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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 differentiated planning and…
Name wildflowers/trees/birds seen on a nature walk; unscramble vocabulary words; draw a described nature scene; complete/sequence a dialogue about the biting incident; put story events in the correct order; write a newspaper-style story about the incident; complete dialogue between the two dog characters about feelings and reactions.
Read (or listen to) an article about pirates; answer 'Understanding What You Read' comprehension questions (who led the ship, what pirates stole, consequence of trouble); write a sentence inventing and explaining their own pirate nickname; draw a treasure map with obstacles on a 'Map Moments' activity page.
Free download Sample small treats provided by the teacher, then write descriptive sentences (including similes, metaphors, and hyperbole) about each treat's appearance, smell, and taste on an accompanying worksheet; share responses aloud.
Prompt descriptive/creative writing inspired by If I Ran the Zoo.
Fill out creature booklet pages describing physical features (head, ears, eyes, mouth, nose, neck, body, arms, legs, tail), habitat, diet, life cycle, communication, predators/threats, and two assigned magic powers; either draw their creature on a graphic organizer or (creative-writing option) write a short story about it and its…
Type new vocabulary words into the appropriate alphabet-lettered column (A-Z) of a digital word wall; then, for a set of 5 sight words (see, I, you, me, to), say each word aloud, write each word 3 times, and write one original sentence using each word.
Watch the animated short film, then type/write/draw what happened at the beginning, middle and end; mark statements true or false; drag and drop numbers to sequence story events; and write a summary using sentence starters and a word bank.
Watch the animated short film, record what happened at the beginning/middle/end, complete a drag-and-drop true/false activity about story events, sequence the story's events in order, and write a one-sentence summary for the beginning/middle/end using a provided word bank.
Watch the animated short film; type/write/draw what happened in the beginning, middle, and end; drag-and-drop cards to mark statements true or false; sort main idea vs. detail cards; write a 3-sentence summary using a provided word bank and sentence starters (First, Next, Last).
Sequence story events (beginning/middle/end), answer true/false comprehension questions, identify who performed each action, and write a one-sentence summary using a word bank and sentence starters (First/Next/Last).
Choose a Book Card or Topic Card (sample topics: Sharks, Ice Cream, Rain, School), then draw a picture, talk about it, and/or write to share an opinion (e.g. fill in 'I like this book because...', 'Draw your favorite part of the book', 'Write why you like this book', 'Who should read this book?'; or for topic cards, 'Tell someone why…
Write an introduction sentence naming their favorite book, state their opinion, supply three supporting reasons (each starting with "Because"), use linking words to connect opinion and reasons, write a concluding sentence, and then publish/write out their argument on the provided template to persuade an audience to read the book.
Free download Read the bilingual text on self-esteem, complete sentence-completion prompts about themselves, and write or draw a short story (final challenge) about someone learning to value themselves.
Color an illustration, design their own version, complete a directed step-by-step drawing, draw a large pumpkin, create mini drawings inside boxes using given lines, finish a drawing of a pumpkin patch, and write a short story about a pumpkin with an accompanying drawing (two similar creative-writing pages).
Select an arctic animal character card, use a SWBST graphic organizer (or fill-in-the-blank mad-libs-style organizer with noun/verb/adjective/adverb prompts) to plan a story, write and illustrate a creative story, and have it assessed against a teacher/student rubric; optional handouts cover nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs,…
Students write a new story ending, describe imagined events, use adjectives to describe the Gingerbread Man, sequence the story's beginning/middle/end, draw their own gingerbread character with invented traits, complete fill-in-the-blank sentences using a provided word bank, and cut-and-paste story events into correct order; a student…
Draw a monkey body using a how-to-draw sheet or template, roll a die/random number generator five times and use a grid game sheet to determine what features/details to add, color and outline the finished drawing, complete writing prompts (a creative narrative and a 'design a monkey business' prompt), fill out a 'My Pet Monkey'…
Label and sequence the stages of the butterfly life cycle, color and complete a butterfly handbook/glossary, sort butterfly vs. moth facts and complete a Venn diagram, label butterfly body parts, solve a word problem, match vocabulary terms to definitions, alphabetize life-cycle vocabulary, cut and paste life-cycle pictures in order,…
Students complete a frog journal (fill-in facts about herpetologists, habitats, diet, camouflage, cold-bloodedness), label/sequence life-cycle diagrams (4- and 5-stage versions), sort frog-vs-toad characteristics and complete a Venn diagram comparing frogs and toads, complete a 'Frogs Vs. Me' comparison and 'Froggy Similarities' writing…
Read an emergent reader about growing a garden, sequence the life cycle of a flower, complete writing prompts (e.g. 'My Beautiful Garden', 'My Magical Garden'), do vocabulary/word-order activities, label flower parts, and match definitions.
Complete five structured days of activities: Day 1 All About Me (self-introduction, name/letters/syllables, place value, summer story, goals, feelings check-in); Day 2 Our Classroom (classroom helper job matching, tallying and graphing classroom supplies, sorting classroom items, following directions); Day 3 Making New Friends (sorting…
Read a two-part non-fiction passage about Vikings (as warriors/explorers and as farmers/storytellers), answer multiple-choice comprehension questions, draw and name themselves as a Viking warrior, count syllables in vocabulary words, solve simple addition/multiplication and subtraction word problems about Vikings, form plural nouns, and…
ESL reading-comprehension and writing practice built around an informational passage about the city of Prague, Czech Republic.