3rd Grade Writing

In shared writing, the teacher and students compose text together, with both contributing their thoughts and ideas to…

Shared Writing

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Language Arts and Writing

Writing

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Learn how to incorporate journaling in your classroom. Teachers can use journaling as a kind of window into how students…

Journaling

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Journaling Tips, Strategies & Topics

Letters, Journals and Diaries

Writing

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ACTIVITIES

Character Traits Writing Activity Packet

This no-prep writing activity packet includes everything you need for introducing and teaching character traits in…

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Language Arts and Writing

Writing

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Five Elements of Plot Graphic Organizer for Language Arts

Five elements of a story's plot (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) provide the…

Five Elements of a Plot

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Language Arts and Writing

Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

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Definitions of words that help students write different types of essays.

Essay Keywords

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Vocabulary

Writing Research Papers

Language Arts and Writing

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REFERENCE

Getting to Know Me

Kids fill-in autobiographical information in this worksheet to tell others about themselves. Use this worksheet at the…

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

Writing

Creative Writing

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Use writing prompts to get children's imaginations and writing skills flowing. This is a sample page from the Gr. 1-4…

Life in the Sea

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Language Arts and Writing

Creative Writing

Science

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The foundations of journalistic writing are examined here, including a focus on the "5 W's and 1 H" and the difference…

Basic Journalism

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Journalism

Writing

Composition

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Beginning, Middle, and End

Identify the sections of a story with this plot/story sequence graphic organizer. This printable is customizable.…

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Reading and Literature

Language Arts and Writing

Writing

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Use this printable to have students create their own Mad Libs® stories. Students supply key words (nouns, adjectives,…

Write Your Own Mad Libs®

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Grammar

Writing

Creative Writing

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Writing aloud, or modeled writing, is a strategy wherein teachers use a "think aloud" strategy to share their thinking…

Writing Aloud

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Language Arts and Writing

Writing

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LESSON PLANS

Main Idea: Chrysanthemum

Teach your students how to find the main idea of a story by reading the book Chrysanthemum with your class.

Subjects

Reading

Main Idea and Supporting Details

Reading and Literature

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My Friend Writing Printable

Use this guide to help students write a descriptive paragraph about a friend. This printable works well as part of an…

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Teaching Otis by Loren Long

Language Arts and Writing

Creative Writing

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Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer

An essential graphic organizer for all ELA classes! Students are asked to identify cause and effect of a story with…

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Language Arts and Writing

Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

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LESSON PLANS

Ten Art Questions

Encourage students to observe details by asking specific and pointed questions about various works of art.

Subjects

Language Arts and Writing

Speech

Visual Arts

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Main Idea and Supporting Details

Help students identify main idea and supporting details with this printable graphic organizer. This printable is…

Subjects:

Reading

Reading Comprehension

Language Arts and Writing

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Students set goals for themselves for this school year.

My Personal Goals

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Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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LESSON PLANS

Main Idea: The Great Kapok Tree

Finalize your lessons on how to find the main idea of a story by reading the book The Great Kapok Tree with your class.

Subjects

Reading

Reading Comprehension

Main Idea and Supporting Details

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Three Paragraph Main Idea and Details Chart

This graphic organizer will help your students identify the main idea and supporting facts in three paragraphs. It's…

Subjects:

Reading

Reading Comprehension

Literature

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Organizing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of an event is the goal of this graphic organizer. This printable is…

Event Map

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Language Arts and Writing

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Writing a Descriptive Paragraph (Gr. 3)

Use this teacher model to teach your students how to write descriptions in their writing. The packet includes: a sample…

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Creative Writing

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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A writing workshop is a block of time set aside in the school day to focus exclusively on the writing process.

Writing Workshop

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Language Arts and Writing

Writing

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