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Get your students to love writing with this full year creative writing curriculum! Join Nikki for prewriting, Jerome for drafting, Ty for revising, Kaylee for editing, and Maddie for publishing as they walk your students through the entire process and teach them valuable writing skills along the way! This curriculum includes: Teacher’s guide with answers, discussion points, lesson ideas, and model graphic organizersIntroductory pages that introduce students to The Four Types of Writing, The Fi

In this fun and creative booklet, students get to use their imaginations to create their very own superhero! This writing assignment focuses on descriptive writing by having students write two descriptive paragraphs about their superhero. In the first paragraph, students describe what their superhero looks like and what his/her powers are. In the second paragraph, students describe how their superhero uses his/her powers to help others. Booklet includes writing assignment outline, rubric, model

These fun Hanukah themed worksheets help students practice addition, subtraction, and doubles! Have students cut out the flames and glue them to the correct candle on the Menorah to solve the Math problem! Then, students color the candles based on the answer to the problem (If the answer is greater than 5, color the candle green; If the answer is less than 5, color the candle yellow). Great as an assessment, homework assignment, for practice, or as an extra credit sheet! Addition and Subtracti

In this fun and creative booklet, students get to use their imaginations to create their own invention to sell to the world! This writing assignment focuses on the process of persuasive writing by having students write two paragraphs dedicated to their invention. In the first paragraph, students write their opinion about an everyday problem and then create an invention to fix that issue. In the second paragraph, students try to persuade the reader to buy their product by stating how their produc

This great activity is part of the Living Things: Cells unit. Download it here: Living Things: Cells PowerPointHave students create plant and animal cells out of Jell-O and then draw and label each of the parts. Then, students write what each part of the cell looks like. For full instructions, see Living Things: Cells PowerPoint slide 8. Also check out the Living Things: Cells assessment material and Yeast Lab here: Living Things: Cells Yeast Lab FREE Download!Living Things: Cells Test Study Sh

In this fun writing assignment, students are walked through the process of writing a 5 paragraph how-to essay about something they love to do! This easy to follow booklet focuses on the different aspects of an expository how-to essay, helping students pick a topic and break down the steps to make their writing as clear as possible. Booklet includes writing assignment outline, rubric, model essay, graphic organizers, expository writing worksheets, grammar practice (using commas), yellow editing p

In this creative booklet, students are walked through the process of writing a great personal narrative! This writing assignment focuses on the five elements of a personal narrative (narrator, plot, tone, setting, and characters) and helps students create a three paragraph narrative that has a clear beginning, middle, and end. The booklet also features guides on using correct punctuation in a paragraph, specifically quotes, and shows students how to use quotes in their personal narratives to ad

This fun Hanukah themed worksheet helps students practice their multiplication tables! Have students cut out the flames and glue them to the correct candle on the Menorah to solve the multiplication problem! Then, students color the candles based on the answer to the problem (If the answer is greater than 15, color the candle green; If the answer is less than 15, color the candle yellow). Great as an assessment, homework assignment, for practice, or as an extra credit sheet! Includes levels for

Get to know your students by having them describe what makes them unique! In this fun and easy to use booklet, students meet the Puzzle Person who helps teach them all about adjectives! Complete with a writing assignment outline, rubric, and graphic organizers, students will have a blast writing all about themselves! Booklet also includes ideas for effective ways to start writing a paragraph, a list of adjectives, an adjective worksheet, an example paragraph, grammar practice, yellow editing pa

Great activity for President's Day! What would you change about our country if you were President for a day? This unit focuses on teaching students how to use transition words in their writing while pretending that they are the President for a Day! In this guided booklet, students pick one key issue surrounding most presidential elections and write one paragraph detailing three ways they would change that area if they were President for a day. For example, students can pick education and write t

These super easy word problems are perfect for extra practice adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing whole numbers and decimals. Each page features three steps (Read It, Draw It, Solve It) to help guide students when answering word problems. These simply worded problems are great for special education students on any level! Answer Key Included! Want more great resources for your classroom? Check out these and other great materials at My TPT Store and become a follower! Interactive Soci

Give your students the opportunity to learn about other people by having them write a biographic sketch! In this fun and creative booklet, students interview anyone they chose and write a five-paragraph biographic sketch about that person! They can interview teachers, friends, parents, neighbors, school faculty, or anyone! This writing assignment focuses on the different areas of a biographic sketch (basic facts, characteristics, accomplishments, interesting facts, and influencing others) and w

Can you find the difference? Which of these is the same? These fun month themed same and different worksheets will keep your students on their toes as they look to color the picture that is the same or different in each set of pictures. Varying levels of difficulty are embedded into each month to keep students engaged and to use for differentiation. This resource includes 2 worksheets for each month (24 worksheets total), one for same and one for different, with four sets of pictures per page. P

In this fun and creative booklet, students pick a topic and then compare and contrast based on the topic they picked! This writing assignment focuses on the process of comparing and contrasting by guiding students through the process step by step using Venn Diagrams to organize information. Students write a four paragraph essay about their topic, with an introductory paragraph, two body paragraphs (one to compare and one to contrast) and a concluding paragraph. Booklet includes model writing as

*These comprehension worksheets were created for and are aligned with the Reading Street textbook but they are written generically and can be used in conjunction with any curriculum! Save on Reading Street resources for 5th grade!! (Only $0.70 per worksheet!) This awesome bundle includes 5 comprehension worksheets for Unit 5 of the 5th Grade Reading Street curriculum. Each worksheet is based on the graphic organizer outline for each story in the Reading Street 5th Grade textbook. Great for use a

This compare and contrast sheet will make it easy for students to see the differences and similarities in character's actions, traits, story plot, or whatever you choose to compare and contrast! Great for use as an assessment tool! *This comprehension worksheet was created for and is aligned with the Reading Street textbook but it is written generically and can be used in conjunction with any curriculum! *NEW* Save money by purchasing my Comprehension Skills Worksheets by Unit according to the R

*These comprehension worksheets were created for and are aligned with the Reading Street textbook but they are written generically and can be used in conjunction with any curriculum! Save on Reading Street resources for 5th grade!! (Only $0.70 per worksheet!) This awesome bundle includes 4 comprehension worksheets for Unit 4 of the 5th Grade Reading Street curriculum. Each worksheet is based on the graphic organizer outline for each story in the Reading Street 5th Grade textbook. Great for use a

This great activity is part of the Living Things: Cells unit. Download it here: Living Things: Cells PowerPointHave your students watch in amazement as the yeast reacts with sugar to blow up the balloon! This is a step by step guide for completing the Yeast Lab with your students. This resource is in addition to the scientific method outlined for this lab in the Living Things: Cells PowerPoint, slide 4. Includes teacher directions. Also check out the Living Things: Cells assessment material an