Common Core State Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.4.5
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 4 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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Informative Text Writing Task – What Causes the Seasons?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the informative text type.
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Informative Text Writing Task – How Does the Water Cycle Work?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the informative text type.
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Informative Text Writing Task – How Does the Respiratory System Work?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the informative text type.
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Informative Text Writing Task – Why Do Volcanoes Erupt?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the informative text type.
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Informative Text Writing Task – How Does a Plane Fly?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the informative text type.
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Informative Text Research Template
A research template for students to use when writing an informative text.
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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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Informative Writing Checklist – Structure, Language, and Features
A checklist for students to use when proofreading and editing their informative writing.
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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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Grade 4 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 1
A 70-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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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.
