4th Grade Writing Activities

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

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

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

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

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

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

Colorful Semantics is a Speech and Language therapy technique which 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.

This bundle includes:

• Visual Cue cards
• Who, what, where and what doing cards
• Sentence support
• Sentence and picture jigsaw match
• What like, who to, who with, how, what like and when cards
• Sentence Boards

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

Free worksheets to learn how to read and write the word LUNES.

The complete booklet includes:

• 2 worksheets for each of the week

  • Tracing
  • Identifying letters in words
  • Counting letters
  • Spelling
  • Name fact
  • Cut and Paste

• 4 different activities to practice all 7 days of the week

  • Word-search
  • Before and After
  • Writing the missing letters
  • Crack the Code

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This Ultimate WHEN Question Bundle walks you through how to teach every type of WHEN question. Target Wh-Question language comprehension Goals by answering When Questions in the following ways: Time of the Day, Time on a Clock, Seasons, Holidays, Months, Days of the Week, Dates, Year, Cause & Effect, and more. Teaching scripts are included for the concepts that are tricky to explain. Teaching visuals can be paired with engaging task cards that were designed to elicit natural production of answers to all different WHEN questions.

The bundle includes Task Cards, No Prep Worksheets, Visuals, & Sentence Strips for the types of WHEN Question answers:

• Time of the Day - Morning, Afternoon, Night
• Time on a Clock
• Seasons
• Holidays
• Months
• Days of the Week
• Date
• Year
• Cause & Effect (using "when" in the answer)
• Before, After, While, During
• Past, Present, & Future Concepts
• Mixed Sentences

This resource was designed as a start-to-finish guide to teach all WHEN questions. Amazing resource for mixed groups and speech therapy/speech pathology observation. Wonderful ESL/ENL product to teach ELLs English Language Learners. Perfect for mixed speech therapy groups.

Practice the difference between synonyms and antonyms. One page has you generate your own synonyms for a word and match synonyms. The other is all about antonyms. You get to find and create your own antonyms for words. The last is a fun page where you have to decipher between synonyms and antonyms and color them correctly. A great way to practice similar and opposite meanings.

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St. Patrick's Day Door Decor – Engaging Writing Activity!

Make St. Patrick’s Day meaningful with this fun and interactive St. Patrick's Day Door Decor resource! Students will learn about "can," "have," and "am" while writing sentences about what they are thankful for.

This resource includes:
✅ 17-slide presentation to teach about St. Patrick’s Day traditions.
✅ Shamrock writing activity where students express gratitude.
✅ Fast finisher option: Leprechaun coloring page.
✅ Beautiful classroom display to showcase student work.

Perfect for a festive and educational St. Patrick’s Day bulletin board!

If you like this resource, be sure to check out our other St Patrick's day activities!

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⭐️Lucky Little Learners: St Patricks day door decor

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Do you need Morning Meeting Google Slides with Morning Meeting Questions and a Picture of The Day Slides for the whole year?

This is a bundle that includes 180 EDITABLE Morning Meeting Slides with beautiful backgrounds and creative questions and 180 EDITABLE Morning Meeting Pictures to share on a daily basis.

What I do each morning is display the Morning Meeting Questions, and I pick one slide to share and every student responds, which leads us to have deep discussions. I also share one Picture of The Day slide, and students are asked to infer, visualize, synthesize, and create connections with the picture. Looking closely at a picture is an important reading skill for students to develop to create inferences about what they are reading. 

The Morning Meeting Questions are higher-order questions that inspire thought-provoking answers. Additionally, I have built strong meaningful relationships with these slides!

"Higher-order questions put advanced cognitive demand on students. They encourage students to think beyond literal questions."

The topics and what is included:

• Differing questions for your students to enjoy, laugh or really think deeply about.
• “Should kids have to keep their rooms cleaned?”
• “Should kids get paid for grades?” Why?
• Morning Meeting Question Product- 185 Google Slide Pages
• Picture of The Day Slides- 180 Google Slide Pages

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Looking for a No-Prep Christmas/Winter Activity with Color and Black/White options? Check out this Let's Build a Snowglobe Craft, Writing and Hands-on-Activity that's perfect for Toddler Age thru 5th Grade. There are **9 Pre-designed Snowglobes **for students to choose or they have the option to create their own with the 100+ Christmas Elements provided.

This Snowglobe quick activity will be great for your December Hallway bulletin boards or to display in the classroom. Students can complete the Christmas Winter craft and then go more in depth with Enhancing their Fine Motor Skills by adding on the Writing Page/Paper that is included. The writing page is open so You or the Student choose the Prompt, Theme or Story. By using the 2 writing pages ( 1 in Color, 1 in Black/White) students Boost their confidence in their writing abilities and also Improve Letter Alignment/Spacing and Formation all while they are having fun.

Have a Toddler or Pre_K-er, this Craft Hands on Activity would be perfect for them to get in the Holiday spirit. Turn this resource into a Felt Board,File Folder or Mat activity for them by adding some Velcro and let them design their own snow globes multiple times over and over.

What's Included

Color

2 Blank Snowglobes

• 1 Snowglobe Blank w/Perforated cut line to cut and glue to writing paper
• 1 Snowglobe Blank for Cut/Glue/Paste or Velcro/Felt Board

11 Pages of Perforated Colored Christmas Element Designs

1 Writing Page

2 Pages of Colored Perforated Snowglobe Phrases

Black/White

2 Blank Snowglobes

• 1 Snowglobe Blank w/Perforated cut line to cut and glue to writing paper
• 1 Snowglobe Blank for Cut/Glue/Paste or Velcro/Felt Board

8 Pages of Perforated black/white Christmas Element Designs

1 Writing Page

2 Pages of black/white Perforated Snowglobe Phrases

Resource is Perfect for

• Literacy Stations
• Morning Baskets
• File Folders
• Toddler Mats
• Substitute Folders
• Centers
• Writing a Story
• Early Finishers

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• Printing on Cardstock for Durability
• Laminate for Durability (For Toddler and PreK Mats/Felt Board)

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Let your students celebrate the Thanksgiving season with this comprehensive bundle of four fun and educational activities.

This bundle is designed to entertain, engage, and educate students about Thanksgiving and turkeys.

It includes:

• Thanksgiving Reading Comprehension Passages: Four passages that delve into the history and traditions of Thanksgiving
• Thanksgiving Around the World Reading Comprehension Passages: Five passages that focus on how Thanksgiving is celebrated in different countries—Canada, Germany, Mexico, Grenada, and Ghana - offering the students a unique global perspective on this holiday.
• Turkey Reading Comprehension Passages: Four passages that provide fascinating insights into turkeys
• Turkey Informative Writing with Can Have Are, Labeling Parts of a Turkey, and a Coloring Page: An interactive activity that combines writing, labeling, and coloring to learn about turkeys
• Turkey/Thanksgiving Activities: A set of activities including a word search puzzle, crossword puzzle, word sudoku, and word scramble to challenge students’ vocabulary and problem-solving skills.

Each activity comes with an answer key for easy grading or self-assessment. This bundle is a fantastic resource for classroom learning, homeschooling, or holiday-themed fun during the Thanksgiving season.

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Get ready for a frightfully fun and educational Halloween Scavenger Hunt designed specifically for 3rd graders! This interactive activity combines spooky excitement with learning opportunities. Kids will embark on a thrilling hunt around the room to uncover Halloween-themed fun facts, engage in reading, writing, and listening activities, and enjoy a fang-tastic time.

What's Included:

1. Halloween Scavenger Hunt Clues

• Spooky Riddles and Clues: A set of Halloween-themed riddles and clues that lead to different stations or spots around the room. Each clue reveals a fun fact about Halloween, monsters, or seasonal traditions.

1. Fact Cards

• Learn and Discover: Fact cards featuring intriguing and age-appropriate Halloween-related facts. Each card includes a question or prompt to encourage kids to read, write, and reflect on the information they find.

1. Activity Sheets

• Engaging Challenges: Printable worksheets with tasks such as fact-finding, writing down interesting details, and answering questions related to the Halloween facts they uncover during the scavenger hunt.

How It Works:

1. Setup: Decorate the room with Halloween props and set up the scavenger hunt stations.
2. Hunt Begins: Give each group of students the first clue and let them start their search.
3. Discover and Learn: At each station, students will read fact cards, listen to audio clips, and complete activity sheets.
4. Completion: Once all facts are uncovered and activities are completed, kids return to the starting point for a spooky celebration and receive their prize certificates.

Do your students need some additional supports with expanding their thoughts when they are writing a paragraph? My students were having difficulty with developing ideas that were on topic & adding details to their writing. So, I made this as a practice to expanding their thoughts. (*this activity builds on my other writing packet which will be linked below)

What is included?

• While this is posted as a PDF, the first 11 pages were made as a way to begin discussions with your students. While you can use as posters or visual supports, I merely projected the pages onto my white board and we discussed the importance of our writings.
• 2 pages of matching - Each page has simple sentences students can read. They will draw lines from one side to the other to select the sentences that support one another.
• 2 pages of multiple choice - A sentence is provided, and students will select the sentence that supports it best from a choice of 4.
• Paragraph orders - 4 cut and paste pages. Students will read the sentences, cut them out, and place them in the correct order.
• Write a paragraph - Use the page of writing prompts to write a paragraph that has additional supporting details.
• Templates - Depending on the level of support your student needs I have included 3 different templates. The first is the hamburger, however adapted to support students in providing supporting details. The other templates are unlined/lined boxes.

These resources can be used in direct instruction, small /large groups. I have attached it as a pdf, so you could project the pages onto your board and write. Please reach out with any questions: untilthepiecesfit2@gmail.com

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Take "Would you Rather" to the next level and use it as a tool for argumentative writing. Introduce the art of persuasion with our 'Valentine's Day Argumentative Writing Resource,' where love meets lively discourse.

Perfect for grades 4-8, this resource is crafted to demystify argumentative writing by breaking down its core components. Students will learn to construct solid arguments, establish clear claims, back them with logical reasoning, skillfully address counterarguments, and deliver convincing rebuttals.

What sets this resource apart are the 28 uniquely crafted 'Would You Rather' prompts - 14 fun and 14 icky scenarios - designed to spark engagement and laughter in any classroom. Accompanied by high-quality images and available in both PDF and Google Slides, this resource is a visual treat that enhances the learning experience.

Here's what makes our resource a 'must-have' for your classroom:

☑️ Blended learning

☑️ 1:1 student-device ratio

☑️ Small group discussions

☑️ Intervention strategies

☑️ Learning centers

☑️ Homework assignments

☑️ Engaging warm-ups

With 64 interactive slides and 28 printable PDF pages, it provides ample practice for students to master argumentative writing. Whether you're looking to spice up your writing centers or bring a little 'love' to your intervention lessons, these prompts are sure to keep students engaged.

Don't miss out on the chance to make argumentative writing the highlight of your classroom this February. Get your students chatting, debating, and writing with our Valentine's Day Argumentative Writing Resource. Follow our store for more heartfelt educational resources that blend fun with learning!

This Christmas persuasive graphic organizer & writing is based on one of the greatest holiday read-aloud EVER, "Who Will Guide My Sleigh Tonight?" - Jerry Pallotta.

Your students will say their opinion and convince you which animal should help guide the sleigh.

The animals included are: rhino, elephant, tiger, giraffe, monkey.

They will cut out the animal and stick it connecting it to the sleigh.

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Persuasive: Dear Santa, Villains Edition

Narrative: Trapped in a Snow Globe Narrative Writing

More Writing?

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Celebrate the season of love and creativity with this pack of Valentine’s Day Heart-Shaped Writing Crafts! Designed for students in grades 2 to 5, this engaging activity blends artistic expression with writing skills, making it the perfect classroom or at-home project.

Product Highlights:

▪︎ Heart Templates: Includes blank and lined heart templates in two sizes for students to color, decorate, and personalize.

▪︎ 6 Creative Writing Prompts: Encourages students to express their thoughts with prompts like “I can spread love by”, “Things I love”, “How to make Valentine’s Day Cookies” and story writing prompts to enhance their narrative skills like “A friend for my heart”, “The day I found a magic heart” and “A day in the life of Cupid”.

▪︎ Skill Development: Combines writing, fine motor skills, and creative thinking in one fun activity.

▪︎ Customizable: Blank heart templates allow students to unleash their imagination and create unique designs.

▪︎ Easy to Use: Just print, cut, and craft! Suitable for individual work, group activities, or even as thoughtful Valentine’s Day gifts.

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This craft is more than just fun—it’s meaningful. Students practice gratitude, kindness, and self-expression while creating beautiful keepsakes to cherish.

Add a heartfelt touch to your Valentine’s Day celebrations with this unique writing craft!

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This festive worksheet is designed to ignite the imaginations of 3rd-grade students with 40 Christmas-themed story starters. Each prompt encourages young writers to build their skills by creating detailed, descriptive stories that capture the magic of the holiday season. From meeting Santa and his elves to discovering enchanted Christmas objects, these prompts offer endless possibilities for fun, creative narratives.

Perfect for classroom activities, homework, or holiday-themed writing centers, this resource helps students practice important literacy skills, including sentence structure, vocabulary development, and creative expression. Whether students are writing about magical adventures or heartwarming holiday moments, these prompts provide the perfect spark to inspire their storytelling. Ideal for teachers looking to bring some Christmas cheer into their literacy lessons!

Key Features:

• 40 engaging and descriptive story starters
• Christmas-themed to excite students during the holiday season
• Encourages creativity, narrative writing, and language skills
• Perfect for 3rd-grade students
• Ideal for classroom use, writing centers, or holiday-themed assignments

This worksheet will be a wonderful addition to any Christmas literacy activity and will help students develop their writing skills while having fun!

Are you looking for some restating the question practice worksheets for the winter, spring, summer, and fall? Get this BUNDLE for 20% off! This Restate the Question activity includes:

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These 2nd-grade writing prompts are designed to get your students writing about science in their world while reviewing the structure and properties of Matter. It is a great way to informally assess what the students have learned about this important science concept. This activity is aligned to the second grade NGSS but serves as agood review for other grade levels as well.

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a tips and suggestions sheet, 11 scenes for students to write about, an instruction card for the center, and 15 task cards with Matter related vocabulary, and students recording sheets.

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Learners will unleash their creativity with our Design Your Own Board Game learning resource. This resource is the perfect tool for encouraging creativity, actively engaging learners, or wrapping up a unit with a fun project. This resource provides step by step guidance over 10 days of learning to help research, brainstorm, outline, and design your very own board game.

This resource includes:

• 2 Game Research Tools
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• 6 Game Design Tools
• Over 15 Game Design Templates

When and how to use it:

• Small group work
• Individual Learning
• One on One guided lessons

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