Common Core State Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
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Valentine's Day Flip Book Template
A flip book template to use around Valentine's Day.
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MLK Day Sentence Starters
Reflect on the concepts explored near Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with these 15 sentence starter cards.
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MLK Day Task Cards
Challenge students to think about the work of Martin Luther King, Jr. with this set of 13 writing task cards.
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New Year's Flip Book Template
Celebrate the coming of a new year by creating this flipbook with your students.
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Roll to Create a Haunted House Halloween Activity
A fun, hands-on Halloween activity using a die and a chart to create a haunted house to include in a narrative text.
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Roll to Create a Halloween Story
A fun, hands-on Halloween activity using a die and a chart to create a narrative text.
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Grade 6 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 4
A 72-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Ready, Set, Brainstorm! - Board Game
A board game to practice brainstorming using mind maps, Venn diagrams, and cause and effect charts.
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Concrete Poem Template – Thunderstorm
A template for students to write a concrete poem about a thunderstorm.
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Concrete Poem Template – Crescent Moon
A template for students to write a concrete poem about the moon.
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Concrete Poem Template – Recycling
A template for students to write a concrete poem about recycling.
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My Nobel Peace Prize – Upper Grades
Encourage students to think about how they could make the world a better place with our Nobel Peace Prize writing template.
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Grade 6 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 3
A 70-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Story Ideas - Character, Setting, and Complication Cards
A fun way to help your reluctant writers choose something to write about.
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Grade 6 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 2
A 76-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Grade 6 Daily Warm-Up – PowerPoint 1
An 80-slide PowerPoint presentation containing a variety of quick warm-up activities.
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Roll to Create a Thanksgiving Feast
A fun, hands-on Thanksgiving activity using a die and a chart to create a narrative text.
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Assorted Writing Prompts Calendar – Upper Grades
Monthly writing calendar with 240 writing prompts for the year.
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Readers Theater – Play Writing Template
A template for students to use when writing their own Readers Theater script.
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Roll to Create a Groundhog Story
A fun, hands-on Groundhog Day activity using a die and a chart to create a narrative text.
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Roll to Create a Superhero Character
A fun, hands-on activity using a die and a chart to create a superhero to include in a comic.
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Roll to Create a Superhero Comic
A fun, hands-on activity using a die and a chart to create a comic strip story.
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Storytelling Finger Puppets Template
A set of 15 finger puppets that can be used to spark the imagination for creative writing or to perform puppet shows.
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Plan Your Own Adventure - Writing Template
Students use a template to help them plan stories with alternative pathways for their friends to read.
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Choose Your Own Destiny - Writing Template
Students use a template to help them write stories with alternative pathways for their friends to read.
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Roll to Create a Gingerbread House
A fun, hands-on holiday activity using a die and a chart to create a gingerbread house to include in a narrative text.
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Roll to Create a Holiday Story
A fun, hands-on holiday activity using a die and a chart to create a narrative text.
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Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint - Literary Paragraphs
A Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint presentation to use when setting up this writing strategy in your classroom.
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Narrative Plot Structure Template
A template for students to use when planning the plot structure of a narrative text.
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Roll to Create an Elf
A fun, hands-on activity using a die and a chart to create an elf to include in a narrative text.
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Roll to Create a Spooky Halloween Scene
A fun, hands-on Halloween activity using a die and a chart to create a spooky scene to include in a narrative text!
