Here are 20 no-prep printables to help your students learn how to use the dictionary effectively. Some of them focus on specific skills and can stand alone, while others require the use of a dictionary. Worksheets that are used with a dictionary can be used with any printed English language dictiona

Grammar worksheets and tests FOR THE YEAR! The topics/skills included in this huge packet of grammar worksheets are the same as in my Interactive Grammar Notebook. Scroll down for a list of lessons and topics.**Grades 4-5 Version** Level A Grammar Practice & AssessPurchase the differentiation bu

This resource includes a collection of resources for teaching Figurative Language. Figurative Language Posters These posters are perfect for displaying on a bulletin board for students to reference. These bright, eye-catching posters include definitions and examples for each type of figurative lan

This resource includes spelling pages to use with any spelling list. It’s perfect for word work and homework . These activities are easy-to-prep, FUN for students, and provide additional practice for studying spelling words each week! Activities Included:Spelling Comic StripSpelling ScrabbleSpelling

Writer's Workshop Folders are a tool that I will never teach writing without again! These folders not only help teach students about the writing process, but they allow them to get excited and take pride in their writing as an author! Writer's Workshop Folders are ideal for grades 1-6 (but can be us

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Looking for an engaging way to practice ethos, pathos, and logos? Want to practice debating in preparation for a formal debate? Just want to have some FUN and hit the listening and speaking standards? Feel like challenging your students to think fast on their feet? Don't know what else to teach tomo

Keep reading to find out how you can get started with a two-week free sample!Would you like to fully engage your early finishers, rather than telling them to read a book or finish their homework?Would you like to motivate your students to finish their assignments?Would you enjoy seeing your early fi

The topics/skills included in this huge packet of grammar worksheets are the same as in my Interactive Grammar Notebook. Scroll down for a list of lessons and topics.**Grade 6 Version** Level B * Practice & Assess Grammar This product can be used with OR without the Interactive Grammar Notebook.

Fifteen pair (30 cards) of cause and effect cards plus two pages of discussion questions for a variety of critical thinking and writing activities.This set is flexible enough to use for young children through adults!Each pair has one "before" picture and one "after" picture. Teachers from all over t

Would Your Rather Questions: FREE Here are 20 fun Would You Rather Questions just for kids. These are great to use when you have a few extra minutes. Get 180 more questions here: 200 Would You Rather Questions,

Figurative Language review can be fun for you and for students to help students better understand text! Let them practice with this engaging game that will make the skill of identifying figurative language something students WANT to do! Works great for literacy centers or small group. Students wil

20 Hands on Projects for ANY Novel - 20 Rubrics included!Are you sick of hearing your students complain about standardized tests and essays? Me too! :) Here are 20 different hands-on, engaging projects to encourage students to be creative and think outside the box! 45+ pages of creativity! ALL 20

Are you looking for media literacy activities that will engage your students? This bundle includes 6 different resources and includes activities such as poetry, writing, discussion topics, ad technique, student social media survey and more! My students have always enjoyed working on a Media Unit and

Do you love using fold-its or lapbooks in your classroom? This is the perfect download to create your own lapbook for ANY subject or content area and a great addition to any Common Core Classroom! These fold-its are a great way to take notes about any informational text in a fun and different way.

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I'm going to go out on a limb with a big statement: this project was the most fun my class had all year. (This isn't always true with public speaking!)Almost everyone has to give a speech in his or her lifetime. In this fun project, students prepare and present SHORT mini-speeches from real-world sc

This resource on Personal Narratives was designed to teach students about this particular genre, and to walk them through the process of writing their first personal narrative. Digital pages are available for the student pages only. These can be used with Google Slides.This unit is broken down into

How many of you are TIRED of getting papers with no names!! This is a fun poster that I hang in my room. We "chant" this every time be begin a new assignment to get in the habit of writing their name on their paper! I hope it can help you too! Enjoy! **Graphics- From The Pond!** Please leave fe

There are now over 160 activity pages, all with illustrations! You can use these worksheets in person, or assign digitally.Most of the pages included work well as a TpT Digital Activity*, and can be assigned through Google Classroom. The spinner and cut and paste pages can be adapted for online use

Paragraph of the Week is a teacher-created, student-tested, step-by-step process for teaching kids how to write a paragraph. It provides daily practice in both sentence writing and paragraph writing. Each weekly prompt breaks the writing process down into manageable pieces that prevents students fro

This idioms activity has been updated to include a digital distance learning in Google Slides™ (the task cards are also available in Google Forms™). Please refer to the final 7 pages of the product file for links and instructions.There are few things more fun to teach than figures of speech! These

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE ESCAPE ROOM ACTIVITY: Help your students understand figurative language with this highly-engaging interactive escape room / break out activity! Students will have to have an understanding of the following terms to complete the tasks: metaphor, simile, alliteration, personificati

Use this escape room to help foster classroom community and improve team-building and problem solving skills. It can be used in English class as it incorporates some ELA skills, but can also work for any other subject! The best part is that your purchase comes with a hand-drawn video, created by the