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Use instructional chart models and matching templates for writing, poetry and reading responses. Classroom-goal templates add a shared reference for the class.
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Reference or fill in the graphic-organizer anchor charts to structure a piece of informational, narrative, or opinion writing (introduction/hook, three supporting headings/reasons/story-parts with details, and a conclusion/closing).
Editable poster template for teachers to state a classroom goal and an associated reward.
Free download A bundle of short original English stories/fables (including at least one classic fable, 'The Lion and the Mouse') each paired with a main-idea-and-details reading-comprehension anchor chart, provided in both a completed worked example and a blank student-practice template.
Free download Read the short story, then fill in blank anchor-chart templates: identify the main idea and supporting details, define new vocabulary words, record predictions and questions made at the start/middle/end of the story, and use picture/context clues to make inferences and reach a conclusion.
Use classroom-displayed genre and writing-tips posters; complete a 'Meet The Author' self-introduction page; plan a story using the 'Caveman Plan' template (catchy title, roaring beginning, stomping conclusion, plus a version with numbered planning lines and a simplified 'primary' version); write stories using…
Reference each poem-type anchor chart/example, then use the paired lined writing sheet to draft, self-edit, peer-edit, and publish their own poem of that type; poems are compiled into a class anthology.
Students assemble cut-and-glue interactive notebook flaps, write definitions and example sentences for each sentence type, identify sentence types on response sheets, write descriptive paragraphs on picture prompts using all four sentence types and colour-code them, and complete a self-reflection (what I know/learned…
Students study each poem form's anchor chart and 3 worked examples, then write their own poem in that form using one of 4 provided template versions (guided-handwriting with/without border, or plain-lines with/without border), and can compile finished poems into a poetry booklet using the included cover page.
Teach students what list poetry is and provide graphic organizer templates for writing their own list poems.
Write an acrostic poem by writing a word or their name vertically and composing a line beginning with each letter, using the blank template lines provided; some templates include space to draw a matching picture.
Study posters on the parts of a letter, label the parts of sample letters (date, greeting, body, closing, signature) by cutting/gluing or writing labels, use a letter planning page, and write letters using labeled and unlabeled templates.
Use a diamante reference to show how a seven-line poem takes its diamond shape through changing word counts. Students select nouns, adjectives and verbs for the specified lines, then organize them on a blank template. Model the pattern together before independent writing, and invite students to read their drafts aloud to check that the selected words develop the intended subject.
Read an instructional poster on couplet structure, then identify rhyming word pairs and complete graphic organizer templates to draft couplet poems with matching syllable counts and rhyming line endings.
Study anchor charts showing the parts of a friendly letter (heading, greeting, body, closing, signature) and how to address an envelope; read three sample friendly letters; write their own friendly letter using a guided or blank template; assemble and address a paper envelope (with return address, mailing address, and…
Fill in each numbered line of the bio-poem template following the given pattern: first name, four descriptive traits, sibling/child-of relationship, things loved, feelings, needs, what they give, fears, wishes, city of residence, and last name.
Read the informational posters explaining sensory poetry, then fill in blank graphic organizer templates (e.g., 'It looks/sounds/smells/feels/tastes...' frames, a sensory globe, a flower organizer) to brainstorm and draft a five-senses poem about a chosen topic