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Preview of 5th Grade End of Year Activity 5th Memory Book End of Year Bulletin board Craft

5th Grade End of Year Activity 5th Memory Book End of Year Bulletin board Craft

TWO WEEKS of End of year Activities! PRINTABLE & DIGITAL End of the Year Memory Book that includes 14 mix and match activities! Students will enjoy this trendy resource that allows them to express themselves! Teachers will love the writing prompts that keep students engaged while continuing to work on writing.Looking for 5th Grade Awards too? Check out our 5th Grade EOY Bundle!Included in the Product:- End of year doodle reflection sheet- Choice board with 8 writing prompts- 8 different j
Preview of Back to School Activities / Beginning of the Year Activity - My Life in 30 Words

Back to School Activities / Beginning of the Year Activity - My Life in 30 Words

Created by
Addie Williams
Looking for a unique and challenging "get to know you" activity? Try this autobiographical poem with your students that must be exactly 30 words long! It's a great way to learn about and connect with your students for back to school. This resource encourages students to think about what truly makes them unique, as they tackle the challenge of using only 30 words. This activity makes a fun classroom display for Back to School or Meet the Teacher Night! Students love to read what others have c
Preview of Teaching Figurative Language Techniques WORKSHEETS

Teaching Figurative Language Techniques WORKSHEETS

Created by
Stacey Lloyd
Do you want to help your students understand a wide range of figurative language techniques? These worksheets will do just that. Each worksheet contains information and examples on each technique (which can be cut off and make for great notes in their books), as well as practice exercises. Answer keys are also provided. **************************************************************************LOOKING FOR A DIGITAL VERSION? These worksheets are designed to be printed and completed on paper. If yo
Preview of CNN 10 Student News Current Event Analysis, Worksheets: Print & Google Digital

CNN 10 Student News Current Event Analysis, Worksheets: Print & Google Digital

My students are hooked on CNN 10, formerly CNN Student News! It is a great, free online resource that is perfect to get students thinking about current events with a Common Core lens. This activity set has FIFTEEN templates to choose from and is aligned with Common Core Literacy and Writing standards for ELA, history, and science (NGSS). In addition to receiving printable copies provided in PDF, this lesson was recently converted to GOOGLE 1:1 compatible templates for a completely GOOGLE Classro
Preview of Nonfiction Text Features Scavenger Hunt Summarizing Informational Text Graphic

Nonfiction Text Features Scavenger Hunt Summarizing Informational Text Graphic

✨BEST-SELLER✨ This nonfiction graphic organizer works w/ any type of informational text or nonfiction passage: use it again & again. Students love the non-fiction text activities like the Nonfiction Text Features scavenger hunt & the fun dice Nonfiction Game | Nonfiction Reading response worksheet. Perfect for summarizing nonfiction text, teaching nonfiction reading skills, nonfiction centers, no-prep sub-plans, close reading, teaching nonfiction reading strategies, informational writing
Preview of End of the Year Activity | Spring Interactive Coloring Pages by Art with Jenny K

End of the Year Activity | Spring Interactive Coloring Pages by Art with Jenny K

Created by
Art with Jenny K
Art with Jenny K. is the originator of these innovative, engaging, add-a-pattern "interactive" coloring sheets. This set of “Pop Art-style” coloring sheets features a variety of Spring images that make a great accompaniment to your springtime celebrations. There are 4 interactive pages and 4 pattern-filled pages included in this Spring activity—appropriate for all ages. Writing prompts are also included!Students add bold patterns to different spring symbols and then color their designs to produc
Preview of Email Etiquette Lessons - How to Write and Reply to an Email Eloquently

Email Etiquette Lessons - How to Write and Reply to an Email Eloquently

Have you ever received an email from a student that was written in a rude tone? Emojis, slang, all caps, incomplete sentences galore? We all have, and it's enough to drive us up the wall! But! What if students have just never been taught how to use professional etiquette when addressing a boss or superior? That realization inspired this unit, which revolutionized the way my students emailed me from that point forward.Every year, I recommend teachers of all subjects in middle and high school tea
Preview of Hidden Figures (2016): Movie Guide (Google Docs, EASEL, & PDF)

Hidden Figures (2016): Movie Guide (Google Docs, EASEL, & PDF)

Created by
Will Pulgarin
This is the story of a team of African-American women mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the US space program. This product includes 32-questions to help keep your students focused and engaged throughout the movie. The video guide is time stamped, which allows teachers to chunk the movie into parts and to easily pick up where the class left off. I have also included a character reference guide and some "fact vs. fiction" insight into the movie. Lastly, this
Preview of Folktales: Fairytales, Tall Tales, Fables, Legends, & Myths

Folktales: Fairytales, Tall Tales, Fables, Legends, & Myths

Created by
Lovin Lit
Grades 4-8 Differentiated Unit This includes tons of supplemental material for teaching these folktale genres: fairytales, tall tales, fables, legends, and myths. I teach other fiction genres as novel genres. You can find fiction genres here. In this download, you'll get: - Teacher's Notes - Interactive Notebook Activity - 6 Posters - Differentiated worksheets and tests at 3 different grade levels! *Level A - 4th-5th Grade* *Level B - 6th Grade* *Level C - 7th-8th Grade* Use these worksh
Preview of Daily Visual Calendar Worksheets | 2023-2024 | Special Education

Daily Visual Calendar Worksheets | 2023-2024 | Special Education

2023-2024 Daily Differentiated Calendar Worksheets for the special ed classroom. Includes 1 worksheet per day for the full 2023-2024 school year. (August 1, 2023 - July 31, 2024) Review the day, month, date, year, and weather with these worksheets. Students practice tracing or writing weekdays and months! A great way to check for understanding in your special ed classroom. WHAT'S INCLUDED?WORKSHEET ONE:Daily Worksheet (261 pages in each level)Level 1: - Circle the Day- Trace the Month- Color the
Preview of How to Write Email, Email Etiquette, PDF & Google Drive, Distance Learning, CCSS

How to Write Email, Email Etiquette, PDF & Google Drive, Distance Learning, CCSS

Created by
Laura Randazzo
Teach your students proper email etiquette – or "email netiquette" – with this 45-minute "How to Email" lesson that includes a high-interest introductory lecture and two fun real-world writing activities.First, present the right and wrong way to build an email message with a dynamic 15-slide lecture (Prezi, PDF, and Google Slides versions included). Then, assign students to evaluate four sample emails sent by high school students seeking a summer internship. Finally, have students work individua
Preview of Sell this Haunted House- Middle School Halloween Writing Activity- 5th, 6th, 7th

Sell this Haunted House- Middle School Halloween Writing Activity- 5th, 6th, 7th

Created by
Oh So Simple ELA
Unleash the Halloween spirit and ignite your students' creativity with this interactive Halloween writing activity! Students step into the shoes of a real estate agent as they embark on a journey to create their very own haunted house!In this adventure, students will channel their imagination and design a spine-chilling haunted house, sketching each eerie room and crafting an online listing that will send shivers down your spine. They will masterfully weave a web of words, expertly incorporating
Preview of The Veldt, Ray Bradbury Short Story Worksheets + Multimedia, PDF & Google Drive

The Veldt, Ray Bradbury Short Story Worksheets + Multimedia, PDF & Google Drive

Created by
Laura Randazzo
If your students can’t go an hour without looking at their phones, they need to read “The Veldt.”Ray Bradbury’s chilling futuristic short story, “The Veldt,” gives us a glimpse of a world where children love their devices more than their families. Sound familiar? This compelling 90-minute lesson will get your students reading, thinking, and discussing the consequences of our tech-dependent culture. The materials (5-page PDF with links to online media and Google Drive versions of all student hand
Preview of Thesis Statement Practice Worksheets

Thesis Statement Practice Worksheets

Created by
Teach With Erika
Do your students need extra practice writing thesis statements? Then this printable worksheet packet is for you! Included are seven practice sheets perfect for bellwork, stations, remediation, homework, subwork, extra practice, and more! Simply print and go - answer keys included!This product includes:•Create a Thesis Statement •Thesis: Strong or Weak?•Why Is It Weak?•Attention Grabber or Thesis?•Thesis Test Prep Practice•Good vs. Bad Thesis•Essay Planning•Answer keysYou may also be interested
Preview of Night by Elie Wiesel, Chapter Questions Worksheets, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS

Night by Elie Wiesel, Chapter Questions Worksheets, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS

Created by
Laura Randazzo
Use this package of nine chapter-by-chapter question sheets as you take your class through Elie Wiesel’s compelling true story, Night. As we work to pull more non-fiction materials into our Common Core-aligned classrooms, this autobiographical account of life in inside the Nazi Germany concentration camps of WWII is an important title to include.These short answer worksheets will pull your students into Elie Wiesel’s story and inspire them to think deeply about the author’s themes.This packet in
Preview of Figurative Language - Similes and Metaphors

Figurative Language - Similes and Metaphors

This is an 18 question worksheet that focuses on similes and metaphors only. Students are required to identify each statement as either a simile or a metaphor. Then they must circle the two things that are being compared. This is a good way to check for understanding. ♦FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE BUNDLE NOW AVAILABLE♦Save 50% Figurative Language Bundle Save 50%♦Check out other FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE resources♦Figurative Language - Similes and their MeaningFigurative Language - Similes and MetaphorsFigurati
Preview of How to Read a Poem Introduction to Poetry & Poetic Terms PDF & Google Drive CCSS

How to Read a Poem Introduction to Poetry & Poetic Terms PDF & Google Drive CCSS

Created by
Laura Randazzo
Use this attention-grabbing 32-slide lecture (downloads in both Prezi & Google Slides format) and accompanying handouts to pull even your most reluctant students into a study of poetry. Begin by piquing your students’ interest in poetry by comparing the art form to song lyrics. Then, present a concrete, 9-step process to help any student decode any poem.These lesson materials include a guided note handout (with answer key) that will help focus students’ listening and serve as a reference she
Preview of Cell Phone Characterization, PDF & Google Drive, Literature or History Activity

Cell Phone Characterization, PDF & Google Drive, Literature or History Activity

Created by
Laura Randazzo
Add a little fun to ANY novel, play, short story, or history unit with this worksheet where students choose a character (or historic figure) and fill a fictional cell phone with email messages, playlist entries, and a wallpaper image.This PDF file and Google Drive version includes a blank form and a completed sample to show students, if you wish. The sample is from my students’ study of To Kill a Mockingbird, showing Scout Finch’s cell phone content, but you could use this worksheet with ANY wor
Preview of Picture Prompts 1 - Leveled Journal Writing for Special Education - Pack 1

Picture Prompts 1 - Leveled Journal Writing for Special Education - Pack 1

Three different levels of picture prompt journal supports provided for your higher level writers (around 1st-4th grade level). This pack is great for our visual learners, as instead of a written prompt, a picture prompt is given! Students can then respond with the level of support that they need to be successful.Level 1: 5 sentence starters are provided for each journal to help students get started. Given the level of each student, they can either fill in the blanks on the sheet, or re-write the
Preview of Fun Valentine's Day Activity: Valentine's Day Coloring Pages + Writing Prompts

Fun Valentine's Day Activity: Valentine's Day Coloring Pages + Writing Prompts

Created by
Art with Jenny K
Art with Jenny K. is the originator of these innovative, engaging, add-a-pattern "interactive" coloring sheets. This set of “Pop Art-style” coloring sheets features a variety of Valentine's Day images that make a great accompaniment to your Valentine's Day celebrations. There are 9 interactive pages and 6 pattern-filled pages included in this Valentine's Day activity–appropriate for all ages! ********** INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE **********9 Interactive Pop Art Coloring Pages for Valentine's DayH
Preview of Spanish Cognates Reading Activities for Back to School and Spanish 1 Sub Plans

Spanish Cognates Reading Activities for Back to School and Spanish 1 Sub Plans

Created by
Srta Spanish
Help your students be successful by teaching them about cognates as a comprehension tool!Two different readings and activities are included to introduce your students to cognates. One reading is shorter than the other so you could use them as differentiation options, or just save one for a different point of the year! ❁Click here to save 20% on everything you need to teach a unit on COGNATES!❁Included:Two different readingsFull page with comprehension questions in English and activities to show
Preview of Figurative Language Worksheet Set of 12, Middle Grades for Common Core

Figurative Language Worksheet Set of 12, Middle Grades for Common Core

Created by
Lovin Lit
Figurative Language Worksheet Set of 12, Middle Grades for Common Core This Figurative Language is Reading Candy Worksheet Set includes 12 worksheets and answer keys ready for you to use in your classroom. Download the preview file for a free simile worksheet and answer key that you can use right away. Here is what's included: Similes: Analyze and Complete Metaphors: Analyze and Explain Similes & Metaphors: Sort and Convert (2 pages) Hyperbole: Analyze and Complete Idioms: Analyze and Writ
Preview of Lamb to the Slaughter, Roald Dahl, Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS

Lamb to the Slaughter, Roald Dahl, Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive, CCSS

Created by
Laura Randazzo
Use the dark humor of Roald Dahl’s well-known short story, “Lamb to the Slaughter," to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This one-day lesson plan includes links to the full text of the story, detailed instructions, a 9-question deep-thinking handout (with detailed answer key, of course), and a writing activity that creatively uses an official-looking police report for students to summarize the elements of the story. The lesson also includes a police sketch portion (my high s
Preview of Socratic Seminar Lesson Plan: Fun Worksheets, Question Examples, Discussion Tips

Socratic Seminar Lesson Plan: Fun Worksheets, Question Examples, Discussion Tips

Get students talking with this Socratic Seminar Talking Toolkit! When done right, Socratic Seminars can be the best low prep, high impact activity you will ever do. They can cut down on your grading without sacrificing rigor. They can build classroom community without being cheesy. They can lead to exceptional classroom experiences without students (or admin) knowing you put it together a few minutes before class. Nevertheless, without a few tips and tricks, Socratic Seminars can also easily go
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Importance of learning English language arts

English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.

Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.

Benefits of learning English language arts

Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:

  • Develop effective communication skills
  • Build critical thinking and analytical skills
  • Nurture their creativity and imagination

By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.

Discover printable and digital English language arts resources

On TPT, English language arts resources come in various forms: from interactive notebooks and task cards to small-group activities and individual worksheets. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of ELA concepts, or to reteach a tricky concept. By incorporating ELA resources from TPT into your teaching toolbox, you can create an engaging learning experience that strengthens students’ understanding of ELA concepts.

If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital English language arts worksheets, TPT has an extensive collection of resources across topics and grade levels. No matter what ELA topic your students are working on — whether you’re teaching the parts of speech to 1st graders or argumentative essay writing to 10th graders — TPT has instructional materials that are designed to help with any ELA learning need. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning ELA will be so much easier.

Frequently asked questions about teaching English language arts

What types of English language arts lessons are available on TPT?

There are many different types of English language arts resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular ELA lessons include reading, writing, phonics, vocabulary, spelling, and creative writing.

How do I find English language arts lessons on TPT?

Educators can save time preparing English language arts lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for ELA resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of ELA lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.

How can I make my English language arts lessons fun and engaging?

Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your English Language Arts lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.