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Book or Character Mind Map
Book or Character Mind Map
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Book or Character Mind Map
Third Grade
Reading
During or after reading a fictional book, help your learner put their thoughts onto paper with this book or character mind map!
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Book or Character Mind Map
Book or Character Mind Map
Worksheet
Book or Character Mind Map
During or after reading a fictional book, help your learner put their thoughts onto paper with this book or character mind map!
Third Grade
Reading
Worksheet
Glossary: Create a Nonfiction Big Book
Glossary: Create a Nonfiction Big Book
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Glossary: Create a Nonfiction Big Book
First Grade
Handwriting
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Create a Nonfiction Big Book.
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Glossary: Create a Nonfiction Big Book
Glossary: Create a Nonfiction Big Book
Worksheet
Glossary: Create a Nonfiction Big Book
Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Create a Nonfiction Big Book.
First Grade
Handwriting
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Create a Nonfiction Big Book
Vocabulary Cards: Create a Nonfiction Big Book
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Vocabulary Cards: Create a Nonfiction Big Book
First Grade
Handwriting
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Create a Nonfiction Big Book.
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Create a Nonfiction Big Book
Vocabulary Cards: Create a Nonfiction Big Book
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Create a Nonfiction Big Book
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Create a Nonfiction Big Book.
First Grade
Handwriting
Worksheet
Stretching Out Small Moments: School Stories
Stretching Out Small Moments: School Stories
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Stretching Out Small Moments: School Stories
First Grade
Writing
Writing personal narratives requires students to be able to stretch out small moments into beginnings, middles, and ends. Help your young writers practice this skill by thinking how they could stretch out a story about something related to school.
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Stretching Out Small Moments: School Stories
Stretching Out Small Moments: School Stories
Worksheet
Stretching Out Small Moments: School Stories
Writing personal narratives requires students to be able to stretch out small moments into beginnings, middles, and ends. Help your young writers practice this skill by thinking how they could stretch out a story about something related to school.
First Grade
Writing
Worksheet
Name That Book
Name That Book
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Name That Book
Second Grade
Writing
Second graders will hone their creative writing skills as they brainstorm outrageous titles of their very own using this worksheet!
Worksheet
Name That Book
Name That Book
Worksheet
Name That Book
Second graders will hone their creative writing skills as they brainstorm outrageous titles of their very own using this worksheet!
Second Grade
Writing
Worksheet
Naming Narratives and Nonfiction
Naming Narratives and Nonfiction
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Naming Narratives and Nonfiction
Third Grade
Writing
Help students practice generating titles for book names in this creative exercise.
Worksheet
Naming Narratives and Nonfiction
Naming Narratives and Nonfiction
Worksheet
Naming Narratives and Nonfiction
Help students practice generating titles for book names in this creative exercise.
Third Grade
Writing
Worksheet
Create A Superhero
Create A Superhero
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Create A Superhero
Third Grade
Writing
Take your stand among the comic book greats, and create your own superhero legend!
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Create A Superhero
Create A Superhero
Worksheet
Create A Superhero
Take your stand among the comic book greats, and create your own superhero legend!
Third Grade
Writing
Worksheet
Totally Terrific Titles
Totally Terrific Titles
Lesson Plan
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Totally Terrific Titles
Third Grade
Writing
Boost your students’ writing with instruction on book titles! A title should be catchy and inclusive of the content of a book. Use this lesson to teach your students the art and mechanics of writing terrific titles.
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Totally Terrific Titles
Totally Terrific Titles
Lesson Plan
Totally Terrific Titles
Boost your students’ writing with instruction on book titles! A title should be catchy and inclusive of the content of a book. Use this lesson to teach your students the art and mechanics of writing terrific titles.
Third Grade
Writing
Lesson Plan
Adding Extended Dialogue
Adding Extended Dialogue
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Adding Extended Dialogue
Second Grade
Writing
Students will use a comic book format to organize conversations within their personal narratives and practice the writing process.
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Adding Extended Dialogue
Adding Extended Dialogue
Worksheet
Adding Extended Dialogue
Students will use a comic book format to organize conversations within their personal narratives and practice the writing process.
Second Grade
Writing
Worksheet
Bubble Graphic Organizer
Bubble Graphic Organizer
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Bubble Graphic Organizer
Third Grade
Writing
Get your thoughts organized with this handy graphic organizer! Kids can use this template to deconstruct any story they're working on in school.
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Bubble Graphic Organizer
Bubble Graphic Organizer
Worksheet
Bubble Graphic Organizer
Get your thoughts organized with this handy graphic organizer! Kids can use this template to deconstruct any story they're working on in school.
Third Grade
Writing
Worksheet
Forming an Opinion: Halloween Costumes
Forming an Opinion: Halloween Costumes
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Forming an Opinion: Halloween Costumes
Fourth Grade
Writing
Students will form their own opinions, as they voice whether or not they think children should be allowed to wear Halloween costumes to school.
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Forming an Opinion: Halloween Costumes
Forming an Opinion: Halloween Costumes
Worksheet
Forming an Opinion: Halloween Costumes
Students will form their own opinions, as they voice whether or not they think children should be allowed to wear Halloween costumes to school.
Fourth Grade
Writing
Worksheet
Personal Narrative: Adding Dialogue
Personal Narrative: Adding Dialogue
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Personal Narrative: Adding Dialogue
Second Grade
Writing
Adding dialogue to writing makes for more entertaining and relatable story-telling. In this activity, young writers will use a fun comic book format to add simple dialogue to their personal narratives.
Worksheet
Personal Narrative: Adding Dialogue
Personal Narrative: Adding Dialogue
Worksheet
Personal Narrative: Adding Dialogue
Adding dialogue to writing makes for more entertaining and relatable story-telling. In this activity, young writers will use a fun comic book format to add simple dialogue to their personal narratives.
Second Grade
Writing
Worksheet
We Write About Dinosaurs
We Write About Dinosaurs
Lesson Plan
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We Write About Dinosaurs
Pre-K
Writing
This little dinosaur … helped build vocabulary skills! Introduce your students to writing with this fun class project using a familiar childhood poem. Your class will write their own verses to create a class book.
Lesson Plan
We Write About Dinosaurs
We Write About Dinosaurs
Lesson Plan
We Write About Dinosaurs
This little dinosaur … helped build vocabulary skills! Introduce your students to writing with this fun class project using a familiar childhood poem. Your class will write their own verses to create a class book.
Pre-K
Writing
Lesson Plan
Superstitions: Ideas for Writing
Superstitions: Ideas for Writing
Workbook
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Superstitions: Ideas for Writing
Fourth Grade
Reading
No need to knock on wood, this book just takes a page from common superstitions to give kids great writing practice! They can consider some origins as they read and write about different beliefs.
Workbook
Superstitions: Ideas for Writing
Superstitions: Ideas for Writing
Workbook
Superstitions: Ideas for Writing
No need to knock on wood, this book just takes a page from common superstitions to give kids great writing practice! They can consider some origins as they read and write about different beliefs.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Workbook
Your Day: Story Sequencing
Your Day: Story Sequencing
Lesson Plan
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Your Day: Story Sequencing
Pre-K
Writing
Get your preschoolers ready for reading by practicing story sequencing. Testing their knowledge of how things are ordered will help them improve their reading comprehension skills.
Lesson Plan
Your Day: Story Sequencing
Your Day: Story Sequencing
Lesson Plan
Your Day: Story Sequencing
Get your preschoolers ready for reading by practicing story sequencing. Testing their knowledge of how things are ordered will help them improve their reading comprehension skills.
Pre-K
Writing
Lesson Plan
I Am an Author
I Am an Author
Lesson Plan
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I Am an Author
Kindergarten
Writing
It's time for some storytelling fun. In this creative lesson, students become authors and put together their own mini storybooks.
Lesson Plan
I Am an Author
I Am an Author
Lesson Plan
I Am an Author
It's time for some storytelling fun. In this creative lesson, students become authors and put together their own mini storybooks.
Kindergarten
Writing
Lesson Plan
Close Reading Through Word Choice
Close Reading Through Word Choice
Lesson Plan
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Close Reading Through Word Choice
Fourth Grade
Reading
Every great reader and writer knows that syntax matters. During this lesson, students will use the close reading strategy to focus on word choice, and use their understanding of syntax to develop theories about patterns in the text.
Lesson Plan
Close Reading Through Word Choice
Close Reading Through Word Choice
Lesson Plan
Close Reading Through Word Choice
Every great reader and writer knows that syntax matters. During this lesson, students will use the close reading strategy to focus on word choice, and use their understanding of syntax to develop theories about patterns in the text.
Fourth Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
State Memories
State Memories
Lesson Plan
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State Memories
Fourth Grade
Reading
In this lesson, your students will practice writing about places important to them through poetry. By the time they are done, students will have become better writers and taken a walk down memory lane!
Lesson Plan
State Memories
State Memories
Lesson Plan
State Memories
In this lesson, your students will practice writing about places important to them through poetry. By the time they are done, students will have become better writers and taken a walk down memory lane!
Fourth Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Sequencing: Order in the Court!
Sequencing: Order in the Court!
Lesson Plan
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Sequencing: Order in the Court!
Third Grade
Writing
This lesson gives students the chance to demonstrate and reinforce their knowledge of sequencing. Have them role play a fantasy text to practice sequencing!
Lesson Plan
Sequencing: Order in the Court!
Sequencing: Order in the Court!
Lesson Plan
Sequencing: Order in the Court!
This lesson gives students the chance to demonstrate and reinforce their knowledge of sequencing. Have them role play a fantasy text to practice sequencing!
Third Grade
Writing
Lesson Plan
Writing Prompt: Change
Writing Prompt: Change
Worksheet
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Writing Prompt: Change
Third Grade
Writing
This is a writing exercise designed to assess where your students are at the beginning of third grade.
Worksheet
Writing Prompt: Change
Writing Prompt: Change
Worksheet
Writing Prompt: Change
This is a writing exercise designed to assess where your students are at the beginning of third grade.
Third Grade
Writing
Worksheet
Switching U.S. States
Switching U.S. States
Lesson Plan
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Switching U.S. States
Fourth Grade
Measurement
This lesson combines students' knowledge of US geography and their creative writing skills in one fun activity!
Lesson Plan
Switching U.S. States
Switching U.S. States
Lesson Plan
Switching U.S. States
This lesson combines students' knowledge of US geography and their creative writing skills in one fun activity!
Fourth Grade
Measurement
Lesson Plan
The Daily News
The Daily News
Activity
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The Daily News
Fourth Grade
Writing
Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."
Activity
The Daily News
The Daily News
Activity
The Daily News
Help your children practice their presentation skills by helping them create their very own show called "The Daily News."
Fourth Grade
Writing
Activity
Venn Diagram Collage
Venn Diagram Collage
Lesson Plan
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Venn Diagram Collage
Fourth Grade
Handwriting
Arts and crafts, Venn diagrams, and literature all come together as students compare and contrast stories. Opportunities for student creativity are endless!
Lesson Plan
Venn Diagram Collage
Venn Diagram Collage
Lesson Plan
Venn Diagram Collage
Arts and crafts, Venn diagrams, and literature all come together as students compare and contrast stories. Opportunities for student creativity are endless!
Fourth Grade
Handwriting
Lesson Plan
Design a Diorama!
Design a Diorama!
Activity
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Design a Diorama!
Pre-K
Writing
Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.
Activity
Design a Diorama!
Design a Diorama!
Activity
Design a Diorama!
Help your child make an imaginative scene come to life by making a diorama. Your child will be practicing three dimensional thinking and language arts skills.
Pre-K
Writing
Activity
Write a Thanksgiving Day Poem
Write a Thanksgiving Day Poem
Activity
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Write a Thanksgiving Day Poem
Kindergarten
Reading
Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f
Activity
Write a Thanksgiving Day Poem
Write a Thanksgiving Day Poem
Activity
Write a Thanksgiving Day Poem
Thanksgiving dinner can be filled with fun and memorable interactions between family members. This holiday, why not memorialize some of those details and events with a family poem? You can create a lasting memory in the form of a poem with contributions f
Kindergarten
Reading
Activity
What's in a Name?
What's in a Name?
Lesson Plan
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What's in a Name?
Fourth Grade
Writing
Every name has a story behind it. This lesson allows students to share the story of their name with their classmates. Not only is it fun, it's ideal for establishing a respectful classroom community.
Lesson Plan
What's in a Name?
What's in a Name?
Lesson Plan
What's in a Name?
Every name has a story behind it. This lesson allows students to share the story of their name with their classmates. Not only is it fun, it's ideal for establishing a respectful classroom community.
Fourth Grade
Writing
Lesson Plan
Great Lake Stories
Great Lake Stories
Lesson Plan
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Great Lake Stories
Fourth Grade
Writing
Natural landmarks are a source of wonder and fascination, and they encourage people’s imaginations. Students will get a chance to use their imaginations in this lesson where social studies and writing combine.
Lesson Plan
Great Lake Stories
Great Lake Stories
Lesson Plan
Great Lake Stories
Natural landmarks are a source of wonder and fascination, and they encourage people’s imaginations. Students will get a chance to use their imaginations in this lesson where social studies and writing combine.
Fourth Grade
Writing
Lesson Plan
How My Life Will Be
How My Life Will Be
Lesson Plan
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How My Life Will Be
First Grade
Writing
It's never to early to start dreaming about the future! In this lesson, engage your students in thinking about how their lives will be, all while practicing persuasive writing and using future tense verbs!
Lesson Plan
How My Life Will Be
How My Life Will Be
Lesson Plan
How My Life Will Be
It's never to early to start dreaming about the future! In this lesson, engage your students in thinking about how their lives will be, all while practicing persuasive writing and using future tense verbs!
First Grade
Writing
Lesson Plan
A Living Timeline: The American Revolution
A Living Timeline: The American Revolution
Lesson Plan
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A Living Timeline: The American Revolution
Fifth Grade
Reading
Make history come alive with this interactive lesson! Students will have a blast presenting a "living timeline" to help their classmates understand the events of the Revolutionary War.
Lesson Plan
A Living Timeline: The American Revolution
A Living Timeline: The American Revolution
Lesson Plan
A Living Timeline: The American Revolution
Make history come alive with this interactive lesson! Students will have a blast presenting a "living timeline" to help their classmates understand the events of the Revolutionary War.
Fifth Grade
Reading
Lesson Plan
Wish Lists for Santa
Wish Lists for Santa
Lesson Plan
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Wish Lists for Santa
Kindergarten
Handwriting
Have you been naughty or nice this year? It’s time to find out! In this writing lesson, students will practice using invented spelling to write Christmas wish lists to Santa.
Lesson Plan
Wish Lists for Santa
Wish Lists for Santa
Lesson Plan
Wish Lists for Santa
Have you been naughty or nice this year? It’s time to find out! In this writing lesson, students will practice using invented spelling to write Christmas wish lists to Santa.
Kindergarten
Handwriting
Lesson Plan
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