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  • A Letter to Next Year's Students

    ACTIVITIES

    A Letter To Next Year's Students

    Use this end-of-the-year assignment to support students to reflect on their experience in their classroom. Students will…

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    Writing
    Letter-Writing Lessons & Tips
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  • ACTIVITIES

    What's in the News? Sub Kit (Grades 7-8)

    Use this substitute teacher kit for grades 7-8 that helps teach grammar by having students use a newspaper.

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    Language Arts and Writing
    Grammar
    Creative Writing
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  • Initial Self-Assessment: Writing

    WORKSHEETS

    Initial Self-Assessment: Writing

    Help your students become more capable writers by having them complete this printable inventory of their writing…

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    Creative Writing
    Writing
    Language Arts and Writing
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  • Scoring Rubric: Cause-Effect

    ASSESSMENT

    Scoring Rubric: Cause-Effect

    The organization, elements of cause-effect writing, grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling of a written piece are…

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    Grammar
    Writing
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  • Class Constitution and U.S. Constitution: Background and Preamble

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    Class Constitution and U.S. Constitution: Background and Preamble

    Use this printable to teach pupils the purpose of the U.S. Constitution. Pupils will also analyse the language and…

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    Language Arts and Writing
    Social Studies and History
    U.S. Constitutional History
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  • Spoonerisms Activity

    REFERENCE

    Spoonerisms Activity

    Pupils will learn about Spoonerisms, instances in speech when the initial letters or syllables of words are switched,…

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    Social Studies and History
    Writing
    Literacy
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  • Writing Prompts and Literature Ideas: 1950s

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    Writing Prompts and Literature Ideas: 1950s

    Assign writing prompts about the 1950s, and/or books that were written in the 1950s.

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    Language Arts and Writing
    1950s
    Twentieth Century
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  • Really Good: Producing Synonyms

    WORKSHEETS

    Really Good: Producing Synonyms

    Present an activity that will have students thinking about synonyms. They will learn why it's important to use a variety…

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    Creative Writing
    Language Arts and Writing
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  • License Plate Quickies: Writing a Paragraph

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    License Plate Quickies: Writing a Paragraph

    In this activity, students are given "license plate" combinations and are asked to create their own sentences with the…

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    Creative Writing
    Writing
    Language Arts and Writing
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  • Complete and Incomplete Sentences: The Story of King Midas

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    Complete and Incomplete Sentences: The Story of King Midas

    Identifying complete sentences is the objective of this printable. Students will read the story of King Midas as they…

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    Reading Comprehension
    Writing
    Reading
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  • TEACHING RESOURCE

    Peer Response and Editing

    Peer response and editing are processes through which students respond to and provide feedback on their peers' writing.…

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    Language Arts and Writing
    Writing
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  • T-Chart Graphic Organizer

    GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

    T-Chart: Printable Template & How-To Guide

    Download our printable T-chart template to help your students organize their notes The T-Chart is a graphic organizer…

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    Writing
    Reading Comprehension
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  • Causal Chains

    GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

    Causal Chains

    Students visualize sequences in cause and effect with this graphic organizer. This printable is customizable. Tailor the…

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    Creative Writing
    Language Arts and Writing
    Writing
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  • Herringbone Graphic Organizer

    GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

    Herringbone Graphic Organizer

    Teach your students the ideas of cause and effect to help them understand stories better. This printable using the…

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    Creative Writing
    Language Arts and Writing
    Writing
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  • Stair Step

    GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

    Stair Step

    Use this graphic organizer for main ideas and supporting details. This stair-step organizer also includes an example set…

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    Main Idea and Supporting Details
    Writing
    Language Arts and Writing
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  • LESSON PLANS

    Birthday Buddies

    Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.

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    Teaching Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells
    Books
    Literature
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  • LESSON PLANS

    The Rights of Bike Riders

    Students will write a letter to the editor of a newspaper in reaction to the bicycle helmet safety issue. This is an…

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    U.S. Government
    Safety
    Government and Civics
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  • REFERENCE

    Emily Dickinson -- Selected Poems -- Series One

    This selection of Emily Dickinson's poems gives students the opportunity to experience one of America's outstanding…

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    Poetry
    Literary Biographies
    Suffrage and Women's Rights
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  • WORKSHEETS

    How to Read a Poem

    This student handout will help students to read, understand, evaluate, and write poetry.

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    Poetry
    Reading Comprehension
    Reading Instruction
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  • TEACHING RESOURCE

    Research Paper: Take Notes

    How to identify important information and take useful notes for a research paper.

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    Reading Comprehension
    Nonfiction Literature
    Language Arts and Writing
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  • and end-of-the-year-assignment

    ACTIVITIES

    Make Your Progress Visible

    Use this end-of-the-year activity to support students to reflect on the progress that they have made this school year.…

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  • TEACHING RESOURCE

    How Can Families Help Students Improve Their Writing Skills?

    Families are a powerful influence in children's academic development. When family members are involved in student…

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  • Icebreakers: Sample Page 2

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    The Feature Story

    Present this activities to help your students get to know each other. In this icebreaker, students interview a classmate…

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    Journalism
    Writing
    Language Arts and Writing
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  • Writing Prompts and Literature Ideas: 1920s

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    Writing Prompts and Literature Ideas: 1920s

    Assign writing prompts about the 1920s, and/or books that were written in the 1920s.

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    Creative Writing
    Writing
    Language Arts and Writing
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