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If you are looking for a characterization project to do with your class after reading a novel, look no further! This Character Anatomy Project will have your students thinking deeply and analzying all about the main characters. This resource comes with everthing you need except the large construction paper. Included in this resource, you will receive: -Anatomy Key -Graphic organizers for planning -Blank Boy Character for decorating (I suggest printing on 11x17 paper) -Blank Girl Character fo

This Poetry Bundle is PERFECT for Earth Day and National Poetry Month! Let your students be CREATIVE with two NO-PREP poetry resources! Everything that you need for these writing activities are included in the resources including an art connection idea (you will need to gather the materials for the art activity). Click on each resource to see a detailed description of the resource.

If you are looking for a no-prep, poetry resource for Earth Day on April 22nd, look no further! This is PERFECT for National Poetry Month! Your students will write a poem from the Point of View or perspective of planet Earth. This resource has EVERYTHING you need for your students to be successful, including an amazing ART connection idea. You will need to gather the materials for the art activity. They are NOT included. What you get: *How to write a BIO Poem Sheet *Bio Poem Brainstormi

If you are looking for a no-prep, writing activity for Earth Day, this is PERFECT for the month of April. If you didn't already know, April is National Poetry Month! This poetry pack has six different Earth Day acrostic writing topics for your students to choose from to enhance their vocabulary! All poems come with black/white or colored Earth Day clip art images if you would like to save on ink. Enjoy!

Pi Day is celebrated in the math world on March 14th, but why limit the fun to only math classrooms? This resource is PERFECT to teach Author's Purpose and Perspective on Pi Day! Author's Purpose and Perspective is as EASY as PIE...or is it?? Go deeper and have your upper elementary students anlyze texts and find text evidence to support the Author's Purpose and Perspective using this cute graphic organizer. It is perfect for Grades 4-6. You can use this resource all year long, not just on P

If you are looking for a UNIQUE writing project for your upper elementary students to do the first week in March, look no further! Here it is! This resource comes with EVERYTHING you need for this project: -writing prompt -idea list -graphic oranizer -model paragraph -two paragraph scaffolds for struggling students (BW and colored) I hope you love this project. I can't wait to start this with our fifth and sixth graders!

These sparkly snowflakes will be the perfect addtion to your Winter Wonderland bulletin board or hallway display! Just print them out onto glitter card stock, cut, and hot glue them to some clothespins! Add a thumb tack to the back of the clothespin and hang onto your bulletin board for a Winter Wonderland display! I love to display my students' published writing using these adorable clips! There are six snowflake designs to choose from.

If you are looking for a poetry resource, this 42 page resource is full of tons of pure poetry possibilities to keep your students analyzing and writing all winter long. In this resource, your students will analyze the popular poem by Robert Frost "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening". After analyzing the poem for poetic devices, your students can write three poems or you may allow them to choose! Published poems will make your hallway a Winter Wonderland when printed on GLITTER card stock

This writing pack is full of everything you need to keep your students writing during the month of December. This writing resource comes with 27 pages full of the following contents: -5 enjoyable writing prompts to choose from: My Favorite Christmas Memory (Personal Narrative) If I Could Have ONE Wish for Christmas and Why (Opinion) What Makes my Christmas So "Perfectly Perfect" (Personal Narrative)The Most Sentimental Christmas Gift I Ever Received (Personal Narrative)Is it Better to Receiv

In this Fall Writing Bundle, you will receive TWO of my best-selling writing resources that are PERFECT for October and November. They will keep your students engaged and writing!

Introduce yourself to your students and parents with this CALMING Aqua themed editable newsletter template. There are four beautiful aqua/teal patterned templates for you to choose from. There are text boxes for you to customize and type your information for the following: *Add a picture of yourself *Welcome *About Me *My Favorites *Contact Information The file opens up in an Editable Power Point Slide. I hope your love this file. IF you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to

Introduce yourself to your students and parents with this GORGEOUS brights themed editable newsletter template. There are five colorful and bright patterned templates for you to choose from. There are text boxes for you to customize and type your information for the following: *Add a picture of yourself *Welcome *About Me *My Favorites *Contact Information The file opens up in an Editable Power Point Slide. I hope your love this file. IF you have any questions or concerns, please feel free

These community building posters will be the PERFECT addition to your classroom this fall! Show how important your students are to you and how much you BELIEVE in them with my set of TEN mini self-esteem posters in this brights edition. They are great for your front door or you can display them on your wall to welcome your new students. They come in lots of fun, bright colorful patterns.

Introduce yourself to your students and parents with this GORGEOUS beach themed editable newsletter template. It comes in two STUNNING beach themed templates. One is beach themed with a sky/ocean/sand background and the other one has a white and teal starfish background. There are text boxes for you to customize and type your information for the following: *Add a picture of yourself *Welcome *About Me *My Favorites *Contact Information The file opens up in an Editable Power Point Slide. Th

These community building posters will be the PERFECT addition to your classroom this fall! Show how important your students are to you and how much you BELIEVE in them with my set of TEN mini self-esteem posters in calming shades of teal and aqua blue. They are great for your front door or for a welcome display on your all. They are perfect for a beach or tropical themed classroom, too!

This GORGEOUS prefix and suffix word wall is PERFECT for every English Language Arts classroom in Grades 3-6. It comes with 61 of the MOST COMMON prefixes and suffixes in the English Language. Each card has the following three things noted: 1) prefix or suffix 2) meaning/definition 3) an example word using the prefix or suffix I included 3 different options for each prefix and suffix: Option 1: Example word with the prefix or suffix in regular blue letters (prefix or suffix does NOT stand

Do your students CRINGE when it is time to write a Text Dependent Analysis? These posters will make a GREAT reference or bulletin board in your English Language Arts classroom and help your students remember what to include when writing a successful T.D.A. Included in this resource, you will receive a total of 12 colorful and creative posters for your Grade 4-8 classroom with the Ta-DA! (TM) acronym. The posters are a beautiful teal color or black/white version. The CUSTOM clip art image is

Do your students lack the confidence and skills needed to write a successful Text Dependent Analysis essay? This is a special instructional guide I created for my Sixth Grade ELA students to help boost their CONFIDENCE and give them the necessary skills to write a T.D.A. essay. This guide is appropriate for Grades 4-8 and can be used to scaffold and teach students the HOW and WHY behind writing a Text Dependent Analysis essay. The Ta-DA! (TM) Method was originally created by Stacy Vensko,

**NEWLY UPDATED** This Back to School Writing resource for Grades 4-8 will help your students set meaningful goals at the beginning of the year while writing a cohesive five paragraph essay. Your students will choose one goal for each of the following areas: academic, behavior, and personal. EVERYTHING you need to teach this lesson at the beginning of the year is included in this jam-packed writing resource with 26 pages to include detailed instructions, various planning sheets, modeled writ

This resource is a FREEBIE "add-on" to my BEST-SELLING Fall Opinion Writing Resource & Craft: To Pick or Not to Pick? That is the Question! I added in two additional pages that will NOW be made available in DIGITAL FORMAL for remote learning: Pumpkin Adjectives - Your students can type adjectives into the text box to describe their box. Pumpkin Publishing Sheet - Your students can type their Opinion Story into the text box.