Write with Joy

This is a comprehensive unit complete with 10 video lessons, a digital student journal, and a reflection activity. Perfect for remote learning, maternity leave, or flipped classrooms. Designed to last roughly 3 weeks, this unit will guide students through the writing process from start to finish. Some of the lessons include: "Writing with sensory details", "Including meaningful dialogue", and "Show don't tell your feelings." To see the lessons in more detail, click here to watch the overview vi

Do you have review questions that you would like to turn into a game? The Unfair Game is a great way to review! This product is a slide deck all linked and prepared for gameplay. All you need to add are the review questions! Along with your purchase, you will receive the directions for The Unfair Game... hint--it's not fair in any way! The students enjoy this game of luck while they review important concepts. If you enjoy this product, please check out the other products in my store. Questions?

Writing with imagery is a skill that can be translated into many genres of writing. In this 3-day descriptive writing project, students learn how to write with imagery while describing objects they see every day! This is a descriptive writing project--complete with video instructions--that guides students step-by-step! Perfect for remote learning, maternity leave, and flipped classrooms! With this product you will receive the following: * 5 video lessons--(1 journal overview, 1-Review writing

Google Slides is a great Google App that many teachers use throughout the year! With the growing popularity of digital interactive notebooks and other digital activities, students need to know how to navigate the basic tools of google slides. This product includes a video lesson that will walk students through different tools in google slides while answering valuable get-to-know you questions for the teacher. Perfect for distant learning, maternity leave, and flipped classrooms! With this produ

Challenging students to tell a story in six words is a fun writing exercise for middle school and high school students. This product includes a video lesson that will walk students through the thought process, provide them with multiple examples, and give them instructions for the activity. Perfect for distant learning, maternity leave, and flipped classrooms! With this product you will receive the following: * 1 video lesson--The link to the video is located in the teacher information pdf. It

Micronations is a great mini-unit or elective option! In this activity, students will be introduced to micronations by completing a digital breakout. This digital breakout is a word puzzle that students have to solve. By answering 5 questions, they will receive letters along the way. After collecting all 5 letters, students will unscramble the letters to solve the digital breakout. Students will click through a digital classroom, read through/watch the resources provided, and use the information

Students learn about similes and metaphors early on, but writing original comparisons in their own writing can be tricky. In this lesson, students will learn a 4-step process for writing original similes and metaphors. This product includes a video lesson that will walk students through the thought process, provide them with multiple examples, and give them instructions for the activity. Perfect for distant learning, maternity leave, and flipped classrooms! With this product you will receive the

This unit includes video lessons (housed on a google site) and a digital journal (google slide deck) perfect for distant learning, maternity leave, and flipped classrooms! Students will write a 4-entry journal from the point of view of a character stranded on an island. This is a guided creative writing unit that has requirements modeled and explained in each video lesson. Lessons included in the videos:Writing with imageryIncluding suspense in your writingWriting dialogueWrite a flashbackDevelo

This is a great activity for the beginning of the year. It gives the students a chance to express themselves creatively, and gives the teacher a way to enhance classroom community when the project is displayed in the room. This activity comes with complete step-by-step video directions! Perfect for distant learning, maternity leave, and flipped classrooms! With this product you will receive the following: * 1 video instructions--The link to the video is located in the teacher information pdf. T

After reading The Diary of Anne Frank, Students reflect on her life by writing an essay that answers the question "How can learning about Anne Frank's life change the way I live mine?" This document explains the components of the essay. Feel free to make a copy of this document and alter the directions to fit the needs in your classroom.

This video will guide you through the process of creating a quiz in google classroom using google forms. **Edit, Google classroom has since updated its menu options to include "Quiz." The process in this video is still relevant in making the google form.