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Text-to-Text Connections with Knuffle Bunny and Bear Hunt (PPt)
Text-to-Text Connections with Knuffle Bunny and Bear Hunt (PPt)
This 37 slide Power Point helps students sequence two stories: KNUFFLE BUNNY by Mo Willems and GOING ON A BEAR HUNT. Please see full description...
By Wise Owl Factory
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Subject: Creative Writing, Literature, Reading Level(s): 1st, Homeschooler Duration: 1 Week

7105-8 Point of View in Novels and Other Literature
7105-8 Point of View in Novels and Other Literature
In this COMPLETE lesson from InspirEd Educators, students will be able to explain how point of view can change the feel of a story. Lesson warm up...
By Inspired Educators
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Long I Unit Knight Mike Story and Activities
Long I Unit Knight Mike Story and Activities
This unit contains an original story by me with the Long I sound. Activities include: word sort, art project and patterns, concentration game, mak...
By Little Priorities
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Subject: Creative Writing, Short Stories, Spelling Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

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The Water Cycle
The Water Cycle
This 13 page unit on The Water Cycle includes three center activities, and six assessment pieces. Easy to use in independent literacy centers or a...
By Catherine Wood
$3.00
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Subject: Creative Writing, Science, Environment Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: 2 Months

Teaching Edgar Allan Poe
Teaching Edgar Allan Poe
Teaching the Style and Technique of Edgar Allan Poe This plan consists of four separate elements of varying length (from 5 minutes and 20 minutes ...
By Pierre Peterson
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Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Literature Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 1 Week

1 Little 2 Little Racers
1 Little 2 Little Racers
This catchy little tune will be catching in your room. My students are always waiting to see what I come up with next. This book goes to the tune o...
By Donna Glynn / Kinderglynn
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

knowonder! magazine - October
knowonder! magazine - October
knowonder! magazine is a FREE, 132-page magazine that promotes literacy in children ages 0-10 by providing a new story for every day of the month....
By Knowonder Publishing
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Subject: Reading, Creative Writing, Short Stories Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: N/A

25 Points Grading Checklist or Rubric for Any Type of Writing
25 Points Grading Checklist or Rubric for Any Type of Writing
Need a writing checklist? This is a quick and easy writing grader for both teacher and student, and it may be used for creative writing as well as ...
By Happyedugator
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Subject: Creative Writing, Expository Writing, Writing Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Duration: N/A

Introduction to Autobiography
Introduction to Autobiography
A history of autobiography PowerPoint. I used this with my students for Creative Writing to illustrate that autobiography is more than "I was born...
By Alyssa Potasznik
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Dressing for Turkeys
Dressing for Turkeys
This is a fun writing activity I use for Thanksgiving. My students love the play on words, instead of Turkey and dressing, we dress our turkeys! ...
By Kteacherdi
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Subject: Creative Writing, Vocabulary, Holidays/Seasonal Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A
Type: Activities

Adjective Postcard Assignment
Adjective Postcard Assignment
This is a two day assignment for students to practice writing with adjectives. Students will be able to imagine a vacation destination, describe t...
By Teach For The Stars!
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Subject: English Language Arts, Creative Writing Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Duration: N/A

Strategies for Prewriting
Strategies for Prewriting
19 prewriting stragies for writing; many come from New Jersey Writing in Texas...
By Lashanda Moss-hill
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Subject: Creative Writing, Writing, Writing Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, Adult Education, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

A Midsummer Night's Dream Friendly Letter
A Midsummer Night's Dream Friendly Letter
Help your students relate to the character development and plot sequence in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream by writing a friendly letter fr...
By Working Mom
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Subject: Creative Writing, Literature, Writing Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Duration: 1 hour

Halloween Haiku Poetry Form
Halloween Haiku Poetry Form
This will make a terrific entry in your students' writing portfolios. Wow parents with students' portfolios including one or more of several holid...
By B.rogers
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Subject: Creative Writing, Other Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschooler Duration: Lifelong Tool

Cereal Box Autobiography
Cereal Box Autobiography
Students turn a cereal box into their autobiographies! Rather than sitting down and writing a boring essay, the kids are able to "chunk" their mate...
By L.a. Beach Teacher
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Subject: Creative Writing, Writing Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Idiom Lesson Idea
Idiom Lesson Idea
Need a new twist on teaching idioms? Use this lesson plan to give your students a fun way to show what they have learned about idioms. Students w...
By Rachael Chance
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Subject: English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: N/A

FREE Letters to the Future
FREE Letters to the Future
Letters to the Future is a lesson plan developed by Laura Candler for having students write letters to themselves that will be delivered in the fut...
By Laura Candler
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Subject: Creative Writing, Expository Writing, Writing Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Creative Characterization in Writing
Creative Characterization in Writing
This writing project requires students to use methods of characterization to create their own characters and write about them in a fun, unique and ...
By Rebecca Malone
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Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Short Stories Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 2 Days

1 Little 2 Little Leprechauns
1 Little 2 Little Leprechauns
This catchy little tune will be catching in your room. My students are always waiting to see what I come up with next. This book goes to the tune o...
By Donna Glynn / Kinderglynn
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

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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Creative Writing: Good Day Bad Day Activity Lesson Plan Six Traits
Creative Writing: Good Day Bad Day Activity Lesson Plan Six Traits
Creative Writing: Good Day Bad Day Activity Lesson Plan Six Traits Common Core Writing Standards: 3,4,5 Have your students ever had a bad day l...
By Wise Guys
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Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Verbs - October Fun Learning Activities
Verbs - October Fun Learning Activities
This is a 7 page unit to help review verbs. There is a cover if you'd like to make it into a booklet. There are two pages for students to find th...
By Mrs. R.
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Subject: English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Grammar Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

The Polar Express Writing Unit
The Polar Express Writing Unit
My name is Megan Newman, and this is a writing unit that I use with my third grade students. This exciting writing unit is based on the beloved ch...
By Megan Newman
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Subject: Creative Writing, Writing, Christmas/Chanukah/Kwanzaa Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th Duration: 2 Weeks

FREE 2 Would You Rather Question Response Templates
FREE 2 Would You Rather Question Response Templates
Here are two ways to have your students respond in writing to any Would You Rather Question. The document is in MS Word so that you can use any que...
By Rachel Lynette
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St. Patrick's Day Limericks and Fun
St. Patrick's Day Limericks and Fun
Limericks are a fun way to practice writing poetry while celebrating St. Patrick's Day! My students loved coming up with Limericks for weeks after...
By Ryan Montgomery
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Subject: Creative Writing, Poetry, Holidays/Seasonal Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: 30 Minutes

6 Traits of Writing Posters
6 Traits of Writing Posters
Hang these colorful 6 Traits of Writing posters in your classroom and refer to them as needed. This is just one small example of teacher created ...
By Lisa Frase
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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

Water Cycle Writing Book
Water Cycle Writing Book
We are diving into the water cycle. This adorable book can be created for each student in your class. They will have a short writing assignment for...
By Lohren Nolan
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Subject: Creative Writing, Writing Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Duration: N/A
Type: Worksheets

Family Poetry Writing Activity
Family Poetry Writing Activity
After discussing poetry in class, this was a homework assignment to practice writing poetry. This is a packet I sent home to engage families in stu...
By Ms. G
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Subject: Poetry, Creative Writing Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th 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

Alliteration & Onomatopoeia
Alliteration & Onomatopoeia
This worksheet focuses on the literary devices of alliteration and onomatopoeia. It encourages students to examine text to figure out the definiti...
By Purplepanda
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Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Other Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Catching Fire Extended Response Prompts
Catching Fire Extended Response Prompts
This digital download is a collection of over 50 extended response prompts for the popular novel, Catching Fire. These are prompts that will help y...
By Novels Over Basals
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Subject: English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature Level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: N/A
Type: Activities

"Flying Solo", by R. Fletcher, 12 Project Challenges
A set of 12 project challenges to go with the book, "Flying Solo", by Ralph Fletcher. These challenges are a great way for students to extend the ...
By Smart Chick
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Subject: Creative Writing, Expository Writing, Literature Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: 3 Weeks

Poetry Prompts / Writing Prompts Power Point
Poetry Prompts / Writing Prompts Power Point
A 20-slide Power Point for a month of poetry or writing prompts. Each slide contains... - an original photo with discussion questions to genera...
By Addie Williams
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I Need My Monster - Unit With Reading / Writing Lessons
I Need My Monster - Unit With Reading / Writing Lessons
Lessons and activities to go with the great children's book "I Need My Monster". Lessons include a during reading point outs, adjective work, synon...
By Miss R's Rocking Room
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Subject: Creative Writing, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: 3 Days

Cute Monthly Title Pages for Journal Writing w/ Seasonal Word Banks
Cute Monthly Title Pages for Journal Writing w/ Seasonal Word Banks
This is a set of cute cover pages for monthly journal writing. Each month has cute clip art and special words that go with that month. Children wil...
By Freedom To Teach
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Subject: Creative Writing, Essay Writing Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: N/A

Writing Center/Unit Themed Words
Writing Center/Unit Themed Words
This document contains 5 pages of united themed words that can be used in a writing center. Includes: -Ocean Winter/Amazing Creature Words -We...
By Jenna Stec
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A
Type: Printables

Holiday Stationery
Holiday Stationery
Here is a collection of reproducible stationery for holiday writing fun! Each piece of stationery can also be cut out for a unique classroom displa...
By Dwayne Kohn
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"The Twenty-One Balloons", by W. du Bois, Challenges
A set of challenges to go with the book, "The Twenty-One Balloons" by William Pene du Bois. These challenges are designed to be independent projec...
By Smart Chick
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Subject: Literature, Reading, Creative Writing Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: 3 Weeks

How to Engage the Reader PowerPoint
How to Engage the Reader PowerPoint
13 Slides on three different strategies to engage the reader and create a great beginning for a narrative account, for use in a standards-based wri...
By Happyedugator
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Good Writers Will Have Success - Traits of Good Writing Poster
Good Writers Will Have Success - Traits of Good Writing Poster
Success becomes an acronym for the traits of good writers. This can be printed as a handout, made into a transparency, projected by LCD, or even bl...
By Happyedugator
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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
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Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Reading Level(s): 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: 3 Weeks

Valentine's Day Using Literary Devices
Valentine's Day Using Literary Devices
Using a Valentine's Day theme, students write definitions of and example sentences using similes, metaphors, personification, symbols, irony, image...
By Monica Lukins
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Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Poetry Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th 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 Constance Casserly
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Subject: Creative Writing, English Language Arts Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 30 Minutes

The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe Novel Projects
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe Novel Projects
Students have a choice of four projects on this menu: Character trait poster, travel brochure, creating a shield, and a story trail map. Each pro...
By Jenn
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Subject: English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Literature Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th Duration: N/A

Loosely Shakespeare (Julius Caesar)
Loosely Shakespeare (Julius Caesar)
Loosely Shakespeare Julius Caesar Speech Reading Your students will love working with this Mad-Lib like Windows PC program. They mysteriously ty...
By Albert Baggetta
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i Can Help - An Earth Day Reproducible Book
i Can Help - An Earth Day Reproducible Book
Reposted! This "I Can Help" reproducible student book allows children to write about ways they can help keep Earth clean and healthy. Each page f...
By Karen Mitchell
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Reading Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st Duration: 1 hour

Creative writing activity: Create  cereal advertisement (Common Core)
Creative writing activity: Create cereal advertisement (Common Core)
Creative writing activity: Create a cereal brand and advertisement (Common Core Writing Standards: 3,5) This document is meant to encourage st...
By Wise Guys
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Subject: Creative Writing, Other (Arts), Writing Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

"Maniac Magee", by J. Spinelli, Project Challenges
A set of 8 project challenges to go with the book, "Maniac Magee", by Jerry Spinelli. These challenges are designed to give students an opportunit...
By Smart Chick
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Subject: Expository Writing, Literature, Creative Writing Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: 3 Weeks