More than $20 5th Grade Informational Text Activities (by date, latest first)

• 10 Winter Holiday Narrative Essay Picture Prompts & Planner: Engage students in narrative writing with holiday-themed picture prompts and a structured planner to develop plot, character, and setting in alignment with creative writing standards.
• Christmas Hip Hop Lyrics Analysis: Teach figurative language, rhyme schemes, and tone through an engaging analysis of hip hop lyrics, blending music and ELA standards for Grades 6-8.
• St. Nick: Informational Text Structures: Explore main ideas, text structures, and author’s purpose with this winter-themed set of informational texts designed to strengthen critical reading skills.
• Unraveling Krampus: Text Structures and Critical Analysis: Develop students’ ability to identify text structures and analyze information critically with this high-interest resource focused on the Krampus folklore.
• Informational Text Structure Coloring Sort: Combine creativity and learning as students sort and color-code winter-themed informational texts to practice identifying text structures.
• Winter Wonders: Exploring Text Features Through Snow-Themed Articles: Strengthen comprehension and analysis skills by examining text features in engaging snow-themed articles, perfect for enhancing nonfiction literacy.
• Christmas Winter Holiday Characters from Around the World Research PBL: Dive into global holiday traditions with this project-based learning activity that encourages research, critical thinking, and presentation skills.
• Holiday Figurative Language & Movie Clip Standard-Based Learning Activities: Analyze figurative language through fun, holiday-themed movie clips that align with ELA figurative language standards for middle schoolers.
• Virtual Winter Sports Exploration: Engage students in a digital exploration of winter sports, focusing on informational text comprehension and analysis for Grades 4-6.
• Analyzing Narrative Point of View Winter-Themed: Develop higher-order thinking with winter-themed narrative texts that challenge students to analyze and compare points of view using Bloom’s Taxonomy.
• Winter Vacation PBL: Inspire creativity and practical application with this low-prep, project-based learning activity where stude

This bundle includes a great range of activities perfect for grades 5-8 for all of February!

1. Speed Friending Activity: A dynamic classroom icebreaker designed for middle and high school students. It includes a comprehensive teacher protocol, an interactive Google Slides presentation, engaging conversation rounds with embedded timers, a note-taking sheet, and a reflection writing prompt. Ideal for building classroom community, enhancing behavior management, and fostering open communication.
2. ELA Matchmaker Review Game: An 81-page ELA review resource covering synonyms, antonyms, figurative language, literary elements, and affixes & roots. It includes printable and digital versions for flexible classroom use, promoting interactive learning and critical thinking in literary concepts.
3. Black History Month Digital Resource: A set of 45 Google Slides featuring 15 influential African American artists. This resource includes detailed informational texts, short videos, and interactive response prompts. It's a comprehensive tool for exploring African American history and art, ideal for daily classroom activities.
4. Civil Rights Movement Song Analysis: Titled 'Harmony of Hope,' this resource integrates Valentine's Day and Black History Month themes for middle schoolers. It includes a Google Slides presentation and a comprehensive PDF packet, featuring analysis of seven influential Civil Rights era songs.
5. GenZ Valentine's Day Cards: A collection of 24 unique, humorous, and inclusive Valentine's Day cards suitable for middle school students. These printable cards are gender-neutral, featuring relatable puns and high-quality graphics, adding a fun twist to traditional valentine exchanges.
6. The Science of Crushes and Heartbreak: An educational resource that blends science with Valentine's Day themes, targeting middle schoolers. It includes an article, a mini-lesson in Google Slides, a graphic organizer, and analytical questions. This resource enhances understanding of text features and author's purpose.
7. Valentine's Day Argumentative Writing Resource: A tool for grades 4-8 to enhance argumentative writing skills. It features 28 'Would You Rather' prompts, available in both PDF and Google Slides, to encourage debate and persuasive writing. Ideal for various classroom activities, including warm-ups and group discussions.

• Thanksgiving Gratitude Toast Writing Unit with Slides and Awards
• Looking for a meaningful and engaging way to bring gratitude into your classroom this Thanksgiving season? This 4-Day Thanksgiving Toast Writing Unit has everything you need to help your students craft heartfelt toasts while building their public speaking and writing skills.
• Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade Informational Texts: Central Idea & Author’s Purpose
• This resource features informational texts centered around the iconic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Students will practice identifying the central idea and author’s purpose using guided activities, perfect for grades 4-6. Includes quizzes and engaging slides to bring the festive event into your classroom!
• Multiple Genre Thanksgiving Writing Fun: Story Starters, Centers, and Activities
  Spark creativity with these 10 engaging Thanksgiving-themed story starters! This freebie offers writing prompts perfect for centers or bell-ringers, allowing students to explore genres while creating their own holiday-inspired tales. Ideal for grades 4 and up!
• Text Features with Thanksgiving Football Text Set, Quizzes, and Slides
  Bring excitement to your lessons with this text feature set using Thanksgiving football articles. Students will analyze and identify different text features while engaging with a fun, seasonal topic. Quizzes and slide presentations are included for easy, interactive learning.
• Thanksgiving Argument Writing Unit: Debate Topics & Lesson Plans for STAAR ECRs
  Help your students master argumentative writing with this resource, complete with four Thanksgiving-themed debate prompts. Perfect for middle school, the unit includes a 75-minute lesson plan, guided notes, and templates for teaching claims, evidence, and rebuttals.
• Thanksgiving Author’s Purpose Reading Unit: Passages, Slides, Guided Notes (Grades 5-7)
  This reading unit features five double-sided Thanksgiving-themed passages that explore different author’s purposes. With interactive slides and guided notes, this resource is great for whole-group instruction, centers, or intervention activities in grades 5-7.
• Thanksgiving Digital Resource: Interactive Slides for Middle School Fall Break Vibes
  This non-academic, interactive slide deck is perfect for building community and having fun the day before Fall Break. Featuring 22 slides with thought-provoking and engaging Thanksgiving prompts, it's a fun, low-prep activity to wrap up the season.
• Thanksgiving Persuasive Writing Activity: Rhetoric for Grades 5-7 (Ethos, Pathos, Logos)
  This resource guides students through persuasive writing with a focus on rhetoric. Using Thanksgiving-themed prompts, students will practice developing strong arguments using ethos, pathos, and logos. Perfect for building writing and critical thinking skills in grades 5-7.
• Thanksgiving Text Structure Coloring Sort & Lesson
  Teach text structures in a creative and interactive way with this Thanksgiving coloring activity. Students will learn about different text structures and apply them through sorting and coloring activities, making the lesson both educational and fun.
• 10 Fall Narrative Essay Picture Prompts and Planner: Print and Go & Slides
  This resource includes 10 narrative essay prompts, each with a fall theme, designed to help students craft compelling stories. Perfect for middle school students, the resource includes both print-and-go materials and a slide deck for easy classroom use.

This bundle could cover 20-25 days of classroom instruction, depending on how the resources are paced and implemented. It offers a great variety of activities for both Thanksgiving season and beyond.

1. 90 Day Reading Comprehension Bell Ringer Warm-Up Routine: This daily bell-ringer routine provides 90 days of reading comprehension practice, helping students build consistency in analyzing texts, identifying main ideas, and drawing inferences. Perfect for regular, bite-sized practice that reinforces key comprehension skills.
2. ECR Relay Race: Engaging STAAR Writing Prep: This interactive relay race activity is designed to make STAAR writing preparation engaging. With 12 prompts focused on extended constructed responses (ECR), students will work on crafting thoughtful, structured responses, honing their ability to articulate ideas clearly and support their answers with evidence.
3. STAAR ECR Mastery Resource for Informational Essays: This resource focuses on informational essay writing with a strong emphasis on developing thesis statements, claims, and supporting evidence. It’s a targeted approach to mastering the essential components of STAAR informational essays, equipping students with skills in organization and argumentation.
4. Thanksgiving Argument Writing Unit: Debate Topics & Lesson Plans: This seasonal resource engages students in argument writing through Thanksgiving-themed debate topics. Students will practice constructing persuasive arguments, making claims, and providing relevant evidence—core skills for STAAR ECRs and persuasive writing in general.

This bundle provides comprehensive practice in reading comprehension, essay structure, argumentation, and evidence-based responses, setting students up for success in standardized test preparation.

Elevate your middle school ELA classes with our comprehensive 90-day warm-up routine, meticulously designed to bolster end-of-year testing performance and reinforce grade-level skills. This resource is the perfect tool for 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade educators seeking a hassle-free, standards-aligned solution that covers all priority CCSS and TEKS for 6th-grade English Language Arts. It can be used for intervention, extension, review, and introduction for grades 6-8!

Key Features:

• Curriculum-Aligned: Targets 18 essential ELA skills, including inference making, theme development, plot analysis, vocabulary enhancement through Greek and Latin affixes, text structure, author's craft, elements of drama and poetry, interpreting informational texts, figurative language, finding supporting evidence, evaluating arguments in speeches, and more.
• Diverse Content: Engages students with a variety of topics, from sports and video games to wildlife and excerpts from iconic speeches, ensuring relevance and interest.
• Comprehensive Resource: Offers 271 slides in a versatile PowerPoint and Canva format, plus a Google Doc with daily questions and open-ended justifications, complete with an answer key for each.
• Classroom Flexibility: Seamlessly integrates into your teaching approach, with options for print or digital use, perfect for Google Classroom or notebook-based learning.
• Student-Centered Learning: Encourages discourse, builds academic stamina, and fosters confidence through rigorous, thought-provoking content.
• Assessment Ready: Each multiple-choice question is paired with an answer key, allowing for immediate feedback and ongoing assessment of student understanding.

Benefits:

• Time-Saving: Ready-to-use slides and documents save precious planning time, allowing you to focus on teaching and student interaction.
• Skill Retention: Spiral review format ensures continuous reinforcement of critical ELA skills, aiding retention and mastery.
• Engagement & Rigor: A diverse range of topics and question formats keeps students engaged and challenges them to think critically.
• Curriculum Integration: Easily implemented as a 10-minute daily warm-up, this resource aligns with your curriculum goals and supports students' preparation for end-of-year assessments.

How to Use: Ideal for the first 10 minutes of class, this ELA warm-up routine can be projected, printed, or distributed digitally. It's designed to integrate smoothly into your existing curriculum, providing a daily opportunity for students to demonstrate and build upon their ELA competencies.

Get Your Copy Today: Don't miss out on this essential ELA warm-up routine that promises to make your classroom a hub of learning and discussion. Prepare your students for success with a resource that's as educational as it is engaging!

Are you looking for a YEARLONG BUNDLE to help your students learn, engage and grow in their writing skills? Then check out this MEGA BUNDLE which includes resources for the ENTIRE YEAR and covers the writing styles of informational, persuasive, narrative and poetry style texts! Each unit of writing incorporates a variety of POWERPOINTS and ANCHOR CHARTS to help you teach as well as numerous ACTIVITIES to help students learn and apply their understanding. Don't forget that each unit has a range of ASSESSMENT TEAMPLATES to suit your teaching style so you can teach and assess as your students progress throughout each unit of writing!

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✏️ Narrative writing rubric

✏️ Narrative Writing Conference Observation Notes for 1 Student

✏️ Narrative Writing Conference Observation Notes for 3 Students

✏️ Narrative Writing Conference Observation Notes for 6 Students

✏️ Narrative Writing Conference Observation Notes for 12 Students in a Boxed Template

✏️ Narrative Writing Conference Observation Notes for 30 Students

✏️ Narrative Writing Sticky Note Observation Templates

✏️ 2 Narrative Writing Interactive Notebooks

✏️ 6 Narrative Writing Planning Templates PLUS a SAMPLE PLAN

✏️ 3 Narrative Writing DIFFERENTIATED Unscramble the Text activities

✏️ 20 Quick Writes - Narrative Writing Practice papers

✏️ Narrative Writing Text Type Cut & Paste Matching activity

✏️ 28 Narrative Writing Plot Ideas

✏️ 10 Narrative Writing Picture Prompt Cards

✏️ 28 Narrative Writing Character Ideas

✏️ 28 Narrative Writing Object Ideas

✏️ 28 Narrative Writing Setting Ideas

✏️ Planning Narrative Writing PowerPoint

✏️ Narrative Writing PowerPoint

✏️ Revising Narrative Writing PowerPoint

✏️ Editing Narrative Writing PowerPoint

✏️ Publishing Narrative Writing PowerPoint

✏️ DIFFERENTIATED Narrative Writing Mentor Texts

✏️ Narrative Writing Revising Checklist

✏️ Narrative Writing Editing Checklist

✏️ Narrative Writing Revising Poster

✏️ Narrative Writing Editing Poster

✏️ Information Report Writing Rubric

✏️ Informational Writing Conference Notes for 1 Student

✏️ Informational Writing Conference Notes for 3 Students

✏️ Informational Writing Conference Notes for 6 Students

✏️ Informational Writing Conference notes for 12 Students Boxed Template

✏️ Informational Writing Conference Notes for 30 Students

✏️ Informational Writing Sticky Note Observation Templates

✏️ Informational Writing Editing Symbols Poster

✏️ Poster on the Structure of Informational Writing

✏️ Informational Writing Language Features Poster

✏️ Superb Starters - Sentence Starters Poster for Informational Writing

✏️ Logical Linkers - Linking Words Poster for Informational Writing

✏️ List of Informational Writing Topics Poster

✏️ Informational Writing Revision Checklist

✏️ Informational Writing Mentor Text

✏️ Search Engine Questions Poster for Informational Writing

✏️ List of Websites for Research Poster for Informational Writing

✏️Sample Informational Writing Plan

✏️ 10 Researching Posters/ Info Sheets for Informational Writing

✏️ 6 Informational Writing Planning Templates

✏️ Search Engine Questions Poster for Informational Writing

✏️ 2 Informational Writing Interactive Notebooks

✏️11 Quick Writes - Writing Prompts to help students practice researching and information report writing

✏️ Informational Writing Fact or Opinion Cut & Paste Activity

✏️ Informational Writing Summarising Templates

✏️ Planning Informational Writing PowerPoint

✏️ Informational Writing PowerPoint

✏️ Revising Informational Writing PowerPoint

✏️ Editing Informational Writing PowerPoint

✏️ Publishing Informational Writing PowerPoint

✏️ Persuasive Writing Rubric

✏️ Persuasive Writing Conference Notes for 1 Student

✏️Persuasive Writing Conference Notes for 3 Students

✏️ Persuasive Writing Conference Notes for 6 Students

✏️ Persuasive Writing Conference Notes for 12 Students Boxed Template

✏️ Persuasive Writing Conference Notes for 30 Students

✏️ Persuasive Writing Sticky Note Observation Templates

✏️ Planning Persuasive Writing PowerPoint

✏️ Persuasive Writing PowerPoint

✏️ Revising Persuasive Writing PowerPoint

✏️ Editing Persuasive Writing PowerPoint

✏️ Publishing Persuasive Writing PowerPoint

✏️ 6 Persuasive Writing Planning Templates PLUS a SAMPLE PLAN

✏️ Persuasive Writing Drafting Templates

✏️ 2 Persuasive Writing Interactive Notebooks

✏️ 24 Topic Ideas for Persuasive Writing

✏️ 5 DIFFERENT Persuasive Writing publishing templates

✏️ 3 Persuasive Writing DIFFERENTIATED Unscramble the Text Activities

✏️ Superb Starters - Sentence Starters Poster for Persuasive Writing

✏️ Poster on the Structure of Persuasive Writing

✏️ Editing Persuasive Texts Poster

✏️ Revising Persuasive Texts Poster

✏️ Persuasive Writing Emotive Language Poster

✏️ Persuasive Writing Language Features Poster

✏️ Logical Linkers - Linking Words Poster for Persuasive Writing

✏️ Persuasive Writing Editing Checklist

✏️ Persuasive Writing Revising Checklist

✏️ 3 Persuasive Writing DIFFERENTIATED Mentor Texts

✏️ 10 Quick Writes - Opinion Writing Ideas with Reasons for & Against

✏️ Poetic Writing Rubric

✏️ Poetic Writing Conference Notes for 1 Student

✏️ Poetic Writing Conference Notes for 3 Students

✏️ Poetic Writing Conference Notes for 6 Students

✏️ Poetic Writing Conference Notes for 12 Students Boxed Template

✏️ Poetic Writing Conference Notes for 30 Students

✏️ Poetic Writing Sticky Note Observation Templates

✏️ Planning Poetry PowerPoint

✏️ Revising Poetry PowerPoint

✏️ Editing Poetry PowerPoint

✏️ Publishing Poetry PowerPoint

✏️ Writing Shape Poetry PowerPoint

✏️ Writing Haiku Poetry PowerPoint

✏️ Writing Acrostic Poetry PowerPoint

✏️ Writing Kennings Poetry PowerPoint

✏️ Writing Ode Poetry PowerPoint

✏️ Writing Limerick Poetry PowerPoint

✏️ 7 Poetic Writing Interactive Notebooks including Sample Poetic Texts

✏️ 20 Poetic Writing Topic Prompt Cards

✏️ 6 Writing Packs for 6 DIFFERENT Types of Poetry including Limerick Ode, Kennings, Haiku, Shape & Acrostic style poems

✏️ Ode Poetry Poster

✏️ Kennings Poetry Poster

✏️ Shape Poetry Poster

✏️ Haiku Poetry Poster

✏️ Limerick Poetry Poster

✏️ Acrostic Poetry Poster

✏️ 5 Poetic Writing Topic Ideas Posters

✏️ Poetic Writing Revision Checklist

✏️ Poetic Writing Editing Checklist

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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?
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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).
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Engaging Activities for 5th Grade Social Studies:

These activities keep students engaged throughout the year as they study United States History. Although these activities are aligned with Studies Weekly, each activity can be completed without Studies Weekly. "Missing" weeks are due to Studies Weekly assigning inquiries once per unit.

What's included:

Beginning of the Year Escape Room:

• history
• civics and government
• geography
• economics

Inquiry: How to Research (Weeks 1-4)

• Social Studies Lenses Activity
• Primary and Secondary Sources Activity
• Fact and Opinion Activity
• How to Research Yearlong Checklist
• Response to Inquiry: Kids Making a Difference Infographic

North America Before European Contact (Weeks 6-8)

• Indigenous People's Regional Dwellings Activity
• Indigenous Tribe Infographic
• Introduction to Archaeology Activity
• Indigenous Trade Routes Activity

European Exploration and Colonization (Weeks 10-18)

• Columbian Exchange Import Poster
• Cooperation and Conflict in Jamestown Activity
• Explorer Trading Cards
• Supply and Demand Activity with Land Use Extension
• Thirteen Colonies by Region Image Reveal
• Trading Along the Silk Road Game
• Ranking Colonial Groups Activity
• Charter of the Colonies Picture Reveal
• Indigenous Trade with Europeans Game
• French and Indian War Escape Room
• Benjamin Franklin Facts Prism
• Alliances with North Americans Worksheets

The American Revolution (Weeks 19-26)

• Protesting Acts of Parliament Protest Signs
• Tea Party Pennants
• Founding Fathers Game
• Declaration of Independence Escape Room
• Iroquois Confederation and Articles of Confederation Venn Diagram
• Design a Monument to Revolutionary Minorities
• American Revolution Battles Infographic
• Battles After Yorktown Timeline

Creating a New Nation (Weeks 27-31)

• Federalists/Anti-Federalists Poster and Debate
• Framers of the Constitution Information Sheets
• Ratifying the Constitution Stations
• Bill of Rights Activity: Display the Amendments
• Bill of Rights Four Corners Review
• Bill of Rights/Declaration of Independence Grievances Picture Reveal
• Formation of Political Parties Infographic
• Lewis and Clark Primary Source Animal Activity
• Northwest Ordinance Spoons Game
• Westward Expansion Game
• Preamble to the Constitution Picture Reveal

End of the Year Escape Room

• history
• constitution
• civics/government
• geography
• economics

Aligns with Indiana Standards: 5.H.1, 5.H.2, 5.H.3, 5.H.5, 5.H.6, 5.H.7, 5.H.8, 5.H.9, 5.H.10, 5.H.11, 5.H.12, 5.H.13, 5.H.14, 5.H.15, 5.H.16, 5.H.17, 5.C.1, 5.C.2, 5.C.3, 5.C.5, 5.C.7, 5.G.1, 5.G.2, 5.G.7, 5.E.1, 5.E.2, 5.E.3, 5.E.5.

What's Included:

• Teacher instructions.
• Student instructions.
• All necessary handouts.
• All necessary templates.
• Answer Keys.
• Links to research sites.
• Links to digital activities.

How is this bundle useful:

• Easy to prep for teachers.
• Engaging for students.
• Great supplements for curriculum.
• Helpful for sub plans.
• Follow up questions increase rigor.

Includes prompts for writing informative and argumentative essays. Also includes writing powerpoints, outlines, and rubrics