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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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History of Earth Day Reading Passage and Quiz

ACTIVITIES

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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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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Teacher Self-Care 101: Coaching for How to Be Your Best Teaching Self

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Teacher Self-Care 101: Coaching For How to Be Your Best Teaching Self

Do you want to take better care of yourself so you have the energy you need for your students? Are you feeling overwhelm...

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WORKSHEETS

Really Good: Producing Synonyms

Present an activity that will have students thinking about synonyms.

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Antonyms and Synonyms

Opposites and similar meanings are reviewed.

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work life balance workbook

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Take Back Your Evenings: An Efficient Teacher's Top Strategies for Work/Life Balance Workbook

Are you spending your evenings working? Do you feel angry and resentful that your work doesn't end when school is out? D...

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Coach's Dilemma

In this creative writing activity, students are given a prompt about a high-school coach who acted badly towards his pla...

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Writing Prompt Worksheet: Coach Poggi's Golden Rule

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Writing Prompt: Coach Poggi's Golden Rule

This writing prompt exercise for middle school students features two real-life scenarios that encourage students to thin...

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