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A creative-writing activity where students roll a die three times to select a character, setting, and problem, then plan and write their own story, optionally inspired by an included short story ('Three Free Wishes').
Free download A no-prep art-history drawing and writing activity where students reimagine three famous artists/artworks in a modern context.
Give students a MASH-style (fold-and-predict/spiral counting) creative writing game to randomly generate character traits and story elements for use in creative writing.
Provide an interactive notebook of lessons, foldables, and activities covering Common Core writing standards (Opinion, Narrative, Informative) for grades 3-6.
Letter K phonics and handwriting center using real photographs of K words for alphabet recognition, tracing, and beginning-sound practice.
A creative-writing activity packet teaching high school students to create black-out poems (from printed text, blacking out unused words) and found poems (cutting and arranging words from print sources), intended as a flexible filler or multi-day creative writing lesson.
A creative-writing project that has students rewrite a well-known fairy tale, fable, or myth from the villain's first-person point of view, supported by an assignment sheet, rubric, and a peer-editing process.
No-prep sight word fluency practice for the high-frequency word "how" — reading, filling in the blank, and reading/writing/drawing for beginning readers.
A step-by-step creative-writing project guide leading students through planning, mapping, drafting, peer-editing and finalizing an original mystery narrative, with a rubric aligned to narrative-writing standards.
A hands-on art and fine-motor writing activity where students build a paper 'bug jar' by coloring, tracing, cutting, and gluing insect cutouts to practice name-writing, fine motor skills, and insect identification.
A dice-roll creative-writing game ('Roll With It!') that prompts young students to invent a story by rolling a die to pick characters, setting, and a sequence of plot events, plus matching writing paper.
A mini-lesson/workshop teaching secondary students how to write and punctuate dialogue effectively in narrative writing, using a slideshow, a topic-strip speaking activity, and a punctuation practice worksheet with answer key.
A multi-part literacy center for practicing recognition, handwriting, and beginning-sound identification of the letter G using labeled word/picture cards.
Provides pennant/banner templates students fill in to summarize what they learned about a lesson or unit, or for beginning-of-year decoration.
Free download Practice recognizing and using 1st-grade Dolch sight words through vocabulary lists and fill-in-the-blank sentence worksheets.
Google Slideshow of 24 creative writing prompts to inspire student writing across genres and moods, with an elements-of-fiction mini-lesson.
An early-writing project where students design and label their own food product packaging, practicing persuasive/descriptive writing, adjectives, and creative design in a real-world writing context.
A Google Slides/PowerPoint deck of 24 flash-fiction creative writing prompts to give students short, timed writing practice, explained with a slide on what flash fiction is and directions for use.
A spring-themed, no-prep creative writing prompt asking students to imagine meeting a baby chick, paired with a companion drawing activity.
Make learning about tigers fun and interactive with this printable flipbook craft! Students will explore the fascinating world of tigers by learning about their habitat, diet, body features, life cycle, adaptations, and interesting facts while strengthening reading comprehension and writing skills through engaging science activities. I…
Make learning about wolves fun and interactive with this printable DIY flipbook craft! Students will explore the fascinating world of wolves by learning about their habitat, diet, body features, life cycle, adaptations, social behavior, and survival skills while strengthening reading comprehension and writing skills through engaging…
Make learning about pigs fun and interactive with this printable DIY flipbook craft! Students will explore the fascinating world of pigs by learning about their habitat, diet, body features, life cycle, adaptations, and interesting facts while strengthening reading comprehension and writing skills through engaging science activities. I…
A creative-writing lesson pairing Rorschach-inkblot-style paintings with poetry writing, teaching poetic devices (rhyme, alliteration, simile, metaphor, personification, etc.) through a hands-on art-and-writing activity.
A back-to-school writing and craft activity where students write about the contents of their school bag and then color and assemble a backpack craft template.