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Help students “Step Up” their writing game with this Step Up to Writing-inspired highlighting practice. This digital resource includes:  ✨Over 2 Weeks of Writing Center or Lesson Content!  ✨5 Ready-to-Print Step Up to Writing Paragraphs with Highlighting Guide ✨2 Step Up Anchor Charts ✨Bonus Writing Activity: “When I Grow Up…”  ✨Start to Finish Writing Process Tools: Mind Map, Outline, Final Draft Sheets, Editing Checklist + Model Paragraph ✨3 Differentiated Paragraphs (Hamburger Paragraph) with

Help students "Step Up" their writing and stamp their passports with this unique "Around the World" SUTW highlighting practice! Featuring geography and Social Studies tie-ins, this resource contains over a week of materials perfect for writing and reading centers or test prep. What's included? ✨5 SUTW Passages (+ Highlighting Guide) ✨Geography & Social Studies Cross-Curricular Focus ✨Bonus Anchor Charts ✨Student Writing Activity + Proofreading Checklist ✨Pre-Reading Gallery Walk + Student Gra

Students will go wild for this animal-themed Step Up to Writing Cut & Paste Paragraph activity! What's Included? ✨A week's worth of writing center/lesson work! ✨5 animal-themed SUTW paragraphs for students to cut, organize, paste, and highlight. ✨Fullly differentiated set! ✨Resource Guide for Teachers ✨Student Model Passage for added visual support. ✨Picture sets at the end of each text aligned with the passage's content. ✨DIY Blank Template for teacher use or student enrichment activity.

✨ Step Up to Writing-Inspired Paragraph Writing Mega-Bundle ✨ Bring structure, confidence, and fun into paragraph writing all year long! This growing mega-bundle includes 18+ themed Step Up to Writing®-inspired activities (with more on the way!)—each carefully designed to help students master clear, organized paragraphs. ⭐Perfect for Grades 3–5 (with accommodations for 2nd or extension into 6th), this bundle offers writing practice that fits seamlessly into your ELA block, centers, sub plans

Context Clues Skill-Based Reading Growing Bundle (iReady-Inspired)Make vocabulary instruction engaging, consistent, and skill-focused with this growing bundle of Context Clues Reading Resources! Designed with an i-Ready-style lesson structure, these sets eliminate the guesswork of teaching context clues. Each themed pack combines step-by-step scaffolding, multiple practice opportunities, and high-interest texts to help students master the process of unlocking the meaning of unfamiliar words.

🎄How the Grinch Stole Christmas Non-Fiction Close Reading (Grades 3–6)Make holiday learning rigorous AND fun this holiday season with this nonfiction close-reading resource about the history, impact, and legacy of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Perfect for building background knowledge, strengthening annotation skills, and preparing students for text-based writing, this engaging set is designed for grades 3–6. It follows the structure of high-quality close reading programs, such as i-Ready.

Score Big with Sports-Themed Reading Comprehension & Writing! 🏆 Boost your students’ reading comprehension and text analysis skills with this sports-themed digital ELA resource, now updated to include RACE writing prompts, organizers, and paragraph models! Perfect for reading centers, test prep, or distance learning, this resource helps students master citing textual evidence and writing strong, text-based responses. What’s Included? ✨ Over a month of engaging reading & writing centers or le

✨ Boost Comprehension Skills with “Fiona’s Big Leap”! ✨ Looking for an engaging, i-Ready–inspired reading passage to help your students practice essential comprehension skills? Fiona’s Big Leap is the perfect resource! This original fiction story, paired with high-quality comprehension questions, gives your students the practice they need for state test prep, including PARCC, AIR, STAAR, PSSA, and more!✔️ What’s Included: Original fiction passage: Fiona’s Big Leap (high-interest, student-f

Help students master the Hamburger Paragraph! This tasty approach to writing helps them build strong and organized paragraphs by layering each part just like a hamburger. From top bun to bottom bun, every part has a job to make students' writing clear, detailed, and complete. This digital resource includes: ✨5 Ready to Highlight Hamburger Style Paragraphs with Highlighting Guide ✨Hamburger Paragraph Anchor Chart (Color) ✨2 Bonus Writing Activities + Editing Checklist ✨Perfect for Test Prep: A

Help your students confidently transition from paragraph writing to full essay structure with this Step Up to Writing-inspired, SUTW model resource! Perfect for middle school writers, this toolkit also works for advanced 5th graders or high school remediation. What’s Included:☑️Paragraph & Essay Anchor Charts – Visual, student-friendly models to support comprehension and organization. ☑️SUTW Model Paragraph: “Technology’s Impact” – Includes color-coded highlighting practice to identify topi

✍️Give your young writers the confidence to answer questions with text evidence using a simple, kid-friendly framework! This S-S-E resource, created by LBTL as an early-writer variation of the CER (Claim, Evidence, Reason) model, helps students learn how to respond to reading with clear answers, supporting details, and explanations they can actually understand. Perfect for grades 1–4 (ideal for writers just beginning paragraph responses, students who need remediation, or older learners who ben

Test-Taking Strategies SUTW Paragraph Writing + Highlighting | Step Up to Writing® Test Prep Resource | Anxiety & Focus Toolkit Grades 4–7 | Informational Writing • Test Prep • SEL • Paragraph Structure Support your students during standardized testing season while building strong informational writing skills with this engaging Step Up to Writing–inspired test-taking strategies resource. Students explore real-life strategies for managing test anxiety, improving focus, and building confidence, al

Fall in love with this seasonal-themed Step Up to Writing-Inspired Highlighting Practice! This digital resource is excellent for writing or reading centers, independent work, or test prep! What's Included: ✨Over one month of fall-themed Writing and Reading Activities! ✨10 Ready to Print & Highlight Step Up to Writing Inspired Paragraphs ✨Pre-Reading Brain Dump Exercise with Model ✨During-Reading Note-Taking Guide (differentiated set included) ✨3 Post-Reading Sets of Questions w/ Text Evidenc

⭐ Black History Month Heroes: Step Up to Writing- Inspired Highlighting & Research Paragraphs ⭐ Looking for a meaningful, standards-aligned way to celebrate Black History Month while strengthening informational reading and expository writing skills? This resource blends high-interest biographies, color-coded Step Up to Writing® highlighting, and a guided research paragraph assignment to help students read like writers and write with confidence. Perfect for upper elementary classrooms, th

⭐ Science of Summer Writing Activities | Step Up to Writing Cut & Paste Paragraph Pack (Cross-Curricular ELA + Science) Grades 3–5 | Perfect for summer writing units, test prep, literacy centers, science integration, enrichment & intervention (2nd–6th adaptable)Bring engaging, cross-curricular learning into your ELA block with this high-interest Science of Summer Step Up to Writing resource. Students explore real-world science concepts—like heat, sunburn, sweat, ocean movement, plant growth,

⭐ Spring Character Traits | Skill-Based Reading Pack (Characterization Focus) Grades 4–6 | Perfect for reading comprehension units, test prep, literacy centers, or enrichment & intervention (3rd–7th adaptable) Bring engaging, seasonal reading passages and targeted comprehension instruction into your ELA block with this Spring Character Traits Skill-Based Reading Pack, a ready-to-use resource designed to help students analyze character traits, motivations, and changes using text evidence. Stude

🚀 Wit & Wisdom Grade 3 Module 2 Reading and Writing Companion | TOSEEC Paragraph Practice | Outer Space Support your students as they read, think, and write deeply about Wit & Wisdom Grade 3, Module 2: Outer Space with this no-prep TOSEEC writing resource designed to pair seamlessly with core module texts such as Starry Messenger, Moonshot, One Giant Leap, Starfield, and Zathura. This resource helps students move from reading to writing with confidence by explicitly teaching the structure

⭐ Best Season of the Year | Argumentative Paragraph Writing Pack (Step Up to Writing® Aligned) Grades 3–5 | Perfect for opinion writing units, seasonal writing lessons, literacy centers, or enrichment & intervention (2nd–6th adaptable) Bring engaging seasonal debate and structured writing instruction into your ELA block with Best Season of the Year, a ready-to-use argumentative paragraph resource designed to help students organize their thinking, support opinions with clear reasoning, and writ

⭐ Best Winter Drink | Argumentative Paragraph Writing Pack Grades 3–5 | Perfect for winter writing units, small-group instruction, or (2nd/6th) literacy enrichment or intervention Bring the warmth of winter and the power of persuasive writing into your ELA block with Best Winter Drink, a ready-to-use resource designed to teach argumentative paragraph writing with differentiation built in. Students will practice clear reasoning, support their claims with details, and write in a structured manne

⭐ Summer Context Clues Reading Activities | Anchor Charts, Passages, Vocabulary Practice & RACE Writing Response📚 Grades 4–6 | Perfect for summer learning, reading intervention, literacy centers, test prep, enrichment, independent practice, and small-group instructionHelp students strengthen vocabulary and reading comprehension skills with this engaging Summer Context Clues resource! Students learn how to use clues within a sentence and across a text to determine the meaning of unfamiliar word