ELA/Writing

Prepare your 5th graders for the upcoming STATE TEST reading assessment with this comprehensive set of Language Arts common core aligned stories and evidence based questions! Included are six original stories (4 fictional narratives and 2 informational...

Character analysis traits fun! Have some outdoor fun (or use butcher paper for indoors) with sidewalk novel characters! Students choose a character from their novels then do body outlines with sidewalk chalk. Fill these with physical and character...

Students create avatars with this 22 page handout is based on character traits and character flaws. Students debate for a seat on a lifeboat to survive a luxury cruise shipwreck. Uses social skills combined with ELA skills to practice compare and...

Visual learners delight with these character analysis graphic organizers! Help students uncover and focus on important character traits for writing and visualizing fiction and non-fiction characters. Includes critical thinking, problem solving, research...

Cause and effect, character traits, and critical thinking are the focus of this Conspiracy Theory Role Play Game. Students develop and define their beliefs and opinions, sort fact and fiction, use character trait role play cards, debate and argue their...

Complete set of 7 graphic organizers for cause and effect writings. Easy to use and follow, and comes with:   Cause and Effect Relationship Word Chart Cause and Effect Topics Sheet Categories: Arts, Humanities, Music, Education,...

STEM/STEAM are lots of fun with this tangled tongue twister story that teaches tornado facts and cause and effect! Each slide includes a fun tongue twister that provides information along with a Tornado Fact box with additional info. Includes great...

The 20 slide PowerPoint with peer workshopping activities introduces:   Sentences: beginnings, dialogues Proper Nouns: people, I, my Specific Places and Dates: General vs. Specific, Days of Week/Month, Holidays Everyday Life:...

Your search is over! Here is the extension to your Spider Unit that you've been looking for. Take your learners on a journey beyond the basics of spiders and delve into the world of SPIDER WEBS. This thematic unit answers the "who, what, when, why,...

Everything you need to for students to make their own game boards based on concepts from unit lesson plans:   Student examples Templates for squares, objects, and more... Images for game pieces (male/female of different ages, modes of...

16 page presentation to help students define and understand what a ballad is, how it changed over time, its historical importance, Dand how to write a ballad. Includes:Definition with individual/group activityExamples of ballads throughout time...

Why do authors' write specific texts? This 12 slide interactive presentation helps students make connections between authors' personal lives, historical contexts, and written works.   Includes: Examples (Emily Dickinson, Abe...