I Love Easter Because… is a fun and engaging writing activity. This goes along wonderfully with the Easter Holiday. 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

A Gnome-tastic Mystery is a fun and engaging creative 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. I have included both a boy and a girl gnome writing template. It includes: 1 Brainstorm Graphic Organizer 1 Sensory Details Graphic Organizer 1 Story Elements Graphic Organizer 4 Paragraph Graphic Organizers 1 Primary lined 3 pg template 1 Lined 3 pg template 1 Blank 3 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

Would You Rather Meet Frosty or Jack is a fun and engaging opinion writing activity. The students have to choose whether they would like to meet Frosty the Snowman or Jack Frost and describe why they chose who they chose. 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

Winter Analogies 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

The Great Mardi Gras Mystery is a fun and engaging creative 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 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

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 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

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 4th 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) -22 Critical Verb vocabulary cards -14 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

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

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

This is a biography unit on Florence Nightingale that covers 3rd-5th grade reading and writing standards. Florence Nightingale was an amazing woman who founded the standards for modern nursing. 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 Florence Nightingale! 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 Florence Nightingale 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

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

This is the perfect companion to a book study on Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. There are 25 fun graphic organizers for students to work on as they read the novel. Organizers Includes: -Vocabulary -Setting (2 versions) -Describing Characters -Compare and Contrast Scrooge -Character Analysis (7 versions) -Character Traits (7 versions) -Problem and Solution -Main Idea and Details -Cause and Effect -Beginning, Middle, and End -Summary (2 versions)

This is a biography unit on Helen Keller that covers 3rd-5th grade reading and writing standards. Helen Keller was an amazing woman who defied the odds of being both deaf and blind to become the first deaf-blind individual to earn a college degree. 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 Helen Keller! 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 Helen Keller 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

A Charles Dickens biography and author study focusing on his style of writing. It includes: Charles Dickens Biography Portraits of Charles Dickens Biography Vocabulary & Answer Key Biography Timeline & Answer Key Biography Comprehension & Answer Key Fun Facts about Dickens Fun Facts about Me Activity Dickens’s Writing Style Writing Like Dickens Activity Interactive Notebook Pages 3 Different Writing Prompts **Bonus Activities** A Christmas Carol Story Map Ebenezer Scrooge Character Trait Analysis Bob Cratchit Character Trait Analysis Tiny Tim Character Trait Analysis Jacob Marley Character Trait Analysis Christmas Ghosts 1, 2, & 3 Character Trait Analysis Character Transformation Writing Prompt

This is a leveled creative writing no prep themed craftivity that your students are going to love. The product is leveled for an emergent beginning writer to an advanced writing student, so that every level of student in your class will be successful. First, the students draw their ideas to help them with the planning process. Then, they move on to writing the rough draft. For advanced students, there is a sequencing activity to help organize their paragraphs. Included is a student self- editing checklist which is also leveled. The final draft is a writing craftivity. It includes both boy and girl templates, and templates for other occupations.

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

This is a leveled creative writing no prep themed craftivity that your students are going to love. The product is leveled for an emergent beginning writer to an advanced writing student, so that every level of student in your class will be successful. First, the students draw their ideas to help them with the planning process. Then, they move on to writing the rough draft. For advanced students, there is a sequencing activity to help organize their paragraphs. Included is a student self- editing checklist which is also leveled. The final draft is a writing craftivity.

This is a leveled creative writing no prep themed craftivity that your students are going to love. The product is leveled for an emergent beginning writer to an advanced writing student, so that every level of student in your class will be successful. First, the students draw their ideas to help them with the planning process. Then, they move on to writing the rough draft. For advanced students, there is a sequencing activity to help organize their paragraphs. Included is a student self- editing checklist which is also leveled. The final draft is a writing craftivity.