Scratch and Write Jamboard Activity
Directs teachers to an external Google Jamboard for interactive writing prompts.
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Directs teachers to an external Google Jamboard for interactive writing prompts.
Writing Prompt + Discussion Flashcards : Doctor Pack An innovative and engaging way for educators to foster language proficiency, strengthen vocabulary and enhance overall writing skills in students. As a teaching resource, it contains multitudes of images related to doctors which are presented as realistic colored photos. Serving dual…
Eight-day high-school lesson plan teaching written expression/descriptive language skills (adjective level, color specificity, imagery, similes/metaphors) as the second part of a two-part writing-strategy series (following 'Writing Organization').
Sweets Pack - A Vivid Learning Boost Writing Prompt + Discussion Flashcards : Sweets Pack is an education booster any teacher would appreciate . This resource comes with colored photos revolving around a sweet theme, working as both a writing aid and communication spark . Versatile and Adaptable . An appealing attribute of the Sweets…
A creative-writing activity book that gives students ten 'flat' (bare, low-detail) sentences and has them rewrite each one repeatedly over a five-day cycle, adding detail and changing tone/mood, to build comfort and fluency with descriptive writing.
Writing Prompt + Discussion Flashcards : Cleaning Pack . This comprehensive pack is all about the realities of routine cleaning, an everyday life process that resonates with everyone . It offers a unique means of engaging students in vocabulary building and developing writing skills . Key Features : The pack contains a rich diversity of…
No-prep drawing and writing activity where students invent and draw a creature/monster 'selfie' and then write about their creation.
Hospital Pack: A Comprehensive Teaching Resource Our specially designed Hospital Pack is an ideal tool for educators seeking to engage students in interactive learning. This pack, packed with high resolution, rich content over 23 pages features: Six color photos per page, suitable for A4 paper size. A broad array of images related to…
A back-to-school icebreaker craft/writing activity in which students create a 6-panel poster about themselves using construction paper.
A quiz-format writing activity teaching the stream-of-consciousness literary technique by having students link original sentences together.
A template mimicking an iPhone iMessage interface (contact list, message bubbles, app screen) that students fill in to create fictional text-message conversations, for creative writing or social-skills practice.
Have students write and perform a short skit set in Chinatown, practicing creative writing, speaking, and vocabulary in a cooperative or independent project format.
A blank messaging-app (Signal-style) conversation template that lets students write fictional or creative text-message conversations to build communication and creative writing skills.
A creative writing project that has students demonstrate comprehension of Jack London's short story 'To Build a Fire' by identifying a turning point in the plot and writing an alternate ending from that point, using plot-diagram planning and a grading rubric.
Give students an editable, familiar phone-messaging-app template to write out conversations for a creative writing or comprehension activity.
A countdown-themed (10 to 1) end-of-year writing packet giving students a different reflective or creative writing/drawing prompt for each number.
An editable chat-app template (Skype-style) that lets students compose simulated text-message conversations for creative writing, historical roleplay, or novel-character dialogue.
A 90-minute English lesson plan on F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby covering themes, characters, symbolism, and the American Dream.
An editable messaging-app mockup template that students use to write out fictional or role-play conversations (e.g. between novel characters, historical figures, or a creative writing scenario).
Autumn-themed 'dot and write' activity pages combining coloring/painting (dotting an image with a q-tip or paint) with a short writing prompt about the picture, for fine motor and creative practice.
A Google Slides template styled after the Houseparty video-chat app, letting students design and fill in a mock video-chat conversation for a creative-writing or role-play activity.
A high-school reflective/personal-narrative writing prompt set themed around winter-to-spring seasonal metaphors for growth and resilience, with supporting note-taking sheets and a grading rubric.
Build ESL/EFL reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills using a nonfiction passage about the science and cultural history of the winter solstice.
Provide daily ELA 'bell ringer' warm-up activities for April covering grammar correction, vocabulary usage, descriptive/creative writing, reflection, and poetry analysis.