5th Grade Writing Centers

Should schools ban soda? This is an argumentative essay prompt, three articles, and outline sheet. Your kids will all have their own opinions about sugary drinks and whether or not schools should ban soda. This comes complete with rubric.

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Cell phones in School: Argumentative prompt, articles, and outline sheet

Facebook: Argumentative prompt, articles, and outline sheet

Did Shakespeare write his own stuff?:Argumentative prompt, articles, and rubric.

Minimum Wage: Argumentative Prompt, articles, and outline sheet

Digital Task Cards are a great way to help your students with claim, counterclaim, and rebuttal! These cards can work on a computer or mobile device! No printing of cutting just assign the deck to your students and you are ready to go! Boom Learning is free to sign up for. Students get immediate feedback and teachers can take advantage of reporting tools. Easy and effective! Great for distance learning or in a digital classroom. A total of 20 task cards.

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Boom Learning also has premium accounts. Premium accounts offer advanced assignment tools, individual and whole class performance tracking, and more. If you are a new Boom Learning customer, when you redeem your Boom Cards purchase you get 90-day free trial of a premium account. When your trial ends, you can renew or move to a free account. You may upgrade, downgrade or cancel at any time. Free accounts use purchased Boom Cards with Fast Play pins.

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Digital Task Cards are a great way to help your students practice sentence structure! These cards can work on a computer or mobile device! No printing of cutting just assign the deck to your students and you are ready to go! Boom Learning is free to sign up for. Students get immediate feedback and teachers can take advantage of reporting tools. Easy and effective! Great for distance learning or in a digital classroom. A total of 20 task cards.

*****READ MORE ABOUT BOOM CARDS: Boom Cards are self-grading, DIGITAL resources. They live in the cloud. They can't be printed. They play on most modern browsers, Android, iPads, iPhones, and Kindle Fires. You open a Boom Learning℠ account to play them (to protect the children). Create Fast Play pins to assign your Boom Cards to students.

Boom Learning also has premium accounts. Premium accounts offer advanced assignment tools, individual and whole class performance tracking, and more. If you are a new Boom Learning customer, when you redeem your Boom Cards purchase you get 90-day free trial of a premium account. When your trial ends, you can renew or move to a free account. You may upgrade, downgrade or cancel at any time. Free accounts use purchased Boom Cards with Fast Play pins.

***Did you know??? You can use Boom Cards in Google Classroom™! Just CLICK HERE to find out how!

Includes prompts for writing informative and argumentative essays. Also includes writing powerpoints, outlines, and rubrics

Prepositions Everywhere- Fun Sheets

The Preposition Fun Sheets are a great way for students to be involved in the learning process. After a mini lesson on prepositional phrases, the fun sheets are a fun follow up. The fun sheets can be used as independent work, a partner activity, or at a workstation Literacy area. The Preposition Fun Sheets- Locate It, are a great way for students to also read carefully and follow directions!

Included in this product are;

-4 Different Preposition Fun Sheets.

All printables in black and white.

Students will read each sentence containing a preposition and follow the directions step by step on the fun sheet. They will

underline each preposition-draw, label and color the items correctly in the picture.

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Enhance collaboration, writing and public speaking skills with Story Starters! This resource provides engaging story starters that encourage AVID or ELA students to finish a story and present it to their peers. This activity fosters collaboration and communication within small groups or whole class settings, while also providing a fun way to improve public speaking skills. Download the Google Slides digital resource today and see the positive impact it can have on your students' teamwork and confidence!

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Directions:

• Display the Google Slide Story Starter OR print them out so students have different stories to choose from.
• Students will complete the engaging story starter by writing for 3 minutes.
• Students can use the picture provided to help guide them in their stories, or choose to take a different route and be creative on their own.
• Students will be split into groups of 4-6.
• Each student will present their story to their small group while practicing public speaking skills.

What's Included:

• 100 Story Starter Prompts with Images
• 1 Directions Page
• 1 Editable Directions Page Template
• 1 Editable Story Starter Prompt Template

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Get students excited during the Autumn season with these creepy and crawly 15 no-prep Halloween-themed finish-the-scary story narrative writing prompts! These digital prompts provide easy writing activities, collaboration, public speaking practice, writing journals, and more!

Please be sure to review the prompts before purchasing as they are SCARY!

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What's included:

• 15 finish the story writing prompts!
• 1 directions slide
• 1 editable directions slide
• 1 editable finish the story template

Directions:

• Print and laminate OR project on the screen.
• Allow students to choose a prompt OR have one picked for each day.
• Once students respond to the prompt they can practice public speaking skills by presenting their stories to the class or to small groups.

Sample Slide:

My best friend Jake and I were walking home from a Halloween party. We were walking by an old abandoned factory that stood next to a field. The fact was said to be haunted. When we got to the middle of the field, Jake whispered, "wouldn't it be fun to explore the old factory?"...

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These no prep narrative end of the year / summer themed finish the story writing prompts are more than magical! Use for morning meeting, daily / journal writing, as an icebreaker, team building activity, literacy centers or even for writer's workshop. They are sure to bring writing to life and help students celebrate the end of the school year and incoming summer months!

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What's included:

• 15 finish the story summer themed narrative writing prompts for 5th-8th graders
• 1 editable template to make your own prompts
• 1 directions slide
• 1 editable directions slide template

Directions:

• Print and laminate OR project on the screen.
• Allow students to choose a prompt OR have one picked for each day.
• Once students respond to the prompt they can practice public speaking skills by presenting their stories to the class or to small groups.

Finish the Story Example Slide:

Another day, another sweaty walk on the beach. I'm spending my summer collecting and selling people's trash so I can save up to get out of this town. I love the beach but I want to see more of the world. While in thought, I noticed a bottle floating to the shore. It looked like there was a tall rolled-up

piece of paper inside...

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Celebrate fall with this engaging Pumpkin Writing Bulletin Board! This resource includes color and black & white writing templates with two title options: "Let's Pump Each Other Up" or "Gratitude Board." Perfect for encouraging positive classroom community and gratitude activities during the autumn season!

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What's Included

• 2 line writing paper styles
• 7 different pumpkin images for each
• color & b/w options
• 2 bulletin board title options: "Let's Pump Each Other Up" & "Gratitude Board"
• multiple letter sizes for printing

Directions

Introduction:

• Introduce the activity by explaining that students will be writing positive, encouraging messages to help "pump each other up" or express gratitude, depending on the selected title ("Let's Pump Each Other Up" or "Gratitude Board").
• Explain the importance of positive reinforcement and kindness in the classroom community.

Preparation:

• Choose which title option you want to use: "Let's Pump Each Other Up" or "Gratitude Board."
• Print enough copies of the writing paper for each student. You can choose between color or black & white templates based on your preference or the supplies available.

Writing Activity:

• Instruct students to think about a classmate, friend, or teacher they would like to encourage or thank.
• Have students use the writing lines to compose a few sentences about why they appreciate the person or to give words of encouragement. Remind them to use kind words and provide specific examples.

Optional Art Extension:

• If using the black & white template, students can color the pumpkin design after they finish writing to personalize their paper.

Display:

• After students complete their writing, you can collect the papers and create a bulletin board or classroom display featuring their positive messages.
• Alternatively, you can have students exchange their papers with the person they wrote about, fostering a sense of community and kindness.

Classroom Discussion:

• After the writing activity, engage students in a discussion about how it feels to give and receive positive messages and gratitude.
• Discuss how these small acts of kindness contribute to building a supportive and encouraging classroom environment.
• Teacher Tip:
• For younger students, provide sentence starters such as "I like when you…" or "You are great because…" to help them get started with their writing.

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Finish The Story

Stand Up Sit Down

Would You Rather

Emoji Phrases

Zoomed In

After Fall Break Resources:

After Fall Break Icebreaker Bundle

Find Someone Who

Stand Up Sit Down

Increase student engagement and writing skills during the Autumn season with these 15 no-prep and fall-themed finish-the-story editable narrative writing prompts! These digital prompts provide easy writing activities, collaboration, and public speaking practice, are great for daily writing or journaling, and more!

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What's included:

15 finish the story writing prompts!

1 directions slide

1 editable directions slide

1 editable finish the story template

Directions:

• Print and laminate OR project on the screen.
• Allow students to choose a prompt OR have one picked for each day.
• Once students respond to the prompt they can practice public speaking skills by presenting their stories to the class or to small groups.

Sample Slide:

I was sitting on my bed with an old book that I stumbled upon in my grandpa's attic. It was just warm enough for the window to be open. As I began to read, a breeze of crisp air flew through and propelled the pages forward...

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Increase student engagement and writing skills during the winter season with these 15 no-prep and New Year 's-themed finish-the-story editable narrative writing prompts! These digital prompts provide easy writing activities, collaboration, and public speaking practice, are great for daily writing or journaling, and more!

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Finish the Stories Bundle

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What's included:

5 finish the story writing prompts!

1 directions slide

1 editable directions slide

1 editable finish the story template

Directions:

• Print and laminate OR project on the screen.
• Allow students to choose a prompt OR have one picked for each day.
• Once students respond to the prompt they can practice public speaking skills by presenting their stories to the class or to small groups.

Sample Slide:

The sky was bursting with a rainbow of fireworks, and the joyful chorus of cheers echoed through the air. My family and I banded together to ring in the new year. Suddenly an eerie realization dawned on us - the clock's hands were beginning to move backward...

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Get students excited about the winter season with these 15 no-prep finish-the-story editable narrative writing prompts! These prompts provide easy writing activities, collaboration, public speaking practice, writing journals, and more!

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Finish the Story Bundle

Writing Bundle

What's included:

• 15 finish the story writing prompts!
• 1 directions slide
• 1 editable directions slide
• 1 editable finish the story template

Directions:

• Print and laminate OR project on the screen.
• Allow students to choose a prompt OR have one picked for each day.
• Once students respond to the prompt they can practice public speaking skills by presenting their stories to the class or to small groups.

Sample Slide:

I discovered an old mirror in the attic of my grandpa's house. It was covered up by a dusty bed sheet. Suddenly I'm pulled into a magical, secret winter wonderland...

Winter Resources

Finish the Story Prompts

Team Building Resources

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Increase student engagement and writing skills during the first week of school with these 15 finish-the-story editable creative writing prompts! These no-prep digital prompts provide easy writing activities, collaboration, and public speaking practice, are great for daily writing or journaling, and more!

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What's included:

15 finish the story writing prompts!

1 directions slide

1 editable directions slide

1 editable finish the story template

Directions:

• Print and laminate OR project on the screen.
• Allow students to choose a prompt OR have one picked for each day.
• Once students respond to the prompt they can practice public speaking skills by presenting their stories to the class or to small groups.

Sample Slide:

I woke up with the realization that my life was about to change forever. It was my first day at the new school and I had never been so nervous in all my life. After all, this wasn't any ordinary school...

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Increase student engagement and writing skills during the winter season with these 15 no-prep and Christmas-themed finish-the-story editable narrative writing prompts! These digital prompts provide easy writing activities, collaboration, and public speaking practice, are great for daily writing or journaling, and more!

⭐Save 30% with our growing year-long finish the stories bundle!⭐

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What's included:

15 finish the story writing prompts!

1 directions slide

1 editable directions slide

1 editable finish the story template

Directions:

• Print and laminate OR project on the screen.
• Allow students to choose a prompt OR have one picked for each day.
• Once students respond to the prompt they can practice public speaking skills by presenting their stories to the class or to small groups.

Sample Slide:

Being the new kid in town, I took it upon myself to get acquainted with the neighbors. When I knocked on the door, I was greeted by a small army of elves who took me captive...

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This ESL ELL resource helps to review vocabulary for describing physical features. There are 3 culturally diverse photograph grids for the game “Guess who?” There are “Wanted” poster templates and a “guess the celebrity” project.

It is a great way to get students talking and writing. This is a print and go resource that you can also share in the Google classroom. 

This resource can be used for whole class discussion or partner activities. Students get an opportunity to practice the vocabulary within various games and activities. These activities could also be set up into station/center work.

Included:

- Teacher overview and further activity suggestions

-Three culturally diverse panels of photographs for the game Guess who? Photograph panels can be shared with students to play with partners, printed (color) or used for the class to play with a LCD projector.

-Three printable sheets with descriptions for students to match the descriptions to the photographs.

-Handout to help students ask questions for the activity “Twenty Questions”

-Ten hidden celebrity pictures for students to try to identify by asking “Twenty Questions”. Squares are removed as they ask each question.

-Templates for students to create their own “Wanted” posters with descriptions of a friend.

-Suggestions for student projects for students to create their own “Twenty Questions” activity or students can write about their favorite celebrity.

Vocabulary Review:

Physical descriptions/Facial

Present tense verbs 

Please note: This resource works best using a projector in class or if students can view copies on Google classroom. Printing the photograph grid in b/w would not work well for the physical descriptions. 

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This basic core FSL (French as a second language) resource focuses on personal clothing and fashion choices for your students. It is designed to spark conversation and expand your students' French vocabulary with the daily “Questions du jour”. Students will enjoy discussing their style and clothing choices while practicing their oral and written skills. With minimal preparation required, you can seamlessly integrate this resource into whole-class discussions, partner activities, or even use it as a substitute plan.

What's included in this resource?

A teacher overview

Engaging images and new vocabulary 

Over 30 "Question du Jour" suggestions

A conversation mat to help students share their opinion on different outfits (Je pense que le chandail est beau.)

A written project idea to encourage creativity

4 basic role plays

Vocabulary 

Clothing, accessories, and style

Present tense verbs with limited futur proche and past tense

Basic questions with some simple responses included

Students should have a basic understanding of answering questions in French, although sentence models can also support beginner students.

Kickstart your FSL class every day with the "Question du jour" routine. Whether you use it as a daily warm-up or a bell ringer activity, this resource is sure to create a low-stress yet engaging learning environment.

You may also like the following resources:

French basic II clothing activities

French basic I clothing vocabulary Introduction

French Clothing and Fashion Speaking Question Du Jour

French Clothing and Fashion Projects

** Please note that the writing and images on this Google slide resource have been flattened and secured to protect my work (therefore not editable). As with every Google slide, buyers can add text boxes to write their own information or insert images.**

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This winter themed basic ESL resource is a low prep activity to encourage speaking and writing. There are engaging templates included which focus on planning an outdoor winter day. Students can build a snowman, pick an outdoor activity, and stop at a café to customize their own hot chocolate.

Students respond orally to each question, as they add on to their plan. This print and go resource takes the stress out of your week as you review vocabulary. Students enjoy being creative as they add artwork and English sentences to their hot chocolate template.

Included:

- Teacher overview with slides to guide the mini projects

-Vocabulary with images and sentence starters

-Two writing project ideas including  a Hot Chocolate mug and Snowman Bio

Basic Vocabulary:

List of outdoor winter activities or sports

Limited list choices for food at a café - build your hot chocolate

List of winter clothes and sports equipment

Design a snowman (3 template options)

Helpful with template:

Scissors, glue, tape, colored pencils, and printed templates (cardstock works best)

This activity can be done over several classes, by starting your ESL class off each day with a “Question of the day”. Students write down their answers each day to add to their final written project.

** Please note that the writing and images on this Google slide resource have been flattened and secured to protect my work (therefore not editable). As with every Google slide, buyers can add text boxes to write their own information or insert images.**

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This cake themed ESL (English as a second language) resource encourages speaking and writing while focusing on basic personal questions and information. There are also various worksheets to practice colors, shapes, numbers 1-31, and the months of the year. There are engaging templates included which focus on designing a personalized cake. Students can pick a theme and a create a cake design. A vocabulary list and various templates support students with writing about their cake design. Finally, there are 20 basic student profile cards to be used for a mini scavenger hunt activity. Students can practice asking questions such as the following:

How old is he/she?

When is his/her birthday?

What is his/her favorite color?

What is his/her favorite hobby or pastime?

This print and go resource takes the stress out of your week as you review basic vocabulary. Students enjoy being creative as they add artwork and sentences to their cake design.

Included:

-Teacher overview

-Vocabulary list and templates to support writing

-Flashcards to display colors and basic shapes

-Scavenger hunt with 20 student profile cards (with Student charts to complete)

-10 worksheets to review numbers, colors and months of the year

-Mini- project- Design a Cake

Helpful with cake template:

Scissors, tape, colored pencils, and printed templates

This cake activity can be done over several classes, by starting your ESL class off each day with a “Question of the day”. Students write down their answers each day to add to their final written project.

** Please note that the writing and images on this Google slide resource have been flattened and secured to protect my work (therefore not editable). As with every Google slide, buyers can add text boxes to write their own information or insert images.**

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This winter themed basic/ core French resource is a low prep activity to encourage speaking and writing. There are engaging templates included which focus on planning an outdoor winter day. Students can build a snowman, pick an outdoor activity, and stop at a cafe to build their own hot chocolate.

Students respond orally to each question, as they add on to their plan. This print and go resource takes the stress out of your week as you review core French vocabulary. Students enjoy being creative as they add artwork and French sentences to their hot chocolate template.

Included:

- Teacher overview with slides to guide the mini projects

-Vocabulary with images and sentence starters

-Two writing mini project ideas including  a hot chocolate mug and "Bio d'un bonhomme de neige"

Basic Vocabulary:

List of outdoor winter activities or sports ( Je veux )

Limited list of choices for food at a café - build your hot chocolate (Je veux commander )

List of winter clothes and sport equipment (Je veux apporter/ porter)

Design a snowman- Bio d'un bonhomme de neige (3 template options)

Helpful with backpack template:

Scissors, glue, tape, colored pencils, and printed templates (card stock works best)

This activity can be done over several classes, by starting your FSL class off each day with a “Question du jour”. Students write down their answers each day to add to their final written project.

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This cake themed basic FSL (French as a second language) resource encourages speaking and writing while reviewing personal questions and information. There are also various worksheets to practice colors, shapes, numbers 1-30, and the months of the year. There are engaging templates included which focus on designing a personalized cake. Students can pick a theme and a create a cake design. A vocabulary list and various templates support students with writing about their cake design. Finally, there are 20 basic student profile cards to be used for a mini scavenger hunt activity. Students can practice asking questions such as the following:

Quel est son âge ?

Quand est son anniversaire ?

Quelle est sa couleur préférée ?

Quel est son passe-temps préféré ?

This print and go resource takes the stress out of your week as you review core French vocabulary. Students enjoy being creative as they add artwork and French sentences to their cake design.

Included:

-Teacher overview

-Vocabulary list and templates to support writing

-Flashcards to display colors and basic shapes

-Scavenger hunt with 20 student profile cards (with Student charts to complete)

-10 worksheets to review numbers, colors and months of the year (ex. crosswords, listening and coloring activities)

-Mini- project- Créer un gâteau

Helpful with cake template:

Scissors, tape, colored pencils, and printed templates

This cake activity can be done over several classes, by starting your FSL class off each day with a “Question du jour”. Students write down their answers each day to add to their final written project.

** Please note that the writing and images on this Google slide resource have been flattened and secured to protect my work (therefore not editable). As with every Google slide, buyers can add text boxes to write their own information or insert images.**

Follow me @thelibrarians.playground on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest for teacher tips. Follow the Librarian’s Playground with Ms.G on Teachers Pay teacher for updates on new products. Email me with any questions or suggestions for improvement thelibrarians.playground@gmail.com