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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Colorful Creative Writing Rebus

For Teachers K - 6th
Students read rebus samples from various sources. They write poems about colorful places, including detailed descriptions of people, scenery, and objects. Students create small, relevant illustrations to communicate meaning using symbols...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Writing Sentences

For Students 2nd - 4th
Challenge your second graders to use their writing and list-making skills with this straightforward worksheet. Given five sets of three items each (duck, dog, and hen, for example), young writers compose sentences that include lists of...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Paragraph Writing Instruction

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Writing a paragraph from details found directly in a text is the central focus of this thorough and explicit lesson plan. Using the stories Nasreen's Secret School and Rain School, third graders are lead step-by-step through the basics...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Mid-Unit 2 Assessment: On-Demand Informational Writing

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Lesson 7 focuses on building academic vocabulary and writing an explanatory letter with supported textual evidence. For the first five minutes of the instructional activity, the educator reminds the class of how to read and refer to the...
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Activity
Weekly Story Book

Folk Tales and Fables

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Pages and pages of engaging activities, worksheets, and writing projects on teaching folktales and fables await you! You don't want to miss this incredible resource that not only includes a wide range of topics and graphic organizers,...
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Lesson Plan
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Roald Dahl

Matilda - The First Miracle

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
As the story unfolds, readers discover Matilda has a superpower. Take part in an activity that has learners talking about what superpower they would have, how they would use it, and how it could help others. Then, after reading the 14th...
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Writing
Curated OER

Alien School - Creative Writing Prompt

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this creative writing worksheet, students write an essay about all of the teachers in a school turning into aliens. They pretend to look into the teacher's room to see aliens instead of teachers.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Creative Writing Prompt - New Inventions

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this creative writing activity, students pretend they are writing and illustrating an article for "New Inventions Magazine." They label the new weekly invention, draw it and write an entry about it.
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Writing
Curated OER

Creative Writing Prompt - If I Was a Squirrel…

For Students 3rd
In this creative writing worksheet, students write an essay based on the prompt, "If I was a squirrel, I think my favorite season would be Fall, because." They write the story on the lines under the prompt.
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Writing
Curated OER

Creative Writing Picture Prompt - Sea Shore

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this creative writing worksheet, students examine a black line picture of children playing at the sea shore. They write a story about the beach scene.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Creative Writing Story

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this creative writing learning exercise, students consider the stories they are writing as they respond to 6 short answer questions designed to help them shape their stories.
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Lesson Plan
Civil War Trust

The Common Civil War Soldier

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Imagine you are a soldier in the Civil War. What are you wearing? What do you need to carry with you? Examine the life of a person during the Civil War, from drummer boys to powder monkeys to musket-toting soldiers. Elementary learners...
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Organizer
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Scholastic

Super Sentences & Perfect Paragraphs

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
An extensive collection of lessons and activities includes many writing, grammar, and proofreading exercises. With templates and worksheets that cover several steps in the writing process, from sentence to paragraph to essay, this...
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Writing
Scholastic

Story Starters for "Many Beginnings"

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
An alien at dinner? An eerie train whistle? A parent trying to be hip? Get your creative writers going with a list of story starters.
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Organizer
Have Fun Teaching

March Writing

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
How do you catch a leprechaun? Let your writers decide with a resource that has them thinking about story elements and writing creatively. Learners plan their writing in two graphic organizers—one with setting, characters, problem, and...
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Writing
K12 Reader

I’m a Superhero!

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
If you could have any one superhero ability, what would it be? Your charges will love this classic writing prompt, which can be supplemented with an array of follow-up writing or discussion activities.
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Writing
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K12 Reader

The Best Thing I Do

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Youngsters will boost self-confidence and practice narrative writing by describing one of the best things they do, whether it be a special talent, extracurricular activity, or a unique personality trait.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bringing Household Items to Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Use folk tales as inspiration for learning about and using personification in creative writing. Learners brainstorm together in order to practice personification before writing their own poems or paragraphs about a household object.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

An Imaginary Creature And Then Using Describing And Action Words for a Creative Writing Exercise

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
You have to collect lots of materials (boxes, bags, toilet paper rolls, etc.) for this lesson to work successfully. After modeling how to create an imaginary creature out of the collection of recycled materials, let your class search...
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Writing
Curated OER

Writing Prompt: Your Best Talent

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this creative writing worksheet, students use the writing prompt, "What is your best talent?" and then prove it. Students write 1 essay.
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Writing
Curated OER

Creative Writing Picture Prompt - Winter Scene

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this creative writing worksheet, students examine a black line picture of a winter scene. They write a story about a boy running in the snow and a snowman.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Write a Story Based on the Picture

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this creative writing worksheet, students look at a picture and write a creative story based on what they imagine is happening.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Weather Group Creative Writing

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this weather writing learning exercise, students collaborate with a group to write a story about weather. Students have 25 minutes to write a story using the 16 weather words in the box.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Creative Writing

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students create a story with a beginning, middle and an ending. They also read and analyze another's story.

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