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39 resources

Essays Activities

39 resources

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ActivityPreschoolWriting Improvement Worksheet

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

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ActivityKindergartenTechnology Time Centers Activity

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

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ActivityKindergartenWriting About the Topic Activity

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

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ActivityPreschoolTelling A Story Activity

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

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ActivityKindergartenWriting Cards Activity

Using Writing Cards Activity, students write informative and explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

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Activity1st GradeSummer Time Back to School Writing Activity

Back to School worksheet, back to school activities, back to school games, back to school ice breakers, fun back to school worksheets, things to do for back to school

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Activity3rd GradeGet to the Point PowerPoint Activity

Using this Get to the Point PowerPoint Activity, students learn to include multimedia components such as graphics, sounds, and visual displays in presentations when appropriate to enhance the development of main ideas or themes.

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Activity3rd GradeAuthor At Work Writing Checklist Activity

Using this Author At Work Writing Checklist Activity, students use writing checklists when writing narratives, informative essays, and opinion essays.

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Activity2nd GradeWhy oh Why Story Details Activity

Using this Why oh Why Story Details Activity, students answer the questions "What happened?" and "why did it happen?" while citing their textual evidence.

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Activity3rd GradeEnhancing My Presentation Activity

Using Enhancing My Presentation Activity, students add audio recordings and visual displays to presentations to enhance the development of main ideas.

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Activity2nd GradeLet's Publish My Writing Activity

Using Let's Publish My Writing Activity, students write about the topic or prompt until you have typed one page using computer skills.

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Activity3rd GradeWrite All About It Newspaper Writing Activity

Using Write All About It Newspaper Writing Activity, students write newspaper articles using the topic cards and the writing process.

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Activity1st GradeWhat Do You Think Opinion Writing Activity

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

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Activity2nd GradeLook in the Text Activity

Using this Look in the Text Activity, students ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

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ActivityPreschoolWishes and Stars Peer Publishing Writing Activity

Using Wishes and Stars Peer Publishing Writing Activity, students produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.

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ActivityKindergartenFind Out More Research Project Writing Activity

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

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Activity1st GradeShare Your Opinion About Your Favorite Book Activity

Using Share Your Opinion About Your Favorite Book Activity, students write opinion pieces in which they state an opinion about the book and supply reasons that support the opinion.

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ActivityPreschoolWork in Progress Worksheet

Using Work in Progress Worksheet, students write about something that makes them happy to share their writing with a friend to gain feedback to improve their writing.

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ActivityKindergartenThis Is What I Think Activity

Using This Is What I Think Activity, students use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces.