Curated OER
Writing Bug: Principal for a Week
In this writing worksheet, students read a story starter which asks what they would do if they could be a school principal for one week. Students write the story.
Curated OER
Writing Bug- A Seasonal Story
In this writing worksheet, students think about what they like to do during their favorite season as well as decide what is their least favorite season. Students read the story starter and finish the story.
Curated OER
Homes of Yesterday and Today
Students explore homes as shelters while they built writing and technology skills. In this homes of yesterday and today lesson plan, students produce books using digital photography. Students develop vocabulary while researching how...
University of Delaware
Constructing Text-Based Arguments About Social Issues
Eighth graders take a stand on a variety of controversial topics with a lesson on argumentative writing. As they view an informative presentation and work with collaborative groups, they decide which side of each argument they want to...
EngageNY
Completing Reflection: Preparing a Poster for Presentation
Prewrite, plan, draft, revise, edit, share. Scholars complete a worksheet to reflect on how they used the writing process to improve their writing. They also draft plans for their scientific posters that they will display in an upcoming...
EngageNY
Claim, Reasons, and Evidence: Planning the Body Paragraphs
Planning is the key to success. Scholars continue planning their essays by adding reasons to their Planning My Argument graphic organizers. Additionally, pupils analyze a body paragraph from a model position paper, identifying the...
EngageNY
Drafting Body Paragraphs
That's just the style. Learners begin with a mini-lesson about formal writing style. They then use what they learned about formal writing to begin the body paragraphs for their End of Unit 1 Assessment Prompt: Adversity in the Middle...
EngageNY
End of Unit Assessment: Final Essay
This is just the transition phase. Scholars participate in a mini lesson about using transitions in writing. They then have a brief peer critique of the introduction and conclusion paragraphs for their end of unit assessment. Learners...
EngageNY
Inferring About Characters Based on How They Respond to Challenges (Chapter 4: "Los Higos/Figs")
How do you know what a character's personality is like if an author doesn't tell you? With a focus on character development in Esperanza Rising, pupils complete a jigsaw activity to analyze the actions of Mama, Abuelita, and Miguel. Once...
Music Publishers Association of the United States
I Made It. I Own It. Please Don't Steal It.
Explore the world of copyright law with a variety of activities to instill the importance of respecting creative property. Scholars watch an animated tale then take part in a grand conversation detailing the video's main idea, details,...
Inside Mathematics
Printing Tickets
Determine the better deal. Pupils write the equation for the cost of printing tickets from different printers. They compare the costs graphically and algebraicaly to determine which printer has the best deal based upon the quantity of...
Missouri Department of Elementary
The Clique
Mean girls and bully packs are favorite topic for films and TV shows that focus on the destructive power of cliques. High school freshmen are asked to reflect on both the positive and negative aspects of cliques by reading a short...
EngageNY
Making a Claim: Emma Burke’s Point of View of the Immediate Aftermath of the Earthquake
Sharpen those pencils; it's time to write! Scholars begin writing the first body paragraph of their literary analysis essays. Additionally, pupils use graphic organizers to analyze a character's point of view from Laurence Yep's...
EngageNY
Resource Materials and Gathering Information: Reading Another “Choice” Text from the Research Folder
Look it up. Scholars use a dictionary and thesaurus to verify the meaning of the research vocabulary words they defined in the previous activity. They then use sticky notes to write a synonym for each word. Finally, individuals choose a...
Curated OER
Fun Fonix: Say it. Trace and Write in the A. Read it.
For this phonics worksheet, 1st graders respond to 9 questions by saying the word represented in the picture, tracing and writing an "a" in the space provided (middle of each word), and reading the newly formed word.
Curated OER
Fun Fonix: Trace it. Read it. Write it. Find it.
In this phonics worksheet, students respond to 5 questions by tracing the word presented, reading the word written, writing the word as it is presented on the page, and drawing a line to find the newly formed word from the set of pictures.
Curated OER
Fun Fonix: Say it. Find it. Write it. X it.
For this phonics worksheet, students respond to 6 questions by saying the word represented in the picture, finding the word from the wordbank at the bottom of the page, writing the word, and placing an X over the word in the wordbank.
Curated OER
Using an Author's Clever Strategies in One's Own Writing
Students examine specific clever strategies of the author and incorporate them in their own writings. They emulate Storti's strategies in writing an arresting lead and share their pieces in a class discussion, allowing them to critique...
Curated OER
Fun Fonix: Write it. Read it. Find it.
For this phonics worksheet, students respond to 8 fill in the blank questions by writing the words of the objects represented in the picture, reading the written words, and finding the objects represented in the picture.
Curated OER
Fun Fonix: Say it. Write it.
In this phonics worksheet, students respond to 7 questions by saying the word represented in the picture, and writing the newly formed word three times.
Curated OER
Fun Fonix: Say it. Connect it. Write it.
In this phonics worksheet, students respond to 6 questions by saying the word represented in the picture, drawing lines to connect the letter bubbles, and writing the newly formed word.
Curated OER
Evaluating and Revising the Personal Plan of Study
Eleventh graders register for standardized tests and attend post-secondary information meetings that meet individual needs as well as work on updating and revising their personal plans for their futures. They brainstorm if any changes in...
Education World
Writing Bug
In this writing worksheet, students write a response to the following prompt: "Your favorite TV show has been replaced with a show you do not like. Write a letter to the manager of the TV station..."
Curated OER
Say It, Write It, Use It in a Sentence
In this writing worksheet, learners look at a picture, say its name, write the name three times, and use the word in a sentence. They see black line pictures of 7 items which include a king a ring, and a fist.