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Novel Study Worksheets - Good Morning, Gorillas - Magic Tree House

Novel Study Worksheets - Good Morning, Gorillas - Magic Tree House
, Not Grade Specific,

Ten chapter-summary boxes for Mary Pope Osborne's "Good Morning, Gorillas", opening with where-and-when setting questions and closing with a postcard from the African Rainforest and an alternate-ending essay.

Author Learning with Alan

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Tags Novel Study, Worksheets, Gorillas, Magic Tree House, Africa, Reading, Writing, Activity, Comprehension, Printable

Opinion Writing Anchor Chart – O.R.E.O. Method

Opinion Writing Anchor Chart – O.R.E.O. Method
, Not Grade Specific,

Opinion Writing Anchor Chart presents the O.R.E.O. structure as four ordered moves. Writers state an opinion, provide reasons, explain those reasons, and close by stating the opinion again. The second chart removes the key words from the same sequence, allowing learners to reconstruct the framework rather than only reread the completed reference. The identical order on both pages keeps the mnemonic stable while changing the task from reference use to recall.

Author First in Line

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Tags Writing Lesson, Writing Chart, Opinion Writing, Fiction Text, Reading Poster, Oreo Anchor Chart

OREO Opinion Writing – Editable Graphic Organizer

OREO Opinion Writing – Editable Graphic Organizer
, Not Grade Specific,

Two graphic-organizer layouts guide students through the OREO opinion-writing structure — stating an opinion, giving reasons and examples, then restating the opinion — available as a printable PDF or an editable Google Doc.

Author Roombop

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Tags Google Docs, Oreo Opinion, Opinion Graphic Organizer, Google, Oreo Opinion Writing Graphic Organizer, Oreo Opinion Writing Examples, Oreo Writing, Google Doc Graphic Organizer, Oreo Writing Template, Fillable Graphic Organizer, Opinion Writing Oreo

OREO Opinion Writing – 10 Graphic Organizers
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OREO Opinion Writing – 10 Graphic Organizers
, Not Grade Specific,

Opinion writing is scaffolded through five organizer types, each repeated in a second visual version. The OREO page separates opinion, reason, evidence or example, and restated opinion. Additional sheets compare pros with cons, sort facts from opinions, map an introduction with two supported reasons, and frame a concluding paragraph. Together, the sequence moves from idea evaluation to organized persuasive composition.

Author Cutie worksheets986

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Tags Opinion Writing, Persuasive Writing, OREO Writing Strategy, Writing Graphic Organizer, Paragraph Writing, Fact And Opinion, Pros And Cons, Writing Frames, Literacy Centers, Writing Activities

Parts of Speech Dice Game – Grammar Practice

Parts of Speech Dice Game – Grammar Practice
, Not Grade Specific,

Rolling a six-sided die assigns students a part of speech to write on a recording sheet, and once a full row is filled in, the result is a silly, grammatically labelled sentence.

Author LessonFull.com

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Tags Parts Of Speech, Grammar Game, Writing, Noun, Literacy Centre, Grammar, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Preposition, Parts Of Speech Play, Easy Parts Of Speech, Fun Parts Of Speech, Parts Of Speech Activity, Parts Of Speech Games Printable, Parts Of Speech Interactive Games, Parts Of Speech Practice, Parts Of Speech Game

Communication Styles – Passive/Assertive/Aggressive

Communication Styles – Passive/Assertive/Aggressive
, Not Grade Specific,

Communication Styles introduces the idea that how people speak to one another matters. The lesson distinguishes passive, assertive, and aggressive approaches, then asks learners to represent all three styles in comics built around the same friendship scenario. Holding the situation constant makes differences in language, tone, boundaries, and likely outcomes easier to compare. The activity supports discussion of respectful self-expression without claiming that one isolated response defines a person’s character.

Author Jennifer Moyer Taylor

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Tags Passive Communication, Assertive Communication, Communication Styles, Passive Aggressive Teacher, Sel Presentation, Sel, Social Emotional Learning, School Counseling

Pencils On Strike!

Pencils On Strike!
, Not Grade Specific,

Students plan reasons on a main-idea organizer and use them in a persuasive apology letter intended to bring the pencils back from their strike. A draw-and-write response and eight vocabulary cards extend the writing task.

Author First Grade Fan Club

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Tags Back To School, Persuasive Writing

Planning a Play Script – Writing Practice Worksheet

Planning a Play Script – Writing Practice Worksheet
, Not Grade Specific,

Characters, entertaining events, up to six scene settings, opening stage directions, and an ending are planned before students draft an original play script.

Author Elementary Resources 4 U

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Tags Drama Activity, Graphic Organizer, Writing Template, Blank Templates, Play Script, Script Writing, Writing Chart

Poetry Terms Vocabulary Booklet – 8 Key Terms

Poetry Terms Vocabulary Booklet – 8 Key Terms
, Not Grade Specific,

Students choose a theme, then write and illustrate an original example of each of eight poetry terms (alliteration, assonance, end rhyme, hyperbole, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, and simile), guided by a completed spring-themed sample booklet the teacher models first.

Author THIS STORE IS BEING DELETED!

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Tags Poetry Terms, Figurative Language, Personification, Simile, Metaphor, Rhyme, Alliteration, Assonance, Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole, Hyperbole Metaphor Personification Simile, Simile Clipart, Personification Alliteration, Metaphor Alliteration

Posters: Making Inferences

Posters: Making Inferences
, Not Grade Specific,

A four-quadrant chart poses guiding questions about a character's actions, dialogue, feelings, and thoughts to support character inference.

Author Reading in the Middle Grade

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Tags Inferences, Character Interpretation, Reading Comprehension, Critical Analysis, Language Arts

R.A.C.E. Strategy Practice: Animals Worksheets

R.A.C.E. Strategy Practice: Animals Worksheets
, Not Grade Specific,

Six short animal passages — leopards, dolphins, elephants, ants, sea turtles, and chimpanzees — each pair one open-ended question with a checklist for the R.A.C.E. citing-evidence strategy.

Author The Language of Learning

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Tags Writing Center, Writing Strategies, Animals, Informational Text, Text Evidence, Race Startegy, Race Stategy, Race Stratigy, Strategy Worksheet, Space Race Worksheet Pdf, Races Strategy For Writing, Simple Animals Worksheet Answers

Michael Jackson – Black History Reading Passage

Michael Jackson – Black History Reading Passage
, Not Grade Specific,

A short biography passage on Michael Jackson's life, from the Jackson 5 to Thriller, is followed by three text-based questions and a writing prompt. Students read a short Michael Jackson biography, answer three text-based questions and respond to one open writing prompt for Black History Month.

Author FlairSquare Educational Resources

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Tags Michael Jackson, Black History Month, Reading Comprehension, Language Arts, African-American Figures

Research-Based Writing Rubric – Class Ready

Research-Based Writing Rubric – Class Ready
, Not Grade Specific,

A five-category rubric scores research-based informative writing on conventions, organization, quality of information, citing reliable sources, and research notes, for a total of 30 points.

Author The Language of Learning

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Tags Research, Report, Writing, Rubric, Assessment, Research Rubric

Safari Literacy Packet

Safari Literacy Packet
, Not Grade Specific,

Safari-themed literacy packet for early learners: students count syllables in animal names, fill in the missing first letter of words like zebra and giraffe, and write about the safari animal they most want to see.

Author Katie Maurice

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Tags Safari, Animals, Literacy Packet, Reading, Spelling, Writing Prompts, Syllables, Beginning Sounds, Phonics

Scary Similes and Metaphors: Grades 3-6

Scary Similes and Metaphors: Grades 3-6
, Not Grade Specific,

Monster-themed writing frames give students a single Metaphor or simile line with four ruled lines and a Name line beneath it, three to a page, alongside two extended sheets that add a twelve-line descriptive paragraph and a set of oversized display letters spelling out the title.

Author The Simplistic Teacher

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Tags Halloween Writing, Similes, Metaphors, Similes For Scary, Halloween Similes

Script Writing Template – Elementary Play Practice

Script Writing Template – Elementary Play Practice
, Not Grade Specific,

Character, Dialogue and Stage Directions columns structure a blank one-page table where students draft an original play scene.

Author Elementary Resources 4 U

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Tags Playscripts, Script Writing, Writing Template, Script Template, Graphic Organizer, Writing Chart, Reading Chart, Writing Process, Drama, Script Writing Templates

Script Writing Template – Characters and Dialogue

Script Writing Template – Characters and Dialogue
, Not Grade Specific,

A blank play-script frame opens with scene, setting and character fields, then a two-column table lets students pair each speaker's name with dialogue and actions. Scene, setting and character fields head a blank script frame, followed by a two-column table pairing each speaker's name with their dialogue and actions.

Author Elementary Resources 4 U

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Tags Writing Templates, Research Report, Research Template, Drama, Play Writing, Playscripts, Script Writing, Script Templates

Self-Editing COPS Cards- Help your Students Proofread Their Own Work

Self-Editing COPS Cards- Help your Students Proofread Their Own Work
, Not Grade Specific,

The COPS acronym (Capitals, Organization, Punctuation, Spelling) organizes a one-page self-editing checklist students can use to proofread their own writing.

Author LessonFull.com

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Tags Self-Editing, COPS Cards, Proofreading, Writing Skills, Language Arts, COPS, Editing, Primary Writing, Grammar, Punctuation

Sentence Sort - Grammar Practice

Sentence Sort - Grammar Practice
, Not Grade Specific,

Cut-and-paste sentence sort: students read phrases and complete sentences, then glue each one under A sentence or Not a sentence, across three pages of six items each.

Author Ponder Palette Plazza

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Tags Grammar, Grammar Worksheets, Back To School, Back To School Activities, Sentence Structure, Phonics, September Activities, Writing Activities

Sentences - Lower Primary (4 x A3 Posters)

Sentences - Lower Primary (4 x A3 Posters)
, Not Grade Specific,

Sentence structure is set out on four display posters — what a sentence tells, how word order carries meaning, the simple sentence and the compound sentence — each built around a single labelled example.

Author E & R Publications

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Tags Sentence Structure, Sentence Types, Literacy, Grammar, Writing

Simple Subject and Simple Predicate Worksheets

Simple Subject and Simple Predicate Worksheets
, Not Grade Specific,

Simple subject and predicate identification is practiced across ten short worksheets — five on subjects, five on predicates — each with ten single-sentence items and matched with a full answer key.

Author Soumara Siddiqui

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Tags Simple Subject And Predicate, Simple Subject, Simple Predicate

Spider Diagram Template – Reading & Writing Sheet

Spider Diagram Template – Reading & Writing Sheet
, Not Grade Specific,

A single spider diagram gives students a central topic circle ringed by eight blank legs for brainstorming related ideas.

Author Elementary Resources 4 U

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Tags Spider Diagram, Reading Diagram, Writing Diagram, Writing Graphic Organizer, Literacy, Brainstorming Chart, Diagramming Worksheets, Simple Spider Diagram, Diagram Worksheet

Springtime Picnic Fun - Writing Prompt

Springtime Picnic Fun - Writing Prompt
, Not Grade Specific,

A spring picnic writing-and-drawing prompt asks students whether they've been on a picnic before, then has them draw a picture of their own.

Author Ponder Palette Plazza

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Tags Writing, Writing Prompts, Writing Activities, ELA, Writing Centers, Spring Writing, Spring Writing Prompts, Spring Writing Activities, Spring Coloring

Story Mountain

Story Mountain
, Not Grade Specific,

Story mountain poster that maps a narrative arc from background through rising action, climax and falling action to resolution, giving students a visual guide for plotting their own stories.

Author Teach To Heaven, Reoulita.com

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Tags Story Mountain, Story Telling, Plot Your Story, Story Eriting, Poster, Writing Strategies, Creative Writing, Literacy, Story Mountain