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5th grade Common Core W.2.1 resources
Persuasive Writing Donut Theme - Design a Donut Project - Art and Writing
Kids love donuts, but writing? Not so much. Enter the "Design a Donut Contest," a persuasive writing project so delicious even your most reluctant writers can't resist. Your students will use their persuasive skills to pitch their dream donut for the coveted "Flavor of the Month" spot.You have two options for this exciting writing adventure: the digital version or the classic pencil-and-paper version.Note: I just gave the Donut Project a big update on February 5th, 2024. Please download the reso
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Also included in: Persuasive Writing Bundle {Design a Donut and Promote a Pet}
END OF THE YEAR ACTIVITY What Do Teachers Do in the Summer last week of school
What do teachers do in the summer? What will my teacher do this summer? If you're looking for no prep end of the year activities that are fun, yet standards-based you are in the right place! What do teachers do when school is closed for the summer? It sure will be fun to see what the kids think!See the preview for lots of photos of this super-popular resource!Your students will each pick a teacher or other faculty member and complete a writing project about what they do when school is closed for
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1st - 5th
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Social Emotional Learning Journal - Elementary SEL Skills Workbook & Activities
Use this journal to teach SEL skills throughout the whole year! Skills targeted include self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationships, and decision-making. Every day contains one prompt, so there are five prompts per week for a period of 35 weeks. This allows for 175 daily prompts for the entire year. DIGITAL VersionUpdated to include a digital-friendly version for Google Slides. Note that this version has some wording changed to allow students to type instead of drawing. Of c
Grades:
1st - 5th
Year Long Bundle of Literacy Centers Differentiate For 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th
Our literacy center lesson plans provide engaging, differentiated activities for the entire school year. We focus on multisensory learning and provide resources for struggling readers. Perfect for elementary teachers looking for effective literacy instruction.This is a year-long set of 10 monthly literacy centers for 2nd-5th grade. It aligns perfectly with the science of reading research. These monthly ELA centers are curated based on common themes and grade-level standards and balanced by infor
Christmas Activities: Ugly Sweater Project, Template, Sub Plans & Writing Prompt
Need no prep, Christmas art projects for your December bulletin board? Imagine these ugly sweaters in your hallway with a writing prompt. The step by step drawing tutorial and PowerPoint also makes perfect emergency art sub plans for elementary art and general ed teachers. A fun roll a dice game, ‘you pick’ worksheet, and digital spinners helps kids choose patterns. Moreover, boost their confidence and creativity. And, it’ll help cash-strapped teachers like you plan Christmas art activities usin
Grades:
2nd - 5th
Pop Art Lesson: James Rizzi Cityscape Roll A Dice Game and Art Sub Plan
Ready to liven up your elementary art curriculum with a no prep, Pop Art projects? This James Rizzi Cityscape art lesson will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will be delighted by his cheerful buildings with faces. Moreover, they’ll connect with his ability to showcase the sights and sounds of his beloved home, New York City.And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans based on Pop Art artists like James Rizzi. During this art project, your class will discover
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2nd - 5th
Mr. Ferris and His Wheel End of the Year READ ALOUD STEM™ Challenge
Integrate STEM in your classroom at the End of the School Year!Learn about the World's Fair and how Mr. Ferris built the first Ferris Wheel! Your students will love designing, building, testing, and writing about their very own Ferris Wheel!Connect to a Read Aloud: Mr. Ferris and His WheelThis STEM Project is a companion activity to Mr. Ferris and His Wheel by Kathryn Davis. The book explores the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and how Ferris built his first wheel.Take students through the STEM Proces
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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End of the Year READ ALOUD STEM Activities BUNDLE Creativity, Science, Engineers
Integrate STEAM and STEM in your classroom at the End of the School Year!Make the last week of school and the last day of school amazing! Create a cereal box memory book to help students process the "last day blues." Engineer an amazing treehouse! Have students imagine, design, build, and write about their dream house using Geometry and 3D Shapes! Learn about the Chicago World's Fair and make a Ferris Wheel!Includes 4 STEM/STEAM Projects to go along with the following Read Aloud Books: Last Day
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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READ ALOUD STEM Activities and Challenges MEGA Bundle #1 STEM Club, STEM Centers
Integrate STEM and Literacy in your classroom all year with READ ALOUD STEM Volume One! Everything you need to be the master STEM Teacher at your school! Awaken imagination and creativity all year. Students learn coding, engineering, explore real-world problems, learn about STEM role models, pioneers, inventors, and more!Amazing resource for STEM clubs, STEM Teachers, STEM Stations, STEM Centers, parents who love hands-on learning, and elementary teachers who want to create a hands-on educationa
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1st - 5th
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Types of Writing Posters & Paper Templates 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Grade Writing Center
Explore the many types of writing with this writing center! It includes 10 common writing genre posters and writing paper templates with and without primary lines. Transform your writing center into a hub of creativity! These anchor charts are perfect for explaining the common reasons authors write, making them a valuable addition to your ELA classroom.These genre posters are designed to spark creativity and guide students in their writing journey. They will serve as valuable aids during your wr
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2nd - 5th
Groundhog Day Activities Reading Comprehension Passages Writing Math 3rd 4th 5th
Looking for Groundhog Day activities that are meaningful and print and go? Engage your students this February for Groundhog Day with these no-prep nonfiction reading articles and activities, perfect for close reading practice! This pack also includes highly engaging ELA activities, writing and challenge writing activities, and math activities. Nonfiction articles include the following text features: headings, glossary, bold words, photograph, and caption. Activities and projects require students
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Winter Holidays Reading Comprehension Passages and Activities
Room on the Broom Halloween READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Is there room on the broom?Make learning fun with this Halloween STEM activity in which students investigate the design of a broom! An excellent companion activity to the fall read aloud book Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson.In this STEM Challenge, students design and build a broom to hold as much candy as possible. Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't.A writing extension is i
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2nd - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Halloween READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Daily Writing Prompts Bundle National Days Morning Work Journal Writing Center
Get a full year's worth of FUN and engaging ways to keep your students writing! This ready-to-use popular monthly writing prompt resource is just what your classroom needs to spark student interest levels daily!Daily writing allows your students to be challenged to think creatively, critically, and expressively about a wide range of topics on each day of the month. These prompts offer something for everyone; whether it be writing personal narratives, informational pieces, reflecting on important
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3rd - 6th
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Black History Month READ ALOUD STEM Activities - Mae Jemison, Hidden Figures
Integrate STEM in your classroom during Black History Month with these Read Aloud STEM Challenges! Create a space capsule to bring Apollo astronauts back to earth safely with Katherine JohnsonBuild an air powered rocket shuttle to launch Mae Jemison into spaceInvent something new with Lonnie JohnsonLearn the power of words with Dr. Martin Luther King JrCode astronauts to the moon with the Hidden Figures!Includes 5 Black History Month Read Aloud Activities and lessons as amazing companion activit
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Grades:
1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Persuasive Writing Christmas Theme {Holiday Sweater Contest}
Holiday Sweater Contest: Help your students develop their persuasive writing skills with this creative writing and art project! The task involves designing a holiday sweater for a vintage department store contest. After designing, students will use persuasive writing to convince the judges why their design deserves to win the grand prize.This resource includes:Detailed lesson plans for two days (or stretch it out over several days)Small group warm-up activity to engage students and review persua
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: Holiday Persuasive Writing Bundle {Halloween and Christmas}
Opinion Writing | 3rd-5th Grades | Print and Digital
This opinion writing unit includes everything you need to teach opinion writing! Available as a printable PDF file AND Google Slides.This 6-week opinion writing unit includes 30 detailed lessons on how to write a high-quality essay. This unit contains detailed lesson plans, mentor texts, graphic organizers, and rubrics.Each opinion writing lesson contains directions for a mini lesson, work time, and share time. For additional student support, there is also a guided practice activity for each of
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Writing Bundle | Print and Digital | Informational, Opinion, Narrative
Happy Birthday Book - The Ultimate Student Birthday Card or Gift - Class Book
Give your students a birthday card they can remember forever with this Happy Birthday Book. This collaborative class book is a great way to celebrate your student's special day and connect some important language arts standards too! Use it as a class writing assignment, morning work or center activity and allow your class to put together a very special birthday memory book. For students with summer birthdays we celebrate "half birthdays" that way every student receives one. A great way to ce
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PreK - 5th
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How to Catch an Elf Trap Christmas READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity and STEAM Challenge
Can your students catch an Elf? Learn how to catch an elf with this super fun and engaging Christmas STEM Activity!Students design and build an Elf trap! After they have completed their STEM project, there is a persuasive writing activity where students write about setting the elf free.An excellent companion activity to the Christmas read aloud book How to Catch an Elf by Adam Wallace.Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Winter and Christmas READ ALOUD STEM™ Activities and Challenges BUNDLE
Valentine's Day Reading Passages Writing Somebody Loves You Mr Hatch Activities
Celebrate Valentine's Day this February with content-rich close reading activities including nonfiction articles about Milton Hershey, How Chocolate is Made, with engaging activities for the book Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch by Eileen Spinelli, Random Acts of Kindness week, and much more! Just print and go with this pack that is a mix of reading, writing, community building, and math activities. Nonfiction articles include text features to strengthen informational text reading skills. Activities
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Winter Holidays Reading Comprehension Passages and Activities
Wayne Thiebaud Pop Art Lesson: Step By Step Drawing, Art Sub Plans, & Exit Slips
Ready to liven up your elementary art curriculum with a no prep, Pop Art still-life project? This Wayne Thiebaud art lesson will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will be delighted by his Pop Art cakes, cupcakes, ice cream, and pies. Moreover, they’ll connect with his personal style of impasto painting on canvas.And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans based on Pop Art painters like Wayne Thiebaud. During this art project, your class will learn how Wayne Thi
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Grades:
2nd - 5th
First Day of School Activities 3rd Grade {First Week of School 3rd Grade}
This beginning of the year activities packet includes 22 pages of back to school activities to start the year off right! It comes in black & white only so that the kids can color their own books and you can save on ink. We've taken many of the ideas from our top selling end of the year memory books and revamped them to make them fun first day of school activities. This resource is included in a larger back to school bundle. CLICK HERE TO VIEW!Download Preview FileDownload the back to sch
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2nd - 5th
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Also included in: First Week of School Activities Grade 3 | First Week of School Games
Opinion Writing Resources, Paper, Videos, & Organizers for Writer's Workshop
If you're looking for a simple yet meaningful way to teach your elementary students to write a opinion pieces, you've come to the right place! Included are easy-to-use videos, slides, and printable templates to help your students write their opinions.This resource includes:•9 Animated Videos embedded in Google Slides*•64 Google Slides to use in lessons or print for anchor charts•K-5 Writing Progression Charts (teacher information)•K-5 Opinion Writing Rubrics•Pre-Assessment & Post-Assessment
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1st - 5th
Also included in: Elementary Writing Workshop Resources Bundle - Teaching Without Frills
47 Differentiated Writing Prompts, Sentence Starters (Great for EL and Sped)
Updated May 2021!I created these prompts to support the writing process in my classroom that is 50% english language learners. Currently there are 47 writing prompts provided in this file (informational/narrative/opinion). Preview it with this 2 prompt freebie!BrainstormThe brainstorm sheet provides the prompt, 6 pictures/words, and 5-6 questions to help the student come up with ideas to write about that go along with the prompt. OrganizerThe organizer provides a topic/conclusion sentence along
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1st - 5th
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Paul Klee Abstract Art Lesson: Portrait Dice Games Art Project - Nsw Visual Arts
Are you teaching an abstract art lesson on Paul Klee? Are they going to create an abstract portrait? Here's a fun lesson to brighten up your lesson plans! This is the perfect addition to your elementary art curriculum! Engaging abstract portrait art lesson with language (writing) activities. These no-prep abstract portrait art projects are perfect for your art sub tub. Super easy to implement for substitute teachers. Plus, the engagement will help with behavior! Perfect to start your art integra
Grades:
K - 12th
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Also included in: Art History Lesson - Famous Artists - Art Activities and Sub Plans
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