This writing center has been featured on Scholastic.com and numerous other websites. It is the original Writing Center on Teachers Pay Teachers and has been completely revised with more samples and new templates!!! This kit is also available in a MONEY SAVING BUNDLE! Click here to check it out: Save With A Bundle: Writing Center and Information Folders - Student Resources for Reading, Writing, and Math Make a Writing Center! Everything you need to set up a center full of ideas and suc

*** EVERYTHING YOU NEED *** for your ELA Common Core Assessment needs- all student pages 152 student assessments and 46 binder divider pages-Great Resource - Just print and go. Some assessments are 2 pages- we only counted them as 1 assessment - So there are 290 plus pages in all with this packet -no answer keyIMPORTANT- We combined all of our 2nd grade ELA Common Core Packets into this one big I WANT IT ALL bundle packet- If you buy this packet there is no need to purchase the 2nd grade domain

Teach students HOW to write a paragraph with these simple steps!Use back to school picture books to give students step-by-step lessons in how to write a structured paragraph!***************************************************************************Use Picture Books That Focus on ProceduresAt the beginning of the school year I love reading picture books that focus on classroom procedures. I feel that these books help teach students my behavior expectations in a student friendly way. However, I'v

Make it easy to plan your writing instruction with this yearlong bundle of narrative, opinion, and informational writing lessons for second grade! This complete second grade writing program also includes posters and visuals, assessments and writing rubrics, and grammar/language arts activities that will save you time.------You know that writing is an important part of literacy instruction. You want your students to become stronger writers - and actually WANT to write, too!But maybe you don't hav

Paragraph writing just got easier! Whether you need print or digital, these ready-to-use pages (and slides) are an effective way to help your students learn how to write a paragraph. You'll get everything you need for opinion, informative, and narrative writing. Check out the product preview to see it all!Here's What's Included:Print Versions and Digital Access60 different writing prompts (20 opinion, 20 informative, & 20 narrative)Brainstorming PagesOrganizing and Planning PagesFirst Draft

BEST SELLER! These EDITABLE Monthly Writing Prompts are perfect for a writing center or for early finishers! Just print and you have writing prompts for the ENTIRE YEAR! THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES: ■ 20 different writing prompts for EVERY month ■ Word bank of 32 themed words for EVERY month ■ Editable writing prompt pages ■ Editable word bank pages ■ Binder cover ■ 4 different writing pages These writing prompts have EDITABLE text so you can customize the prompts to fit your needs! _______________

In 1st and 2nd Grade, students begin writing paragraphs for the first time. They need continual practice with real-world prompts. The 64 prompts and differentiated graphic organizers in this resource are ones my students loved! I printed the prompts, put them on a binder ring, and hung them in our Work on Writing center. Students had easy access to them and the coordinating writing templates/organizers.Notes to the TeacherGeneral Writing Paper (lines & primary lines)Narrative Writing Resourc

First Day Jitters: Reading Unit for First Day Jitters Do you love using the book, “First Day Jitters” at back to school time? Then, you and your students will love this engaging and fun First Day Jitters Close Reading unit! This week-long unit is packed with crafts, responding to literature activities, vocabulary, quick prints, and soooo much more! They’ll love the fun and you'll love the academic focus this unit has! INCLUDES DIGITAL STUDENT ACTIVITIES! *****************************************

Bring your geometry unit to life with this project based learning (PBL) experience. This simulation is designed to help your third grade students apply their knowledge about the properties of quadrilaterals.During this project based learning unit, your students will be invited to create a new layout for Quadrilateral City’s town square. The citizens of this unique city want to see at least one of each quadrilateral type included in the design of their new town square. ***************************

Are you looking to spice up your writing block with fun, engaging, and meaningful activities? This is UNIT FOUR of an 11 unit series. This unit will guide your students in writing three informational writing pieces and includes everything you need to drive your instruction. We have three themes for this writing unit: Writing Informative Paragraphs with Hamburger Paragraphs (in this week students will also inform the reader about their friend), All About Holidays, My Specialty: _____ where stude

Paragraph writing w/ PARAGRAPH OF THE WEEK is better than a hamburger paragraph template at teaching 2nd, 3rd & 4th graders how to write a paragraph using templates writing rubrics, graphic organizers and a step-by-step system that scaffolds the writing process in a way students understand in grade 2, grade 3 and grade 4 can internalize.76 PARAGRAPH WRITING PROMPTS and ACTIVITIES (informative, narrative & persuasive / opinion) FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR with a DIGITAL VERSION INCLUDED for FREE

Paragraph Writing is one of the three main writing strands for 1st and 2nd graders. Our writers are expected to introduce a topic, give and explain a detail, and then, provide a sense of closure. Essentially , our students should be able to independently write a cohesive paragraph by the end of the year. So, the question is - how do we get our students there?In this comprehensive resource, you have the resources, ideas, and materials to introduce, model, and practice paragraph writing with your

Topic Sentences and Conclusion Sentences: The bundle contains materials for 4 days of writing lessons. The first two days focus on writing topic sentences, and the final two days zero in on writing parallel conclusion sentences.It contains the following resources:1. Topic Sentences PowerPoint: This 37-slide PowerPoint focuses on identifying and writing appropriate topic sentences to introduce a paragraph. A matching 4-page matching companion handout accompanies this PowerPoint.After six introdu

Are you looking for something to help assess all of the 2nd grade Common Core Language Arts standards? This comprehensive assessment packet is for you. Having an assessment for every standard all in one place is a huge time saver. What does this product include?This assessment packet includes at least one assessment for EVERY Common Core Language Standard including each sub-category within the standards. The assessments include a variety of whole group, small group, and individual assessment

Integrating social studies and language arts is a great way to reinforce the standards while teaching history. This unit can be used to teach history while practicing reading and writing skills. About this unit:This unit includes a variety of materials that can be used to teach your students about the Mayflower, the Pilgrims, The First Thanksgiving, and even turkeys. You decide how and what you want to teach your students. These materials can be used with any book, presentation, or discussion y

These NO-PREP early finishers activity packets for 2nd grade are full of engaging pages! They are fun & easy activities for early finishers, skill practice, or review! Each worksheet in the early finishers packets targets a math, ELA, science, social studies, art, or SEL skill. This helps students practice content in a fun way! ⭐️DOWNLOAD THE PREVIEW FILE TO SEE THE EARLY FINISHERS ACTIVITIES IN DETAIL⭐️Read more about how I use early finishers activity packets HERE!Need no-prep early finish

This CCSS aligned informative writing unit contains lesson plans, student printables, rubrics, anchor papers, and other materials needed to teach the information gathering process for research-based writing. Specifically, this pack includes:--Detailed day by day lesson plans broken into 3 categories: -2 weeks for the research and note-taking process -2-3 weeks for writing a multi-paragraph research paper OR -2-3 weeks for writing a nonfiction book--"My Research Notebook"

Crankenstein Activities: Digital Classroom and In Print Are your kids obsessed with "Crankenstein" by Samantha Berger? Then, they'll love this Beyond the Text reading unit! You'll love the academic focus this Crankenstein unit has! This Crankenstein unit has everything done for you and follows a classroom-proven five-day lesson plan routine. Not only do these Crankenstein activities engage your students, but they also help them understand how truly special books can be! Especially Crankenstein

Daily writing practice for the Whole Year has 20 different printable writing mats for 10 months (that's 200 writing prompts) plus writing conventions posters to support writing instruction! Create a simple, easy-to prep writing center in your classroom with the perfect writing materials!Buy the bundle and SAVE $15 (3 packs for FREE), plus get FREE Writing Conventions posters as a bonus (for bundle owners only)! This BUNDLE is a collection of 10 sets of monthly Writing Mat resources. View the pre

Are your students struggling to find information on famous historical figures for their biography reports? Do you have technology in your classroom to help in their research, but aren't sure if they will find the right websites? The QR Codes for Biography Research Reports are what you need. No longer will students struggle with finding enough information, or writing their biography report, on their chosen historical figure.Included in the package:► 25 colorful pages of historical figures (1 fi

Are you looking to spice up your writing block with fun, engaging, and meaningful activities? This is UNIT THREE of an 11 unit series. This unit will guide your students in writing three how-to/procedural writing pieces and includes everything you need to drive your instruction. We have three themes for this writing unit: How to Make a Pie in a Cup (will need recipe materials), Writing an Original How-To (any topic), STEM project with How-To (students transform a box into a new creation with a

Let’s face it, teaching students to write can be a struggle. For many teachers, it is one of the most difficult content areas to instruct. Engaging Writing™ is your answer to the writing block challenge! This comprehensive writing curriculum is the ONLY writing program you will need!***Please see the PREVIEW and THIS POST to see the different components of Engaging Writing!***Using consistent and clear writing lessons is essential to writing skills mastery. The Engaging Writing™ system guides bo

Text features are fun to learn with this unit!This pack is filled with effective lessons for teaching nonfiction text features. Your students will understand the terms that go with informational or nonfiction texts. Your students will create their own animal report using text features in their report. The entire report is first modeled using the example included. All materials included for a great report.This unit on text features first starts out with the teacher using the gradual release of

SYSTEMS OF THE HUMAN BODYTHIS TEACHING RESOURCE INCLUDES:• a Smart Art science project• a research template for a Body Part Report• a set of Poems and Songs about the human bodyThe Smart Art activity contains directions, photos, and templates for a creative, hands-on science & art project focusing on six major systems of the human body. Samples can be viewed in the PREVIEW above.- The Nervous System- The Circulatory System- The Respiratory System- The Muscular System- The Skeletal System- Th