Less than $5 6th Grade Writing Centers

This is a fun activity to warm up those writing skills. This is ideal for those first days of school. Each student can use it as a writing center or independent work. You only need a dice and a pencil!

This product includes:

• 1 Color template
• 1 BW template
• 1 writing template

Just print and go!!

It's time to debate emotions! Ignite thoughtful discussions and sharpen opinion-writing skills with this captivating resource, Do Animals Have Feelings? This comprehensive writing piece is designed to encourage 3rd-grade students to explore the intriguing question of whether animals experience emotions, making it an ideal addition to your language arts curriculum. It is great to do with Valentine's Day as the theme is love, but can be use all throughout the year.

Key Features

1. Critical Thinking: Challenge your students to think critically about the emotions of animals. Have your students examine evidence, consider different perspectives and form well-supported opinions.
2. Develop Argumentative Writing Skills: Students will develop persuasive writing skills as they support their stance on whether animals have feelings.
3. Research Opportunities: Depending on your students skill, encourage independent research skills and strengthen their ability to gather and evaluate information.
4. Writing Process Support: Two different graphic organizers are included with this writing prompt. Help them organize their thoughts before they start writing.
5. Real-World Relevance: Connect the writing piece to real-world examples and current events. Foster a sense of empathy as students discuss the ethical treatment of animals.

Versatile Use:

• Make this work for your classroom! Make it as challenging or easy as you need.

Younger Classrooms: Have students discuss and debate the topic
before writing their essay. Students will use their knowledge or
experiences with animals to write their essay.

Older Classrooms: Have students research the topic to present
evidence within their essay. Use animals behaviors as evidence based
off what they have researched.

What's Included?

2 different graphic organizers where students can formulate their thoughts. One graphic organizer is more generic and tailored for the lower level classroom. The second graphic organizer would help students with their research and organizing their evidence. Also included is 4 different writing pages to have students write their final essay on. 2 of the writing pages include a place for students to add a drawing with their essay.

This is a great opinion writing piece as students will argue why or why not students can feel love or emotions. They need to have an opening statement, three reasons, and then a closing statement.

What are teachers saying about this Opinion Writing?

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ To Serve With Love says, "This is such a cute writing activity for February! I appreciate the addition of the writing paper, too. This can be used in many ways!"

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ms. Toni says, "This was exactly what I was looking for! I have several students who have difficulty with expessing their opinions on paper and this topic kept them engaged. Thank you for creating it!"

Encourage your students to express their opinions, delve into the world of animal emotions, and sharpen their writing skills with' Do Animals Have Feelings?" Download now and witness your students' perspectives unfold in a well-crafted and thought-provoking essay!

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Gobble up some fun this November with this 'Turkey’s Plea' Persuasive Writing Activity!

Do your students love a good debate? How about some Thanksgiving fun that will have them laughing and learning at the same time? In this pun-tastic activity, students will step into the feathers of a turkey and use persuasive writing techniques to convince their audience to enjoy an alternative main dish for Thanksgiving!

Perfect for grades 5-7, this print-and-go resource makes persuasive writing easy as pumpkin pie! No need to carve out extra prep time—this pack includes everything you need to help your students master ethos, pathos, and logos.

Key Features:

• Print-and-Go: Ready to use with minimal prep! Just print and you're good to go.
• Complete Lesson Plans: Two-day lesson plan included, covering notes, practice, speech writing, and optional presentations.
• Example Speech: A fun, turkey-themed example speech using ethos, pathos, and logos to help guide your students.
• Assessment Rubric: Assess students' speeches with a clear and detailed rubric, focusing on their use of persuasive techniques.
• Interactive Coloring: Students color-code persuasive techniques in the text, making learning both visual and engaging!
• Flexible and Customizable: Use with slides or handouts—perfect for in-person or virtual classrooms.
• ✍️ Perfect for November: Engaging activity for the entire month of November, incorporating seasonal themes with academic focus!

What’s Included:

• Guided notes on persuasive writing techniques (ethos, pathos, logos)
• Speech planning and final speech handouts
• Color-coded practice activity using Thanksgiving-themed examples
• Assessment rubric for evaluating student speeches
• Example turkey speech for teacher guidance
• Slides to present the material in class

Whether you’re preparing for the big Thanksgiving feast or looking for a creative way to teach persuasive writing, this Thanksgiving-themed activity will help students “carve out” their persuasive skills! Perfect for ELA and humanities teachers seeking a seasonal twist on persuasive writing.

Don't let this feather-light prep opportunity pass you by—add a little extra flavor to your November lessons and give your students something to gobble about!

Bon voyage on your narrative adventure to the Earth's core! Prepare to be amazed by the incredible experiences that await!

What's Included?
2 Writing Prompts (Choose One)
Option 1: Divided Paragraphs (Provides a more structured approach)

1. The Crust: Your adventure begins at the surface, on the Earth's crust. Describe the landscape – is it a scorching desert, a lush forest, or a mountain peak? What sights and sounds surround you?
2. The Mantle: As you burrow deeper, the heat intensifies. You've reached the mantle, the thickest layer of the Earth. Describe the strange and wondrous things you encounter here – molten rocks, exotic crystals, or perhaps even signs of ancient creatures.
3. The Outer Core: The pressure is immense as you descend further. Now you're in the outer core, a sea of liquid metal. Describe the mesmerizing flow of the molten metal and the otherworldly sights that take your breath away.
4. The Inner Core: Finally, you've reached the Earth's innermost layer, the solid inner core. Describe the unimaginable heat and pressure here. What does it feel like to be at the very center of our planet?

Option 2: Lined Paper (Open-Ended)
This version allows for more creative freedom. Imagine your journey to the Earth's core and narrate your experiences in a continuous story. Describe the challenges you face, the wonders you discover, and your thoughts and feelings throughout this extraordinary adventure.

⭐You might need this to remind your students of the Layers of the Earth | Activity and Notes**⭐**

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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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This Writer's Bill of Rights was created by a group of teachers of 5th-grade highly-gifted students but can be used for middle school and high school students at all levels. A poster that can be used in language arts or other classrooms.

This is a jpg file. The file size is 2.4 megabytes at 300 dpi.

It can be enlarged to a poster size for the classroom.

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Digital Task Cards are a great way to help your students with claim, counterclaim, and rebuttal! These cards can work on a computer or mobile device! No printing of cutting just assign the deck to your students and you are ready to go! Boom Learning is free to sign up for. Students get immediate feedback and teachers can take advantage of reporting tools. Easy and effective! Great for distance learning or in a digital classroom. A total of 20 task cards.

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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

Transform your classroom's writing sessions with our Daily Writing Prompts for Year 3-6 students, specially designed for the month of August. This resource is meticulously crafted to engage students' creativity and enhance their writing skills through a variety of fun and thought-provoking prompts. Ideal for the Daily 5 writing block, this collection offers a seamless integration into your daily routine, ensuring your students have a structured and stimulating writing experience every day.

Key Features:

• Engaging Prompts: Includes exciting prompts such as "Describe your ideal summer vacation" and "If you could have any animal, what would it be and why?" These prompts are designed to spark imagination and encourage detailed, creative responses from students.
• Versatile Formats: Available in both PowerPoint and PDF formats, making it easy to use with different teaching tools and preferences. Whether you're projecting the prompts on a screen or distributing printed copies, we've got you covered.
• Daily 5 Writing Integration: Perfectly aligns with the Daily 5 writing framework, helping students develop their writing skills through consistent practice and varied prompts. Each day's prompt is designed to fit seamlessly into your Daily 5 routine.
• Month Long Coverage: With 31 unique prompts, you'll have a fresh and engaging writing activity for every school day in August. This ensures your students remain motivated and excited about writing throughout the month.

Benefits:

• Enhances Writing Skills: Regular practice with diverse prompts helps students improve their writing abilities, expand their vocabulary, and develop their storytelling techniques.
• Promotes Creativity: Each prompt is crafted to inspire creativity and critical thinking, allowing students to express themselves freely and imaginatively.
• Easy to Implement: The ready-to-use PowerPoint and PDF formats make it simple to incorporate into your lesson plans, saving you valuable preparation time.

Perfect for Year 3-6 Students:

These Daily Writing Prompts are tailored specifically for students in years 3-6, ensuring that the content is age-appropriate and engaging for this developmental stage. Whether used as a morning warm up, part of your writing centre, or an end-of-day activity, these prompts are designed to make writing fun and accessible for all students.

Upgrade your classroom writing sessions with our August Daily Writing Prompts and watch your students' writing skills flourish!

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Revised to include social media rules along with academic, creative, journalism. Help students categorize essays to determine what kind of guidelines to use. The 10 slide handout/presentation includes: Breakdown of 4 kinds of writing: academic, creative, journalism, and Texting When and How to use specific guidelines Easy Categorizing of essays Comparison of rules Printable Handout of Categories and Rules Activities Peer Workshopping Component Easy to understand and follow, great for standardized assessment strategies, and perfect for upper level/college bound students.

Bonne rentrée ! Cette activité permettra à vos élèves de/d':

• explorer les livres dans votre classe,
• faire des recommandations à ses pairs,
• utiliser les recommandations de leurs pairs pour découvrir de nouveaux livres,
• faire des liens avec des lectures et des expériences passées,
• créer une « liste de souhaits » de lecture pour l'année scolaire.

Cette ressource est l'une de mes activités préférées pour la rentrée. Plusieurs versions de cette activité sont incluses selon l'âge de vos élèves ! Les élèves utiliseront des trombones ou des pinces à linge pour attacher leurs recommandations à leurs couvertures de livres préférées.

Ensuite, ils créeront leur propre liste de souhaits de livres en fonction des recommandations des camarades de classe.

Enfin, les élèves écriront un court texte persuasif expliquant pourquoi ils pensent que leur livre est le MEILLEUR, ce qui vous donnera un petit échantillon d'écriture afin que vous puissiez mieux répondre aux besoins de vos nouveaux élèves.

Merci!!

Mme. Kaitlyn

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Engage Your 3rd-5th Graders with Video Game-Themed Writing Prompts!

Unlock your gamer students’ creativity with these high-interest writing prompts designed for video game loving kiddos! Perfect for both public school and homeschool settings, these prompts inspire reluctant writers by connecting with their passion for video games.

Easy to Use:

Simply print out the pages, and students can dive into writing right away. Each page includes a small graphic organizer to help them plan their thoughts, or they can use the full-sized graphic organizer separately for more detailed work. These prompts will turn writing practice into an exciting and imaginative experience!

Here’s what you’ll get:

• 14 writing prompts for gamers
• Simple instructions to get started
• Printable writing prompts
• Student response sheets
• Simple graphic organizer and tracker
• Certificate of Completion
• Extension Activities

Ideas for use:

This resource provides engaging writing prompts for students who enjoy video games. You can use these at a writing station, with online students, or in your homeschool. I’ve also included several extension activities to use the materials further.

Why your students will love this:

Your students will love practicing their writing skills based on a topic they love during language arts stations or independent practice. 

They’ll be engaged because they will be writing about a subject they are interested in and that will further develop their mathematical skills.

**Prep is quick and easy…**Just print the pages, gather writing materials, and you’re ready for a fun and engaging writing activity.

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Reading fluency, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, copywork, reluctant writers, high-interest topics, writing fluency, writing skills, gamers, video games

This big collection of Tropical Theme Editable Word Wall Templates will help you create a bright and fun Word Wall literacy display for your classroom. Use these versatile fully-editable templates for Reading, Writing, Math, International Languages or any other subject as all the writing can be edited to suit your needs and purpose.

The colorful Tropical Word Wall Display will bring learning, fun and organization to your class. Fun Tropical Jungle theme templates can also be used as signs and labels too (high quality blank templates and ink-savers included).

There are a variety of editable Word Wall signs and labels to choose from and you can add basic sight words, alphabet, numbers, etc. and adjust the font to match your class and level. This allows you to use terminology and phrases that suit your teaching message and students' needs and language used.

Edit the text, font, font color and you can add pictures and text as you want. I hope these templates will save you time and energy too!

These sets are designed to print on 8.5" x 11" paper and can be reduced at the time of printing if needed for smaller areas or for 2 per page. Fit to A4 paper size if wanted at the time of printing.

Included in this Pack: 320 Editable Templates. 6 different patterns, 1 set of mixed matching plain colors and a set of black and white ink-saving templates too.

Personalize to suit your class, learners and the space you have available.

• Add Alphabet or Numbers
• Add Vocabulary or Sight Words
• Add Graphics
• Add Photos
• Edit Text
• Edit Font
• Edit Font Color

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You will download a zipped file with 8 flattened and secured PowerPoint files which will still allow you to add graphics and make text and font color changes, etc.

The font used is the Google font: Boogaloo which can be downloaded by clicking this link: Boogaloo . You can use whatever font you prefer.

Matching Products: This set complements the Tropical Fun Classroom Decor Range.

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These NO PREP writing prompts for are perfect for Winter Writing! Use these for independent writing time, creative and story journal writing, writer's workshop, writing centers, small group instruction, homework, and morning work. This set includes 6 different prompts that you can share either as a task card/writing prompt card or on lined paper. Perfect for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Grades.

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Get students excited during the Autumn season with these creepy and crawly 15 no-prep Halloween-themed finish-the-scary story narrative writing prompts! These digital prompts provide easy writing activities, collaboration, public speaking practice, writing journals, and more!

Please be sure to review the prompts before purchasing as they are SCARY!

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What's included:

• 15 finish the story writing prompts!
• 1 directions slide
• 1 editable directions slide
• 1 editable finish the story template

Directions:

• Print and laminate OR project on the screen.
• Allow students to choose a prompt OR have one picked for each day.
• Once students respond to the prompt they can practice public speaking skills by presenting their stories to the class or to small groups.

Sample Slide:

My best friend Jake and I were walking home from a Halloween party. We were walking by an old abandoned factory that stood next to a field. The fact was said to be haunted. When we got to the middle of the field, Jake whispered, "wouldn't it be fun to explore the old factory?"...

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Looking to make your classroom more welcoming this back to school season?

This bright Writing Center Banner is a great way to welcome students and visitors into your classroom each day! It will liven up your space and motivate your students....plus, it's so cute!! Prints two letters per page for a total of 8 pages. There are also three printable pencils in different colors which can be printed out and attached to the banner to your liking.

**For personal and single classroom use only. If using with multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses at the discounted rate.**

Best of all, this banner coordinated perfectly with my best-selling Writing Tools Folder: get your students writing at a higher level by offering them a colorful and coordinated reference for your Writing Center!! This reference guide is ideal for middle school students to use during independent writing assignments. Whether it is class work, center work, writing workshop, or homework, it provides quality writing The pages can be placed in a folder, booklet, or even displayed in a writing center. It helps eliminate questions and shows students ways to write effectively. This is going to help your students work independently while writing. This product is geared toward middle school but can also be used in upper elementary. I make a bunch of these Writing Tools Folders and keep them in my Writing Center and love how it helps students become more organized and independent while writing.

This resource includes 8 Anchor Charts and 3 Cover Page Options

Character Traits which comes in 4 different colors with chevron and swirls styles. The chart contains over 100 character traits that students can use to refer to during various writing activities.

Elaboration Stems which features writing stems students can use while elaborating on evidence in their essays. This chart is essential because students can refer to them while writing but gradually start incorporating them as it becomes a force of habit.

**Other Ways to Say...**which offers students multiple synonyms for overused words such as happy or sad. Great for displaying in your writing center!

Transitions which includes a strong set of transitions every writer should be using to aid in the flow of their writing, whether it's for emphasizing, giving an example or concluding an essay!

Said is Dead! which features other words for said, which is terribly overused in my classroom when there are tons of better choices!

Use This...Not That! which features better word choices for commonly used words and expressions.

Mood...which offers a great choice of words that depict either a positive, negative, or neutral mood!

Tone...which offers a great choice of words that depict either a positive, negative, or neutral tone!

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Make grammar practice fun with these 60 task cards! Each card features a sentence with mistakes in verb tense, subject-verb agreement, capitalization, punctuation, and/or spelling. Students will identify the errors and rewrite the sentence correctly in the provided space. Answer keys are provided.

This product is made for:

• adapting instruction
• differentiating instruction
• on level learners
• struggling writers
• struggling readers
• ESL/ENL
• Deaf Education
• Homework
• Classwork
• Homeschooling
• Bell Work
• Virtual Instruction
• Remote Instruction

Arthur Babysits is a great book to read for students to learn responsibility, not just with babysitting or taking care of a younger sibling or cousin, but with homework, cleaning their bedroom, etc. Students are presented with a variety of comprehension questions based on what happens in the book, Arthur Babysits. Students can answer these questions as the book is read to them, as they read the book independently or they can use the text for lookbacks once the book is finished.

Celebrate Earth Day by letting your students discuss, brainstorm, and write about ways to make our planet a better place. This set of 36 writing prompt task cards for Earth Day will do just that. They are great for starting discussions, making lists, writing stories, poems, essays, and paragraphs all centered around making our planet a better place to live. Also included in this file are six Earth Day themed writing papers that can be used for centers, individual writing, or stapling together for mini-journals. For more Earth Day fun: Earth Day close reading passage and mini-book - Ready to Recycle Try some of my other writing prompt task cards. All designed to help students think and grow as writers! Write It Out - Spring Writing Prompt Task Cards Mini Bundle - Mar, April, & May Write It Out - Summer Writing Prompt Task Cards Mini Bundle - June, July, August Write It Out - Fall Writing Prompt Task Cards Mini Bundle - September, Oct, Nov Write It Out - Winter Writing Prompt Task Cards Mini Bundle - Dec, Jan, & Feb

Enhance collaboration, writing and public speaking skills with Story Starters! This resource provides engaging story starters that encourage AVID or ELA students to finish a story and present it to their peers. This activity fosters collaboration and communication within small groups or whole class settings, while also providing a fun way to improve public speaking skills. Download the Google Slides digital resource today and see the positive impact it can have on your students' teamwork and confidence!

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Directions:

• Display the Google Slide Story Starter OR print them out so students have different stories to choose from.
• Students will complete the engaging story starter by writing for 3 minutes.
• Students can use the picture provided to help guide them in their stories, or choose to take a different route and be creative on their own.
• Students will be split into groups of 4-6.
• Each student will present their story to their small group while practicing public speaking skills.

What's Included:

• 100 Story Starter Prompts with Images
• 1 Directions Page
• 1 Editable Directions Page Template
• 1 Editable Story Starter Prompt Template

*This resources is available for Outschool teachers to purchase without the need for extra licenses.

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