This step-by-step writing program is engaging, effective, and easy to implement. In addition to the printable writing prompts, graphic organizers, and rubrics, you will also get access to digital, paperless Google Slides to use with Google Classroom and other digital platforms. Perfect for remote te

Are you looking for a resource to assess all of the 5th grade Common Core Language Arts standards. These are COMPLETE 400+ pages of Assessments and Teaching Notes for ALL English Language Arts Standards for 5th Grade. These will cover your entire year! Reading comprehension (literature and informati

UPDATED 3/19: New Design, Same Content. Mustaches seem to be a big hit with kids right now! My own 5th grade daughter used the campaign slogan “I ‘MUSTACHE’ you to vote for me for President!” to win her spot on student council. For this product, I thought it would be fun to use the “craze” to

This is the companion to my Interactive Writing Notebooks, picking up where it leaves off with more advanced writing assignments. Just like my other products, all of these lessons are differentiated and scaffolded to meet ALL of your students' needs. This product includes 5 very detailed writing un

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 for the teacher and students. Each document is available as a traditional PDF file. I have ALSO included a link f

Help your students become proficient persuasive writers in this easy to use way. This persuasive writing unit will give you the tools necessary to successfully teach this topic in your classroom. Rubrics, planning sheets, and handouts will help guide you through the process.Included in this 40-page

This opinion writing unit teaches all of the opinion writing standards! This is available as a traditional PDF file AND Google Drive file!This is a 6-week unit that with 30 day-by-day lessons. These lessons are designed to scaffold students into writing, revising, and editing a five paragraph opinio

Paragraph writing is easy with daily practice, year-long bundle. Kids learn how to write a paragraph with daily, scaffolded, step-by-step practice of the writing process. Writing prompts, graphic organizers, editing rubrics, and writing paper get kids when writing sentences and writing paragraphs in

Engage your writers like never before! Should animals be in zoos? Let them decide! This 3 week long research and fact-based argumentative writing unit contains everything you need to have your students begging to write each day, including research materials! Students love being knowledgeable on the

RACE Writing Strategy is a structure to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements. Why use the RACE strategy? This mnemonic device is especially helpful for struggling writ

When students analyze and respond to a text they are often required to cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support their interpretation of what the text says. That’s why it is essential to teach students not only the skill of selecting the right evidence, but also the skill of writing a re

Hey fabulous teachers,Opinion writing can be so hard - and boring - to teach! After spending a year doing the boring stuff, I came up with this unit that is very interactive and works so much better! Included in this Opinion Writing Unit is more than enough material for you to teach everything your

Get your students closely reading and writing about informational text. Teach your students to highlight key ideas, take annotative notes, form opinions, debate, cite evidence, and write persuasively!This resource outlines for teachers how to implement close reading instruction with informational a

RACE writing strategy to help students answer passage-based, short response questions in a formal style, with using clear reasons and evidence from the text, and to provide concluding statements. These informational texts are quick, easy reads, so that your students can focus on writing. Do you have

This resource on Opinion Writing was designed to teach students about the genre of opinion writing, and to walk them through the process of writing their first opinion essay. Digital pages are available for the student pages only. These can be used with Google Slides.This unit is broken down into 13

These 10 high-interest passages are paired with reading comprehension questions and short response questions for students to practice multiple comprehension skills AND writing with the RACE writing strategy. This resource is perfect for test-prep, special education and progress monitoring, different

The Common Core Writing Standards are a new and exciting endeavor for many of us. "Amazing and helpful resource for this new common core writing!" --Molleyrey This bundle has it all! It includes complete units for the three main types of writing for the common core. Please note that these units

Writing Interactive Notebook: 24 detailed lesson plans, 48 foldables, Writing Prompts, teacher guidance, posters, supply list, and so much more! You'll never go back to your old INBs after this! Want this in a BUNDLE with READING, WRITING, AND GRAMMAR? BEST Reading Interactive Notebook EverBEST Gram

Paragraph of the Week! This resource gives you a step-by-step instructional plan for paragraph writing instruction. The Writing Plan includes my 5 favorite go-to writing units - informative, narrative, descriptive, opinion and summary! Most of these units consist of 5 initial lessons. Students will

Paired texts target advanced reading comprehension skills by having students read two texts related to the same topic. This paired texts bundle contains multiple resources for teaching students how to read paired texts and respond to a prompt based on the two passages. This bundle includes: 1. A 4

"This is a fabulous resource on opinion writing. It covers everything you need to know to get started. THANK YOU!" --Cfoley02 "I used every lesson and my third graders all wrote wonderful opinion essays!" --snanus Opinion writing is a Common Core standard for third, fourth, and fifth grade studen

Teach students the elements of Persuasive Writing / Argumentative Writing: - Write opening and closing paragraphs- Address audience and opposing views- Take a position- Make an outline - Draft body paragraphs from outlines- Put it all together while addressing the Common Core Standards!Note: This un

Aesop's fables are a timeless collection of stories that your students will love. Help students master the skills of determining theme, making connections to the text, and responding with textual evidence. This packet contains 8 fables to read, followed by multiple choice and short response question

“Hound Dog True” is the story of soon-to-be fifth grader Mattie Breen. Mattie and her mother move a lot; the two have just moved in with Mattie’s uncle. Uncle Potluck is a custodian at the local elementary school and Mattie helps him with custodial duties in the weeks before school starts. This work