Homophones Task Cards can be used as a center activity, a gallery walk, scoot game, whole group or small group activity, intervention tool, individual work, or as an easy assessment. Resource includes: *24 Task Cards *Recording Sheets (half sheets and full sheet) *Student Self-Checking Answer Key

How to Take Care of a Reindeer is a fun and engaging expository 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 whimsical story of Tacky the penguin’s Christmas! The book also makes an excellent mentor text for your reading and vocabulary standards. This 55 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 Tacky’s Christmas Book Companion and Mentor Text Activities... -Story Prediction -Popping New Words -Vocabulary Organizer -Vocabulary Cards -Vocabulary Matching (with key) -Context Clues (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 -Character’s Challenges -Make a Tackytree -Compare and Contrast Characters -Problem and Solution (2) -Sequence the Story -Story Timeline -Cause and Effect -Reading Closely -Beginning, Middle, and End (2) -Parts of a Story -Retell the Main Events -Plot Diagram -Comprehension Questions -5 W’s Summary -SWBST Summary -Writing Prompts (2) -My Favorite Part -Book Review -Alignments to 2nd – 5th Grade CCSS

How Frosty Came to Life is a fun and engaging writing activity. This would be a great activity to add to a winter thematic unit. 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 2 pg template 1 Lined 2 pg template 1 Blank 2 pg template

I'm 100 Days Smarter is a fun and engaging descriptive writing activity. The graphic organizers are scaffolded 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 3 Paragraph Graphic Organizers 1 Primary lined 2 pg template 1 Lined 2 pg template 1 Blank 2 pg template

Santa Lost His Christmas List is a fun and engaging creative 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

The Snow Mountain Monster is a fun and engaging creative 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

Would You Rather Meet Washington or Lincoln is a fun and engaging writing activity. The students have to choose whether they would like to meet George Washington or Abraham Lincoln and describe why they chose who they chose. This would be a great activity to do for President's Day. 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 2 pg template 1 Lined 2 pg template 1 Blank 2 pg template

Winter Onomatopoeia Task Cards can be used as a center activity, a gallery walk, scoot game, whole group or small group activity, intervention tool, individual work, or as an easy assessment. Resource includes: *24 Task Cards *Recording Sheets (half sheets and full sheet) *Student Self-Checking Answer Key

My Groundhog Day Prediction is a fun and engaging opinion writing activity for Groundhog 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. It includes: 1 Brainstorm Graphic Organizer 3 Paragraph Graphic Organizers (1-draw & write; 2-introduction, body, & conclusion; 3-introduction, main idea 1-3, conclusion) 1 Primary lined 2 pg template 1 Lined 2 pg template 1 Blank 2 pg template

How to Catch a Leprechaun is a fun and engaging writing activity. The graphic organizers are scaffolded 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

The Christmas the Elves Lost Santa is a fun and engaging creative writing activity. The templates are display-ready to show off the student's writing. It includes: 1 Primary lined template 1 Lined template 1 Blank template

I Would be a Good Elf Because is a fun and engaging opinion 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

How to Take Care of a Puppy is a fun and engaging expository 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 2 pg template 1 Lined 2 pg template 1 Blank 2 pg template

I Have a Dream is a narrative writing activity. In celebration and remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., students write about a dream they have that would make the world a better place. 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

How to Send a Secret Valentine is a fun and engaging writing activity. The graphic organizers are scaffolded 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 3 Paragraph Graphic Organizers 1 Primary lined 2 pg template 1 Lined 2 pg template 1 Blank 2 pg template

The Zoo is a fun and engaging descriptive writing activity. The students describe what it is like to visit the zoo. The graphic organizers are scaffolded 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 1 Sensory Details Organizer 4 Paragraph Graphic Organizers 1 Primary lined 2 pg template 1 Lined 2 pg template 1 Blank 2 pg template

The Leprechaun’s Lucky Day is a fun and engaging creative writing activity for St. Patrick’s 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. It includes: 1 Brainstorm Graphic Organizer 1 Sensory Details Graphic Organizer 4 Paragraph Graphic Organizers 1 Primary lined 2 pg template 1 Lined 2 pg template 1 Blank 2 pg template Aligned to Common Core: W.1.3; W.2.3; W.3.3; W.4.3; W.5.3 Aligned to Texas TEKS: 1.12.A; 2.12.A; 3.12.A; 4.12.A; 5.12.A

This is a No Prep St. Patrick’s Day themed packet. It is filled with math, language arts, and writing activities that are ready to print and go! These are great for warm-ups, homework, center activities, a sub-folder, independent work, a spiral review, intervention, and more. Alignment pages to the Common Core and the Texas TEKS are included. Answer keys are included. It includes: *ten frames *missing numbers *graphing *sequencing *counting *making 10 *number words *character feelings *label the leprechaun *prepositions *rhyming *word search *color the leprechaun *draw a leprechaun *4 writing prompts *alignment to the Common Core *alignment to the Texas TEKS

This is a complete biography unit on Clara Barton. It is perfect for Women’s History month, or integrating social studies (Civil War) into reading and writing. It is a huge 95 page unit and covers both reading and writing standards that are aligned to the Common Core. The Unit includes: K-W-L Chart Text in color -3 pages Text in black and white -3 pages Fun Facts in color and black and white Biography anchor chart Historical photos –set of 8 Famous Quotes anchor charts –set of 6 Vocabulary cards in black and white Vocabulary cards in color Vocabulary anchor charts –set of 10 New Words Vocabulary graphic organizer Vocabulary matching –includes key Biography illustration Character graffiti Meet the Famous Person Character analysis Character traits Outside and inside traits Personal challenges Compare and Contrast –set of 2 Problems and solutions Sequence the main events Timeline –set of 2 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 Comprehension questions –includes key Fact or opinion –includes key 5 W’s summary SWBST summary Letter to the famous person Reader response -3 activities Journal entry My favorite part of the biography 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 reading and writing standards for 3rd-5th grade