ELA/Writing

Writing sub plans is time-consuming. It can be even harder if it’s an unplanned absence and you don’t have your materials ready. Emergency Sub Plans for Middle School: Day 2 can help. This package contains a collection of stand-alone lessons...

Writing sub plans is time-consuming. It can be even harder if it’s an unplanned absence and you don’t have your materials ready. Emergency Sub Plans for Middle School: Day 1 can help. This package contains a collection of stand-alone...

This useful daily journal is back for a 3rd 9 weeks. Eliminate the struggle to get your students engaged in their journal writing. This classroom tested resource will help your reluctant writers feel more confident. It will give your writers who need...

This useful daily journal is back for another 9 weeks. Eliminate the struggle to get your students engaged in their journal writing. This classroom tested resource will help your reluctant writers feel more confident. It will give your writers who need a...

This useful daily differentiated journal is back for the 4th and final 9 weeks. Eliminate the struggle to get your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students engaged in their journal writing. All it takes to differentiate is printing and making a double sided copy...

Have you ever had a time when your students needed a brain break to help them refocus? Have you ever finished class early and wondered what to do for the last few minutes? These brain breaks and class closers will help you during those times. They are...

Idioms is an ELA game you can play with your class. It contains 32 cards containing idioms, their meanings, and key words in each idiom. To begin the game, a player draws a card and looks at it. They are then allowed 40 seconds to act the idiom as if in...

Have you explicitly taught the steps to write informative, opinion, and narrative writing, and your kids are still not ready to write independently? Use these interactive writing puzzles for test prep to help remind your class with words, pictures, and...

Four-wheelin' or muddin? Cruisin' or going for a drive? Get students thinking about dialects and regional differences with this 22 page engaging, visual presentation.Includes:Dialect and examplesIdiolect and examplesJargon and examplesPidgins and...

For Middle Grade Students, all writers have it, but do you know what style is and how to recognize it? This 15 page presentation for will help students understand and analyze their own writing styles, as well as other authors' styles. Easy to follow...

Step-by-Step How-To for complete film writing analysis. This 36 page guide has two parts: Getting Started and Writing Your Essay.This easy-to-follow guide includes:What is film analysis?Literary Analysis and Film ConceptsGetting StartedHow to Watch and...

Persuasive writing overview using step-by-step instructions for students. Includes 20 pages of:DefinitionPersuasive vs. ArgumentativeWhole/small group and individual activitiesEthical WritersExamples of Thesis/Topic Sentences/Details/Facts...Using...