Homeschool Short Stories Posters

Looking for creative writing activites for Halloween that are engaging and fun? This Halloween Roll a story activity is a perfect way for you to engage students in a fun writing activity for Halloween!

Storytelling with dice is a great way to increase student engagement while reinforcing writing skills.

This roll-a-story activity is perfect for use at literacy stations, as an early finisher activity, or as a creative writing assignment.

NOTE: YOU MUST HAVE DICE TO USE THIS PRODUCT.

This file includes the following:

• instructions for students
• planning pages using characters, setting, time, plot, and problem
• planning pages using characters, setting, time, plot, first, next, then, and last
• planning pages using characters, setting, time, plot, beginning, middle, and end
• story writing paper for younger grades
• story writing paper for upper grades
• parts of a story posters on half-sheets in full-color and black-and-white (includes characters, setting, problem, solution, plot, and theme)
• 24 options for characters
• 18 options for setting
• 12 options for time (when the story takes place)
• 18 options for plot

This file does NOT include a digital option!

This product is most appropriate for 2nd-4th grade.

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Kirsten Tulsian has 18 years of experience in elementary education. She has been a homeroom teacher for first grade, third grade, and fourth grade, as well as ESL. She has also been a school counselor for grades PK-6, an ESL pullout teacher for K-6, and a Reading Recovery Teacher. She received her Bachelor’s degree in elementary education and psychology from The University of Iowa and a Master’s of Education in school counseling from Sam Houston State University. She believes that students make the most progress when they are engaged in their hearts and minds. Her resources offer relevant, rigorous, engaging content that nurtures the whole child.

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Copyright © Kirsten’s Kaboodle. All Rights Reserved.

• Purchasing this product gives the purchaser ONE LICENSE to this product. This allows the purchaser the right to reproduce this product for HIS/HER class ONLY.

• Duplication for an entire team, school, or school district is strictly forbidden.

• If other teachers want copies of this product, please direct them to my store.

• You may not reproduce, redistribute, or post this item on a blog or website for download (free or paid).

• Copying any part of this product (even for a classroom website) is also in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

• You may not modify, copy, or alter this product in any way.

• Please feel free to spread the word about this product via social media or blog post. A link to the product (or my store) is much appreciated.

Growth Mindset Writing Activity: Roll a Story Creative Writing with Story Cubes

Looking for creative writing activities that are engaging and fun? These growth mindset story cubes are perfect for you! Storytelling with dice is a great way to increase student engagement while reinforcing growth mindset concepts.

This roll-a-story activity is perfect for use at literacy stations, as an early finisher activity, or a creative writing assignment.

NOTE: Students must be somewhat familiar with growth mindset concepts and themes in order to utilize this product.

This file includes:

• Teacher Tips
• Student Instructions (for use at literacy stations, for example)
• A variety of planning pages with or without instructions
• Two options for story writing paper (primary and intermediate lines)
• Parts of a story posters (in full color and black-and-white on half sheets)
• 16 CUBE SKINS (4 per component)
• 4 BLANK CUBE SKINS (for students to create their own growth mindset theme, setting, action, and noun)

Please take a look at the preview and thumbnails before you purchase the product to ensure that it is a good fit for your students.

This product is most appropriate for 2nd-5th grade. There are a variety of ways to differentiate this resource to meet the needs of your students.

These growth mindset products pair well with this writing activity:

GROWTH MINDSET PICTURE BOOK BUNDLE:

GROWTH MINDSET PICTURE BOOK BUNDLE

GROWTH MINDSET BELL RINGERS:

GROWTH MINDSET BELL RINGERS FOR 2ND GRADE-3RD GRADE

GROWTH MINDSET BELL RINGERS FOR 4TH GRADE AND UP

GROWTH MINDSET ACTIVITY BUNDLE:

GROWTH MINDSET BUNDLE: AFFIRMATION POSTERS, FLIP BOOKS, AND PRIVACY FOLDER

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Kirsten Tulsian has 18 years of experience in elementary education. She has been a homeroom teacher for first grade, third grade, and fourth grade, as well as ESL. She has also been a school counselor for grades PK-6, an ESL pullout teacher for K-6, and a Reading Recovery Teacher. She received her Bachelor’s degree in elementary education and psychology from The University of Iowa and a Master’s of Education in school counseling from Sam Houston State University. She believes that students make the most progress when they are engaged in their hearts as well as their minds. Her resources offer relevant, rigorous, engaging content that nurtures the whole child.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Copyright © Kirsten’s Kaboodle. All Rights Reserved.

• Purchasing this product gives the purchaser ONE LICENSE to this product. This allows the purchaser the right to reproduce this product for HIS/HER class ONLY.

• Duplication for an entire team, school, or school district is strictly forbidden.

• If other teachers would like copies of this product, please direct them to my store.

• You may not reproduce, redistribute, or post this item on a blog or website for download (free or paid).

• Copying any part of this product (even for a classroom website) is also in violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

• You may not modify, copy, or alter this product in any way.

• Please feel free to spread the word about this product via social media or blog post. A link to the product (or my store) is much appreciated.

Growth Mindset Activities: Posters, Writing Prompts, Sorting, Parent Notes & MORE BUNDLE:

This Growth Mindset Activities Bundle includes NINE of my most recent growth mindset products for upper elementary grades! This bundle contains growth mindset roll-a-story, word of the week interactive notebook, llama-themed affirmation posters, notes for parents, sorting activities (paper and sticky notes versions), journal prompts, and a growth mindset pledge. That is a total of NINE individual products.

Please see the individual links below for more information:

• GROWTH MINDSET ROLL-A-STORY CREATIVE WRITING
• GROWTH MINDSET WORD OF THE WEEK INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK
• GROWTH MINDSET AFFIRMATION POSTERS: LLAMA THEME
• GROWTH MINDSET AFFIRMATIONS: RIP-N-GROW
• GROWTH MINDSET NOTES FOR PARENTS
• GROWTH MINDSET SORTING ACTIVITY
• GROWTH MINDSET SORTING ACTIVITY ON STICKY NOTES
• GROWTH MINDSET JOURNAL PROMPTS
• GROWTH MINDSET DAILY PLEDGE
• MONTHLY SEL JOURNAL PROMPTS: GROWTH MINDSET SEPTEMBER

Growth Mindset Roll-a-Story:

Looking for creative writing activities that are engaging and fun? These growth mindset story cubes are perfect for you! Storytelling with dice is a great way to increase student engagement while reinforcing growth mindset concepts. This roll-a-story activity is perfect for use at literacy stations, as an early finisher activity, or a creative writing assignment.

NOTE: Students must be familiar with growth mindset concepts and themes to utilize this product.

This file includes the following:

• Teacher Tips
• Student Instructions (for use at literacy stations, for example)
• A variety of planning pages with or without instructions
• Two options for story writing paper (primary and intermediate lines)
• Parts of a story posters (in full color and black-and-white on half sheets)
• 16 CUBE SKINS (4 per component)
• 4 BLANK CUBE SKINS (for students to create their own growth mindset theme, setting, action, and noun)

Growth Mindset Word of the Week Interactive Notebook:

Help your students understand growth mindset concepts with these Vocabulary Word of the Week posters and weekly reflections for interactive notebooks. If you are searching for quick, easy-to-use, interactive growth mindset activities, it's all here!

This file includes the following:

• Master list of all vocabulary included
• 42 growth mindset vocabulary posters
• 42 pages of interactive notebook pages with definitions and reflection questions
• 1 page of teacher tips
• 4 pages of information about how each word relates to growth mindset

Growth Mindset Affirmation Posters with Llama Theme:

These Llama Theme Growth Mindset Affirmation Posters are perfect for your bulletin board! Are you teaching your students about growth mindset and fixed mindset? Create a culture of success, perseverance, and motivation with these growth mindset affirmation posters, trading cards, and printables. With a list of teacher suggestions for product use, you will be able to utilize every page.

Growth Mindset Rip-n-Grow Affirmations:

These Growth Mindset Posters with Rip-n-Grow affirmations are perfect for your bulletin board! Are you teaching your students about growth mindset and fixed mindset? Create a culture of success, perseverance, and motivation with these growth mindset affirmation posters (and attached "fortunes" or rip-n-grow affirmation messages). With a list of teacher suggestions for product use, you will be able to utilize every page.

Growth Mindset Notes for Parents:

Growth Mindset Information for Parents and Caregivers: This growth mindset information for parents pack is perfect for teachers who want to help parents understand growth mindset concepts. In addition to 33 half-page notes that can be sent home throughout the year, you will find two pages of information to send home right at the beginning of the year (or the beginning of your growth mindset instruction). These pages give parents a firm foundation for understanding everything their child will learn at school.

Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset Sorting Activity (regular version AND sticky notes version included):

These sorting cards are perfect for any 2nd-grade (and UP) classroom. All sorting cards are available in full color and in black and white (as well as a set of smaller cards if teachers would like to print a set for each student). You will also find opportunities for students to reflect on their own experiences. Each fixed mindset statement is also listed on a separate sheet so that students can practice reframing statements from fixed mindset to growth mindset. Please note that if your students are not familiar with fixed mindset and growth mindset concepts, they will need some introductory instruction and information before using these sorting cards. There are 60 statements (30 growth mindset statements and 30 fixed mindset statements).

Growth Mindset Journal Prompts for Upper Grades (Digital and No-Prep Printables):

These Growth Mindset Journal Prompts are perfect for any 4th-grade (and UP) classroom. Please note that 4th-grade students may need extra explanation and discussion time to fully comprehend all the concepts and questions but are fully capable of the required reflection.

This product was created for students and teachers who are working on growth mindset in their classroom. Please note that if your students are not familiar with fixed mindset and growth mindset, they will need some introductory information prior to using these journal prompts. There are 20 different journal prompts as well as a page for teacher tips, and optional back pages (blank lines if you choose to copy front-to-back for students to have extra space to write.

Growth Mindset Daily Pledge:

Not sure how to incorporate growth mindset concepts daily? If you struggle to fit it all in, this original growth mindset pledge is a piece of your puzzle! A variety of growth mindset concepts are reinforced with this quick and easy-to-use daily pledge for your classroom. This pledge can be used during any time of year with any grade level to inspire your students to be growth mindset warriors!

One original pledge encourages students to use a growth mindset daily. It comes in FOUR DIFFERENT styles (with varying clip art and fonts).

Each style comes in FULL-COLOR and BLACK-AND-WHITE.

You can choose from the poster size poem, smaller card-sized poems, or bookmarks. Please take a look at the preview and/or thumbnails for size reference.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CONTENTS OF THIS POEM HAVE BEEN COPYRIGHTED. YOU MAY NOT REPRODUCE, RETYPE, REDISTRIBUTE, MODIFY, COPY, OR ALTER THIS PRODUCT OR ITS CONTENTS IN ANY WAY.

GROWTH MINDSET DAILY SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROMPTS FOR SEPTEMBER:

These daily SEL journal quick-write prompts were created for September and cover the social-emotional learning topic of GROWTH MINDSET.

This creative writing bell ringer or warm-up activity was created for students in 4th grade and above (can be used up through high school). They are designed to help students think more deeply and critically about growth mindset and fixed mindset concepts.

This file contains the following:

• Teacher tips
• 25 writing prompts with a space to write answers (1/2 page per prompt)
• The same writing prompts in a card-sized version (perhaps students have their own daily writing journals)
• A digital option in Google Slides

This SEL journal writing product is part of a YEAR-LONG writing prompts program for social-emotional learning. You can find the entire YEAR-LONG BUNDLE HERE.

Growth Mindset Activities Multi-Level MEGA BUNDLE: OVER 1700 PAGES

This growth mindset multi-level bundle includes my four largest GROWTH MINDSET BUNDLES for 1st-6th grade.

If you teach multi-level classes, this is the best value (you get MORE THAN 30% OFF the original cost of the individual products when you buy this bundle).

You will find 40 PRODUCTS that are included in the following BUNDLES:

• Activities BUNDLE #1 for Upper Grades
• Activities BUNDLE #2 for Upper Grades
• Activities BUNDLE for Lower Grades
• Growth Mindset Picture Book MEGA BUNDLE

Individual product files for each BUNDLE can be found here:

GROWTH MINDSET ACTIVITIES BUNDLE #1 for Upper Grades:

• COLORING POSTERS: AFFIRMATIONS FOR INTERMEDIATE GRADES
• AFFIRMATIONS POSTERS (with cursive)
• PRIVACY FOLDER OFFICE
• FLIP BOOKS
• NOTES FROM THE TEACHER
• STICKY NOTES FROM THE TEACHER
• BOOKMARKS
• AWARDS
• PRINT AND FOLD REFLECTIONS BOOKLETS
• VOCABULARY CARDS FOR A WORD WALL OR BULLETIN BOARD

GROWTH MINDSET ACTIVITIES BUNDLE #2 for Upper Grades:

• ROLL-A-STORY CREATIVE WRITING
• WORD OF THE WEEK INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK
• GROWTH MINDSET AFFIRMATION POSTERS: LLAMA THEME
• AFFIRMATIONS: RIP-N-GROW
• NOTES FOR PARENTS
• SORTING ACTIVITY
• SORTING ACTIVITY ON STICKY NOTES
• JOURNAL PROMPTS
• DAILY CLASSROOM PLEDGE

GROWTH MINDSET ACTIVITIES BUNDLE for Lower Grades:

• COLORING POSTERS: AFFIRMATIONS FOR PRIMARY GRADES
• AFFIRMATION POSTERS for PRIMARY GRADES SET #1
• AFFIRMATION POSTERS for PRIMARY GRADES SET #2
• AFFIRMATION AWARDS FOR PRIMARY GRADES
• JOURNAL PROMPTS FOR PRIMARY GRADES
• YOUR FANTASTIC ELASTIC BRAIN (LOWER GRADE VERSION)
• AFFIRMATIONS POSTERS (NO cursive)
• BRAG BRACELETS
• THE ABC’S OF GROWTH MINDSET
• GROWTH MINDSET POSTERS: MONSTER THEME

GROWTH MINDSET MEGA BOOK COMPANION BUNDLE:

• Your Fantastic Elastic Brain by JoAnn Deak (upper grade version)
• The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein
• We're All Wonders by R.J. Palacio
• Rosie Revere, Engineer by Andrea Beaty
• The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
• Bubble Gum Brain by Julia Cook
• Beautiful Oops by Barney Saltzberg
• The Dot by Peter Reynolds
• Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
• What Do You Do With an Idea? by Kobi Yamada
• What Do You Do With a Problem? by Kobi Yamada
• What Do You Do With a Chance? by Kobi Yamada

Please check individual links for product information. You can also scroll through the preview for more detailed images of each product. This mega bundle file contains over 1,600 pages of activities, posters, and information.

Please note that this bundle DOES NOT INCLUDE my growth mindset bell ringer warm-ups! That multi-level bundle must be purchased separately. Please let me know if you have questions PRIOR to purchasing this product as I am happy to help you in any way that I can!