I love this book and I love doing activities for this book. This is the PERFECT book to teach or practice descriptive writing or 6 trait writing. ... ByCathy Hutchinson
Research PowerPoints! Instead of having students create the traditional research paper. Students create a powerpoint with all the elements needed f... BySpecial K
These 6 different bookmarks explain how to write 6 different kinds of poems (haiku, tanka, limerick, acrostic, cinquain, and sonnet). There is a d... ByB.rogers
Print out a template for students to fill out a 4-page "Time Magazine" complete with interviews, pictures, and articles about their mom. Great to u... ByKatie C
This sixty-nine page resource for teaching Lois Lowry's 1990 Newbery Medal Winner has eight different components.
(1)The detailed CHAPTER SUMMARI... ByMargaret Whisnant
37 page Unit Plan for "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding including individual lesson plans, worksheets, rubrics, assessments, lesson materials.... ByMs.perreca
Tired of students using the same old dead verbs (i.e. said, did, went, are, etc.)? Try giving them a list of "Vivid Verbs!" This list of over 250... BySecondary Solutions
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Celebrate Spring with this thematic unit which includes projects for St. Patrick's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day and Spring in gener... ByDwayne Kohn
A set of nine challenges to use with the book, "Tuck Everlasting", by Natalie Babbitt. These challenges require students to write creatively and m... BySmart Chick
What is good writing? So often students are expected to somehow intuitively know what constitutes good writing. In this unit, students will identif... BySteve Grundmeier
This is a simple graphic organizer students can use to evaluate and explain their work for a writing portfolio. After students have selected their ... ByHappyedugator
A PowerPoint overview of characterization techniques students will see in fiction. Focus on the two main types: direct and indirect characterizati... ByJeff Minahan
This 63 page unit includes a variety of
math, rhyming, writing and art activities that we have created to go with some of our favorite bunny book... ByMade For 1st Grade
Students learn that good writers use all five of their senses to write descriptively. File includes directions, two bulletin board headers, picture... ByLesson Plan Sos Teachers
A prompt used to get students to write a poem using a variety of figurative language using the book "Hatchet". The sheet can be used with ANY book... BySmart Chick
Paragraph Writing: Hamburger Paragraph by Erica:
Hook your class on paragraph writing with this interactive power point on writing a complete para... ByErica
This is an in-class project that can be done after reading Jon Scieszka's beautifully illustrated book MATH CURSE. Illustrations are done by Lane ... ByJennifer Kreiseder
A set of 8 project challenges for the book, "Catching Fire", by Suzanne Collins. These are projects designed to engage and extend the reading. A ... BySmart Chick
Included are 20 different poems that can be used for students' Poetry Notebooks (composition notebook size)including Langston Hughes, Shel Silverst... ByErin Forster
This is a complete unit on Animal Non-fiction research writing. It explains step by step how to have your students create their own animal books. ... ByWhat's The Buzz In First?
Finished First, created by Annie Graham, is an 18- page book that is teacher friendly, center-ready, and child centered. It has monthly, thematic p... ByAnnie Graham
This 19 page file contains a generic pre-writing form to use with writing entertaining, persuasive or informative texts. In addition each type of ... ByDanielle Lasota
This is an animated PowerPoint presentation on figurative language. It introduces/reviews similies, metaphors, onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbol... ByTammie Johnson
A differentiated final short story project for grades 6-9. The teacher can assign lower-functioning students tasks from the A column, and higher-f... ByRelentless Innovation
Share this Back to School Acrostic poem with your students on the first day of school. You can copy it for each student, share with parents, or us... ByB.rogers
Have your students write a children's book with PowerPoint, using this rubric as their guide. Help them incorporate literary elements, and make it ... ByHappyedugator
Student handouts and instructions for writing a poem about the sights and sounds of Christmas at their homes.
Optional Idea for project/gift: ... ByAnne P. Kraszewski
These are task cards using Bloom's levels of synthesis and evaluation. These cards work with any fiction text and are best for older (grades 3-5) ... ByMrs. Monkey
Here is the perfect craftivity for Dental Health units: a tooth fairy craftivity! This 16 page activity has photos, literature suggestion, templat... ByCecelia Magro I Love 1st Grade
Perfect for 2 & 3 Graders (a 4th grade teacher in my building said she'd use it as a poetry unit intro), this poetry book contains 6 different kind... ByMandy Bailey
This packet contains three main poetry area tasks: Writing, Analyzing, and Connecting Music to poetry. This is a blank student packet that studen... ByKelly Shewmake
A colorful seasonal class book cover and accompanying page for students to complete. Glue the cover to a pronged pocket folder and insert student p... ByNjf
A sheet for group work where a student shares their writing and the others listen and write down something they enjoyed and something they want to ... ByCarlos Salinas
This document contains ten original, detailed, creative writing lesson plans for grades two through six.
Assessment suggestions are included and ... ByVareane Heese
This is a generic writing plan form that can be used for any topic your would like. It is organized Day 1 through Day 5, so you could start on a Mo... ByKate Tayloe
11 slide PowerPoint on how to use the "Show Not Tell" strategy in creative writing. Helps student write with more descriptive words and vivid langu... ByHappyedugator
This digital download is a collection of over 40 extended response prompts for the popular novel, The Lightning Thief (the first of five Percy Jack... ByNovels Over Basals
This a template for an Easter Theme Acrostic Poem. The students have the opportunity to color the individual eggs to make the poem template colorfu... ByMichelle Mckain
There were many people affected during the Reconstruction era. This cooperative learning project allows students to choose one of the important ch... ByKimberly Cauble
Use these three, two page mini-lessons to get students to improve their writing and make it more descriptive and interesting. This technique used b... ByWilliam Farren
When studying folk and fairy tales with my students, I like to have them create their own version of a popular story. We read books like "The Stink... ByJohn Blake
This unit is perfect for the end of the year or anytime you need to fill in some time with some fun activities. The unit includes activities that ... ByDawn Williams
*This item has been revised to include all of my forms, not in the original listing.* Well-worth the money for a ready-to-go unit, including litera... ByKnightsteacher
Students will write a total of three illustrated and imaginative tabloid stories with mythological characters. The stories will have to have varied... ByHappyedugator
"A Three Hour Tour" - Complete creative writing assignment for upper elementary or middle school students. Students are creating a cast of charact... ByVictoria Sinco
A series of four capstone activities for Dante's Inferno that range from the more analytical (comparison with movies) to the creative.... ByEd Dehoratius
Get Started With Literacy Centers!
We all know that small group instruction is vital to successful learning in the primary classroom, but what ... ByAbc Schoolhouse