Free 5th Grade Writing Activities (by date, oldest first)

Use these FREE templates to have your students/children practice their name in cursive.

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Use this graphic organizer to help students retell any story. Students will practice retelling only the most important parts of a story. Each section - Beginning, Middle, and End has a box for an illustration as well.

Make students a Writing Journal to do independent writing during a mini lesson or add to your Writing station.This is great practice for skills that are needed on standardized testing. The Writing Prompt Journal will help keep students' writing skills crisp all year long. Writing Journal Includes: 6 Writing Plans (Graphic Organizers) 6 Writing Prompts 6 Writing Draft Sheets Writing Checklist (Copy for each draft) Transition Word Bank (Graphic Organizer) Transition Word List 6 Different Writing Genres included: Informative, Creative, Personal Narrative, Persuasive, Descriptive, and Fictional Writing. Students will enjoy sharing their writing with one another and teachers have a quick daily formative writing assessment. Please comment and rate. Thank You! If you like this item please check out my Figurative Language Bundle

Enhance classroom engagement and critical thinking with this AVID Speed Philosophical Chairs Reflection resource. This comprehensive tool, available in both color and black-and-white versions, is designed to guide students through a thoughtful post-activity reflection.

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Directions:

• Explore your students' perspectives as they share their top three favorite discussion topics
• Students reflect on challenges and strengths faced during the activity
• They articulate valuable insights gained.
• Additionally, students can recognize and appreciate their peers by identifying three classmates who significantly contributed to the dialogue.
• Lastly, students will rate their participation by coloring in the stars!

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This Halloween-themed Spanish vocabulary game is perfect for practicing quick thinking and Spanish fluency. Students will have 1 minute to come up with answers to fun prompts like Halloween costumes, animals, and foods. This Spanish Think Fast activity is ideal for classroom warm-ups, brain breaks, or holiday-themed lessons!

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Halloween Think Fast Game: 1 PDF Printable

Directions

• A timer will be set for 1 minute total.

• Each answer is one point. Most points wins!

• Examples: 3 things that are orange, 3 things a witch might have, 3 Halloween animals

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AVID Video Guide Activity - Printable Template: Unlock the secrets to effective note-taking with this comprehensive video guide. Students will learn to follow a structured template that enhances their note-taking skills. Use for Ted Talks, movie days, video presentations and more!

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Directions and What's Included in the Template:

• Simply Print and go!
• Students will write a one-sentence summary that encapsulates the essence of the video, providing a quick overview of the content.
• Students will explore three key events or topics covered in detail, gaining insights that will elevate their understanding.
• They will write high-level questions to stimulate critical thinking, encouraging deeper engagement with the material.
• They will enhance their vocabulary with three essential words highlighted in the video, fostering a richer academic language.
• Finally, students express their feedback by rating the video with a color-coded star system,
• This template is available in both color and black-and-white versions for your convenience.

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Use this Blank Editable WICOR AVID digital Choice Board to add writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization and reading into your class! Put in your own activities and have students complete pieces for sub plans, final exams or study hall time! Simply share a forced copy of the spreadsheet with your students.

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• 1 editable BLANK template in Google Sheets

Space for:

• 5 Writing Activities
• 5 Inquiry Activities
• 5 Collaboration Activities
• 5 Organization Activities
• 5 Reading Activities

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This back to school summer reflections activity is a great get to know you activity! This product is designed to encompass students’ creativity and get them thinking about their back to school goals while reflecting on their favorite summer memories. This PDF is designed to look like a journal or scrapbook page for students to add their flair to!

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Sentence Stems Included:

This summer I... (with place for picture)

Favorite summer memory...

My back to school goals...

What I'm most excited about for the new school year...

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This Spanish back to school summer reflections activity is a great get to know you activity for the first week of school! This product is designed to encompass students’ creativity and get them thinking about their back to school goals while reflecting on their favorite summer memories. This PDF is designed to look like a journal or scrapbook page for students to add their flair to!

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Sentence Stems Included:

• This summer I... (with place for picture)
• Favorite summer memory...
• My back to school goals...
• What I'm most excited about for the new school year...

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Find Someone Who

Would You Rather

Stand Up Sit Down

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Iam special and unique! - Get to know you all about me worksheet- Get to know you all about me writing activity: Students write about themselves on the lines of the fingerprint.

This is perfect for the first week of school.

This can be used in English, Art, Science, or any other subject.

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International Peace Day on September 21st is an important day. By celebrating, we can bring student awareness of the diversity of our world. Teachers can use International Peace Day as a meaningful lesson in their classrooms. It is an opportunity for students to learn about the importance of peace and how they can contribute to a better world.

* This free product includes an acrostic poem template.

Generate some ideas with your class on how we can promote peace!

Make teaching vocabulary fun with this engaging and simple wordplay warm-up**!**  This product includes 3 low-prep Words Within Words warm-ups that are perfect for exploring vocabulary.  Quick and easy setup plus clear student directions make these activities perfect for writing centers or your daily warm-up.

Three printable words within words are included, along with a page of possible words to find. 

Quick setup and easy-to-read student directions make these warm-up games perfect for independent work, a whole class warm-up up or even an extension activity for fast finishers. 

Here’s what you’ll get:

• 3 printable Words Within Words pages
• Student response sheets
• Answer keys

Ideas for use:

This resource provides engaging activities in a printable PDF. The format is perfect if you have daily vocabulary and writing stations or time for independent practice.  In my online classroom, we use the activity for our session warm-up. 

Why your students will love this:

Your students will love practicing writing and vocabulary in a new way during writing stations or independent practice.  They’ll be engaged and having fun while playing with words and learning new vocabulary. 

**Prep is quick and easy…**Just print the pages or upload them to your online classroom, and you’re ready for a fun and engaging class!

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The Nigh Elf- A holiday themed Mad Lib for practicing Nouns, Verbs, and adjectives.

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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Are you ready to dive into a world of gratitude this Thanksgiving season? By focusing on gratitude, we can improve our mood, strengthen our relationships, and even boost our creativity! These writing prompts are a great way to engage students with kindness and reflection for November.

Benefits of Thankful Writing Prompts

• Emotional Well-being: Focusing on gratitude can improve mood, reduce stress, and increase happiness.
• Improved Relationships: Expressing gratitude can strengthen bonds with loved ones and build deeper connections.
• Enhanced Self-Awareness: Reflecting on gratitude can help students identify their values and priorities.
• Increased Resilience: A grateful mindset can help students cope with challenges and setbacks.
• Boosted Creativity: Writing prompts spark imagination and encourage creative thinking.

What's Included:

1 journal prompt page

15 journal prompts (word bank included!)

6 pages of writing paper

Get Ready for Gratitude!

Students write, draw, and reflect as they explore many ways to express thankfulness. Let's make this a Thanksgiving filled with positivity and appreciation!

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!

Fun end-of-the-year, memory making activity for students. Students write in their classmate's name, draw/write about their favorite school year memory, and design covers to put their pages together as a book. Easy and editable school year fun!

Do your students have trouble determining when to use "I" or "Me"? This easy-to-follow PowerPoint includes: Simplified Rules for Using"I" and "Me" Easy to follow Examples Peer Workshopping Activity This to-the-point presentation is for individual, small, or whole group introduction and review.. Make learning to use "I' or "Me" easy!

Fun and interactive activity for students to relate real life writing to the use of comma rules. Have plenty of magazines, brochures, or newspapers on hand for students/small groups to cut out comma examples and paste them under the correct comma rule headings. Group or individual activity is enjoyable to students, who will discuss rules as they work! (Reminder: review the 3 Kinds of Writing PowerPoint and Using Commas in Writing to help students understand the different guidelines for academic, creative, and journalism writing, along with comma rules).

Need two weeks worth of writing prompts to get students writing and reflecting on emotional intelligence skills?

Try the ten slide PowerPoint which addresses learning styles and emotional intelligence skills such as:

goal setting

time management

anger management

stress management

study skills

and more...

Just put up the slide, play some brain music, and let students write then share (if desired). You'll be amazed at the reflective responses!

Visit www.bethhammett.blogspot.com for FREE weekly activities.

7 Super Bowl Word Puzzles that incorporate language into the ELA classroom. Includes: Word Search Crossword Criss Cross Word Match Compound Words Super Bowl Silly Sayings (Alliteration) 2 Mazes (no ELA content) Adjectives and Adverbs Super Bowl Story Answers for mazes and puzzles Fun for Super Bowl week ELA students!