Using this Framing an Opinion Activity, students gain skills on writing opinion pieces on topics or texts that support a point of view with reasons and information.

Using these Story Starters, studentschoose a Character, Setting and Plot from the picture and word cards to write or tell a story about the fun and unique combination.

Using this Complete Sentences with Subject and Predicate Activity, students match subjects and predicates to create sentences with complete ideas.

Using this Writing Tweets Activity, students choose a prompt about the included story "Making a Milk or Juice Carton Bird Feeder" and produce a writing sample.

Using this Wants Needs Reading Response Worksheet, students readAlexander Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday to build their understanding of wants and needs.

Using thisSilly Stories Story Starters, studentschoose a Character, Setting and Plot from the picture and word cards to write or tell a story about the fun and unique combination.

Using Color Me Curious Research Writing Activity, students participate in shared research and writing projects to learn about any topic.

Using Research It Animals Activity, studentsparticipate in shared research and writing projects to learn about a specific topic.

Using Back to School Adjective Writing Activity, students write about the first day of school to including details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings.

Using St. Patrick's Day Writing Activity, students brainstorm the sequence of events of how to catch a leprechaun, then publish using them St. Patrick's Day themed writing.

Using Find Out More Research Project Writing Activity, studentsparticipate in shared research and writing projects to learn about any topic.

Using this Getting Down with Proper Nouns Activity, students match and using common and proper nouns pairs to build an understanding of the two types of nouns.

Using Snowman Contractions Activity, students match two word phrase cards (I cannot) to contractions cards (I can't) in order to use contractions in their writing.

Using Easter Egg Writing Activity, students brainstorm the sequence of events of dying an Easter Egg, then publish using them Earth Day themed writing.

Using this Digital Dilemma Research Activity, students use digital tools to follow directions on a task card.

Using this Three Amigos Poetry Drama Prose Activity, students sort the word cards by genre (prose, poetry, and drama). Use the sorted cards to label and fill out a Venn Diagram.

Using What Do You Think Opinion Writing Activity, students write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.

Using Explain It All Informative Explanatory Writing Activity, students write informative and explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

Using this Tell Us About it Expository Writing Activity, students write informative texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

Using the Tell the Group Speaking and Listening Activity, students report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant.