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Guided Writing for Summaries (Fiction) Anchor Chart | Elementary writing, Writing lessons, Teaching writing

Your students will LOVE this supplement to opinion, persuasive, and argument writing!

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This Teaching Tolerance aligned lesson is about understanding personal identity and the identities of others. It’s an important skill on its own and also a first step towards valuing diversity and standing up to injustice. It focuses on elements of identity (race, ethnicity, religion, culture, appearance, strengths, name, gender), obvious vs. more private parts of […]

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TRUE CHANGE Have you ever wondered why some people effortlessly maintain good habits while others struggle? The key lies in our identity. To build lasting habits, focus on creating a new identity first. Your current behaviors reflect your current identity. To change for good, start believing new things about yourself and build identity-based habits. Decide the type of person you want to be. Change your habits and systems. Set goals associated with your desired change. Stop worrying abou...

This collage project for grades 7 - 9 is perfect for Back to School time, but can easily be done at any time of year. Included is everything that you will need to get high quality collages from your students, while getting to know them (they get to know themselves better, too). I've included thumbnails of all of the files in this download in the FREE PREVIEW. Do have a peek! There are over 50 pages/slides in this download. Students are required to use photos, drawings and text to create a...

This is a great, low-prep back to school activity! We know it's a hectic time of the year so this activity will give students an opportunity to write and will give teachers an opportunity to learn about their new students! This is a great way to begin or end the school year for almost any grade leve...

Weslandia by Paul Fleischman is a story about a young boy who creates a whole new civilization after a strange new plant begins to grow in his backyard. Begin by reading Weslandia to your class. Discuss how Wesley changed and developed as the story progressed. The Weslandia project is designed to...

IS SOCIAL MEDIA GOOD FOR KIDS? 😱Imagine the conversations to be had in the Upper Elementary classrooms with this debate topic. I am obsessed with how our NEW Debate Passages and Discussions cover relevant and engaging topics for our Upper Ed Students!