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 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.

UsingEarth Day Writing Activity, students brainstorm the sequence of events of a growing seed, then publish using them Earth Day themed writing.

Using this Informative Text Paragraph Writing Activity, students will use graphic organizers to plan their informative/explanatory writing.

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

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 Take Note Writing Activity, students use a variety of print and digital resources to research about a topic.

Using this Proofreading Capitalization and Punctuation Activity, students make punctuation and capitalization corrections on the laminated activity cards.

This Now Presenting - Report on a Topic Activity is a fun way for students to learn about Summarizing and presentations!

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

Using this Help From Other Author's Activity helps, students collect story elements from literary or informational texts to write their own story.

Using this Tell Us a Story Vacation Writing Activity, students write a narrative that tells about an event that you experienced or read about.

Using How Words Work Poetry Activity, students describe how words &phrases supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.

Using Wishes and Stars Peer Publishing Activity, students use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

Using Work in Progress Writing Worksheet, students write about something that they like to do to share their writing with a friend to gain feedback to improve their writing.

Using Technology Time Centers Activity, students explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

Using This is What I Know Activity, studentswrite informative text in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure using research from books.

Using Writing About the Topic Activity, students write opinion pieces in which they state an opinion, reasons for the opinion, and closure.

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

Using Telling A Story Activity, students use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events.