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Time to Write
Time to Write
By R.E. Meyers
This book is filled with standards-based activities for developing students' creative writing skills. Time to Write provides creative writing inspiration and practice, and includes teacher notes and student warm-up activities.

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Elements of Poetry Workbook

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Elements of Poetry Workbook

Use this poetry toolbox workbook to support your students to learn different poetic terms and devices, and then practice...

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History of Earth Day Reading Passage and Quiz

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Earth Day Activities: History of Earth Day Reading Passage and Quiz

Help your students work on their reading comprehension skills while learning all about Earth Day with this reading compr...

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Test Prep Strategies and Practice for Students

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Test Prep Strategies, Tools, and Practice Questions

Help set your students up for academic success with this packet of test-taking tips, test preparation strategies, and pr...

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Lights, camera, action! Write a Script Activity

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Write a Script

Lights, camera, ACTION! In this printable activity, children will write their own script for a movie scene.

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Script Writing Handout

Use this worksheet to teach students how to write a script to perform in class.

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Story Starter: Traveling to Timbuktu

Our Hero travels to Africa in 1387 to visit the Mali Empire in Timbuktu.

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Let's Change the World: Writing a Play or Story

Explore an activity that asks students to think about transformations and the ways in which their lives would be changed...

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Leprosy Writing Exercise

Leprosy, which is also known as Hansen's disease, affects people all over the world.

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Fortunate Misfortunes: Writing a Short Story

Explore an activity that presents a lesson about a blessing in disguise, after which students will write a short story t...

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