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Looking for a fun persuasive writing activity for your 4th, 5th, or 6th graders? This is a perfect, no-prep thanksgiving persuasive essay writing activity for your students! Students will be prompted to try and convince their families that they should eat something besides turkey for thanksgiving. What's included? Instructions for students to plan their persuasive essay. Includes examples of introduction and concluding statements. Planning page for students to outline their essay. Final draft

This no-prep resource contains a non-fiction reading passage about why we eat turkey at Thanksgiving. It also includes and a summary planning page to help students build a better understanding of what makes a good summary when summarizing informational text. Finally, the last page is a final draft page so students have a place to write their final draft of the summary they've written. This resource is to help students practice their non-fiction summarizing strategies.Contents: A non-fiction art

Are you looking for an informative writing activity to include in your Christmas lesson plans? This no prep resource includes an interesting article about why we use Christmas trees, a planning page, and a fun word search! This is also great for your holiday sub plans. Your fourth, fifth, or sixth graders will love this fun and educational summarizing activity! What's included? 2-page article about the history behind why we use Christmas trees. Super informative and students will find it very in

This product is a non-fiction writing activity about the history of Halloween. Students and teachers alike will enjoy reading the non-fiction article about Halloween history. Following the article, there is a non-fiction writing activity with an included outline, that will guide students and help them write a final paragraph summary of the article. What's Included: Table Of Contents Ideas for use Article about the History Of Halloween (information from Britannica and Library of Congress). Outl

Looking for a fun persuasive writing activity for your 4th, 5th, or 6th graders? This is a perfect, no-prep Christmas persuasive essay writing activity for your students! Students will be prompted to try and convince their families that they should buy a fake or real tree for thanksgiving (both options included). What's included? Instructions for students to plan their persuasive essay. Includes examples of introduction and concluding statements. Planning page for students to outline their essa

This 11-page document includes everything your 4th, 5th, or 6th-grade students need to write their own Halloween narrative. The fun part of this assignment is learning about the history behind Dr. Frankenstein's Monster and students get to choose their story based on the narrative "menu." Students will choose an introduction, body, and conclusion based on the menu page. Additional planning pages are included to help students brainstorm and write their narratives. Whether you use this in your sub

Are you looking for a quick and fun activity to help your students practice paragraph writing? With this printout, students will be given 6 different paragraphs that need re-writing. Your students' job is to make these paragraphs "pop"! What's included?3 high-quality pdf pages including 6 paragraphs that need to be re-written. Students will be prompted to include transition words, vivid details, and detailed descriptions to make these paragraphs more fun to read. This would be an excellent rev

Your students will enjoy learning about the history of voting in the United States and why voting matters with these high-interest, informational articles. Perfect for any time of year, this NO-PREP resource includes everything you need to help your students write a non fiction text paragraph summary, including two grade-level appropriate articles, planning pages, final draft pages, and a bonus early finisher activity. What's included?2 historically accurate articles about voting history in t

This Thanksgiving/fall-themed writing activity includes a fun cinquain poetry activity that can be used for sub plans, early finishers, or a fun lesson to encourage creativity among your students. What's Included?Lesson plan/instructions for students. This page goes over the process of writing a cinquain essay. It also includes a blank spot for teachers to write a cinquain with their students. Planning page for students. This will help them outline their poem and choose a fall-themed word. Fina

Are you looking for an informative writing activity to include in your Valentine lesson plans? This no-prep resource consists of an interesting article about the history behind conversation hearts, a planning page, and a fun word search! This resource is also great for your sub plans. Your fourth, fifth, or sixth graders will love this fun and educational summarizing activity! What's included? 2-page article about the history behind how conversation hearts were created. Super informative, and st

Looking for a low-prep resource to help your students practice paragraph writing? This is the perfect resource for you. It includes lesson plans, additional resource page (including books and activities to stretch this resource further), planning pages for students, and more! This is what your students need to practice writing full, thoughtful paragraphs. Use this resource in your sub plans, year-around, or it is perfect for the Thanksgiving season to help your students practice more gratitud

This Halloween/holiday writing activity includes fun cinquain and haiku poetry activities that can be used for sub plans, early finishers, or a fun lesson to encourage creativity among your students. What's Included?Lesson plan/instructions for students. These pages go over the process of writing a cinquain/haiku poem.Planning pages for students. This will help them outline their poems.Final draft pages. This is where students will write the final draft of their poem. As the poems are short, you

Are you looking for an informative writing activity to include in your January lesson plans? This no prep resource includes an interesting article about how January got its name, a planning page, and a fun word search! This is also great for your sub plans. Your fourth, fifth, or sixth graders will love this fun and educational summarizing activity! What's included? 2-page article about the history behind how January got its name. Super informative and students will find it very interesting to l

This fifth grade nonfiction text summary practice about weathering is perfect for teaching and reviewing weathering. This no prep activity would be great for science review, an introduction to weathering, or summary practice. Your 5th grade students will love the additional word search assessment that is included. What's included?Weathering article and planning page for students to outline their paragraph summary. Final draft page for students to write their paragraph summary. Word search with

Help your students practice persuasive (opinion) writing with three fun Halloween related prompts! to practice opinion writing (persuasive writing) with Halloween-related focus questions. This fun resources (great for sub plans, extending your writing lessons, partner work, and more) includes everything you need to help your students further their knowledge of writing persuasive essays. Here's what's included: Pages 1-3: Lesson plan/instructions for students. This page goes over the process of

Looking for a fun, no-prep Thanksgiving writing activity for your students? These acrostic poetry sheets are perfect for early finishers, sub plans, or a fun activity to supplement your poetry lessons. What's included?7 PDF Sheets including 7 different words that are related to thanksgiving and fall. Have your students create their own acrostic poems and choose between the different words for variety. These would make for a fun activity for your students to do if they have a sub, finished earl

This Christmas/holiday writing activity includes fun cinquain and haiku poetry activities that can be used for sub plans, early finishers, or a fun lesson to encourage creativity among your students. What's Included?Lesson plan/instructions for students. These pages go over the process of writing a cinquain/haiku poem.Planning pages for students. This will help them outline their poems. Final draft pages. This is where students will write the final draft of their poem. As the poems are short, y

Looking for a fun, no-prep Thanksgiving writing activity for your students? These acrostic poetry sheets are perfect for early finishers, sub plans, or a fun activity to supplement your poetry lessons. What's included?9 PDF Sheets including 9 different words that are related to holidays and Christmas. Have your students create their own acrostic poems and choose between the different words for variety. These would make for a fun activity for your students to do if they have a sub, finished ear

Looking for a fun, no-prep January writing activity for your students? These acrostic poetry sheets are perfect for early finishers, sub plans, or a fun activity to supplement your poetry lessons. What's included?6 PDF Sheets including 6 different words that are related to January and New Year's. Have your students create their own acrostic poems and choose between the different words for variety. These would make for a fun activity for your students to do if they have a sub or finished early.

Looking for a no-prep, ready-to-go Halloween writing activity for 4th-6th grade? This awesome resource helps students write their own Halloween acrostics! This is a perfect, no-prep Halloween writing activity that will be fun for all students. What's Included?7 High-Quality PDFs with Halloween-themed words written vertically, ready to be filled in by students to make their own acrostic poems. With 7 different options for students, there will be plenty of variety! This is the perfect Halloween a