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Students read the included story 'Three Free Wishes' for inspiration (optional), roll a die three times to pick a character/setting/problem from a chart, record their picks on a planning sheet at their level (key words and pictures, key words and sentences, or full sentences), then write a titled story using…
Free download For each of three artists (Michelangelo/Mona Lisa, Frida Kahlo, Van Gogh), write about the artist and then draw what the subject/artist would look like if alive today, responding to guiding questions about whether their art style and subject matter would be the same now.
Students fill in category blanks (e.g. character name, job, personality trait, age, pets/family, setting, protagonist/antagonist, problem) with a partner or alone, draw a spiral to generate a 'special number,' then count down the list crossing out words until one word per category remains, using the surviving words to…
Cut, fold, and glue foldable notebook pieces; complete interactive writing lessons and activities tied to opinion, narrative, and informative writing standards.
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.
Choose story elements (setting, investigator, etc.) from provided options, draw a physical narrative map of the mystery with clue locations, write an outline and draft of a mystery narrative using taught techniques (dialogue, action verbs, red herrings, distinct characters), complete peer-edit checks, and revise to a…
Cut out a jar shape and write/add their name to it; color their favorite bugs from a set of insect circles; trace their name; cut out the bug circles; and glue or tape the bugs onto the jar to complete an art and writing project.
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.
Roll a die four times to determine what to draw for the flower/pot design and extra elements, use a finger dipped in paint (or a marker) to add fingerprint details, then draw a picture of where they'd place their flower pot and write a story about it.
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.
Write stories, poems, or descriptions responding to image/text prompts (e.g. personifying a raindrop or rainbow, describing a leap of faith, autumn leaves, finding a labeled box in a new bedroom, personifying an object in one's room, a fading imaginary friend, being lost and found, a path through a forest, two…
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.
Write about what they would do if they met a baby chick in the spring, then draw a picture of themselves with the baby chick.
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…
No-prep sight word fluency practice for the high-frequency word "home" — reading, filling in the blank, and reading/writing/drawing for beginning readers.
A mini-lesson/workshop teaching secondary students the 'show, don't tell' writing principle, using a slideshow contrasting telling sentences with showing paragraphs, then having students turn a randomly-drawn telling sentence into a descriptive showing paragraph.
Beginning-sounds and handwriting literacy-center resource using photographs of P-words for letter recognition, tracing, sound sorting, and matching.
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…