The National Road(Cumberland Road)A Close Reading Passage, extension activities
By Gail Hennessey
Use this Close Reading for students to learn about the National Road(also called the Cumberland Road or the National Pike Road). There are several comprehension questions and fun facts. Additionally, there are lots of extension activities especially writing in the content area.
The Close reading and review would be one period. If you do some of the extension activities, the resource could take a couple of days.
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2. If you are studying Westward Expansion and pioneers, specifically the Oregon Trail, this informative Reader's Theater Script will be a positive addition to your lessons. Based on a true person, the play is about one of first woman to go on the Oregon Trail. Narcissa Whitman kept a journal of her trip. She and her husband(and Henry and Eliza Spalding) left upstate New York for Independence, Missouri(most popular starting point) for their journey along the Oregon Trail to Oregon, where Marcus and Narcissa would become missionaries. The play, packed with lots of information, is one of my Ms. Bie Ografee playsseries, includes a Did You Know? fun fact section, comprehension questions and a teacher page with extension activities.https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Oregon-Trail-A-Visit-with-a-PioneerNarcissa-Whitman-Readers-Theater-Script-6034419?st=c229610a8da62f93976e3ae1695006df
Snowman Writing Prompt Craft - Winter Writing Activity Gr 3-6 - Creative Writing
By MrsBaileyandHerClass
Boost your students' creativity with this snowman writing prompt craft—perfect for winter writing activities! Designed for grades 3-6, this fun winter writing prompt will get students excited to write by imagining a snowman who comes to life. Whether you use it in your writing centers, as an early finisher activity, or as a seasonal classroom project, this snowman writing activity will keep students engaged while building their writing skills.
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This winter writing activity encourages imaginative writing while focusing on creativity and self-expression. It’s an easy-to-use, low-prep resource for teachers looking for fun and engaging winter writing prompts. Perfect for writing centers, creative writing assignments, or holiday-themed classroom activities!
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Directed Drawing Thanksgiving Fall Drawings First Grade Second Grade
By Chasity Giddens
Bring Thanksgiving fun to your classroom with these easy, step-by-step directed drawings! Students can follow along to draw seasonal favorites like an acorn, piece of pie, turkey, turkey leg, squash, and a festive place setting. Designed to inspire creativity and enhance writing time, this pack makes it easy for students to add their drawings to writing projects, keeping them excited and engaged.
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Engage your students this Thanksgiving season with easy, step-by-step directed drawing pages! This Thanksgiving pack includes guided drawing sheets for creating holiday images like an acorn, piece of pie, turkey, turkey leg, squash, and a place setting. Students can use these drawings to spark ideas for writing and storytelling, making it a perfect addition to writing centers or independent activities.
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With primary and standard-lined pages as well as journal strips, this pack provides versatile options for every classroom setup. Use it to boost students' creativity while encouraging them to express themselves through both drawing and writing!
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End of School Year Memory Book | Last Days of School Activities | Pre K - 6th
By Innovative Classroom Ideas
Time can be stopped for a short while. By completing this adorable and printable School Memory Book, you can document all the wonderful experiences and accomplishments your child has made this school year. For pupils in preschool, pre-kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade, fifth grade, and sixth grade, this memory book is a keepsake that will be cherished for years to come.
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Engaging Figurative Writing Pack: Teach Similes, Metaphors, & Personification
By Jennifer Nguyen
Transform Writing with Engaging Figurative Language Lessons
Boost your students’ writing skills with this comprehensive Figurative Writing Resource Pack, designed for Grades 3-6. Teach similes, metaphors, and personification using vivid presentations, hands-on worksheets, and editable Google Slides/PowerPoint. Perfect for whole-class instruction, small groups, or independent learning, this resource is fully aligned with Common Core, TEKS, and the UK National Curriculum.
Save time with ready-to-use materials and differentiated tasks for all abilities. Featuring step-by-step guidance, interactive activities, and creative writing challenges, this pack helps students craft vivid, descriptive pieces while building confidence and autonomy. Proven effective in classrooms, it delivers an engaging, curriculum-aligned learning experience for teachers and students alike.
What’s Included?
✏️ Print Materials: Worksheets, Answer keys, PDF of slides
✅✅ Digital Content: Part-Editable Google Slides/PowerPoint Presentation
What’s Inside?
✔️ 20 pg PowerPoint Presentation/Google Slides
✔️ 7 Worksheets
✔️ Student Directions
✔️ Teacher Answer Key
✔️ Teacher Directions, Tips and Differentiation
✔️ Learning Objective
✔️ Success Criteria
✔️ Lesson Route
Perfect for Grades 3-6!
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✏️ No Prep
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✏️ Great for whole-class instruction, small groups, or independent work
✏️ Classroom-tested
When to use this?
✅ Literacy ELA Lesson (1-2 hour lessons)
✅ Sub Plans
✅ Review
What Do You Need?
✏️ Pencils
✏️ Computer
✏️ Projector for slides (Slides are in PowerPoint format and can be uploaded to Google Drive to open as Google Slides)
Skills Used:
✔️ Identifying figurative language
✔️Creative writing
✔️ Reading comprehension
✔️ Vocabulary development
✔️ Critical thinking
✔️ Independent learning
Curriculum Alignment
This resource meets several educational standards, including:
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UK National Curriculum (Years 3-6):
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✅ Encourages Creativity
✅ Promotes Self-Learning
✅ **✅**Addresses Common Misconceptions
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THANKSGIVING TURKEY PARDON READING, WRITING CRAFT
By SOWMYA SUGUMARAN
This bundle includes informational reading on President's annual turkey pardon ceremony for Thanksgiving in 2 formats - flipbook and packet with comprehension questions and vocabulary. It also contains a. persuasive letter writing craft activity with teacher instruction, rubric, student checklist, and sample writing.
THANKSGIVING CRAFT TURKEY PARDON PERSUASIVE WRITING
By SOWMYA SUGUMARAN
This product includes a turkey pardon persuasive letter writing craft with teacher instruction, sample writing, rubric/scoring guide, student checklist in 2 formats. This is a fun writing and craft project to display in the hallway.
Narrative Writing | EASTER BUNDLE
By Nardine Mettry
Spark your students' imaginations with these engaging Easter-themed narrative writing prompts! This bundle offers two exciting storylines to inspire creative writing and storytelling.
What's Included:
These writing prompts offer opportunities for students to practice descriptive language, plot development, and character building while having fun with the Easter theme.
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Narrative Writing | NOT Bunny - Eggcelent Easter/Spring Surprise
By Nardine Mettry
Egg-citement fills the air! Your students have stumbled upon a mysterious egg, unlike any they've seen before. But wait, there's more! The egg hatches, revealing a creature NOT A bunny! This activity provides the perfect opportunity for students to practice narrative writing in descriptive paragraphs, capturing the wonder and surprise of this extraordinary discovery.
What's Included?
⭐Narrative Writings:
Benny the Bunny - Speaks on Easter Day
Earth Layers
Turkey Escaped Dinner
Trapped in a Snow Globe
Snowman Came to Life**⭐**
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Rename Fractions | Easter/Spring Bunnies**⭐**
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Narrative, Descriptive & Summary Christmas Writing | My Snowman Came to Life
By Nardine Mettry
Get ready to unleash your student's creativity and embark on a writing adventure filled with winter wonder!
Brrr! Winter has arrived, blanketing the world in a layer of sparkling snow. Today is the perfect day to build a snowman! But what if their snowman suddenly came to life?
What's Included?
Narrative Writing: The Magical Moment: Tell the story! Describe the scene, their initial reaction, and how the snowman interacts with them. Did they talk to?
Descriptive Writing: A Frosty Friend: Taking a closer look at their snowman. A descriptive paragraph detailing its appearance. Focus on specific features like its texture, the sparkle of the snow, or the way its eyes (made of buttons or pebbles) seem to come alive.
Summary Writing: A Day of Winter Fun: Let them imagine they spent the entire day with their living snowman! Time to write a summary describing the activities they did together. Did they build a snow fort? Have a snowball fight? Go sledding? The possibilities are endless!
This creative writing activity allows students to:
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World Teachers' Day | Teachers Through Time" Historical Activities Worksheets
By EduEnrich
⭐"Teachers Through Time: A Historical Journey" - World Teachers' Day Worksheet
**⭐**Celebrate World Teachers' Day with the "Teachers Through Time: A Historical Journey" worksheet!
**⭐**Designed for upper elementary students (grades 3-5), this interactive resource guides students through the history of education—from Ancient Greece to today’s modern classrooms.
**⭐**With engaging reading passages, thought-provoking comprehension questions, and creative activities, students will gain a deeper appreciation for the role of teachers throughout history.
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Columbus Day Worksheets | Explorer’s Journal | Writing & Drawing Prompts
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⭐Take your students on an exciting journey back in time with this Explorer’s Journal activity, perfect for Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples' Day lessons.
⭐Ideal for 3rd to 5th graders, this creative writing and drawing task lets students step into the shoes of 15th-century explorers like Christopher Columbus.
⭐They’ll write journal entries, navigate challenges, discover new lands, and reflect on their adventures.
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narrative writing special education photo writing prompts meme writing memes
By Modz by Laila
These 15 narrative writing prompts featuring realistic animal photographs will get your students excited about writing. Each prompt is carefully designed to spark imagination and encourage storytelling skills in students, making writing fun and engaging.
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Winter Roll a Story Activity | Creative Narrative Writing Prompts | Editable
By Teach Savvy Store
Students roll the dice to unravel an exciting tapestry of fall and winter themed settings, protagonists, antagonists, conflicts, and spring elements, igniting creativity and narrative fluency! Perfect for before or after winter break, narrative writing units, centers, daily writing, public speaking practice, Fun Friday, and more!
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**Themes included: winter, Christmas, New Year's, Valentine's Day
Story Elements
Setting (examples: mysterious ice maze that rearranges itself every midnight, magical toy workshop where unfinished toys come to life, a town where all the houses are gingerbread houses)
Protagonists (examples: ice skater who discovers a hidden ice kingdom beneath a frozen lake, snowman that came to life, boy or girl whose New Year’s wish accidentally creates an endless winter, snow globe maker who discovers their creations control real winter worlds)
Conflict (examples: is stalked by, is spellbound by, is trapped by)
Antagonists (examples: Sentient full-size gingerbread house with attitude, resolution fairy who grants bad New Year’s wishes, angry Easter bunny who wants to stop Christmas)
Winter Elements (examples: time traveling sled, magical snow globe that shows the future, cursed scarf that forces the wearer to sing carols nonstop)
Help Santa Get Unstuck: A Christmas Writing Activity and Craft
By Inspired By MlG
Help Santa Get Unstuck: A Creative Writing Adventure
Ho Ho Ho... Oh no! Santa's stuck! This fun and engaging writing activity sparks children's creativity as they brainstorm imaginative solutions to rescue Santa from the chimney. By combining storytelling with problem-solving, students will develop their writing skills, critical thinking abilities, and empathy. This festive activity is perfect for classrooms, homeschooling, or family fun. Let's save Christmas together!
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Black History Month Activity Worksheets
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Get ready to embark on an exciting educational journey this Black History Month with a variety of engaging activities! These activities have been carefully designed to make learning about black history fun and interactive for students.
Challenge your word skills with "How many words can you find?" activity, where you'll uncover hidden words related to black history. Step into the shoes of Martin Luther King, Jr. in a unique writing activity, where you can have a virtual conversation with this influential leader. Test your knowledge with Black History Month Trivia, complete with an answer key for self-assessment.
Enhance your language skills by putting Black History Month words in alphabetical order. Explore the lives of inspiring African American leaders by writing their captivating biographies. Unleash your creativity by designing your own Black History Month T-shirt through a drawing activity.
Experience empathy by taking a walk in an African American leader's shoes through a thought-provoking writing activity. Finally, dream big and express your own aspirations in the "I have a dream" writing activity.
With these activities, students will not only learn about the significant contributions of African Americans throughout history but will also develop vital skills such as critical thinking, creativity, and empathy. Join us in celebrating Black History Month and let the learning begin! black history fun and interactive for students.
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Black History Month- How many words can you find
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Black History month Trivia with answer key
Writing Activity- Biography of an African American Leader
Drawing Activity- Design a Black History Month T-shirt
Writing Activity- Take a walk in an African American Leader’s shoes
Mastering the 3 Words Game: Fun, Challenge, and Creativity Unleashed!
By Inspired By MlG
Unleash creativity with the 3 Words Game! Perfect for students seeking fun, challenge, and creativity in one package. Engage minds with this interactive writing activity, where students craft three words inspired by each box. Whether in classrooms or online learning environments, this game sparks imagination and linguistic skills. Dive into a world where every word counts, fostering vocabulary expansion and critical thinking. Elevate classroom dynamics with an activity that's both entertaining and educational. Mastering the 3 Words Game cultivates a love for language and encourages students to express themselves succinctly. Discover the joy of wordplay and unlock endless possibilities. Get ready to inspire, challenge, and ignite creativity with this must-have educational tool!
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Text Message Poetry: Craft Creative Poems!
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Craft creative text message poems instantly! Your friend's in a pinch, tasked with writing a self-poem due in 10 minutes. Don't let them down—help them shine with our quick, witty, and unique text message poetry ideas. Get inspired and rescue your friend's grade with our rapid-fire poetic solutions. Dive into the world of spontaneous verse crafting and save the day with clever lines and heartfelt sentiments. Instant text message poetry for last-minute rescue missions!
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My Totally ROARsome Dinosaur BFF! (Fill-in-the-Blank Adventures)!
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Unleash Your Inner Paleontologist with My Totally ROARsome Dinosaur BFF! (Fill-in-the-Blank Adventures)
Calling all dino-enthusiasts! Are you ready to stomp through prehistoric jungles, soar through ancient skies, and unlock a world of epic adventures? Then buckle up, because My Totally ROARsome Dinosaur BFF! (Fill-in-the-Blank Adventures) is here to whisk you away to the Mesozoic Era!
This interactive book series is more than just a story – it's a springboard for imagination! With YOU in the driver's seat, choose the path your adventure takes. Become best friends with your favorite dinosaur companion, whether it's a towering Brachiosaurus, a razor-sharp Velociraptor, or a mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex! The possibilities are endless!
But My Totally ROARsome Dinosaur BFF! isn't just about fun and games (although there's plenty of that too!) This exciting series is packed with educational benefits for young learners:
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