentence Questions Task Cards

Places at Home:

• 11 Places at Home Task Cards (Front Yard, Back Yard, Kitchen, Bedroom, Bathroom, Living Room, Hallway, Closet, Living Room, Garage, Laundry Room)
• 12 Places at Home Receptive Task Cards
• 11 Places at Home Dog Task Cards
• 11 Places at Home Activities Task Cards
• 44 Places at Home Where Question Prompts

Sentence Frames for sentence structures.

7 NO PREP coloring and sorting worksheets for skill carryover.

Teaching Materials:

• 1-page teachable explanation of different ways to answer when questions.
• 1-page teaching script to explain Inside + Outside
• 1-page teaching script to explain Places at Home.

Excellent Resource for Mixed Groups

MLU: Naturally increase MLU

Vocabulary: Practice labeling daily activities of living, everyday places

Wh- questions: Ask who, what, where, when, why questions about daily routines.

Sequencing: Sequence daily routines.

Sentence production: Elicit full sentences with details using task cards and sentence visuals.

Categorization: Categorize by location.

Following directions: Follow directions containing sequential and temporal concepts such as before, while, earlier, later

** Perfect resource for Teacher Observation or Speech Therapy Observation**

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

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.

What's included:

• Worksheets for each of the five staves of "A Christmas Carol".
• Teacher directions.
• Past, present, and yet to come templates.
• A Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas worksheets for notes
• Topics include: character, setting, theme, conflict, language, plot, and resolution.
• Answer keys for the students.
• A Christmas Carol and How the Grinch Stole Christmas cards for creating paper snowballs.

How is this bundle useful:

• Print and go worksheets are easy for teachers.
• Seasonal work which helps practice essential language skills.
• Answer key provided.
• Directions included.
• Students enjoy an indoor snowball fight.
• The nature of the activity causes random topics for discussion each round.
• Easy prep for teacher.
• Festive display for the holiday.
• Students use creativity to illustrate.
• Great writing practice.
• Page numbers guide students to finding the words within the text on vocabulary worksheets.

This is the ultimate October Language Arts/Creative Writing bundle. Use these printables all month long. There are informative, opinion, and creative writing prompts. Then there are fun activities like acrostic poems, haikus, letter brainstorms and more. You won't be bored with all these Halloween themed activities. There are 19 pages included and ready to print and use.

What is all included:

Guided & Create your own Haiku & Cinquain

2 Ready to use acrostic poems

2 Creative Letter Brainstorms

Scrambled Words

2 Story Starters

Create your own spooky recipe

Halloween costume deductive reasoning worksheet

Opinion Writing with graphic organizer & writing paper

Informative writing with graphic organizer & writing paper

Compare & Contrast Halloween topics

An opinion coloring page about Halloween

Enjoy this spooky Halloween season by making your life easier and printing these ready to go activities for your classroom. Let your class use their imagination to create some fun Halloween themed products.

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Alphabet Flash Cards Uppercase and Lowercase

These alphabet flash cards uppercase and lowercase are the perfect resource for teaching letter recognition, phonics, and fine motor skills. Each card includes clear and engaging designs for both uppercase and lowercase letters, helping young learners easily connect the two forms.

Alphabet Lower and Upper Case Posters

Brighten your learning space with these Alphabet Lower and Upper Case Posters, a perfect resource for teaching letter recognition and formation! Featuring clean, visually appealing designs, each poster displays both uppercase and lowercase letters with clear path-of-motion guides to help students master proper letter formation.

Alphabet Writing Practice | Alphabet Tracing Worksheets

Make learning letters fun and engaging with this Alphabet Writing Practice | Alphabet Tracing Worksheets! This resource is designed to help young learners develop essential handwriting skills while reinforcing letter recognition and formation.

Engage your students with this comprehensive Groundhog & Candlemas Day Activity Set, designed to educate them about Groundhog Day. This set includes a variety of activities suitable for students in grades 2, 3, 4, 5, and even 6.

This activity set includes six different activities that challenge students to learn new vocabulary, facts, and perspectives related to Groundhog Day.

The activities are:

• 3 Groundhog Day Reading comprehension passages with Multiple Choice Questions
• 3 Candlemas Day Reading comprehension passages with Multiple Choice Questions
• 1 Word Search Puzzle
• 1 Crossword Puzzle
• 1 Word Scramble
• 1 Vocabulary Passage

Each activity comes with an answer key, allowing students to check their work independently.

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Fire Safety Week just got a lot easier. This Fire Safety Bundle Pack is your one-stop shop for pre-made Lesson Plans (centered around preschool, and kindergarten and tailored to GA Pre-K), Small Group Plans, and Activities that can be used for morning work, independent work, or small groups.

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:

• Recognize the color word and circle
• Color the word
• Trace the word (D'Nealian font)
• Read the word in easy, decodable CVC words
• Draw a picture to represent the color word
• Trace a color word sentence

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 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!

❤️Looking for a fun and engaging way to celebrate Dental Health Week / Month this February? These differentiated charts, sorting play mats, puzzles, task cards, and mini picture cards are the perfect way to help your preschool, kindergarten, or first grade students master dental health concepts, while practicing their literacy, and fine motor skills!

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✏️Students can use the sorting mats, charts and mini cards to identify and sort healthy vs. unhealthy foods and habits for teeth. You could also use this activity in a whole group lesson to teach about dental health.

✏️Students can use the puzzle activities to match foods and habits that are healthy for teeth to the happy tooth and unhealthy for teeth to the unhappy tooth.

✏️You can also make this activity into a game by giving each student a puzzle piece. They can then walk around the room to find a matching partner.

✏️Use the task cards to practice identifying good vs. bad foods for our teeth. Students can use clothes pins or small manipulatives to show their answers.

✏️You can easily use the mini cards to play games such as memory, matching, go fish etc. Simply print more than one set. These can also be used to help with writing or spelling, as well as on word walls, and write the room activities.

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⭐️These dental activities are a great way for students to learn about, review, or practice dental health concepts. They can also be used as tools for assessment.

⭐️Great for whole group, individual work, centers, sub tub, partner work, early finishers, sensory play, dramatic play or extra practice at home!

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✅ Includes: (77 pages)

☑ Good for teeth sorting mats (6 pages)

☑ Bad for teeth sorting mats (6 pages)

☑ Good vs bad for teeth sorting cards (2 pages)

☑ Good vs bad for teeth charts (6 pages)

☑ Good for teeth tracing mats (1 page)

☑ Bad for teeth tracing mats (1 page)

☑ Good vs bad for teeth puzzles (31 pages)

☑ Blank puzzle pieces (1 page)

☑ Blank good vs. bad for teeth clip card (1 page)

☑ Good vs. bad for teeth clip cards (9 pages)

☑ Bad for teeth mini cards (4 pages)

☑ Good for teeth mini cards (4 pages)

☑ Dental hygiene mini cards (5 pages)

✅ Bonus:

☑ Table of contents

☑ How to Use

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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:

• 60-Minute Lesson Plan: A detailed, step-by-step guide that includes a mini-lesson, note-taking activities, and practice exercises to help students understand plot structure using the classic story "Goldilocks and the Three Bears."
• Engaging Story Video: A captivating video of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" to visually and audibly engage students, enhancing comprehension and retention.
• Teacher Exemplar: A sample filled-out plot diagram to demonstrate expectations and guide your instruction effectively.
• Canva Slides: Professionally designed, customizable slides that enhance the visual learning experience and can be tailored to fit your teaching style.
• Versatile Graphic Organizer: A reusable plot diagram graphic organizer that can be applied to any story throughout the year, supporting continuous learning and application of plot structure concepts.

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.

Why You’ll Love It:

• Streamlined Teaching: Everything you need in one package, from lesson plans to visual aids, ensuring a smooth and efficient teaching experience.
• Enhanced Student Learning: Helps students visually and conceptually grasp plot structures, fostering deeper literary understanding and analytical skills.
• Versatile Use: Ideal for whole-class instruction, small groups, or independent learning activities, making it adaptable to various classroom settings.
• Year-Long Utility: The graphic organizer’s adaptability means it remains a useful tool for any narrative text throughout the school year, supporting continuous reinforcement of plot structure concepts.

Perfect For:

• ELA Teachers: Looking to build a solid foundation in narrative structure and enhance students' literary analysis skills.
• Elementary to Middle School Classrooms: Specifically designed for Grades 4-6, but adaptable for other grade levels as needed.
• Teachers Seeking Engaging Resources: Ideal for those who want to incorporate multimedia and interactive elements into their lessons to boost student engagement.

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.

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:

• Firstly, it provides an overview of the play, discussing Hamlet’s quest to avenge his father’s murder while grappling with indecision, madness, and moral dilemmas.
• The historical context is explored, highlighting the political instability and religious conflict in early 17th century England, which is reflected in the play’s portrayal of a corrupt and troubled court. The theme of revenge is examined through Hamlet’s procrastination and the contrasting decisiveness of characters like Laertes and Fortinbras.
• Madness is discussed as a reflection of political instability and corruption, with debates on whether Hamlet is truly mad. The theme of corruption and decay is analyzed through political corruption, physical decay imagery, and moral corruption.
• The theme of appearance vs. reality is explored through deception, manipulation, and the play-within-a-play device. The theme of action and inaction is examined through Hamlet’s hesitation, moral qualms, and philosophical musings.
• The presentation also includes discussion points and analysis, potential examination questions, and a revision quiz. It concludes with reflections on the enduring relevance of “Hamlet” and its exploration of human nature, complex characters, and themes of power, politics, and deception.

Winter Unit Study for classroom or homeschool. Recommended for grades K-3. 55 pages of fun, interactive winter activities.

What's Included:

Winter Weather: Delve into the science behind the winter season, understanding the elements that make it unique and essential.

Animals & Winter:

Animals that Hibernate: Discover the fascinating world of animals that hibernate during the cold winter months.

Animals that Migrate: Learn about the various creatures that seek warmer climates when winter arrives.

Winter Holidays: Explore diverse winter holidays celebrated around the world, and understand their history, significance, and traditions.

Educational Materials:

Winter-Themed Worksheets: Engaging worksheets that reinforce learning and help review key concepts.

Discussion Questions: Thought-provoking questions to encourage critical thinking and discussion.

Project and Activity Prompts: Fun and educational project and activity ideas to further explore winter topics.

Winter Recipes: Get cozy with delectable winter recipes, perfect for enjoying together as a family.

Hands-On Learning:

Winter Science Activities: Exciting science experiments and activities centered around winter themes.

Winter Field Trip Ideas and Journal: Inspiring ideas for winter field trips and a journal section to record your adventures and observations.

Benefits:

Flexible Learning: Suitable for various ages and adaptable to different learning styles.

Convenient Format: Easy to download and print at home. Access your unit study anytime, anywhere.

Engaging & Fun: Keep your children engaged with interactive and enjoyable activities.

Holistic Approach: Designed for a well-rounded exploration of winter, encompassing various subjects and areas of learning.

How It Works:

Upon purchase, you will receive a link to download the printable Winter Unit Study in PDF format. You can print it out as many times as you need for personal use.

You will receive 1 file with a link to access your unit study.

Note:

This is a digital product. No physical product will be shipped.

Ignite the spark of learning this winter with this delightful and comprehensive unit study. Grab your copy now and embark on a wonderful winter educational adventure with your family!

Embark on a winter wonderland of learning and exploration now! ❄️

Please use a computer to download and not your phone.

This file is for personal use only and may not be reproduced or sold commercially.

I don't accept returns, exchanges, or cancellations. But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.

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-Jennifer

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