Pumpkin Creative Writing Booklet - Fall Reading & Writing Activity
Engage students in a creative writing project where they author and illustrate their own pumpkin story, while teaching descriptive/interesting word choice.
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Engage students in a creative writing project where they author and illustrate their own pumpkin story, while teaching descriptive/interesting word choice.
Teach the informative-writing process (research/brainstorming, main points and support, introduction and conclusion, draft/edit/revise, final draft) through a spring flowers-themed set of topic cards and differentiated writing prompts.
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.
A research-based opinion writing activity (Love of Learning Live) in which students research two assigned Arctic animals and argue which they would rather be, using 'Would You Rather' writing prompts.
Forever June Digital Design My quick and easy to complete Summer Journal Pages are the perfect way to keep kids writing over the Summer Break! My Printable Summer Journal Set contains 2 DIY Journal sheets that allow children the opportunity to easily complete the writing prompts and complete a daily doodle. Teachers can send several of…
A cross-curricular unit teaching students about the International Space Station (ISS) through an informational reading passage, combined with reading comprehension, creative writing, vocabulary (Greek word roots), math, and geography activities.
Provide daily ELA 'bell ringer' warm-up activities for April covering grammar correction, vocabulary usage, descriptive/creative writing, reflection, and poetry analysis.
A 'get to know me' book-companion writing activity, paired with the book 'A Letter From Your Teacher,' for students to introduce themselves to their new teacher at the start of the year.
A quarter's worth (April, May, June 2025) of daily ELA "bell ringer" warm-up prompts covering grammar, creative writing, vocabulary, and literary/poetry analysis for middle and high school ELA classrooms.
An interactive, no-prep micro-lesson slide deck that uses an animated short film ('Course of Nature', about a girl and clouds) as a prompt for writing and reading-response practice.
Daily short warm-up (bell ringer) activities for high school ELA class time, one per school day in May.
Uses a short animated film called 'Watermelon' to teach story sequencing, true/false comprehension, and summary writing.
A choice-board activity set with grading rubrics for the novel 'Dear Mr. Henshaw' by Beverly Cleary, letting students pick differentiated response/creative activities tied to the book.
A slide-deck writing activity built around watching the animated short film 'Tiny Wing,' guiding students through sequencing, true/false comprehension, and summary-writing tasks tied to the film.
A set of back-to-school drawing-and-writing prompts to ease students into the school year while practicing writing and creative thinking.
Back-to-school craft/writing activity where students write about the upcoming school year, summer vacation, and themselves, assembled into a 3D paper pencil.
Kickstart the beginning of the school year with an exciting and enjoyable back-to-school writing activity ! Our "Blasting Off IN" writing activity is guaranteed to make the start of the year a blast for your students. Students will be making a rocket shape book. There is a graphic organizer where students will fill out information about…
A creative-writing worksheet where students invent or recall dialogue between people in a first-day-of-school image, to be used as source material for a short skit/mini play.
Back-to-school craft/writing activity where students create a personal bucket list for the school year, assembled into a 3D paper bucket.
Help students share personal favorites and reflect on the first day of school through a fill-in worksheet and a newspaper-style writing activity.
A winter-themed creative writing prompt activity asking students to write and illustrate a story about cozying up by a fireplace.
Provide 10 summer-themed writing prompts (printable and digital/Google Slides) for end-of-year student writing practice.
A one-page writing prompt and matching drawing prompt that has students describe and illustrate a fun day playing in the snow.
A 5-day sequence of community-building lessons for the start of the school year, using two picture books (Stone Soup, Miss Rumphius), discussion, and interactive-notebook activities to build classroom relationships and set expectations.