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Hot Chocolate Shape Book
Hot Chocolate Shape Book
I have included a cute printable title page and writing page to promote student writing in the winter time. Students can glue cotton to the cover p...
By The 3am Teacher
$1.50
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Subject: Creative Writing, Holidays/Seasonal Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: Lifelong Tool

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen Writing Workshop Mini Lesson on Sound Images
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen Writing Workshop Mini Lesson on Sound Images
This four page, scripted mini lesson teaches students about recognizing and creating sound images in their writing using examples from Owl Moon by ...
By Lisa Frase
$2.49
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Subject: English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Holes     Activities/Graphic Organizers
Holes Activities/Graphic Organizers
This twenty-five page resource for teaching Louis Sachar's 1999 Newbery Mdeal Winner has two components. The Think, Write, Create portion ...
By Margaret Whisnant
$8.75
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Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Reading Level(s): 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: 3 Weeks

Rock and Roll Theme Writing Binder Cover
Rock and Roll Theme Writing Binder Cover
Looking for the perfect accent for your elementary students' Rock Star or Rock and Roll theme writing binders? Look no further. This printable is a...
By Ms. Chapman
$0.99
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Subject: Creative Writing, Expository Writing, Essay Writing Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Duration: N/A
Type: Printables

Bugs: Pocket Books
Bugs: Pocket Books
This interactive book combines art, science, writing and more! Simply tape yarn behind the bug and behind the "pocket" to create a book that is als...
By Dwayne Kohn
$3.95
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Subject: English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Science Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: N/A

Editable Literacy English Working Wall display - text studies.
Editable Literacy English Working Wall display - text studies.
Editable version of my Literacy Working Wall resources. You can use publisher to edit these resources to change the colours, fonts etc. The worki...
By Darryl Keane
$1.50
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Subject: Creative Writing, Grammar, Short Stories Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Duration: N/A

Types of Sentences Hands-on Sort
Types of Sentences Hands-on Sort
This two-page hands-on worksheet allows students to sort sentences into different categories - the four types of sentences (interrogative, exclamat...
By Kristi K.
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Subject: Grammar, Reading, Creative Writing Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: N/A

Bare Bones Story Writing Activity
Bare Bones Story Writing Activity
This descriptive writing activity and handout will get students adding detail and elaborating more to make a visual picture in the reader's mind. A...
By Happyedugator
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Subject: English Language Arts, Writing, Creative Writing Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th Duration: N/A

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6 Trait Picture Book Lessons
6 Trait Picture Book Lessons
These five trait lessons are designed for single writing workshop minilessons (approximately 15-20 minutes each). The accompanying student/writer ...
By Knightsteacher
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Subject: English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th Duration: N/A

Writing Detail Sentences for Expository Writing
Writing Detail Sentences for Expository Writing
This 16 page document includes lessons, activities, evaluations, and rubrics to teach primary level students how to write detail sentences in an ex...
By Marybeth Grecsek
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RAFT Topics for the Book,
RAFT Topics for the Book, "Crash", by Jerry Spinelli
A three page packet that contains 7 different RAFT writing topics for the book, "Crash", by Jerry Spinelli. There are also student directions and a...
By Smart Chick
$0.75
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Subject: Expository Writing, Literature, Creative Writing Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: 2 Weeks

Homonyms: Fun Writing Activity When Teaching Homonyms (+KEY)
Homonyms: Fun Writing Activity When Teaching Homonyms (+KEY)
Homonyms: Fun Writing Activity When Teaching Homonyms (+KEY) This is a 3-page document that is intended to help students understand homonyms. Th...
By Wise Guys
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Subject: Creative Writing, Writing Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Duration: N/A

Narrative Writing Packet
Narrative Writing Packet
This is a writing (brainstorming) packet for students to write a narrative. The first page gives them ideas for a narrative. Pages 2-6 have stude...
By Jewels
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Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Literature Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Duration: N/A

Dr. Seuss - The Cat and the Hat Meets The Grinch
Dr. Seuss - The Cat and the Hat Meets The Grinch
This writing prompt is to accompany The Cat In The Hat, or other activities for Dr. Seuss or Read Across America....
By Teresa Wilson
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Subject: English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: 40 Minutes

Civil War Memory Box Project - History in a Box!
Civil War Memory Box Project - History in a Box!
Students enjoy researching and creating a "Memory Box" of a civil war hero. In this project (11 pages here), students research a civil war hero, wr...
By Monica Lukins
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Subject: Creative Writing, U.S. History, Vocabulary Level(s): 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 11th Duration: N/A

Tall Tales Organizer
Tall Tales Organizer
This simple organizer enables students to quickly jot down notes when reading tall tales. It helps to remind them the elements of the type of ficti...
By Teaching Tales
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Subject: Reading, Creative Writing, Short Stories Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: 45 Minutes
Type: Printables

RAFT Topics for the book,
RAFT Topics for the book, "Hatchet", by Gary Paulsen
A three page packet that contains 9 different RAFT writing topics for the book, "Hatchet", by Gary Paulsen. There are also student directions and ...
By Smart Chick
$0.75
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Subject: Creative Writing, Expository Writing, Literature Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: 2 Weeks

Blank Headstone Template for Writing Character Epitaphs
Blank Headstone Template for Writing Character Epitaphs
Use this headstone or gravestone template to have students write a character epitaph or summary of a book in which a main character dies. Students ...
By Happyedugator
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"How to Train Your Dragon", by C. Cowell, Project Challenges
A set of 7 project challenges to use with the book, "How to train Your Dragon", by Cressida Cowell. These projects are designed to allow students ...
By Smart Chick
$2.50
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Subject: Creative Writing, Expository Writing, Literature Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: 2 Weeks

Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots Book Study
Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots Book Study
In this book study on the Bailey School Kids book #1 Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dot there are 39 student activity pages. For each chapter, there is...
By Ashleigh
$5.00
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The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson Pt. 2) Extended Response Prompts
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson Pt. 2) Extended Response Prompts
This digital download is a collection of nearly 40 extended response prompts for the popular novel, The Sea of Monsters (the second of five Percy J...
By Novels Over Basals
$3.00
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Subject: Creative Writing, Literature Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th Duration: N/A
Type: Activities

Astronaut Picture Prompt Writing
Astronaut Picture Prompt Writing
Young writers can use the word list and real-life picture of an astronaut to create their own story about what's going on in the picture....
By Jennifer M.
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A

Middle School Creative Writing Prompts
Middle School Creative Writing Prompts
Three middle school creative writing prompts, designed to spark thought, and get students to think about how they might impact the world today and ...
By Middle School Marm
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Subject: Creative Writing, Writing Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: N/A

Personal Narrative Rubric used with Lucy Caulkin's Writing Program
Personal Narrative Rubric used with Lucy Caulkin's Writing Program
This simple rubric can be used to assess students' personal narratives. It is organized to assess students' ideas, content, organization, and mecha...
By Kebh
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Subject: English Language Arts, Writing, Creative Writing Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Duration: N/A

Gourd Description Activity, Using Adjectives
Gourd Description Activity, Using Adjectives
A quick gourd description activity focusing on using adjectives in your descriptions....
By Smart Chick
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Subject: Expository Writing, Creative Writing Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, Homeschooler Duration: 45 Minutes
Type: Activities

Photostory
Photostory
This 13 page lesson gives step by step instructions on how to create a multi media presentation on poetry. Students will learn a great deal about d...
By Kidzcanlearn & Kidsnetsoft
$3.25
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Subject: Creative Writing, For All Subject Areas Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

"Horrible Harry's Secret", by S. Kline, Comp. Questions/Projects
A set of higher level, multi-layered comprehension questions for the book, "Horrible Harry's Secret", by Suzy Kline. Three chapters have 8 questio...
By Smart Chick
$4.00
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Subject: Expository Writing, Literature, Creative Writing Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschooler Duration: 2 Weeks

Halloween CreativeWriting Activities - SmartBoard Halloween File
Halloween CreativeWriting Activities - SmartBoard Halloween File
6 Slides! Use this file to get your students' creative juices flowing in the writing department! You can use this for a long writing assignment o...
By The Bright Bunch
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Writing a Topic Sentence for Expository Style Writing
Writing a Topic Sentence for Expository Style Writing
This 20 page document is the first in a series on how to write an expository essay at the primary level, (especially for second and third grade stu...
By Marybeth Grecsek
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Paragraph Writing for Grades 4 to 7
Paragraph Writing for Grades 4 to 7
There are six main types of paragraphs most students are taught. These are: narrative, descriptive, definitive, persuasive, instructive, and compar...
By Joanne
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Project for Study of Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Project for Study of Lord of the Flies by William Golding
This is a list of three projects for students to write and produce their understanding of The Lord of the Flies by William Golding. They will have ...
By Ritasue29
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Following Written Directions
Following Written Directions
These 5 work sheets give students a chance to show how well they read and follow written directions and pay attention to details in the story....
By Shannon
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Subject: Creative Writing, Reading, English Language Arts Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: 30 Minutes

Proof Reading Template for Fictional Work
Proof Reading Template for Fictional Work
The 'Perfect Paragraph Proofreading' (PPP) graphic organizer is designed to help students to better review their stories and other written work. St...
By Russell Buxton
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Arizona Centennial Unit
Arizona Centennial Unit
This unit has some fun facts to share with your students. It includes two writing pieces and prompts, plus a matching vocabulary game. A great uni...
By Heidi Befort-globicate!
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Long Vowel Pattern Sort
Long Vowel Pattern Sort
A printable display of the long vowel patterns in color or black and gray...as well as a tow work sheet in which students sort the various spelling...
By April Eckert
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Persuasive Writing Assignment - Finding Nemo
Persuasive Writing Assignment - Finding Nemo
Persuasive Writing Assignment based on the movie Finding Nemo. Includes specific scenario and instructions for students. Also uploaded to my file...
By Victoria Sinco
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Subject: English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Expository Writing Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Duration: N/A

Christmas Alliterations Handout
Christmas Alliterations Handout
This is a printable handout for Christmas explaining how alliterations and tongue twisters are formed, with an area for your students to come up wi...
By Happyedugator
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4 Square Writing Prompt - Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils
4 Square Writing Prompt - Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils
The students will write a paragraph with 3 examples and supporting details to explain what they have learned about rocks and minerals....
By Teresa Wilson
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Poetry Unit: Poetic Form Unit (13 Poetic Forms)
Poetry Unit: Poetic Form Unit (13 Poetic Forms)
Why not have your students explore their creativity in a structured manner? You can do so with a poetry unit that asks students to study 13 differe...
By Michael Winchell
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Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Literature Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Duration: N/A

Creative Writing Movie Response
Creative Writing Movie Response
Get students to write! This activity/assignment is a quick, easy way to get students writing creatively, and it uses popular movies as the hook. Wh...
By Gwynette Hammond
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Subject: English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 50 Minutes

At the Crayon Factory
At the Crayon Factory
This is a set of activities to accompany the first grade Storytown lesson 28, focusing on the Long E sound spelled y and ie. This includes pages t...
By Laura Scoma
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Subject: Creative Writing, Spelling, Writing Level(s): 1st Duration: N/A

"Junie B. Jones and Mushy Gushy Valentine", Questions/Projects
A set of comprehension questions for each chapter and 6 project ideas for the book, "Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentine", by Barbara Park...
By Smart Chick
$4.00
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Subject: Literature, Creative Writing, Reading Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschooler Duration: 2 Weeks

Cool Ali Activities and Printables for Harcourt
Cool Ali Activities and Printables for Harcourt
This original unit is designed by Two Peas Learning (Hollis Hemmings). It has supplemental activities designed to correlate with Common Core Standa...
By Hollis Hemmings
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Subject: English Language Arts, Reading, Creative Writing Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Homeschooler Duration: 2 Weeks

Making Paper Mache Masks and Writing a Play:Arts Project with Rubrics
Making Paper Mache Masks and Writing a Play:Arts Project with Rubrics
In this integrated arts project, students will make paper mache masks, write the script for and perform a play. This project has three tasks. ...
By Krystal Mills
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Subject: Arts, Creative Writing, Drama Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Duration: N/A

Wintry Stories Activity
Wintry Stories Activity
With this activity, students are given a copy of the snowball plan sheet and will choose one of the categories to brainstorm ideas and details. O...
By Nicole Shelby
$2.00
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Subject: Creative Writing, Writing, English Language Arts Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: N/A

Speak Extended Response Prompts
Speak Extended Response Prompts
This digital download is a collection of over 40 extended response prompts for the popular novel, Speak. These are prompts that will help your stud...
By Novels Over Basals
$3.00
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Subject: English Language Arts, Literature, Creative Writing Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th Duration: N/A
Type: Activities

Space Writing Freebie
Space Writing Freebie
These pages are used in my Space Lesson Plan Plus Unit. The student write on the right side. They can draw a picture on the right. There are 3 diff...
By Mary Amoson
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Subject: Creative Writing, Science Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Pedros Cookin Cafe
Pedros Cookin Cafe
This is a writing menu created for students to learn more about each other through writing, graphing and different projects. Grading rubrics are i...
By Lisa Allred
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Subject: Creative Writing Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: N/A

Thanksgiving Acrostic Poem - Thankful
Thanksgiving Acrostic Poem - Thankful
For Thanksgiving, students can use this festive template to write an acrostic poem using the letters in the word thankful. Enjoy! Happy Thanksgivin...
By Happyedugator
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Writing: Playing With Color
Writing: Playing With Color
This worksheet encourages students to stretch their thinking in regards to color. As they fill in the categories with their thoughts, feelings and...
By Connie
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Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 30 Minutes