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Journal of a Virtual Expedition
Students journey with Lewis and Clark. In this literature instructional activity, students read The Journal of Augustus Pellitier-The Lewis and Clark Expedition 1804. Students keep a journal in the persona of a member of the expedition...
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Narrative Essay Review Sheet
In this narrative essay peer editing activity, students share their narrative essays with 4 classmates who read the essays and comment regarding the 3 questions listed on the sheet.
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In Goal for the Rockets
In this narrative writing worksheet, students complete a story that has already been started for them. Students create the middle of the narrative and the closing. There is space to write a two-page story.
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Minutes to Go and Down by Two
In this creative writing worksheet, students practice their language arts skills as they complete a writing prompt that begins with a team behind with minutes to go in a game.
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Writing Catchy Introductions
In this introductory paragraph worksheet, students learn techniques for writing an attention-catching introductory paragraph. Students then read several introductory paragraphs and determine which strategies were used.
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Narrative Essay
In this writing worksheet, students write a narrative essay about a time in their life where they felt unprepared for an assignment or test.
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I'm Afraid of the Dark
In this writing worksheet, students read a story starter which asks them to recall a time they were afraid of the dark. Students write the story telling of their experience.
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My Shadow
In this writing instructional activity, students read a story starter which asks them to recall a time they saw their shadow. Students write the story and illustrate it.
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My Pretend Friend
For this writing worksheet, learners read a story starter which asks them to tell about a real or pretend friend. Learners write the story and illustrate it.
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Who Has Seen the Wind?
In this writing learning exercise, students read a story starter which asks them how they know if the wind is passing by. Students write the story and illustrate it.
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Marc Chagall
In this language arts worksheet, students are asked to draw a picture from their imagination. They are then to synthesize writing about their picture and write on the lines provided.
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Let's Make a Snowman
For this literacy worksheet, students practice writing their own story with the help of the picture dictionary and matching them to the new story.
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My Bed
In this literacy activity, students draw a picture of their bed and then write a sentence describing it or significant events about it.
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Paul Gauguin
In this language arts instructional activity, students read a story starter, write a story and illustrate it. The topic is where students would like to live if they could live anywhere.
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Dorothy Strait
In this language arts worksheet, the story starter says that Native Americans like to dance when they come together. Learners write and illustrate what they like to do when they are with friends.
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Guess, Guess
For this language arts worksheet, students read a story about guessing, write a sentence with a coordinating picture, and examine the shape of words before fitting them into a shape framework puzzle. Students trace a sentence using those...
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Dream Beach
In this language arts worksheet, students write a story about a dream beach. Students use the illustrated word banks provided for each story.
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The Dog and His Bone
After reviewing a comic of a dog and his bone, students draw their own pictures on the top and write what they think happens next in the story. This activity is a good transition into longer story writing, as well as a good practice in...
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Where Will Skaterdog Go Next?
Skaterdog is going somewhere, all right - but where? Engage your learners' interest with this activity, which allows them to write Skaterdog's story in two modalities: first, as a three-pane comic strip, and then in a three-line story.
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The No-Tail Cat
For this writing worksheet, learners write a story about what makes them special. Students illustrate their story in the space provided.
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Ten Little Snowmen
In this language arts activity, students sing a song about snowmen and write a story.
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Word Hunt
In this literacy worksheet, students try to complete the story about the hunt for the rabbit. They could also color the picture.
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Magic Seeds
In this Language Arts learning exercise, students color in a picture of flowerpot. Students also write a story or description about the illustration.
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Autobiographical Writing
In this unique lesson on autobiographical writing, young scholars compare and contrast three types of writing: narrative, poetry and newspaper. Students prepare to produce a short autobiographical writing based on the framework of one of...