15 innovative DECEMBER themed writing activities hyperlinked to guides for students so they can work independently with a clear understanding of the genre and task at hand. Including Narratives Explanation Texts Information Reports Recounts Expository Essays Persuasive Texts Opinion Essays Arguments and Discussions Letter Writing AND MORE

15 innovative NOVEMBER themed writing activities hyperlinked to guides for students so they can work independently with a clear understanding of the genre and task at hand. Including Narratives Explanation Texts Information Reports Recounts Expository Essays Persuasive Texts Opinion Essays Arguments and Discussions Letter Writing AND MORE

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15 innovative SEPTEMBER themed writing activities hyperlinked to guides for students so they can work independently with a clear understanding of the genre and task at hand. Including Narratives Explanation Texts Information Reports Recounts Expository Essays Persuasive Texts Opinion Essays Arguments and Discussions Letter Writing AND MORE

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15 innovative February themed writing activities hyperlinked to guides for students so they can work independently with a clear understanding of the genre and task at hand. Including Narratives Explanation Texts Information Reports Recounts Expository Essays Persuasive Texts Opinion Essays Arguments and Discussions Letter Writing AND MORE

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Teach younger students the basis of ciphers, cryptography and decoding with these 4 technology based sight word worksheets.

Can you make the ultimate paper helicopter? Do you understand the principles of flight and gravity? How will you design, enhance, “tinker” and most importantly record your data and evidence of your findings? All these essential questions will be answered through these excellent HANDS ON STEM activities. Everything is here for you NO PREP REQUIRED The only materials required are paper, paper clips and scissors. This project can be distributed individually via Google Classroom, OneNote or a similar platform or you can teach it to the entire class. All content and materials are easy to follow and fully prepared. Become an engineer today and have some great fun learning about the basic principles of flight and gravity.

Teaching students to write instructions manuals, recipes and science experiments can be a tough ask for the creative writer and teacher… ⭐UNTIL NOW⭐ Because the PERFECT PROCEDURAL WRITING UNIT offers a complete solution to teaching all styles of procedural writing including, ✅ Recipes ✅ Instructions for games ✅ Directions ✅ Science Experiments ✅ Walk Throughs ✅ Tutorials - Including videos ✅ Life Hack’s ✅ Self Help Guides ⭐ And much more NO PREP REQUIRED Perfect for Google Classroom, Office 365, SeeSaw or other digital platfoms. Also includes a Print version.

Use these templates to teach young writers how to write a basic letter or recount. Your students will learn about addresses and can get creative in decorating the front picture and creating a stamp of their own in the process

*Updated July 2018 to now include a dedicated “samples” section. Teaching students to write engaging Explanation texts that explain how and why things happen can be a tough task for even the most accomplished teacher… ⭐UNTIL NOW⭐ Because the EXCELLENT EXPLANATION WRITING UNIT offers a COMPLETE SOLUTION to teaching all styles of EXPLANATORY WRITING. INCLUDING ✅ Sequences ✅ Causal Explanation Texts ✅ Consequential Explanation Texts ✅ Cycles ✅ Processes (Scientific, Mechanical and Biological events) ✅ Tutorials - Including videos ✅ Explanation of Historical Events ⭐ And much more NO PREP REQUIRED Perfect for Google Classroom, Office 365, SeeSaw or other digital platforms. Also includes a Print version. This HUGE BUNDLE offers a mix of hands-on, printable, and digital media resources. By the time you have finished this pack, your students won’t just be able to READ and COMPREHEND Explanations, but will also be WRITING their own with a high level of STRUCTURE, INSIGHT AND KNOWLEDGE. It will keep your kids kids excited and engaged for weeks as they work through the following areas: ✔ A concise teaching guide that can be taught to a class or self-directed by students. ✔ Understanding the four pillars of all explanations ✔ Structure and Features of effective explanations ✔ Writing Activities. (Both independent and group tasks) ✔ Multiple Templates and Graphic Organizers ✔ Video and Visual Explanatory writing prompts ✔ Explanatory Writing Checklists ✔ Explanatory Writing Samples for all levels ✔ Assessment Rubrics ✔ PLUS MUCH MORE. The entire collection is provided to you in EDITABLE PowerPoint and as a printable PDF eBook. Each lesson is a complete plan that eliminates your preparation time, but if you need to modify the content to suit a particular class, you can easily do so.

You are getting 101 WACKY WORD PUZZLES. These are an excellent NO PREP activity that can be used in ENGLISH, as an ICEBREAKER, a test of CRITICAL THINKING or just a FUN ACTIVITY for students and teachers of all ages. These puzzles will challenge your critical thinking and logic to determine common phrases. Some are really simple and straightforward others will challenge you. These are an excellent resource for students in grade 5 and up, and can be done INDEPENDENTLY as a silent test, or as a COLLABORATIVE problem solving task for the whole class. We have bundled together the webs most complete collection of Wacky Word challenges and HERE'S WHAT YOU GET. - 202 Beautifully presented Wacky Wordies PowerPoint Slides with questions and answers. - A paper based test of 101 Wacky Wordies for a silent test scenario - Wacky wordies flash cards that can be cut out and used as a game or any literacy activity.