Writing Warm-ups, or bell ringers, are a great way to get kids interested and focused on writing. The kid-friendly prompts allow for them to start thinking creatively without the pressure of having to come up with a topic on their own. Your students are going to love coming up with creative stories with these Fall themed prompts! The Product Includes: ~12 unique Fall themed writing prompts ~regular lined crafty writing paper ~primary lined crafty writing paper ~Alignments to the Texas TEKS and CCSS

My Favorite Winter Olympic Sport is a fun and engaging writing activity. The templates are display-ready to show off the student's writing. It includes: 1 Brainstorm Graphic Organizer 3 Paragraph Graphic Organizers 1 Primary lined template 1 Lined template 1 Blank template

Students are going to love reading this fractured fairy tale about Goldie and the Three Hare! The book also makes an excellent mentor text for your reading and vocabulary standards. This 62 page book companion is packed full of fun learning activities created to meet the reading, vocabulary, language, and writing standards for grades 2nd-5th. What's included in the Goldie and the Three Hare Book Companion and Mentor Text Activities... -Story Prediction -Popping New Words -Vocabulary Organizer -Vocabulary Cards -Vocabulary Matching (with key) -Context Clues (with key) -Descriptive Words (with key) -Figurative Language -Parts of Speech Scavenger Hunt -Visualization -Setting -Point of View (2) -Describing Characters -Illustrating the Main Character -Inferring Character Feelings -Character Analysis -Character Traits -Outside and Inside Traits -Character’s Challenges -Design a House for Goldie -The Comfy-Cozy Couch -Compare and Contrast (2) -Problem and Solution -Sequence the Story -Story Timeline -Cause and Effect -Reading Closely -Beginning, Middle, and End -Parts of a Story -Retell the Main Events -Plot Diagram -Comprehension Questions (with key) -5 W’s Summary -SWBST Summary -Writing Prompts (2) -My Favorite Part -Book Review -Alignments to 2nd – 5th Grade CCSS

My Favorite Dessert is a fun and engaging writing activity. The templates are display-ready to show off the students' writing. It includes: 1 Brainstorm Graphic Organizer 3 Paragraph Graphic Organizers 1 Primary lined 2 pg template 1 Lined 2 pg template 1 Blank 2 pg template

The Groundhog Who Overslept is a fun and engaging creative writing activity for Groundhog Day. The graphic organizers are scaffold for all levels of writers, and the final draft templates are display-ready to show off the students' writing. It includes: 1 Brainstorm Graphic Organizer 4 Paragraph Graphic Organizers 1 Primary lined 2 pg template 1 Lined 2 pg template 1 Blank 2 pg template

Cause and Effect Task Cards can be used as a center activity, a gallery walk, scoot game, whole group or small group activity, intervention tool, individual work, exit ticket, or as an easy assessment. Product includes: *24 Task Cards *Recording Sheets- 2 types (half sheets and full sheet) *Student Self-Checking Answer Key Aligned to Common Core: RI.4.5 and RI.5.5 Aligned to Texas TEKS: 4.11.C and 5.11.C

My Favorite Dr. Seuss Book is a fun and engaging writing activity. This goes along wonderfully with the celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday. The graphic organizers are scaffolded for all levels of writers, and the final draft templates are display-ready to show off the students’ writing. There is also a rubric for grading the writing of students in 3rd-5th grade. It includes: 1 Brainstorm Graphic Organizer 5 Paragraph Graphic Organizers 1 Primary lined 2 pg template 1 Lined 2 pg template 1 Blank 2 pg template 1 Rubric Aligned to Common Core: W.1.1; W.2.1; W.3.1; W.4.1; W.5.1 Aligned to Texas TEKS: 1.12.A; 2.12.A; 3.12.A; 4.12.A; 5.12.A

This is a biography unit on Jane Goodall that covers 3rd-5th grade reading and writing standards. Jane Goodall is an amazing woman who spent 40 years studying and living among chimpanzees in the Gombe National Forest in Africa. Included in the biography unit is a reading passage, quiz, posters, graphic organizers, activities, a timeline, an interactive notebook foldable, response writing activities, research graphic organizers, research templates, a writing rubric, and more. Your students will love studying the life of Jane Goodall! The Unit includes: Reading passage Biography poster Quote poster Quiz and answer key Biography coloring sheet K-W-L Chart Vocabulary graphic organizer Biography illustration Meet Me Biography Outside and inside traits Personal challenges Compare and Contrast –set of 2 Problems and solutions Timeline Cause and effect Reading closely Taking notes Interactive notebook activity Early Life-Career-Later Life Life-Believed-Achieved Life story Retell the main life changing events Letter to Jane Goodall Reader response Journal entry Biography report brainstorming organizer Biography report paragraph graphic organizer Biography report primary lined 2 pg. template Biography report lined 2 pg. template Biography report blank 2 pg. template Writing rubric Alignment to the Common Core reading and writing standards for 3rd-5th grade

Students won’t mind taking a test with this student friendly biography vs autobiography assessment. The test consists of 10 multiple choice questions and includes a key.

Martha Jefferson was the 3rd First Lady of the United States. This is a biography unit on Martha Jefferson covering 3rd-5th grade reading and writing standards. Included in the biography unit is a reading passage, posters, graphic organizers, activities, a timeline, response writing activities, research graphic organizers, research templates, a writing rubric, and more. Your students will love studying the life of Martha Jefferson! The Biography Unit includes Reading passage Biography poster Portrait poster Biography coloring sheet K-W-L Chart Vocabulary graphic organizer Biography illustration Meet Me Biography Outside and inside traits Challenges and Responsibilities Compare and Contrast –set of 2 Timeline Reading closely Taking notes Early Life-White House-Later Life Life story Retell the main life changing events Letter writing activity Reader response Journal entry activity Biography report brainstorming organizer Biography report paragraph graphic organizer –set of 2 Biography report primary lined 2 pg. template Biography report lined 2 pg. template Biography report blank 2 pg. template Writing rubric Alignment to the Common Core and Texas TEKS

Students will love this fun and engaging opinion writing activity about a haunted house. The graphic organizers are scaffolded for all levels of writers, and the final draft templates are display-ready to show off the students’ writing. There is also a rubric for grading the writing of students in 3rd-5th grade. The activity includes 1 Brainstorm Graphic Organizer 5 Paragraph Graphic Organizers 1 Primary lined 2 pg template 1 Lined 2 pg template 1 Blank 2 pg template 1 Rubric Alignments to the CCSS and Texas TEKS

Writing Warm-ups are a great way to get kids interested and focused on writing. The kid-friendly prompts allow for them to start thinking creatively without the pressure of having to come up with a topic on their own. The Product Includes: ~12 unique woodland themed prompts ~regular lined writing pages ~primary lined writing pages

Sentence or Fragments Task Cards can be used as a center activity, a gallery walk, scoot game, whole group or small group activity, intervention tool, individual work, test prep, or as an easy assessment. In the activity, the students are given a phrase and must identify if it is a sentence or a fragment. Resource includes *24 Task Cards *Recording Sheets (half sheets and full sheet) *Student Self-Checking Answer Key Aligned to Common Core: L.3.1.I; L.4.1.F; L.5.1 Texas TEKS: 3.11.D.i; 4.11.D.i; 5.11.D.i

Your students are going to love researching explorers for this fun pennant report. There are a total of 35 different explorers to choose from, and they come in color and in black and white. When the students finish completing their report, the pennants can be displayed for all to see. The pennants can also be used as a graphic organizer for students to complete as they are reading about each explorer in class. The Resource Includes 35 explorer pennants in color 35 explorer pennants in black and white Alignments to the CCSS and the Texas TEKS Research Information Includes -Born in -Died in -Dates of Exploration -Country Exploring For -Discoveries Made -Reason for Exploration -Obstacles and Challenges -Interesting Facts -Personal Life -Route of Exploration (map) The Explorers Include Christopher Columbus Francisco Coronado Francisco Pizarro Henry Hudson Hernan Cortes Jacques Cartier John Cabot Juan Ponce De Leon Ferdinand Magellan Vasco Nunez De Balboa Meriwether Lewis William Clark Alexander Mackenzie Amerigo Vespucci Bartolomeu Dias Sir Francis Drake George Vancouver Hernando De Soto Jacques Marquette James Cook Panfilo De Narvaez Robert De La Salle Samuel De Champlain Simon Fraser Walter Raleigh Admiral Zheng David Livingstone Diojo Cao Gil Eanes Henry the Navigator Joao Goncalves Leif Eriksson Marco Polo Pedro Cabral Roald Amundsen

Students won’t mind taking a test with this student friendly transitional words assessment. The test consists of 10 sentences for students to identify and underline the transitional word(s). It also includes a key and alignments to the CCSS and Texas TEKS.

This is a fun and engaging expository writing activity about the life of Christopher Columbus. This would go along great with your unit of study for Columbus Day. The graphic organizers are scaffolded for all levels of writers, and the final draft templates are display-ready to show off the students’ writing. This resource includes 1 Brainstorm Organizer 3 Graphic Organizers 1 Primary lined 2 pg template 1 Lined 2 pg template 1 Blank 2 pg template Alignments to the Texas TEKS and the United States’ CCSS standards

Abigail Adams was the 2nd First Lady of the United States. This is a biography unit on Abigail Adams covering 3rd-5th grade reading and writing standards. Included in the biography unit is a reading passage, posters, graphic organizers, activities, a timeline, response writing activities, research graphic organizers, research templates, a writing rubric, and more. Your students will love studying the life of Abigail Adams! The Biography Unit includes Reading passage Biography poster Portrait poster Biography coloring sheet K-W-L Chart Vocabulary graphic organizer Biography illustration Meet Me Biography Outside and inside traits Challenges and Responsibilities Compare and Contrast –set of 2 Timeline Reading closely Taking notes Early Life-White House-Later Life Life story Retell the main life changing events Letter writing activity Reader response Journal entry activity Biography report brainstorming organizer Biography report paragraph graphic organizer –set of 2 Biography report primary lined 2 pg. template Biography report lined 2 pg. template Biography report blank 2 pg. template Writing rubric Alignment to the Common Core and Texas TEKS

Your students are going to love researching the men that fought for civil rights with this fun pennant report. There are a total of 12 different people to choose from, and it comes in both color and in black and white. When the students finish completing their report, the pennants can be displayed for all to see. The pennants can also be used as a graphic organizer for students to complete as they are reading about each person involved in the civil rights movement in class. The Resource Includes: 12 pennants in color 12 pennants in black and white 1 extra pennant so you can add more people you are studying Alignments to the CCSS and the Texas TEKS Research Information Includes: -Born in -Died in -Was from -Education -Contribution to the Civil Rights Movement -Major life events -Family and career -3 Interesting facts -Personal character traits -The extra pennant has a place for the name of another person and a place to draw their portrait The Civil Rights Men Include: Martin Luther King Jr. Booker T. Washington Frederick Douglass Huey P. Newton Jesse Jackson Malcolm X Marcus Garvey Nat Turner Nelson Mandela Philip Randolph Thurgood Marshall Henry Box Brown

Your students are going to love researching the women that fought for civil rights with this fun pennant report. There are a total of 14 different people to choose from, and it comes in both color and in black and white. When the students finish completing their report, the pennants can be displayed for all to see. The pennants can also be used as a graphic organizer for students to complete as they are reading about each person involved in the civil rights movement in class. The Resource Includes: 14 pennants in color 14 pennants in black and white 1 extra pennant so you can add more people you are studying Alignments to the CCSS and the Texas TEKS Research Information Includes: -Born in -Died in -Was from -Education -Contribution to the Civil Rights Movement -Major life events -Family and career -3 Interesting facts -Personal character traits -The extra pennant has a place for the name of another person and a place to draw their portrait The Civil Rights Women Include: Amelia Boynton Robinson Daisy Bates Diane Nash Dorothy Height Ella Baker Fannie Lou Hamer Harriet Tubman Jo Ann Robinson Mary McLeod Bethune Rosa Parks Ruby Bridges Septima Poinsette Clark Sojourner Truth Susan B. Anthony

This word wall of the Critical Nouns & Verbs Vocabulary of the Common Core standards is a great reference material for students to use in the classroom. This set only includes the critical nouns and verbs used in the standards up to and including 8th grade. The Critical Nouns and Verbs Vocabulary are taken directly from the Common Core Standards and are found in about 85% of state test questions. What’s included: -3 Headings (Critical Verbs; Critical Nouns; Last Critical Words to know) -28 Critical Verb vocabulary cards -21 Critical Noun vocabulary cards -5 Last Critical Words vocabulary cards *the headings and cards are all color coded to make it easier to learn *green- critical verbs *purple- critical nouns *blue- last critical words to know