Brave Guide

Writing a fractured fairytale is always a fun and creative process! This workbook will guide students through each step of writing their own adaptation. The workbook is comprised of 13 graphic organizers that will scaffold the lessons for English Language Learners as well as other students who struggle to stay focused and on topic in their writing. The writing process is based on the Lucy Calkins 3rd Grade Fairytale Adaptation writing unit. However, it has been simplified into bite sized chunks

This how to write a conclusion paragraph graphic organizer worksheet helps students write better informational essays. This helpful worksheet walks students through the foundations of writing a good conclusion paragraph including: rewording a topic sentencerewording and restating the main ideasI use this graphic organizer in my class to teach students the fundamentals of writing a good conclusion. I have them do this as part of the rough draft of their informational essay. The included example h

Unlock Your Students' Narrative Potential with Engaging Writing Worksheets!Are you looking for effective resources to elevate your upper elementary and middle school students' narrative writing skills? These Hook Dialogue and Conclusion Narrative Writing Worksheets are designed to do just that! This comprehensive set provides guided practice in all key areas of narrative development, including writing hooks, crafting compelling dialogue writing, and mastering impactful writing conclusions. S

Looking for ways to improve your elementary student's narrative writing? Try having them add these mini anchor charts to their writing journals for reference. The mini anchor chart set will print out at the right size to paste into a standard composition book. Each chart could be a lesson and then serve as a reference for students as they continue their writing project. Mini Anchor Charts Include:Small Moment Narrative WritingSettingsPlot CoasterPoint of ViewDialogueDescribing WordsFigurative

This one page close reading article is a 5 paragraph essay on the topic of Candy Hearts. Use the passage in small groups to build reading fluency and comprehension. Or, use the article as a whole group lesson on essay structure, annotations, nonfiction text features, and/or common core comprehension skills. This passage also includes a reading response graphic organizer printable worksheet that guides students through deeper thinking to build their comprehension and reading skills. This common c

Ready for a calm, well-behaved, virtual classroom but just not sure how to achieve it? The Virtual Calm Down Kit gives you all the tools you need to manage student’s emotions and behaviors so that your kids thrive! The Virtual Calm Down Kit Contains:Calm Down Cards (Professional Edition): a digital deck of 11 Kid-Friendly Coping Skills that don’t require any special tools or resources. (Perfect for at-home use!) Value: 16.99Deep Breathing Poster Set: Perfect for screen sharing, full class lear

Walk your students through picking a word of the year to help them set goals and focus on improvement for the year! This simple slide deck can be done as a whole class lesson or as an independent lesson. (I use it during my literacy centers time!) What you will receive: 5 Page Google Slides ActivityInstructions Slide3 Writing SlidesThis is a great no-prep activity that I use every year the week after winter break in celebration of the New Year. As we all know kids can be a little wild coming ba

Informational writing research graphic organizer for expository writing. This topic web style graphic organizer is the perfect tool to help your students start researching a topic for their informational essay. Make expository/informational writing a breeze with this simple graphic organizer that is perfect for helping struggling students, students who need accommodations, ESL students, and reluctant writers. This resource is also available inside of the Informational Writing Workbook.

Main idea and details graphic organizer for informational writing essays. This helpful and fun graphic organizer allows students to organize a topic with three main ideas and details. Using a fun, interactive model like this ice cream cone organizer helps students visualize how to organize their writing into well thought out sections and paragraphs. Graphic organizers for informational writing are the perfect solution for students who need assignments chunked due to accommodations. The organiz

Informational writing hamburger style graphic organizer for organizing expository writing. This helpful graphic organizer allows students to organize their introduction, three main ideas with details, and conclusion. Using a fun, interactive model like this hamburger helps students visualize how to organize their writing into well thought out sections and paragraphs. This organizer is also available within the Informational Writing Workbook.

This one page article will inform students about the history of Groundhog's Day, give them information about groundhogs, and teach them about the tradition of prediction on Groundhog's Day. The article highlights important vocabulary words and is written in the traditional 5 paragraph essay format. Also included is a one page comprehension check with questions about vocabulary, comprehension, and author's purpose. This product is also available in a Groundhog's Day bundle here: https://www.teac

Teach or review dictionary skills with these no-prep word study worksheets. Dictionary Skills included: Parts of a DictionaryGuide WordsDictionary ElementsDictionary Word SearchMultiple Meaning WordsThese worksheets are perfect for center time. They review skills students need to prep for standardized testing. Most worksheets (other than the guide words worksheet) can be used with physical or online dictionaries. Having students learn to use a dictionary can be very helpful for reading compreh

Use these fun and engaging worksheets to teach students fact fluency in 2 digit addition, 2 digit subtraction, and single digit multiplication. Also teach parts of speech including nouns, verbs, adjectives, and conjunctions. Students will enjoy these handouts whether they are used in literacy centers, math centers, in small groups, as a whole class activity, as part of your sub plans, or as an early finisher activity. These printable no-prep coloring worksheets are also a great resource for yo