Let’s talk persuasive writing, shall we? To me, this is the hardest type of writing to teach. Why? Simply put… kids aren’t used to defending, convincing or using many of the verbs needed to successfully pen a truly argumentative essay. There just isn’t much real life basis for them. So, to help with this… I […]
Are your kids wrapped up in their learning this year? Use this fun Halloween Mummy writing activity as a way for your class to share what they've learned.
Responding to text writing lesson plans for 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade. Curriculum is designed to save time when teaching responding to text style writing.
Leap Day Activities Ready to celebrate the day that only comes around every four years? This Leap Day resource includes two activities to help you celebrate Leap Day in your classroom! ____________________________________________________________ Read How To Use this Resource in Your Classroom Here! Hoppy Leap Year Activities _______________________________________________________________ Check Out More Seasonal Fun My Leprechaun Shenanigans Seeds and Plans Activities Spring Days: Differentiated Literacy Centers for 2nd & 3rd _______________________________________________________________ This download includes: •Leap Year Resources- Teach your students more about this special day and why it only occurs every 4 years. Includes links to videos, articles, and fun facts! •Hoppy Leap Year Anchor Chart- Use this interactive anchor chart to help teach your students about Leap Day. Includes a section •Hoppy Leap Year Booklet- Have your students create this mini booklet as part of their learning. Simple to complete: just print, cut and staple together. Put on the front of your Leap Frog craft if you like! Activity booklet covers the following concepts: Math: •Skip counting by 4’s •Leap Day Date •Ways to make 4 Reading: •Animals that Can leap •Special activity for Leap Day •Hoppy Leap Year Writing Pages- After learning more about Leap Year and why it happens, have your students complete a quick writing activity. Finish by attaching the leap year frog craft! Includes full and half pages depending on how much you’d like for your students to write. Students can write to the following prompts: •Expository: What is Leap Day? How does it happen? •Narrative: What is something special I would do on this special day? •Persuasive: Do we need a leap year? Why or why not? •Hoppy Leap Year Frog Craft-After learning more about Leap Year, have your students create this leap-frog craft. Hoppy Leap Year Bulletin Board Letters-Display your new activities with these bulletin board letters! ______________________________________________________ Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase, you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases! I value your feedback and love hearing from you! :-) Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies, and product launches: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive email updates about this store. ☺ __________________________________________________ If you have any questions, I’d love to hear from you! ♥ Leigh Langton from The Applicious Teacher Terms of Use ©Leigh A Langton, LLC at The Applicious Teacher By purchasing and/or downloading this electronic file, you agree to the terms of use as stated below. For personal use/single classroom use only. No part of this document may be distributed, posted on the internet, copied, sold, or edited without direct permission from the author. Violations are subject to the penalties of the Digital Millennium Act. To purchase additional sharing licenses, please select the option at checkout. All graphics and fonts are also protected by copyright from their original author/artist.
Some of the best ways I've found to help students summarize their learning for the primary classroom. Read more to snag a FREE resource to help you!
Simple tips for improving writing in your second or third grade classroom. These tips are a must if you want better writers!
Something amazing happened this year… somewhere between learning how to do multiplication and our weekly close reading sessions… My class became writers. You heard me right… WRITERS! For realsies, folks. Every time I turn around, my kiddos have notebook paper on their desks and they are writing. They’re writing stories, poems, chapter books, information booklets. […]
Those first few weeks are about getting to know your students.Get to know your students with this fun and easy back to school writing craft.
Small moments writing for Big impact! Show your students how to use small moments in their writings and watch the magic unfold!
Simple tips for improving writing in your second or third grade classroom. These tips are a must if you want better writers!
Space Thematic UnitOne of my favorite units to teach is Space! It's a great way to use nonfiction text in a high interest way! This thematic unit is packed full of activities that can used during whole group literacy instruction, centers, and science. It blurs the line between literacy, science, social studies, and fun!Included at the end of this pack are two resource pages full of great books and websites (all hyper-linked) that you can utilize while teaching this unit! Here's a peek at what's inside:*Getting Started:-Space KWL-Space Vocabulary- students learn more about important content vocabulary. Blank verson included so you can add your own words*The Moon:-Moon Study notes page-“If I Landed on the Moon” reading response pages (including primary and regular writing lines papers). -Phases of the Moon activity sheet with diagram and video links*The Sun and Stars:-The Sun notes page-The Stars notes page-“Star Learning” Writing craftivity with an optional "Star of Main Idea" sheet (primary and regular writing papers included)-My Constellations writing craft with popular constellations reference sheet-Sun and Moon comparison sheet with cut and paste craft*Our Solar System:-“Our Solar System” Interactive Diagram-“Our Solar System” mini step book labels and rubric-“My Favorite Planet Report*Literature Connections:-“It Came from Outer Space” Expository Writing activity with brainstorm sheet, primary and regular lines publishing papers and rubric -“We’re Out of this World” Astronaut writing craft with publishing pages. -“Space Word Work- students create words using the letters in "Solar System". -Sequencing with “Green Wilma” interactive sequencing activity and cut and paste. Total Pages: 71File Size: 16 MB*********************************************************************See how this pack is used right HERE!**********************************************************************Thanks for checking out this unit! ~Leigh Langton, The Applicious Teacher
Informational Writing all about Ladybugs. This week, we look at how to use a checklist, analyze our writing and sort introductory sentences.
April Fool's Day Writing and Craft Do your students have April Fool's jokes up their sleeve? Get creative with this fun writing craft and activity! Have students write about what silly joke they would like to play on the first of April! See how I used this writing in my classroom CLICK HERE!********...
Bring the engaging lessons of space exploration and understanding into your second grade classroom. These space activities and ideas are sure to keep your second graders engaged and learning
Use reading response journals in your classroom as a casual and flexible way for students to respond to text, share opinions, and write their thoughts.
How is it already the middle of October????!!! Where has the time gone? Sorry I’ve been a *bit* MIA last week. It was the end of the quarter for us here, which means grades were due and well… I think that’s ‘nough said! LOL! As the month of October flies by, we’ve been delving into […]
Simple tips for improving writing in your second or third grade classroom. These tips are a must if you want better writers!
Simple tips for improving writing in your second or third grade classroom. These tips are a must if you want better writers!
So for the past few weeks in Science, we’ve been learning about the weather. Strange at this time of year, I know, but our district dictates when we teach specific concepts and I guess this is when they want us to teach weather! We had so much fun, I am so excited to share our […]
Responding to text writing lesson plans for 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade. Curriculum is designed to save time when teaching responding to text style writing.
Simple tips for improving writing in your second or third grade classroom. These tips are a must if you want better writers!
Brainstorming can be an intimidating and daunting task for many students. It is necessary to brainstorm ideas with your students in the beginning, then gradually hand over the responsibility to students.
Students—and teachers, alike—are capable of making these common mistakes in writing. While this can be due to a lack of proof-reading or a simple typo, many
Looking for an easy way for reviewing classroom procedures? This simple lesson idea uses Officer Buckle and Gloria for just that!
Some of the best ways I've found to help students summarize their learning for the primary classroom. Read more to snag a FREE resource to help you!
Bring the engaging lessons of space exploration and understanding into your second grade classroom. These space activities and ideas are sure to keep your second graders engaged and learning
This week was Open House and we spent our time making sure our classroom was in tip-top shape with lots of fun activities!
February is Dental Health Month. Have fun learning about teeth with these fun Dental Health Month activities in kindergarten.
Well it’s been cold here in FL for the past few days. I mean nothing compared to the rest of the country… but cold enough. Unfortunately, the rest of the country has been getting snow days left and right, while us Floridians are all like… wait… where’s my gloves and scarf because it’s 55 degrees […]
Responding to Text Expository Writing Curriculum Responding to text is an important and challenging skill that our students are being asked to do. This unit is a six-week writing curriculum that guides both students and teachers through the paired passage/responding to text process. This collaboration provides a systematic teacher-guided approach that builds stronger writers and empowers all learners. What's Included Teacher Binder (Editable) - to store all your master copies Long-Range Planner - for easy long-term planning Lesson Overviews - lesson plans that are already written Suggested Mini Lessons – targeted lessons designed to build better writers as you explore the writing process Sets of Paired Passages – six sets of high-interest articles that are written at a 3rd-5th-grade reading level. (No more digging for appropriate material.) Peer Editing/Teacher Conference Ideas & Templates – everything you need to implement writing conferences with both you (the teacher) and peers Student & Teacher Rubrics - This makes assessing students easier by providing a basis for quality essays/responses. End of Collection Assessment – assess your students’ end of collection progress with this assessment booklet and teacher rubric. Perfect for spot-checking growth or to use as a grade. Digital Resource This resource also includes a digital set of student writing booklets to be used in your Google Classrooms or on Office 365. Learn More! Want to see this resource up close? Check out strong>THIS BLOG POST Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase, you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly! Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive email updates about this store. ☺
How do you teach your students how to write a sentence? Here are a few tips on how to model sentence writing for Kindergarten students.
Simple tips for improving writing in your second or third grade classroom. These tips are a must if you want better writers!
Simple tips for improving writing in your second or third grade classroom. These tips are a must if you want better writers!
What are Weekly Writing Choice Boards and how will they boost your students’ writing skills? Read on to find out! Do you dread giving your students a writing assignment because you don’t want to hear the
All about penguins! Studetns learn to write about penguins and informational text struc
Room on the Broom Activities-This pack is designed to be used with the book Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. This Room on the Broom unit is the perfect way to engage your readers this Halloween season! Use all the pieces in this pack for a week-long study of the book, or break it apart and only use what you need! ✍️Perfect for little learners, as many of the activities provided are differentiated! _______________________________________________________________ More Seasonal Resources: Bats! Thematic Unit Crankenstein Close Reading Activities All Wrapped Up in Learning: Mummy Expository Writing ________________________________________________________________ Pack Includes: Rhyming Words Interactive Anchor Chart with sticky note templates Rhyming Word Hunt Read Aloud Activity- students engage with the text by holding up the witch hat every time they hear a rhyming word pair. Perfect for building phonemic awareness! Rhyming Word Multi-Use Picture Cards to help build a deeper understanding of rhyming words Rhyming Words Reference Poster-Use during the week to help students better understand rhyming words. Rhyming Word Broom Activity and Craft- With three different difficulty levels to suit your learners. Retell/Character Activity- with sticky note template or large character cards. (Use later as a retell center station) Room on the Broom Writing Activity- Get your students to connect to the text by answering the question, "Who Would You Share Your Broom With?" Includes three different writing papers for easy differentiation _________________________________________________________________ Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly! :-) Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive email updates about this store. ☺ ******************************************************************** If you have any questions, I’d love to hear from you! ♥ Leigh Langton from The Applicious Teacher
Here is a creative way to help students organize facts when writing informational paragraphs. Students can write cohesive paragraphs.
Bring the engaging lessons of space exploration and understanding into your second grade classroom. These space activities and ideas are sure to keep your second graders engaged and learning
Do you have a favorite book series? I do! Mr. Putter and Tabby Series just purrs right into my heart. Read about some fun activities for this book!
This week was Open House and we spent our time making sure our classroom was in tip-top shape with lots of fun activities!
Responding to text writing lesson plans for 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade. Curriculum is designed to save time when teaching responding to text style writing.
This was our first week back from break! I had totally forgotten how exhausting teaching can be. I tried to keep this week open for review but still hit some of those more complex skills (cuz we’re in 3rd now) I thought it’d be fun to do a little penguins unit! Activating Our Prior Knowledge […]
This week was Open House and we spent our time making sure our classroom was in tip-top shape with lots of fun activities!
