ELAR 3.12
Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts--genres. The student uses genre characteristics and craft to compose multiple texts that are meaningful. The student is expected to:
- (1) compose literary texts, including personal
narratives and poetry, using genre characteristics and craft;
- (A) compose informational texts, including brief compositions that convey information about a topic, using a clear central idea and genre characteristics and craft;
- (B) compose argumentative texts, including opinion essays, using genre characteristics and craft; and
- (C) compose correspondence such as thank you notes or letters.
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Narrative Story Starter Worksheets - Writing Prompts
Use our printable narrative writing prompt worksheets to boost your students' imaginative writing skills.
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Digital Informative Paragraph Writing Prompts
Build your students’ writing skills with a set of digital informative paragraph writing prompts.
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Opinion Writing Checklist Resource Pack
Encourage young writers to improve their writing skills with differentiated Opinion Writing Checklists.
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Red Ribbon Week Reading Comprehension Practice (3-4)
Build comprehension skills while focusing on Red Ribbon Week and Peer Pressure with printable Reading Comprehension Worksheets for 3rd Grade and 4th Grade.
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Animal Information Report – Writing Craftivity
Use this animal-themed writing and craft activity to teach your students in the primary grades about informative writing.
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Great White Shark Information Report – Writing Project
Get your students writing an informational text about sharks using this age-appropriate fact file and writing scaffold.
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Koala Information Report – Writing Project
Get your students writing a koala information report using this age-appropriate fact file and writing scaffold.
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My Animal – Digital Report Writing Activity
Get your students to write an information report on an animal using this digital writing scaffold perfect for modeled and shared writing.
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Opinion Writing Anchor Chart
Introduce younger students to the language associated with opinion writing with a printable opinion writing anchor chart.
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Sports – Digital Report Writing Activity
Use this digital writing scaffold to model the purpose and structural elements of informational writing.
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Community Helper – Digital Report Writing Activity
Use this community helpers activity to model the purpose and structural elements of informational texts.
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Natural Disasters Report – Mini Book Template
Download this natural disasters expository writing prompt to use when teaching expository writing to elementary students.
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Landform Report – Mini Book Template
Use this expository writing prompt when teaching expository writing to elementary students.
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Country Report – Mini Book Template
Download this expository writing prompt to use when teaching report writing to elementary students.
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Paralympic Sports – Inquiry-Based Project
Have your students investigate the different types of Paralympic sports with this inquiry-based learning project.
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Biography of a Paralympian – Inquiry-Based Project
Have your students investigate the life and achievements of a famous Paralympic athlete with this inquiry-based learning project.
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Hamburger Paragraph Poster and Worksheet
Teach your students how to correctly structure a paragraph using this hamburger-themed classroom poster and paragraph planning scaffold.
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Story Ideas - Character, Setting, and Complication Cards
Help your students choose a topic to write about with this set of 36 character, setting and compilation task cards.
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Roll to Create a Magical Story – Dice Game
Get your students writing magical stories with this engaging and interactive “Roll to Create” dice game.
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Magical Story Craft and Writing Template
Use this printable craft and writing template to get your students writing stories that are truly magical!
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Magical Story Starters Task Cards
Get your students writing magical stories with this set of story starter task cards.
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Build a Magical Story Interactive Activity
Use this “Build a Magical Story” narrative writing interactive activity to model the purpose, structural elements and language features of narrative texts.
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Informative Writing Fact Files - Differentiated Writing Worksheets
Teach your students to write informative texts using a pack of differentiated Informative Writing Fact File Worksheets.
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Factual Description Text Type Poster With Annotations
Display this factual description with annotations to help students identify the structure of this type of text.
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Opinion Text Structure Anchor Chart With Annotations
Display this Opinion text with annotations to help students identify the structure of this type of text.
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Letter to a Friend Template Pack
Download a letter to a friend template to help your students practice friendly letter writing with fun, themed designs for every occasion.
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Narrative Text Type Poster With Annotations
Display this narrative text with annotations to help students identify the structure of a narrative.
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I Am Poem Template
Get to know your students and create back-to-school poems with a printable ‘I Am… Poem template.
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Rainforest Bird Craft & Writing Template
Pair a fun bird craft and informational writing to create a fun jungle-themed bulletin board.
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Christmas Roll a Story Prompt Activity
Bring creativity to your classroom with this Christmas roll a story activity, a fun way to help students practice narrative skills while celebrating the holiday season.
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Roll to Create an Elf - Drawing Activity
Use a die and directed drawings to create a unique elf drawing for Christmas!
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Santa's New Sleigh - Christmas Geometry Worksheet
Design Santa a new sleigh using geometric figures with a fun Christmas math worksheet.