All Resources

English Language Arts, Writing, Writing-Expository

, W.5.3

Also included in: Paragraph of the Week and Essay of the Month Writing Bundle

Writing Interactive Notebooks: Writing Activities {Interactive Writing Notebook}

Created by

Lovin Lit

Writing Interactive Notebooks ~ Sentences and Paragraphs for Common Core 3-8. This Writing Interactive Notebook is a companion to my TpT Best Sellers for Reading Literature and Reading Informational Text.Get the *original* Interactive Writing Notebooks - Over 30,000 copies sold!This resource is now part of an interactive notebook bundle. Find the bundle here.***********************************************Each of the 26 lessons includes a photo of the finished product, teacher’s notes, teacher’s

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

RL.3.1

, RL.3.5

, RL.4.1

, RL.4.5

, RL.5.1

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Also included in: Interactive Notebook ELA Bundle of 5

Paragraph Writing - How to Write a Paragraph of the Week - Writing Prompts

Created by

Rachel Lynette

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 all about writing a paragraph.WHAT’S INCLUDED:✍️ PRINT:60 different writing prompts (20 opinion, 20 informative, & 20 narrative)Brainstorming PagesOrganizing and Planning PagesFirst Draft PagesRevision & Editing PagesFinal Draft PagesPublishing PagesDIGITAL:Google SlidesEasel ActivityDIFFERENTIATION OPTIONS:Digital or PrintParagraph

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays, Writing-Expository

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Independent Work Packet

CCSS:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Writing

...

Also included in: Paragraph Writing of the Week - Differentiation Bundle for Grades 2-3

Writing Center | Printables & Interactive Learning Display

Created by

Joey Udovich

How do you get your students enjoy writing? This is a question that I asked myself for years! After being in the classroom for 8 years, I had the idea of giving my students a say in what they would be writing. This idea changed it all!PLEASE TAKE TIME TO VISIT MY DETAILED PREVIEW ABOVE!By offering a variety of topics that they could choose to learn and write about, I found that my students weren't just writing, they were asking to write! I filled my bulletin board with a "writing menu." It allow

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Printables, Lesson, Centers

CCSS:

RL.3.5

, RL.5.5

, RL.6.4

, RI.3.2

, RI.3.4

...

Teaching Theme with Aesop's Fables Finding Theme Worksheets Graphic Organizers

Created by

Kim Miller

Do your students struggle to find the theme of a story? Theme can be a difficult skill for students to master but it doesn't have to be! Teaching theme with fables makes finding themes in literature a little easier. In this resource, students will learn how to explain how the theme is conveyed through morals, lessons, and key details in fables. Students will quickly and easily be able to determine the message or central idea found in a story that the author is trying to convey.Eliminate the conf

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Tools for Common Core

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

CCSS:

RL.3.2

, RL.3.3

English Language Arts, Writing

, RL.5.2

...

Also included in: Teaching Theme with Fables, Short Stories, and Poems Finding Theme BUNDLE

Personal Narrative Writing Unit | Writing Workshop | Print and Digital

Created by

Ashleigh

This comprehensive unit addresses all of the narrative writing standards for the Common Core Standards, as well as most state standards! A PDF version is included, as well as a link for Google Slides. This means this product is also ready for Google Classroom and other digital platforms!************************************************************************This 6-week unit is broken down to day-by-day lessons. Each lesson contains detailed directions for a mini lesson, independent work time, an

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Unit Plans, Printables

CCSS:

, W.3.10

ELA Test Prep, English Language Arts, Reading

...

Also included in: Writing Workshop Bundle | Print and Digital | Informational, Opinion, Narrative

4th Grade Reading Comprehension Passages With ELA Standards Based Assessments

Created by

Kristine Nannini

Teaching 4th grade ELA has so many components - and that’s before you even think about aligning to English Language Arts standards and state test prep! Supplement your main ELA curriculum with my 4th Grade Mini Lessons With Standards Based Assessments. Whether you use this resource every single week to supplement instruction, as a part of your literacy rotations, or as a robust review for test prep season, your 5th graders will show what they know as you thoroughly assess each standard. No more

Subjects:

Grades:

4th

Types:

Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

Keep 'em Thinking with Susan Morrow

, RL.4.5

...

Halloween Narrative Writing Prompts - Write a Scary Spooky Story - October

Created by

Nothing beats a SCARY STORY to get students excited to write stories that keep their readers on the edge of their seats. This Halloween Writing Unit has everything needed to write a super spooky story! Click on the PREVIEW to see everything that is included.This product contains two magic words: CHOICE and TOOLS. Students are offered a buffet of plots, settings, and characters. They have the FREEDOM to concoct a story that is guaranteed to spook their audience. They don't have to respond to th

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Halloween

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Centers

CCSS:

W.2.3

, W.2.5

, W.2.6

Balanced Literacy, Other (ELA), Writing

...

Also included in: Halloween Math and Language Arts Bundle | 2nd Grade Halloween Review Activities

Monthly Writing Prompts

Created by

Pocketful of Primary

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! _______________

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Printables, Centers

CCSS:

W.1.1

, W.1.2

, W.1.3

, W.2.1

, W.2.2

...

Writing Workshop Bundle | Print and Digital | Informational, Opinion, Narrative

Created by

Ashleigh

Get everything you need to teach narrative, opinion, fictional narrative, and informational writing for the entire year! These lessons are broken down to make writing workshop manageable and fun for the teacher and students. Each resource is available as a PDF file and in Google Slides. This makes this unit compatible with Google Classroom!This includes a collection of four of my best selling Writing units. Each of the units is broken down into 30 detailed day-by-day lesson plans and includes al

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Unit Plans, Printables

CCSS:

Creative Writing, Writing, Writing-Expository

...

Show Don't Tell Anchor Charts | Show Not Tell

Created by

The Literacy Dive

30 descriptive writing anchor charts to help students show more expressive language in their narrative and expository writing during writer's workshop. This product includes large and mini anchor charts that provide examples to actually SHOW 30 common emotions and feelings in a printable and digital format! Each chart states a commonly used emotion or feeling and gives 8 ways to "show" it in writing. These will encourage students to "show not tell".There are a variety of ways to use these:add t

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Posters, Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Writing

, W.5.3

, W.5.3b

, W.5.3d

...

Also included in: Writers Workshop Anchor Charts and Activities

Thesaurus Word Choice Charts and Posters | Descriptive Writing | Synonyms

Created by

The Literacy Dive

Adding descriptive words in narrative and informational compositions is tricky! Students will receive a variety of synonyms for 40 commonly used words! These synonym charts (hang on the wall, put into writing folders/journals, or place on a binder ring for portable student access) and thesaurus booklets will increase depth and creativity in student word choice and writing! Students will quickly begin writing more descriptively by placing these interesting words right at their fingertips!These no

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Printables, Posters

CCSS:

Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Writing-Essays

, W.5.3

, W.5.3b

...

Also included in: Writers Workshop Anchor Charts and Activities

4TH GRADE WRITING - PARAGRAPH - NARRATIVE - OPINION - INFORMATIVE - INTERACTIVE

Created by

Rockin Resources

Do you want to transform your reluctant writers into ROCKSTAR WRITERS®? This 4TH GRADE WRITING PROGRAM is the only registered, research-based STEP-BY-STEP WRITING® program. It scaffolds from sentence writing to paragraph writing, and then essay writing (4TH Grade Narrative Writing, Opinion Writing, and Informative Writing with nonfiction text features). It is a COMPLETE WRITER'S WORKSHOP PROGRAM with all the tools needed for the entire year. It was specifically designed for teachers and homescho

Subjects:

Grades:

4th

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas, Graphic Organizers, Lesson

CCSS:

W.4.1

, W.4.2

Grammar, Vocabulary, Writing

, W.4.4

, W.4.5

...

Upper Elementary Writing Office Folder of Anchor Charts

Created by

The Literacy Dive

Writing tips and reminders are great to give to students. These mini anchor charts are helpful when being added to a writing office. Your students will become more independent during writer's workshop. This writing tool will help students with personal narrative, informational, and opinion writing. Anchor charts and tips are right at their fingertips! These writing office folders are easy to store, great for providing privacy, all while giving lots of information in one place! All charts come in

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Printables, Centers

CCSS:

Printables, Graphic Organizers

, W.4.1

, W.4.2

...

Also included in: Primary and Upper Elementary Writing Office Folders Anchor Charts

Essay of the Month

Created by

Teaching in Room 6

Essay Writing This daily, scaffolded approach to essay writing is perfect to help get your students writing good, solid, detailed 5 paragraph essays. Students will write one essay a school month (20 days), focusing on the organization and format of the essay itself. There are 20 separate writing prompts in this 300+ page file. Prompts cover the genres of: Personal Narrative Imaginative Narrative Informational Writing Opinion Writing All of the prompts are student-centered so that they will

Subjects:

Writing, Writing-Essays

Grades:

3rd - 6th

Types:

CCSS:

English Language Arts, Grammar, Reading

, W.4.1

, W.4.2

...

Also included in: Paragraph of the Week and Essay of the Month Writing Bundle

4th Grade Language Arts Assessments {Common Core & NOT Common Core}

Created by

Ashleigh

Get at least TWO or THREE Assessments for EVERY Common Core Language Arts StandardYou can now use the assessments with ANY state standard. The Common Core Standards version has the standard listed at the top of each page. There is also an additional version where the standard has been removed, so the assessments can be rearranged to work with almost any state standard. *************************************************************************This packet includes a three-page AND one-page assessme

Subjects:

Grades:

4th

Types:

Assessment, Printables

CCSS:

Literature, Reading, Writing

, RL.4.5

...

Mentor Text Reading Activities & Writing Prompts for Volume 1: Better Than Basal

Created by

ideas by jivey

Why is this better than a basal? Because YOU get to choose the order and even the skills you want to cover with each book! A GOOD mentor text will provide opportunities to teach or review a variety of skills, not the ONE the teacher manual says you have to teach. This product is JAM-PACKED with Common Core aligned lesson ideas, activities, graphic organizers, and writing prompts for 40 of your favorite mentor texts to use in grades 3-5! (See the complete list below.) With over 100 graphic organ

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

RL.3.1

, RL.3.2

, RL.3.3

, RL.3.4

, RL.3.7

...

Also included in: Yearlong Mentor Text Grammar & Reading Curriculum Bundle: Volume 1 Grades 3-5

First Day of School Activities for 3rd Grade {First Week of School 3rd Grade}

Created by

Jason's Online Classroom

This beginning of the year activities packet includes 22 pages of back to school activities to start the year off right! It comes in black & white only so that the kids can color their own books and you can save on ink. We've taken many of the ideas from our top selling end of the year memory books and revamped them to make them fun first day of school activities. This resource is included in a larger back to school bundle. CLICK HERE TO VIEW!Download Preview FileDownload the back to sch

Subjects:

Back to School, English Language Arts, Specialty

Grades:

2nd - 5th

Types:

Activities

CCSS:

W.2.1

, W.2.2

, W.2.3

, W.3.1

Ancient History, Social Studies - History, World History

...

Also included in: First Week of 3rd Grade Fun Activities & Games Bundle

Greek Mythology Unit - Greek Mythology Projects - Ancient Greece Unit Activities

Created by

Creative Classroom Core

This Greek Mythology Unit contains over 200 pages and it is the perfect addition to an Ancient Greece Interactive Notebook or Ancient Greece unit. These Greek mythology projects and activities include full text versions of a variety of Ancient Greek myths, telling the tales of the Olympians and other Greek Gods and Goddesses. It contains all of the resources, foldable activities, graphic organizers, and mythology worksheets you need to teach your students about the gods, goddesses, heroes, and m

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 7th

Types:

Activities, Interactive Notebooks

CCSS:

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

, RL.4.10

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Also included in: Ancient Greece Unit Projects - Ancient Greek Mythology - Interactive Notebooks

The Mouse and the Motorcycle Novel Study {Common Core-Aligned: Grades 2-4}

Created by

Jamie Rector

The Mouse and the Motorcycle is certainly a hit in any elementary classroom! This novel study pack is loaded with fun! It is Common Core-Aligned for Grades 2-4 and is sure to be a hit with your students!Included in this 62-Page Novel Study:Comprehension Questions for Each Chapter (13 in all)An Activity for Each Chapter (13 in all)A Complete Vocabulary Study (over 70 words and graphic organizer)A Mouse Craftivity for Student Work Display/Bulletin BoardAnswer KeyPlease check out the Preview to see

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 4th

Types:

Printables

CCSS:

RL.2.1

, RL.2.2

, RL.2.3

, RL.2.5

, RL.2.7

...

Small Moments Writing Narrative Writing Pack

Created by

The Applicious Teacher

Small Moments Writing Pack Narrative Writing Activity-Authors often use, “small moments” as inspiration for a story. Use this small moments pack to inspire your authors to write about their small moments and watch their small moments narrative writing quality grow! This pack included LOTS of resources to help inspire, organize, and publish your students’ narrative writings. Please note this pack is part of the Writing All Year Growing Bundle*******************************************************

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Writing

Grades:

1st - 5th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Graphic Organizers

CCSS:

W.2.3

, W.2.5

Creative Writing, Halloween, Math

...

Also included in: Writing All Year BUNDLE

Halloween Activities | Math & Language Arts Worksheets | Writing Prompts

Created by

Create Teach Share

Looking for ways to celebrate Halloween with your students without straying too much from the curriculum?? These Halloween-themed activities are perfect for spooky season in your upper elementary classroom. This resource includes a variety of ELA and math activities for the month of October. Language Arts:Halloween Roll-a-Story (Includes a writing organizer and final draft paper)Halloween Fortune Teller (for class discussions)Frightening Figures of Speech Spooky SimilesWicked Word Choice Candy C

Subjects:

Grades:

4th - 5th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

...

Common Core Writing Rubrics FREE for Grades 1-4

Created by

Jamie Rector

By request, I have created Common Core Writing Rubrics based specifically on the language used in the Common Core Standards to assess the students in their writing. I have included a rubric for each grade level (Grades 1-4) in each of the 3 types of Common Core Writing: Opinion, Informative/Explanatory, and Narrative Writing. You can use this as a self-assessment for the students or as a teacher assessment guide. This is the perfect companion to my Common Core Writing Bundles #1 and #2. They

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Tools for Common Core, Writing

Grades:

1st - 4th

Types:

Assessment, Rubrics

CCSS:

W.1.1

, W.1.2

, W.1.3

, W.2.1

, W.2.2

...

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Holes Novel Study | Print and Digital

Created by

Joy in the Journey by Jessica Lawler

This resource includes everything you need to teach and assess the book Holes by Louis Sachar. Engage your students with these fun and challenging activities - and simplify your lesson planning with this no prep resource that includes both print and digital activities for your students.These pages were created to guide your students through the novel, hold them accountable for their reading, and assess their comprehension through a number of fun and challenging activities. This 80-page resource

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

4th - 6th

Types:

Activities

CCSS: