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The Greatest Americans Research Writing Prompt Bundle teaching resource preview
Informational writing

The Greatest Americans Research Writing Prompt Bundle

A research and informational writing prompt bundle in which students research one of 30+ influential Americans and write a mini-biography, supported by a writing-hacks cheat sheet and proofreading checklist.

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PDF
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4–7
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Creative Writing Fun: Scribe Activity Booklet teaching resource preview
Poetry & word playStories & imagination

Creative Writing Fun: Scribe Activity Booklet

A multi-activity creative-writing booklet that opens with a craft instruction for making a decorated pencil (duct-tape flower pen), then leads students through writing haiku poems and an outlined short story.

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PDF
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5–6
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World History Writing Prompt Bundle teaching resource preview
Informational writing

World History Writing Prompt Bundle

A writing-prompt bundle that has students research a historical event and reflect on it through writing, supported by a writing-hacks cheatsheet and proofreading checklist.

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5–8
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Inventions Writing Prompt Bundle teaching resource preview
Informational writing

Inventions Writing Prompt Bundle

A set of 30+ single-topic writing prompt worksheets, each naming one invention (e.g. potato chips, the telephone, the internet, 3D printing) for students to research and write an informative piece about, preceded by a 'writing hacks' cheat sheet of do's/don'ts and a proofreading checklist.

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3–6
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November Daily Journal Prompts teaching resource preview
Personal writing & journals

November Daily Journal Prompts

Description: These November Daily Journal Prompts help students practice writing skills while responding to November themed journal prompts!

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2–6
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October Daily Journal Prompts teaching resource preview
Personal writing & journals

October Daily Journal Prompts

These October Daily Journal Prompts are a great way for students to practice their writing skills. The prompts are October themed, so students can write about their favorite things about the month.

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2–6
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Back to School SCOOT Game and More teaching resource preview
Personal writing & journals

Back to School SCOOT Game and More

A getting-to-know-you SCOOT game and related activities for the start of the school year, designed to help teacher and grades 5-6 students learn about each other through icebreaker questions, writing prompts, and a song.

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PDF
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5–6
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Daily Bell Ringers Writing Prompts for Fall teaching resource preview

Daily Bell Ringers Writing Prompts for Fall

Provide a week's worth of fall-themed daily writing prompts ('bell ringers') for classroom warm-up writing practice, delivered as a prompt slideshow paired with a printable writing journal.

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Multiple File Types
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5–9
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Daily Bell Ringers Writing Prompts for Spring teaching resource preview

Daily Bell Ringers Writing Prompts for Spring

Provide a week's worth of spring-themed daily writing prompts ('bell ringers') for classroom warm-up writing practice, delivered as a prompt slideshow paired with a printable writing journal.

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Multiple File Types
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5–9
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Look at the picture and write about SPRING 1 teaching resource preview

Look at the picture and write about SPRING 1

Look at the Picture and Write About Spring 1 This spring-themed resource develops essential life skills in students of all ages and abilities. The large printable image fosters creative thinking as students make observations and use sensory details to describe the scene. Activities scaffold from whole-group oral discussion to…

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2–6
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Back to School Community Building Activities teaching resource preview
Personal writing & journalsPersuasion & practical writing

Back to School Community Building Activities

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.

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PDF
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6–8
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Daily Bell Ringers Writing Prompts for Winter teaching resource preview

Daily Bell Ringers Writing Prompts for Winter

Provide a week's worth of winter-themed daily writing prompts ('bell ringers') for classroom warm-up writing practice, delivered as a prompt slideshow paired with a printable writing journal.

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Multiple File Types
Level
5–9
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Daily Bell Ringers Writing Prompts for Summer teaching resource preview

Daily Bell Ringers Writing Prompts for Summer

Provide a week's worth of summer-themed daily writing prompts ('bell ringers') for classroom warm-up writing practice, delivered as a prompt slideshow paired with a printable writing journal.

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Multiple File Types
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5–9
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Winter Writing Prompts: Sno-Wonderful teaching resource preview
Informational writingStories & imagination

Winter Writing Prompts: Sno-Wonderful

Teach the four major writing genres (Narrative, Persuasive, Descriptive, Expository) to upper elementary/middle school and special education students through winter-themed writing tasks, posters, and task cards, including the full writing process from pre-writing through final draft.

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PDF
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6–8
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8th Grade Summer ELA Review Workbook & Games Pack teaching resource preview
Reading & viewing responses

8th Grade Summer ELA Review Workbook & Games Pack

Summer review workbook for rising Grade 8 / high-school-bound students covering ELA skills: vocabulary and word origins, literary analysis (theme, voice, style, figurative language), and reading comprehension/synthesis, organized by week.

Answers included
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PDF
Level
8
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2025 January ELA Bell Ringers teaching resource preview
Poetry & word playPersonal writing & journals

2025 January ELA Bell Ringers

A month's worth of daily ELA "bell ringer" warm-up writing prompts for January 2025, for middle and high school ELA classrooms.

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Microsoft PowerPoint
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2025 March ELA Bell Ringers teaching resource preview
Informational writingPoetry & word play

2025 March ELA Bell Ringers

A month's worth of daily ELA "bell ringer" warm-up writing prompts for March 2025, for middle and high school ELA classrooms, spring/Women's History Month-themed.

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Microsoft PowerPoint
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December Weekly Interactive Writing Prompts teaching resource preview
Informational writingPersonal writing & journals

December Weekly Interactive Writing Prompts

An editable, Christmas/holiday-themed interactive writing prompt set organized by week, giving students a choice of creative writing prompts for each week of December.

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
3–6
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