Common Core State Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.5
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 3 here.)
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Dressing Up A Sentence - Interactive or Printable Activity
Encourage students to add more descriptive language into their sentence writing with this activity.
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Looking Back on My Year
Reflect on the school year with this end-of-the-year writing activity.
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Reading and Writing Nonfiction Text: Earth Day Close Read Worksheets
Enhance your students' comprehension, vocabulary, and writing skills with this nonfiction Earth Day passage and accompanying activities.
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Revising Our Writing - Adding, Deleting, and Rearranging Worksheet
Practice revising writing by adding, deleting, and rearranging text for substance and clarity.
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Story Spine Porcupine – Narrative Writing Template
A template designed to help students plan their narrative writing.
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Introduction to Brainstorming PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint to use when introducing brainstorming to your students.
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Color Quest: Brainstorming Map
A template to use with your students when brainstorming for a narrative text.
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What I Love: Brainstorming Map
A template to use with your students when brainstorming for a narrative text.
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Six Seconds of Brainstorming Activity
A fast-paced brainstorming activity that will leave your students begging for more!
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Brainstorming Template - A Time That I Felt...
A template for brainstorming times associated with specific feelings.
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Brainstorming Template - A Time I Had a Problem With...
A template for brainstorming times there has been a problem.
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Brainstorming Template - A Favorite Memory With...
A template for brainstorming favorite memories.
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Mind Map Template – Brain
A printable mind map template for students to use when gathering thoughts and ideas.
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Mind Map Template – Octopus
A printable mind map to use when planning ideas with your students.
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Opinion Planning Template – Castle
A template for students to plan an argumentative text.
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Write Your Inaugural Address
A template for students to plan and write an inaugural Presidential Address.
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Emotional Vocabulary - Lonely Turtle
A turtle all alone displaying different words that can be used for that emotion.
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Emotional Vocabulary - Interested Meerkat
An interested meerkat displaying different words that can be used for that emotion.
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Emotional Vocabulary - Confident Fox
A confident fox displaying different words that can be used for that emotion.
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Emotional Vocabulary - Shy Mouse
A shy mouse displaying different words that can be used for that emotion.
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Emotional Vocabulary - Sorry Panda
A sorry panda displaying different words that can be used for that emotion.
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Emotional Vocabulary - Happy Dog
A happy dog displaying different words that can be used for that emotion.
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Emotional Vocabulary - Love Bunny
A loved up bunny displaying different words that can be used for that emotion.
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Emotional Vocabulary - Scared Cat
A scared cat displaying different words that can be used for that emotion.
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Emotional Vocabulary - Sad Donkey
A sad donkey displaying different words that can be used for that emotion.
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Wheely Wonderful Words – Overused Adjectives
A word wheel of synonyms and similar words that could be used instead of some commonly overused adjectives.
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Wheely Wonderful Words – Overused Verbs
A word wheel of synonyms and similar words that could be used instead of some commonly overused verbs.
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Persuasive Writing Bump It Up Wall – Grade 3
A visual display for your classroom to help students ‘bump up’ their persuasive writing.
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Parts of a Thesaurus - Poster
A poster explaining the different parts of a thesaurus.
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Editing Bookmarks
A clear and colorful editing checklist for students to refer to when proofreading their writing.
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Informational Text Planner - Music
An informational text planning template focusing on a musical act.
