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Make It Make Sense! - Funny Editing & Revising Practice with 10 Nonsensical Writing Passages

Perfect to master:

• Word Choice
• Context Clues
• Critical Thinking
• Editing & Revising Practice

This set includes 10 fun worksheets to help students creatively build sentences!

- 5 worksheets with subjects, action verbs, and direct objects

- 5 worksheets with subjects, action verbs, direct objects, and adjectives

Students can mix and match words to create many different sentences while practicing grammar skills.

Perfect for independent work, centers, or small groups!

Boost your students' creativity with this snowman writing prompt craft—perfect for winter writing activities! Designed for grades 3-6, this fun winter writing prompt will get students excited to write by imagining a snowman who comes to life. Whether you use it in your writing centers, as an early finisher activity, or as a seasonal classroom project, this snowman writing activity will keep students engaged while building their writing skills.

What's Included in This Winter Writing Activity:

• Snowman Writing Prompt Pages – Includes easy-to-follow instructions, writing lines, and optional editing checklists for organized writing.
• Three Snowman Templates – Full snowman, outline-only, and blank versions for creative freedom.
• Winter Accessory Sheets – Fun hats, scarves, and props to decorate and personalize their snowman creations.
• Publishing Page – Ideal for final drafts and a great addition to your classroom bulletin board or display.

This winter writing activity encourages imaginative writing while focusing on creativity and self-expression. It’s an easy-to-use, low-prep resource for teachers looking for fun and engaging winter writing prompts. Perfect for writing centers, creative writing assignments, or holiday-themed classroom activities!

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

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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

Time can be stopped for a short while. By completing this adorable and printable School Memory Book, you can document all the wonderful experiences and accomplishments your child has made this school year. For pupils in preschool, pre-kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade, and sixth grade, this memory book is a keepsake that will be cherished for years to come.

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Transform Writing with Engaging Figurative Language Lessons

Boost your students’ writing skills with this comprehensive Figurative Writing Resource Pack, designed for Grades 3-6. Teach similes, metaphors, and personification using vivid presentations, hands-on worksheets, and editable Google Slides/PowerPoint. Perfect for whole-class instruction, small groups, or independent learning, this resource is fully aligned with Common Core, TEKS, and the UK National Curriculum.

Save time with ready-to-use materials and differentiated tasks for all abilities. Featuring step-by-step guidance, interactive activities, and creative writing challenges, this pack helps students craft vivid, descriptive pieces while building confidence and autonomy. Proven effective in classrooms, it delivers an engaging, curriculum-aligned learning experience for teachers and students alike.

What’s Included? 

✏️  Print Materials: Worksheets, Answer keys, PDF of slides

✅✅ Digital Content: Part-Editable Google Slides/PowerPoint Presentation

What’s Inside?

✔️ 20 pg PowerPoint Presentation/Google Slides

✔️ 7 Worksheets

✔️ Student Directions

✔️ Teacher Answer Key

✔️ Teacher Directions, Tips and Differentiation

✔️ Learning Objective

✔️ Success Criteria

✔️ Lesson Route

Perfect for Grades 3-6!

Why You’ll Love This Resource:

✏️ No Prep

✏️ Print and Go

✏️ Cross-Curricular

✏️ Aligned with Common Core, TEKS, and UK National Curriculum.

✏️ Highly Engaging

✏️ Great for whole-class instruction, small groups, or independent work

✏️ Classroom-tested 

When to use this? 

✅ Literacy ELA Lesson (1-2 hour lessons)

✅ Sub Plans

✅ Review

What Do You Need?

✏️ Pencils

✏️ Computer

✏️ Projector for slides (Slides are in PowerPoint format and can be uploaded to Google Drive to open as Google Slides)

Skills Used:

✔️ Identifying figurative language

✔️Creative writing

✔️ Reading comprehension

✔️ Vocabulary development

✔️ Critical thinking

✔️ Independent learning

Curriculum Alignment

This resource meets several educational standards, including:

Common Core State Standards (CCSS):

• RL.4.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases, including figurative language.
• W.4.3: Write narratives with descriptive details and clear event sequences.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):

• 110.5 (ELA): Analyze how authors use figurative language to create meaning.
• 110.5(b)(20): Write literary texts using figurative language.

UK National Curriculum (Years 3-6):

• Writing Composition: Create vivid descriptions using figurative language.
• Reading Comprehension: Discuss words/phrases that capture the reader’s imagination.

Bonus Benefits:

✅ Encourages Creativity

✅ Promotes Self-Learning

✅ **✅**Addresses Common Misconceptions

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This bundle includes informational reading on President's annual turkey pardon ceremony for Thanksgiving in 2 formats - flipbook and packet with comprehension questions and vocabulary. It also contains a. persuasive letter writing craft activity with teacher instruction, rubric, student checklist, and sample writing.

This product includes a turkey pardon persuasive letter writing craft with teacher instruction, sample writing, rubric/scoring guide, student checklist in 2 formats. This is a fun writing and craft project to display in the hallway.

Spark your students' imaginations with these engaging Easter-themed narrative writing prompts! This bundle offers two exciting storylines to inspire creative writing and storytelling.

What's Included:

• Benny the Bunny's Easter Surprise: Challenge students to write a story about a silent bunny who can only speak on Easter Day. Encourage them to develop the plot, characters, and setting to create a captivating tale.
• Not Bunny, But... Egg-cellent Surprise! Ignite curiosity with this unexpected twist! Students will craft a story around a creature that hatches from an Easter egg, exploring imaginative possibilities and character development.

These writing prompts offer opportunities for students to practice descriptive language, plot development, and character building while having fun with the Easter theme.

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Egg-citement fills the air! Your students have stumbled upon a mysterious egg, unlike any they've seen before. But wait, there's more! The egg hatches, revealing a creature NOT A bunny! This activity provides the perfect opportunity for students to practice narrative writing in descriptive paragraphs, capturing the wonder and surprise of this extraordinary discovery.

What's Included?

• Egg Design Template: A blank egg template allows students to unleash their creativity and illustrate the mysterious egg before it hatches. Encourage them to consider its size, color, patterns, or any unique features that set it apart.
• Narrative Writing Prompt:
  A writing prompt guides students through the storytelling process:

1. Discovery: Describe the scene where you find the egg. Where are you? What are you doing? How do you discover the egg? Use vivid details to paint a picture for your reader.
2. Mystery: The egg is unlike any you've seen before! Describe its appearance in detail. What is its size, color, texture, or any other remarkable features that pique your curiosity?
3. Hatching Time! Suspense builds as the egg begins to crack. Describe the sounds and sights leading to the big reveal. What emotions do you feel?
4. Surprise! The egg hatches, but instead of a bunny, a creature unlike any you've ever seen emerges! Describe this unexpected creature in detail. Focus on its appearance, size, and any unique features that make it special.
5. A New Friend? The story doesn't end here! What happens next? Do you befriend the creature? Do you embark on an adventure together? Leave the ending open for students to use their imaginations and create a unique conclusion.

⭐Narrative Writings:

Benny the Bunny - Speaks on Easter Day

Earth Layers

Turkey Escaped Dinner

Trapped in a Snow Globe

Snowman Came to Life**⭐**

⭐More for Easter:

Rename Fractions | Easter/Spring Bunnies**⭐**

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Get ready to unleash your student's creativity and embark on a writing adventure filled with winter wonder!

Brrr! Winter has arrived, blanketing the world in a layer of sparkling snow. Today is the perfect day to build a snowman! But what if their snowman suddenly came to life?

What's Included?

1. Drawing Your Snowman: Before they dive into writing, they imagine its unique features: size, shape, facial expressions, accessories (hat, scarf, etc.). Let their artistic side shine!

• Narrative Writing: The Magical Moment: Tell the story! Describe the scene, their initial reaction, and how the snowman interacts with them. Did they talk to?

• Descriptive Writing: A Frosty Friend: Taking a closer look at their snowman. A descriptive paragraph detailing its appearance. Focus on specific features like its texture, the sparkle of the snow, or the way its eyes (made of buttons or pebbles) seem to come alive.

• Summary Writing: A Day of Winter Fun: Let them imagine they spent the entire day with their living snowman! Time to write a summary describing the activities they did together. Did they build a snow fort? Have a snowball fight? Go sledding? The possibilities are endless!

This creative writing activity allows students to:

• Develop their storytelling skills through narrative writing.
• Enhance their descriptive writing skills by focusing on details.
• Practice summarizing events in a clear and concise way.
• Spark their imagination and explore the concept of a magical snowman encounter.

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These 15 narrative writing prompts featuring realistic animal photographs will get your students excited about writing. Each prompt is carefully designed to spark imagination and encourage storytelling skills in students, making writing fun and engaging.

Key Features:

• Differentiated Prompts: Each animal photo comes with two versions of writing prompts—one with a sentence starter and one without—allowing for differentiation based on your students' needs and writing levels.
• Encourages Creative Thinking: These prompts inspire students to think outside the box and develop unique narratives, enhancing their storytelling abilities.
• Perfect for Independent Work: Ideal for independent writing assignments, these prompts provide a structured yet flexible way for students to practice narrative writing.
• Versatile Use: Suitable for grades 3-5 and special education classrooms, making it a versatile resource for various learning environments.

Benefits for Teachers:

• Time-Saving Resource: No prep needed—just print and distribute to your students for easy, independent writing work.
• Supports Differentiation: With options for sentence starters, you can easily accommodate different writing levels within your classroom.
• Aligned with Learning Goals: Helps students practice narrative writing skills, use descriptive language, and engage in creative thinking.

Perfect for use in literacy centers, independent work, as homework assignments, or as a fun classroom activity.

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Students roll the dice to unravel an exciting tapestry of fall and winter themed settings, protagonists, antagonists, conflicts, and spring elements, igniting creativity and narrative fluency! Perfect for before or after winter break, narrative writing units, centers, daily writing, public speaking practice, Fun Friday, and more!

What's Included

• A PowerPoint with 5 unique boards
• 1 editable Roll a Story Board
• A QR Code on each board that leads to digital dice (so no dice needed, just devices!)
• Vocabulary page
• Writing page

**Themes included: winter, Christmas, New Year's, Valentine's Day

Story Elements

• Setting (examples: mysterious ice maze that rearranges itself every midnight, magical toy workshop where unfinished toys come to life, a town where all the houses are gingerbread houses)

• Protagonists (examples: ice skater who discovers a hidden ice kingdom beneath a frozen lake, snowman that came to life, boy or girl whose New Year’s wish accidentally creates an endless winter, snow globe maker who discovers their creations control real winter worlds)

• Conflict (examples: is stalked by, is spellbound by, is trapped by)

• Antagonists (examples: Sentient full-size gingerbread house with attitude, resolution fairy who grants bad New Year’s wishes, angry Easter bunny who wants to stop Christmas)

• Winter Elements (examples: time traveling sled, magical snow globe that shows the future, cursed scarf that forces the wearer to sing carols nonstop)

Help Santa Get Unstuck: A Creative Writing Adventure
Ho Ho Ho... Oh no! Santa's stuck! This fun and engaging writing activity sparks children's creativity as they brainstorm imaginative solutions to rescue Santa from the chimney. By combining storytelling with problem-solving, students will develop their writing skills, critical thinking abilities, and empathy. This festive activity is perfect for classrooms, homeschooling, or family fun. Let's save Christmas together!

Also includes a craft activity to add to writing.

Benefits for Students:

• Enhances Creativity: Students will explore imaginative solutions to a fun problem.
• Improves Writing Skills: Practice writing descriptive sentences, dialogue, and storytelling.
• Develops Critical Thinking: Students will analyze the problem and brainstorm effective solutions.
• Fosters Empathy: Understand the importance of helping others, especially during the holiday season.
• Boosts Confidence: Sharing their creative stories with classmates or family builds self-esteem.

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Empower your students' social-emotional well-being with our engaging social-emotional writing prompt worksheets!

These thoughtfully crafted prompts provide a safe space for students of ALL AGES to:

• Explore their emotions
• Manage stress effectively
• Develop healthy self-awareness
• Foster empathy and understanding
• Sharpen communication skills

Watch as their confidence soars, resilience strengthens, and they thrive in both academic and personal spheres!

Here's what sets us apart:

• Empowering Prompts: Designed to spark meaningful self-reflection and growth.
• Social-Emotional Focus: Addresses key areas like self-management, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making.
• Inclusive Learning: Perfect for students of all ages and backgrounds.
• Teacher-Friendly: Easy to incorporate into any curriculum, creating a supportive learning environment.

Don't just teach, equip! These worksheets provide your students with invaluable life skills that will benefit them for years to come.

Invest in their emotional well-being and academic success!

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Get ready to embark on an exciting educational journey this Black History Month with a variety of engaging activities! These activities have been carefully designed to make learning about black history fun and interactive for students.

Challenge your word skills with "How many words can you find?" activity, where you'll uncover hidden words related to black history. Step into the shoes of Martin Luther King, Jr. in a unique writing activity, where you can have a virtual conversation with this influential leader. Test your knowledge with Black History Month Trivia, complete with an answer key for self-assessment.

Enhance your language skills by putting Black History Month words in alphabetical order. Explore the lives of inspiring African American leaders by writing their captivating biographies. Unleash your creativity by designing your own Black History Month T-shirt through a drawing activity.

Experience empathy by taking a walk in an African American leader's shoes through a thought-provoking writing activity. Finally, dream big and express your own aspirations in the "I have a dream" writing activity.

With these activities, students will not only learn about the significant contributions of African Americans throughout history but will also develop vital skills such as critical thinking, creativity, and empathy. Join us in celebrating Black History Month and let the learning begin! black history fun and interactive for students.

Activities included 

Black History Month- How many words can you find

Writing activity-Conversation with Martin Luther King, Jr.

Alphabetical order-Black History Month words 

Black History month Trivia with answer key

Writing Activity- Biography of an African American Leader

Drawing Activity- Design a Black History Month T-shirt

Writing Activity- Take a walk in an African American Leader’s shoes

Unleash creativity with the 3 Words Game! Perfect for students seeking fun, challenge, and creativity in one package. Engage minds with this interactive writing activity, where students craft three words inspired by each box. Whether in classrooms or online learning environments, this game sparks imagination and linguistic skills. Dive into a world where every word counts, fostering vocabulary expansion and critical thinking. Elevate classroom dynamics with an activity that's both entertaining and educational. Mastering the 3 Words Game cultivates a love for language and encourages students to express themselves succinctly. Discover the joy of wordplay and unlock endless possibilities. Get ready to inspire, challenge, and ignite creativity with this must-have educational tool!

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Craft creative text message poems instantly! Your friend's in a pinch, tasked with writing a self-poem due in 10 minutes. Don't let them down—help them shine with our quick, witty, and unique text message poetry ideas. Get inspired and rescue your friend's grade with our rapid-fire poetic solutions. Dive into the world of spontaneous verse crafting and save the day with clever lines and heartfelt sentiments. Instant text message poetry for last-minute rescue missions!

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Unleash Your Inner Paleontologist with My Totally ROARsome Dinosaur BFF! (Fill-in-the-Blank Adventures)

Calling all dino-enthusiasts! Are you ready to stomp through prehistoric jungles, soar through ancient skies, and unlock a world of epic adventures? Then buckle up, because My Totally ROARsome Dinosaur BFF! (Fill-in-the-Blank Adventures) is here to whisk you away to the Mesozoic Era!

This interactive book series is more than just a story – it's a springboard for imagination! With YOU in the driver's seat, choose the path your adventure takes. Become best friends with your favorite dinosaur companion, whether it's a towering Brachiosaurus, a razor-sharp Velociraptor, or a mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex! The possibilities are endless!

But My Totally ROARsome Dinosaur BFF! isn't just about fun and games (although there's plenty of that too!) This exciting series is packed with educational benefits for young learners:

• Spark a love of learning: Dinosaurs ignite a sense of wonder in children. This series uses that fascination to fuel a love of reading and discovery.
• Boost creativity and critical thinking: By making choices throughout the story, students develop creative problem-solving skills and critical thinking abilities.
• Learn about the prehistoric world: Woven into the adventures are fascinating facts and details about dinosaurs and their era, making learning fun and engaging.
• Strengthen reading comprehension: Interactive storytelling keeps young readers engaged and actively involved in the narrative.

So if you're looking for a way to:

• Ignite a passion for dinosaurs and paleontology
• Encourage creativity and critical thinking
• Make learning fun and engaging

Then My Totally ROARsome Dinosaur BFF! (Fill-in-the-Blank Adventures) is the perfect adventure for you! Grab your copy today and get ready for an unforgettable journey through the Mesozoic Era!

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Looking for fun and educational writing prompts for April Fools Day? Look no further! Get inspired with creative ideas for crafting the ultimate prank story with our April Fools Day Writing Prompts. Students will have the option to pick out different writing pages with prompts to write about hilarious April Fools pranks that they would play on their teacher, lunch lady, P.E teacher, principal, and others. Spark creativity and imagination with these engaging prompts that will have students laughing and learning at the same time. Perfect for classroom activities or at-home writing practice, these prompts are sure to bring out the prankster in everyone. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to add some silliness to your writing routine!

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