4th Grade Writing Independent Work Packet (by rating)

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!

Make the end of the school year truly special with our Christian End of Year Memory Book and Awards Bundle! This comprehensive bundle combines a memory book filled with faith-based reflections and Bible verses, along with beautifully designed end-of-year awards to celebrate student achievements.

Why Teachers Should Buy This Bundle:

• Holistic Reflection and Celebration: This bundle offers a complete end-of-year solution, allowing students to reflect on their school year and be recognized for their achievements.
• Faith-Based Content: Both the memory book and awards include Bible verses and Christian themes, reinforcing important values and teachings.
• Engaging and Interactive: The memory book’s engaging prompts and the visually appealing awards make learning and recognition fun and meaningful.
• Time-Saving: This ready-to-use bundle saves teachers time in planning end-of-year activities and creating awards.

What These Products Offer:

• Christian End of Year Memory Book: Encourages students to reflect on their friendships, favorite memories, and learnings with Bible verse integrations.
• Christian End of Year Awards: Recognizes students' achievements in various character traits like kindness, faithfulness, and more, with corresponding Bible verses.

Keywords: Christian memory book, end of year memory book, printable memory book, faith-based classroom activities, Bible verses for kids, Christian education, student keepsake, end of school year activity, Christian awards, student achievement awards, printable awards, faith-based awards.

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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Exceptional learners such as English language learners will benefit tremendously from previewing the text prior to starting a nonfiction text. By activating prior knowledge, zooming in to titles and subheadings, and analyzing pictures they will spend quality time building context before reading.

This product contains three pages:

• Previewing the text anchor chart reference sheet so students can refer back when needed
• Previewing the text graphic organizer
• Previewing the text sentence starters

This engaging pack of Catholic Lent Flipbook is great for Lent activities. This Lenten craftivity can be easily incorporated to your lessons for teaching about the occasion.

There are 3 different writing prompts based on the three pillars of Lent, i.e. Pray, Fast and Give. This Flipbook is great for helping your kids understand the true meaning of Lent.

Students have to color, cut and put the Pray, Fast and Give symbols on their respective writing templates in the space provided with a double-sided foam tape. Then place all the sheets together and staple to make their adorable Lent Flipbook.

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Core Benefits

• Fun and Engaging: Designed to make learning enjoyable
• Structured Approach: Provides step-by-step guidance
• Improves Writing Skills: Helps students develop descriptive language
• Boosts Confidence: Encourages creative expression

Target Audience

• Grades 2-6: Specifically designed for this age group

Key Features

• Creative Brainstorming: Encourages imaginative thinking

• Descriptive Language: Teaches the use of powerful adjectives and verbs

• Step-by-Step Prompts: Easy to follow for students and teachers

• Free Download: PDF Format ready-to-go!

• Sparks Imagination: Inspires students to visualize and create vivid scenes

• Builds Self-Esteem: Encourages students to express themselves confidently

  Download Now: Get your free copy of the Descriptive Writing resource today and watch your students' creativity flourish!

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Save 20% on 15 books from the What Is? and What Was? book series. Each one includes a book report flipbook template and a comprehensive reading comprehension digital lesson (with a built-in reward system).

The books in the series include:

1. What Was the Age of Exploration?
2. What Was the Children's Blizzard of 1888?
3. What Was the Wild West?
4. What Was the Donner Party?
5. What Was the Ice Age?
6. What Was the Boston Tea Party?
7. What Was Ellis Island?
8. What Was the Great Depression?
9. What Was the Plague?
10. What Was the Titanic
11. What Were the Salem Witch Trials?
12. What is Climate Change?
13. What is the Constitution?
14. What is the Coronavirus Disease COVID-19?
15. What is the Women's Rights Movement?

This product is easy to use:

1. Print the template (same template for every book in this series), cut along the dotted line on each page, then staple the top to create the flipbooks (students can do this on their own).
2. Read the book (independently or as a class/group)
3. Click through the Google reading comprehension digital lesson (no-prep required!)
4. Students fill out the template independently/homework or as a class or group. In my class, we work on the book report template together through each section of the lesson.

The sections of the reading comprehension digital lesson and 9-page book report template include (along with the built-in reward system):

• book title info
• rating & review
• vocabulary
• facts
• text ideas
• series of events
• making life connections
• what I learned
• questions I have
• setting/subject
• interesting event
• important event

Bring Thanksgiving fun to your classroom with these easy, step-by-step directed drawings! Students can follow along to draw seasonal favorites like an acorn, piece of pie, turkey, turkey leg, squash, and a festive place setting. Designed to inspire creativity and enhance writing time, this pack makes it easy for students to add their drawings to writing projects, keeping them excited and engaged.

What's Included:

• 6 Thanksgiving/Fall-Themed Directed Drawings (Acorn, Pie, Turkey, Turkey Leg, Squash, Place Setting)
• Choice of Line Styles: Standard, Primary, or Drawing
• Large Cards
• Journal Strips for Easy Use in Notebooks or on Rings

Engage your students this Thanksgiving season with easy, step-by-step directed drawing pages! This Thanksgiving pack includes guided drawing sheets for creating holiday images like an acorn, piece of pie, turkey, turkey leg, squash, and a place setting. Students can use these drawings to spark ideas for writing and storytelling, making it a perfect addition to writing centers or independent activities.

Perfect For:

• Writer's Workshop & Creative Writing
• Independent Work & Centers
• Early Finishers & Homework
• Journal or Ring-Bound Use
• Sub Plans

With primary and standard-lined pages as well as journal strips, this pack provides versatile options for every classroom setup. Use it to boost students' creativity while encouraging them to express themselves through both drawing and writing!

Keywords: Thanksgiving directed drawing, step-by-step Thanksgiving drawing, Thanksgiving drawing activities, primary lined drawing pages, Thanksgiving writing prompts, drawing and writing centers, Thanksgiving journal strips

Are you passionate about your students' social and emotional wellbeing? Kickstart a positive and nurturing learning environment with our Social and Emotional Learning Wellbeing Journal! Perfect for the back-to-school season, this social and emotional journal provides a thoughtful space for students to reflect on their goals, learning experiences, and emotional well-being.

Key Features:

• Back to School Activities: Begin the academic year with engaging activities designed to help you connect with your students and understand their unique personalities through the 'All about me' worksheet and goal setting activities.

• Weekly Social and Emotional Journal Reflections: Encourage a habit of self-reflection by using the journal once a week. Students can express their feelings, record highlights or struggles, and track their personal growth throughout the school year.

• Comprehensive Worksheets: This journal includes a variety of worksheets such as 'Letter to Future Self,' 'Vision Board,' 'Self Care Plan,' and 'Goal Setting' to foster holistic student development.

• Journaling Prompts: Spark creativity and self-expression with 30 carefully crafted journal prompts that cover a range of topics to inspire thoughtful reflections.

• Mindful Colouring Pages: Foster relaxation and mindfulness with a mindful colouring page at the end of each week, creating a calming conclusion to their reflections.

• Year End Reflection: Wrap up the school year with an insightful 'End of Year Reflection' worksheet, allowing students to look back on their personal and academic journey.

Versatile Use:

• Use it as a weekly social and emotional learning lesson.
• Incorporate it into your mindfulness activities after lunch.
• Print and bind personalised copies for each student in your classroom.

Why Choose This Wellbeing Journal?

• Promotes Student Social and Emotional Wellbeing: Foster a positive and supportive classroom environment that prioritizes students' emotional growth.
• Versatile Integration: Seamlessly integrate into your curriculum for structured social and emotional learning lessons or use as an independent mindfulness activity.
• Comprehensive Resource: Cover a range of self reflection aspects, from personal goals to emotional wellbeing, using one comprehensive resource.

Empower your students with the tools they need for self discovery and personal growth. Download this Social and Emotional Learning Wellbeing Journal today to create a classroom environment where students thrive emotionally, socially, and academically!

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Get your upper elementary and middle school students excited about writing with these Gingerbread Man Writing Prompts and Themed Writing Paper! This festive product includes 5 engaging writing prompts that encourage creativity and seasonal fun, along with 2 pages of gingerbread man-themed writing paper—perfect for any holiday-themed writing activity.

What’s Included:

• 5 gingerbread man writing prompts to spark students’ creativity and engage them in seasonal writing

• 2 pages of gingerbread man writing paper for a festive, polished final product

This product is great for writing centers, independent work, bulletin board displays, or homework assignments, giving students multiple ways to enjoy and share their work. Use it as a standalone activity or integrate it into your holiday curriculum for an added touch of seasonal fun!

Key Features:

• Fun, engaging prompts that motivate students to write
• Themed writing paper for a polished and festive look
• Ideal for upper elementary and middle school students
• Perfect for bulletin boards, homework, writing centers, or independent work

Download this resource to bring some holiday cheer into your writing activities!

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Cette ressource comprend 16 semaines d'incitations d'écriture créative (4 questions au choix chaque semaine) pour un total de 60 incitations! Elles se présentent sous la forme de « démarreurs d'histoires », où les élèves réfléchissent ou inventent une histoire ou une expérience.

Vous pouvez demander aux élèves de choisir un nombre d'incitations d'écriture par semaine (ou tout!) et vous pouvez aussi choisir la quantité d'écriture. Vous pouvez choisir de les rendre formels ou informels, formatifs ou sommatifs. Vous pouvez choisir de les faire comme devoirs ou en classe.

Ils sont excellents en tant qu'activités de remplacement pour les enseignants!

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Fun Sentence Starters:

These jellyfish are fun sentence starters for you to not only get to know your students better. But for them to also practice their fine motor skills of cutting things out and writing words. They are also fun to use as decorations in your classroom. Your students can also decorate their jellyfish however they would like. I created #5 different colors of jellyfish as well as a black and white one that you can print on different colors of paper or have your students decorate and color themselves.

What’s Included In This Package:

#5 different sentence starters in #5 different colors as well as black & white.

Sentence Starters:

My #3 Favorite Things Are:

My #3 Favorite Foods Are:

My #3 Favorite Sweets Are:

My #3 Favorite Animals Are:

My #3 Favorite Fruits Are

Get excited for Earth Day with this fun and NO PREP independent work packet! Perfect for center work, early finishers, morning work, supplemental lessons, and more! Your students will stay engaged while learning how we can protect our Earth while doing some fun challenges and learning through printable activities.

✨Earth Day Activity Packet & Drawing Challenge Bundle✨

10 Pages Included

• cover coloring page
• Ways to protect our earth
• word search
• this or that
• reading passage
• reflection questions
• finish the story
• finish the picture
• word work
• I spy
• create your own Earth Day poster

Earth Day

Would You Rather

Find Someone Who

Symmetry Drawings

Spring

Finish the Story

Would You Rather

Activity Packet

Find Someone Who

Stand Up

*Note this product may be used in virtual systems like Outschool without the need to purchase extra licenses.

Sponge activities!

Have advanced writers in your class that always finish early? Look no farther! Give those students a Creative Writing Sponge activity. This will help your students associate writing with fun and advance their handwriting and grammatical skills! I have also found that it helps indecisive students narrow down what they could write about by giving them limited options! This could be graded as extra credit or left as just an fun extra activity.

Includes:

• 10 writing templates
• A total of 20 creative writing options split between templates
• Multi-colored backgrounds
• All designs are included in the thumbnails for viewing

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As students are learning the 40 pre-primer sight words in this product, they will be provided with each word, an example of the word used in a sentence (along with some visuals to help them understand unfamiliar vocabulary words), and the opportunity to make up a sentence themselves using the word. I find that with my students who are Deaf/hard of hearing/ELL, when they make up sentences using the newly learned sight word, it helps them to remember how to spell the word, the meaning, and how it is used. My students love booklets of any kind that they can refer back to. Once they have come up with their sentences, they can include pictures that they print and cut out, draw pictures freehand, or find pictures in a magazine that they can add to each page of the pre-primer sight word booklet that matches each sentence they come up with. This gives students the opportunity to connect what they are learning about in the classroom with their own personal interests. This booklet is perfect for students that are on grade level as well as students who require instructional information to be adapted.

If you are interested in the product above, the sight word checklist may be of interest to you as well.

Pre-Primer – 4th Grade Sight Word List Checklist

https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Pre-Primer-4th-Grade-Sight-Word-Checklist-8438220

This product includes checklists for the following sight words:

pre-primer sight words - 40 words

primer sight words - 52 words

1st grade sight words - 41 words

2nd grade sight words - 46 words

3rd grade sight words - 41 words

4th grade sight words - 260 words

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Make learning the long "E" sound fun and engaging with these Long E (EE, EA) Center Activities! Perfect for small group work, literacy centers, or independent practice, this resource includes hands-on activities that help students master the long "E" spelling patterns while building reading and writing skills.
What's Inside:

• Label the Animals: Match words like "tree frog" and "parakeet" to pictures.
• Cut and Paste Sentences: Complete sentences with long "E" words using picture clues.
• Synonyms and Antonyms: Match long "E" words like "team" and "sea" to their synonyms or antonyms.
• Picture Match: Connect long "E" words (like "meet" and "bean") to illustrations.
• Story Time: Write or illustrate a story featuring long "E" words with provided prompts and characters.
• Color the Word: Identify and color words with the long "E" sound.

These activities are kid-friendly, easy to implement, and align with foundational literacy standards. Great for Kindergarten, 1st, or 2nd grade classrooms, these engaging tasks promote learning through creativity and fun.
Use This Resource To:

• Support phonics lessons on vowel teams "EE" and "EA."
• Provide meaningful practice for literacy centers.
• Encourage independent or partner-based learning.

Give your students the tools they need to succeed in mastering the long "E" sound!

This resource includes 10 St. Patrick's Day themed writing prompts that would be best suited toward upper elementary or earlier middle schoolers. Each writing prompt features an engaging writing prompt, St. Patrick's Day themed cute background and front/back page of lines to allow students that have more to say a significant amount of space to do so. These writing prompts would be great for morning work, centers, fast finishers, independent writing tasks, etc.

The writing prompt questions include:

• Do you think that four leaf clovers actually bring a person good luck? Why or why not?
• Leprechauns are known for being mischievous and playing tricks. If you were a leprechaun, what tricks would you play on people?
• Which holiday is better, St. Patrick’s Day or Easter? Why?
• Where do you think that leprechauns get all that gold from?
• Where is the best place for a leprechaun to hide a pold of gold? Why?
• If you were a leprechaun, where would you hide your pot of gold so that no one finds it?
• Who would be more fun to hang out with, leprechauns or Santa’s elves? Why?
• Design a trap to catch a leprechaun. Describe it in detail and draw a picture of it.
• Using the chart of abilities below, which three do you think are the most important for a leprechaun to be? Why?
• Using the name chart below, find your leprechaun name. Then, write a story about your life as a leprechaun.

Step into the Carnival Frenzy with 10 Thrilling Creative Writing Prompts Worksheet pack. Ignite imagination & critical thinking in your students. These prompts transport students to an enchanting world, enhancing storytelling skills & fostering creativity. Each worksheet comes with a first, next & last sequencing prompt. With no prep needed, this pack is perfect for honing communication & narrative structuring abilities. Your students craft compelling stories, describe thrilling rides & bring colorful characters to life through their vivid imaginations.

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Celebrate the historic January 1969 Moon Landing with this comprehensive space unit packed with engaging activities for your classroom! This Moon Landing pack is perfect for integrating reading comprehension, STEM, writing, grammar, vocabulary, and moon activities into one exciting lesson. Whether you’re looking for space-themed sub plans or a fun way to explore the moon and space, this pack has you covered.

What’s Inside:

• Informational Reading Passage: Dive into the Moon Landing with a student-friendly, informational passage about the Apollo 11 mission.
• Comprehension Questions: Test students’ understanding and spark discussion about this historic event.
• Persuasive Letter Writing: Students write a letter to NASA about the importance of space exploration.
• Design a Spacecraft Activity: Let students use their creativity to design their very own spacecraft!
• Vocabulary Practice Sheet: Reinforce key space-related vocabulary terms.
• Grammar Practice Sheet: Fun, space-themed grammar exercises to boost language skills.
• STEM Activity: A hands-on, engaging activity that brings space science to life.

Perfect for:

• January activities
• Space unit lessons
• Moon activities
• Sub plans
• STEM education
• Cross-curricular learning

Answer keys included where applicable for easy grading! This space-themed pack is the perfect addition to your Moon Landing unit and makes learning about the 1969 Apollo mission fun and interactive for students of all levels. Save time and keep your students excited about space exploration!

I hope you find this resource just as helpful for your students as it has been for mine!

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