Write with Joy

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