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Common Core W.5.2 resources for Microsoft Word
Road Trip Adventure PROJECT BASED LEARNING for GATE and 3rd - 8th Grades
Come along on a fun project-based adventure as students practice different forms of writing, geography skills, computer and internet technology skills, engineering and design skills, math skills, public speaking, creativity, and art.
Here is your Gold Medal Standard project based learning unit ready to go. Because this project-based unit relies heavily on student creativity and invention, the key knowledge, understanding, and success skills can be scaffolded across many grade levels. This un
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3rd - 8th
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Also included in: SIMULATIONS Real-World Projects GATE Bundle Gifted
FREE Printable Always Do Your Best Dotted Mid-line Lined Paper {EDITABLE!!!}
If you are teaching younger students or students who are struggling with letter formation, this product is for you!
This file will allow you to print your own paper with a dotted mid-line to make writing a breeze! A motivational slogan at the top of the front page reads "Always do your best!"
There's no need to buy costly writing pads anymore! Simply print these sheets one-sided or two-sided and guide your students to writing brilliance!
Enjoy!
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PreK - 6th
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Grades PreK-5 Common Core English Language Arts IEP Goal Bank
This IEP goal bank was created to assist special education teachers with the task of writing standards-based IEP goals in English Language Arts. Speech-Language Pathologists should also find this resource to be useful when creating IEP goals and collaborating with teachers. After spending countless hours developing IEP goals myself and really having to think through how to best individualize goals and objectives for my own students, I wanted to share this resource to help other special educati
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PreK - 5th
Easy Independent Book Report, Outline Summary, Rubrics & Teacher Tools Editable
This book report form contains all pieces you need to have a successful book report done at home.
All parts of the report are EDITABLE and completed in Microsoft Word.
Report Tools Contained include:
-Book report assignment letter to parents
-Report Due Dates
-Paragraphs Guidelines (instructions)
-Points Rubric
-Report Writing assignments broken into weekly due dates
-Paragraph expectations
-Self-Editing Checklist (writing skills)
-Enhancement Project Plan (Cartoon Strip) with instructions
-En
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3rd - 6th
Using "Two Truths and a Lie" to Find Fake News and Guide Quick Research
Students need to be wise readers - to find main ideas of a text, but also discern if the information is fact or "fake news." Once you have a copy of the book, this packet gives everything you'll need for a fun and engaging unit - including a fun game to build community, detailed lesson plans for 6-7 25 minute sessions, extension worksheets, an editing checklist and a model of a completed project. Using the unique format from the book, students will complete quick research projects on a topic o
How to Use Paragraph Transitions - Mini-Lesson & Handout
A mini-lesson and handout for students explaining how to use transitional phrases or words to connect ideas and paragraphs within an essay or other form of writing. Common Core aligned (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W)
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5th - 10th
Expository/Informational Essay Scaffolding Template
I was inspired by a Kate Kinsella workshop that I attended and created this scaffolded essay template. I have used this template to assist students as they write expository essays. This template is entirely full of sentence frames, and both gifted, ELL, and SPED students enjoyed this activity. What's great about this template is the fact that you can edit it as needed. I highly recommend providing students with a writing checklist as they complete this assignment so that they can incorporate wri
Grades:
5th - 8th
5th Grade Writing Body Paragraph Rubric W.5.2 W.5.5 with I can
Rubric to help students write body paragraphs for expository essays. Categories make expectations clear to students. Self assessment and peer assessment help make students accountable and revise to improve their writing.
I have seen incredible peer talk and collaboration using this resource! Students actually think, revise, and improve their writing!
Includes I can statements.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information
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5th
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Expository/Information Essay Scaffold w/ Citation Help
I was inspired by a Kate Kinsella workshop that I attended and created this scaffolded essay template. I wanted my sixth-grade and seventh-grade students to write a five-paragraph expository essay that included spaces for citing their research. This template is entirely full of sentence frames, and both gifted, ELL, and SPED students enjoyed this activity.What's great about this template is the fact that you can edit it as needed. I highly recommend providing students with a writing checklist as
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5th - 8th
Student-Friendly PARCC Writing Rubrics - Lit. Analysis, Research Sim., Narrative
This document includes two student-friendly rubrics for the PARCC writing tasks. These rubrics are based off of the rubrics used in PARCC scoring, but they have been put into language that 4th and 5th graders can comprehend and apply.
The first rubric is for the Literary Analysis and Research Simulation tasks. The second rubric is for the Narrative Writing task.
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4th - 5th
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TREE Graphic Organizer for SRSD Opinion Writing
This color coded graphic organizer helps your students organize their argument/opinion writing. This goes along with the SRSD writing process.
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3rd - 8th
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5th Grade Common Core Informative / Expository Writing Rubric (Editable)
Here is a student friendly 5th grade informative / expository writing rubric. This is an editable word document for you to customize to your liking. I have a first read grade and second read grade option listed. After my first read, I give the essays back to students, so they can see what sub-standards they should work on. Then they turn the essay in a for a second read with the corrections and improvements made for a final grade. This also helps to facilitate differentiated writing instruction
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5th
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Social Issue Project for Gifted or Language Arts
This social issue project weaves in so many Common Core writing, listening, and speaking standards! Great to keep a language arts or gifted class highly engaged.
What you will love about this is that student directions, handouts, graphic organizers, and the grading rubric are already made for you. They are blank and ready to be printed, copied, and given to students. Virtually no ahead of time prep! There is also an "example/model essay" to use as a teaching tool and very specific
Research Simulation Task- Science Related Task
Using CommonLit as a source, the two articles use evidence to support how the sun is responsible for the existence of life on Earth. Due to the fact that NJSLA uses 3 sources, one of which is a multi-media source for essay writing, students will review two texts and a short video which is linked onto the document to analyze and compose a 4 paragraph essay. In this purchase, you will receive: 1. Essay Prompt and deconstruction of that prompt2. Detailed outline as a scaffold for students3. Graphic
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4th - 7th
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Citing Textual Evidence - Sentence Starters for Writing
Great source for students to reference when responding orally or in writing using textual evidence.
Note: This is also available in Spanish. Find it in my store.
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3rd - 6th
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Grades PreK-2 Common Core English Language Arts IEP Goal Bank
This IEP goal bank was created to assist special education teachers with the task of writing standards-based IEP goals in English Language Arts. Speech-Language Pathologists should also find this resource to be useful when creating IEP goals and collaborating with teachers. After spending countless hours developing IEP goals myself and really having to think through how to best individualize goals and objectives for my own students, I wanted to share this resource to help other special educati
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PreK - 2nd
Close Reading Lesson: Bud, Not Buddy - Chapter 5 - Remembering Momma
This close reading lesson plan is an excerpt from chapter 5 of Bud, Not Buddy. It is the part where Bud remembers Momma repeating the same conversations over and over when he was 6. It is the 1st of several close reading lessons to be used throughout this book. I'll post the other lessons ASAP. It is assumed that your students will be reading the entire book from chapter 1 to the end, but that you will just stop at the excerpts used in the close reading lessons to do a close read. Each of the le
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4th - 7th
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My Complete Novel Study any Book : "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame
Engage your students with this comprehensive study guide for "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame. This resource is designed to help 3rd to 5th grade students explore the themes, characters, and lessons of the book through a variety of activities and discussions.✅This novel study includes:Book summary to provide context and backgroundCharacter analysis to deepen understandingThemed discussion questions to encourage critical thinkingVocabulary and Grammar exercises to reinforce key concep
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3rd - 8th
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Ellis Island Interactive Webquest Research Writing Project
This webquest takes students on an interactive tour of Ellis Island. The first 3 pages of the webquest includes guiding focus questions for students to answer as they tour all the rooms of the main building of Ellis Island. Students will view photographs, listen to oral histories, and analyze data. A reflective essay is also included at the conclusion of the essay which allows students to use integrate and cite evidence from the webquest.
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4th - 12th
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My Complete Novel Study any Book: "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
Engage your students with this comprehensive study guide for "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster. This resource is designed to help 3rd to 5th grade students explore the themes, characters, and lessons of the book through a variety of activities and discussions.✅This novel study includes:Book summary to provide context and backgroundCharacter analysis to deepen understandingThemed discussion questions to encourage critical thinkingVocabulary and Grammar exercises to reinforce key conceptsWr
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3rd - 8th
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My Complete Novel Study any Book : "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio
Engage your students with this comprehensive study guide for "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio. This resource is designed to help 3rd to 5th grade students explore the themes, characters, and lessons of the book through a variety of activities and discussions.✅This novel study includes:Book summary to provide context and backgroundCharacter analysis to deepen understandingThemed discussion questions to encourage critical thinkingVocabulary and Grammar exercises to reinforce key conceptsWriting prompts to
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3rd - 8th
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My Complete Novel Study any Book: "The Tale of Despereaux" by Kate DiCamillo
Engage your students with this comprehensive study guide for "The Tale of Despereaux" by Kate DiCamillo. This resource is designed to help 3rd to 5th grade students explore the themes, characters, and lessons of the book through a variety of activities and discussions.✅This novel study includes:Book summary to provide context and backgroundCharacter analysis to deepen understandingThemed discussion questions to encourage critical thinkingVocabulary and Grammar exercises to reinforce key concepts
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3rd - 8th
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My Complete Novel Study any Book: "The Mouse & the Motorcycle" by Beverly Cleary
Engage your students with this comprehensive study guide for "The Mouse and the Motorcycle" by Beverly Cleary. This resource is designed to help 3rd to 5th grade students explore the themes, characters, and lessons of the book through a variety of activities and discussions.✅This novel study includes:Book summary to provide context and backgroundCharacter analysis to deepen understandingThemed discussion questions to encourage critical thinkingVocabulary and Grammar exercises to reinforce key co
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3rd - 8th
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Pinocchio – Small Group Reader’s Theater
This Reader's Theater is for 4 - 5 students. It is a simplified version of Pinocchio. In the script, Geppetto is a kind toymaker who wishes he had a son. A fairy hears him and makes his puppet come alive. Geppetto names it Pinocchio. The puppet is lazy and doesn’t tell the truth. Geppetto does his best to teach him and sends him to school to help. But Pinocchio keeps wandering off and bad things happen to him. Finally, he disappears for many days and Geppetto goes to look for him. When they find
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