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Choose from 24 prompt slides and write a very short story (no more than 1000 words, up to 3 characters, one setting, one conflict, one or two rising actions, and a resolution) within a timed writing session; optionally share stories in small groups for feedback.
Review a two-column comparison chart of fiction and nonfiction features, then sort book covers into fiction and nonfiction categories (by dragging digitally or cutting and pasting), and complete two writing prompts naming a favorite fiction book and a favorite nonfiction book.
Answer factual research questions about the solar system (using internet or encyclopedia), then write a narrative story or diary entry imagining a space flight, guided by provided notes on what to describe (launch, travel, arrival, etc.).
Read a writing prompt and accompanying nonfiction texts, fill in Pixanotes guided notes (at varying levels of scaffolding, from fully pre-printed to fill-in-the-blank), play a related game, and draft an informative essay.
Choose one or two prompt slides (each giving a character, situation, prop, setting, and phrase) and write a short story or flash-fiction piece incorporating those elements; teacher's suggested use is 25-30 minutes of writing on 3-4 slides at a time, later sharing drafts in small groups for feedback.
Students read a short nonfiction passage about an animal (leopards, dolphins, elephants, ants, and others), then answer a prompt in writing using the A.C.E. strategy: answer the question, cite evidence from the text, and explain their answer.
Study writing-craft guidance on planning fiction (audience, genre, purpose, paragraph structure, connectives, person/point of view), read a complete model short story, then plan and write an original follow-up story about the clown character escaping the painting into the modern world, using a provided structure guide…
Watch a linked YouTube video about Jane Goodall, then complete differentiated comprehension worksheets (open-response and multiple-choice questions) and true/false 'Do You Know?' trivia sheets, plus a word search, writing prompts, and a drawing/coloring sheet.
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…
Students read a nonfiction account of the St. Louis's voyage (provided in multiple differentiated reading-level student versions) and answer analytical questions covering the refugees' visa situation, the U.S. government's stated reasons for refusal, the ship captain's actions, public opinion at the time, and a persuasive-writing prompt…
Students review fiction-writing tips (audience, genre, structure, connectives, first/third person), read the model story 'The Creepy House', write their own ending to its cliffhanger, then plan and write their own original ghost story.
Review tips for writing fiction (openings, characters, setting, plot, suspense, dialogue, sentence variety, first/third person, connectives), then use a provided story plan (characters Frank and Dad, setting a closing-down sale, a numbered plot outline through Frank grabbing the last game box) to write their own…
Students read a short nonfiction passage about a space topic (International Space Station, animals in space, a planned space hotel, Apollo 11, and others), then answer a prompt in writing using the A.C.E. strategy: answer the question, cite evidence from the text, and explain their answer.
Study notes on non-fiction writing types and descriptive technique, review a model descriptive passage ('The Present') with two alternate endings, review writing tips (paragraphing, topic sentences, five senses, imagery, suspense-building), complete a scaffolded fill-in-the-blank version of the passage, and…
Vikings - This " Viking Literacy and Math Activity Packet " is no prep required - so the packet is great as printable worksheets for a history unit or extra work or sub plans or to enhance a literacy or math unit. Many of these activities are differentiated so there are options for kids at all levels between Grades 2 and 5. Please note…
Write stories, poems, or scenes in response to image/text prompts (e.g. a murmuration of starlings, an animal-face-in-the-mirror scenario, a misunderstanding between two people, friends caught in a storm on a lake); discuss/complete a 'must have vs. can have' elements-of-fiction chart; review dialogue punctuation…
A 50+ page no-prep space-themed literacy and math activity packet blending reading comprehension, writing, and math/counting activities for a science/space unit, aimed at Grades 1-3.
Students read a short nonfiction biographical passage about a Black history figure (Harriet Tubman, Ruby Bridges, Martin Luther King Jr., and others), then answer a prompt in writing using the A.C.E. strategy: answer the question, cite evidence from the text, and explain their answer.
Read short nonfiction/narrative passages about baseball (a personal narrative, the history of baseball, a Babe Ruth biography, a female-pitcher feature) and answer close-reading questions; complete a main-idea/details graphic organizer; respond to persuasive/expository writing prompts and a web-quest research organizer on famous…
Read a nonfiction passage, answer fill-in-the-blank comprehension questions and true/false questions with textual justification, define/give synonyms for vocabulary words, then write one or more full essays (opinion, comparison, or creative) responding to prompts tied to the passage.
Read short nonfiction passages ('The Summer Season', 'The Sun', 'Being Safe in the Summer') and a narrative ('My Day at the Beach'), then answer reading-response questions (circle/underline/box answers, short answer), compare paired texts with textual evidence, define new vocabulary words, draw and label items related to a topic…
Students assemble an Egypt-themed folder, write their name in hieroglyphs as a secret message, build a 3-D Nile barge model from a template using popsicle sticks, make a mummy craft and place it in a folded sarcophagus, write a fiction story about finding their mummy, write a story about what might be under the…
Read a multi-paragraph informational passage about Jules Verne (biography and major science-fiction novels) (including quoted commentary from named experts/fans), answer short-answer and true-or-false comprehension questions citing the text, write synonyms for target vocabulary words, then complete one or more longer…
Free download For each of the 6 lessons (A Friend's Promise; The Rumor; Finishing Together; Seniors Acting; Funland; Back to School), students answer pre-reading discussion questions, respond to during-reading prompts, learn and apply story vocabulary via vocabulary and vocabulary-question exercises, answer writing questions…