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Memes are hilarious! Why not use them in the classroom as fun, light-hearted writing prompts? This product is perfect to present as a slideshow. Included are over 50 memes with a specific writing prompt for each. Have your students respond, share and reflect using the FAME writing rubric and "2 stars and 1 wish" feedback form. Happy Writing! Enjoy! ✨ Follow me✨ to check out other writing resources and units, interactive read aloud text sets and much more in my store! Also, don't forget you can

40+ weeks of daily grammar lessons and growing! These supplemental materials help with implementing quick and easy grammar lessons. After studying Jeff Anderson’s Patterns of Power, the framework makes sense! I’ve put a fun weekly writing routine spin on this plan and infused lots of opportunities for real writing in the elementary classroom. The slides include a weekly writer’s workout routine with daily writing prompts. The focus/mentor sentences are from a rich variety of children’s literatu

Heard about "Mentor Sentences?" Getting started with Writer's Notebooks? Here is a quick getting started guide and several printable Writer's Notebook options. Once you’ve developed a plan to use a writer’s notebook it’s time to infuse some meaningful grammar minilessons into the mix. After studying Jeff Anderson’s Patterns of Power, the framework for using mentor sentences to teach grammar just makes sense! I’ve put a fun weekly writing routine spin on this plan and infused lots of opportuniti

Holidays Around the World (Christmas in the Netherlands) is a great unit for students to learn about other cultural traditions. Students will learn that some cultures may have similarities and differences from their own. Allow students to bridge and make cultural connections when learning about other countries' holiday traditions - specifically those in the Netherlands. Learn about the Christmas traditions, Sinterklaas, and customs to celebrate during this special time of year! This product will

Holidays Around the World (Christmas in England) is a great unit for students to learn about other cultural traditions. Students will learn that some cultures may have similarities and differences from their own. Allow students to bridge and make cultural connections when learning about other countries' holiday traditions - specifically those in England. Learn about the Christmas traditions and customs to celebrate during this special time of year! This product will be featured in a GROWING bund

Little Elf, Little Elf What Do You See? A cute spin on the popular "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" story for the holiday season. Students can engage in fun, predictable shared reading with this text. Use for shared reading, reading groups, writer's workshop for illustrating, and to build on use of rhyme. This product comes in three different formats: Color copy, black and white, and without illustrations. Variety of Uses:Color Copy - use for read aloud or project for larger whole group participationBl

Create some fun learning about the upcoming solar eclipse with this packet of fun activities! April 8, 2024 marks the next total solar eclipse for many who live in the United States. How will you celebrate? This product has everything you need including a presentation with video links, crafts, reading and writing activities and so much more! Differentiated writing pages, and a variety of informational text formats to meet your students' needs. Designed with second graders in mind! Here's what's

Holidays Around the World (Christmas in Australia) is a great unit for students to learn about other cultural traditions. Students will learn that some cultures may have similarities and differences from their own. Allow students to bridge and make cultural connections when learning about other countries' holiday traditions - specifically those in Australia. Learn about the Christmas traditions and customs to celebrate during this special time of year! This product will be featured in a GROWING

Holidays Around the World (Christmas in Italy) is a great unit for students to learn about other cultural traditions. Students will learn that some cultures may have similarities and differences from their own. Allow students to bridge and make cultural connections when learning about other countries' holiday traditions - specifically those in Italy. Learn about the Christmas traditions and customs to celebrate during this special time of year! This product will be featured in a GROWING bundle w

Holidays Around the World (Christmas in Mexico) is a great unit for students to learn about other cultural traditions. Students will learn that some cultures may have similarities and differences from their own. Allow students to bridge and make cultural connections when learning about other countries' holiday traditions - specifically those in Mexico. Learn about the Christmas traditions and customs to celebrate during this special time of year! This product will be featured in a GROWING bundle

Holidays Around the World (Christmas in Sweden) is a great unit for students to learn about other cultural traditions. Students will learn that some cultures may have similarities and differences from their own. Allow students to bridge and make cultural connections when learning about other countries' holiday traditions - specifically those in Sweden. Learn about the Christmas traditions, St. Lucia Day, the Yule goat, Jultomten and customs to celebrate during this special time of year! This pro

Have you heard about using "Mentor Sentences" to teach grammar or make your writing lessons more meaningful? Are you getting started with using Writer's Notebooks in your classroom? Here is a 7 week grammar unit using mentor sentences to target the correct use of capital letters. Lesson Sequence: - titled by “Focus Phrase.” Pick and choose the skills that your students need! What Do Capital Letters Do?4.1 - I capitalize names 4.2 - I capitalize the pronoun I 4.3 - I capitalize months and days 4

Mentor sentences are a great way to effectively teach grammar. Follow this daily writing routine to infuse meaningful grammar practice into your writing instruction. This freebie gives you a snapshot of what one week of quick grammar lessons can look like. Just 10-15 minutes a day! Check out my store for an entire semester of resources like this one by clicking HERE!

Getting started with Writer's Notebooks? Heard about "Mentor Sentences?" Here is a quick getting started guide and several printable Writer's Notebook options. Like what you see? Check out the FREEBIE Grammar Minilessons Using Mentor Sentences and Grammar Mentor Sentences | Grammar Mini-lessons | Daily Writing Routine resources in my store! Happy Writing!