Skype Template (Editable on Google Slides)
An editable chat-app template (Skype-style) that lets students compose simulated text-message conversations for creative writing, historical roleplay, or novel-character dialogue.
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ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity - Dinosaurs Park
Give ESL/EFL students a nonfiction reading passage about dinosaur theme parks and their educational and entertainment role, paired with comprehension checks and essay writing prompts to build reading and writing skills.
Earth Day Posters For Earth Day Bulletin Board and Writing Prompts
Provide bulletin-board posters teaching the reduce/reuse/recycle framework for Earth Day, usable also for sorting activities and writing prompts.
Hanging With My Peeps Writing Craftivity and Bulletin Board Set
Provide a spring/Easter-themed writing craftivity and matching bulletin board display.
"Number the Stars" I Am Poetry Project
A post-reading creative-writing project for the novel "Number the Stars" that uses the "I Am" poem format to build character analysis and critical-thinking skills.
50 High School ELA Fall-Themed Writing Prompts & Note-Taking Sheets
Fall/autumn-themed creative writing prompts for high school ELA, paired with note-taking sheets.
Finish the Story: Halloween Writing Prompts
A no-prep creative-writing packet of halloween-themed "finish the story" prompts to build narrative writing skills.
Year Long Weekly Writing Prompt Journal
A year-long weekly writing journal that gives students recurring writing prompts across five categories (argumentative, narrative, explanatory, current events/critical thinking) to build writing skills over a school year.
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The Tragedy of the St. Louis (Early Holocaust Lesson)
A high school history lesson on the 1939 voyage of the MS St. Louis, teaching students about the U.S. refusal to admit nearly 1,000 Jewish refugees before World War II as an early Holocaust-era event.
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Narrative Writing State Test Prep Prompts & Practice for Grades 4-8
A step-by-step narrative writing practice unit that scaffolds students through analyzing a sample narrative, planning, drafting, self-editing, and timed writing practice to prepare for state writing tests (e.g. STAAR, FSA).
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Free download WRITING PROMPT | Your pet can talk!
One creative writing prompt asking students to imagine their pet can talk and write a short story about the adventure that follows.
Spring Writing Journal
A multi-page spring-themed writing journal combining word work (write/trace spring words) with open writing prompts.
If I Found A Leprechaun Writing Activity
Guide students through the full writing process (prewriting, drafting, editing, final draft) using a St. Patrick's Day creative-writing scenario.
Story Starters
These Story Starters are perfect for helping students write or tell stories. With a character, setting, and plot card, they can create a fun and unique story. This is a great way to encourage creativity and imagination in your students.
Summer Journal Writing Prompts – Draw and Write Journal Story
A set of 29 draw-and-write journal pages with summer-themed writing prompts to build early writing habits (capitals, punctuation, spacing, sounding out words) alongside illustration.
February Daily Writing Journal
20 daily writing journal prompts covering narrative, imaginative, persuasive, and expository writing, themed around February holidays and events (Groundhog Day, Valentine's Day, President's Day, Dental Health Month, Leap Year, Super Bowl).
December Daily Writing Prompts | 2nd & 3rd Grade | Print + Digital
25 December/winter-themed daily writing prompts organized into 5 weekly recurring themes (Magical Monday, Snowy Tip Tuesday, Wintry Would You Rather Wednesday, Throwback Thursday: Frosty Edition, Festive Free Write Friday), provided in both print and digital (slide deck) formats, for 2nd/3rd grade.
Free download Then and Now History Drawing Project and Writing Activity
A no-prep art-history drawing and writing activity where students reimagine three famous artists/artworks in a modern context.
Directed Drawing and Creative Writing Prompts (12 Birds)
Combine directed step-by-step drawing practice with creative writing prompts for 12 birds, to build drawing/illustration skills alongside descriptive or narrative writing.
Informative Writing Step-by-Step (310 May Writing Prompts)
Teach the informative-writing process (research/brainstorming, main points and support, introduction and conclusion, draft/edit/revise, final draft) through a May-themed set of topic cards and differentiated writing prompts.
Christmas Writing Toppers
Provide decorative writing-prompt 'toppers' (reindeer, Santa, snowman, elf) paired with open-ended Christmas story starters to prompt creative writing.
Writing with Suspense: A Google Slideshow
Lesson slideshow teaching techniques for creating suspense in narrative writing (foreshadowing, vivid setting, imagery, pacing) for middle/high school creative writing.
24 Additional Creative Writing Prompts to inspire Your Students
Google Slideshow of creative writing prompts (second in a series) to inspire student writing, with mini-lessons on story elements and dialogue.
Writing: Writing Expression
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').
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