This resource gives a diversity of ideas for students to share their writing.
This resource has everything you need to teach your students how to write multiple paragraph compositions using the MPO and The Writing Revolution framework. *templates*sequence*modelled example from beginning to end*transitions*cheat sheet*exemplars*PPT
This website contains multiple games for kids, ranging from ELA to Math.
"CommonLit delivers high-quality, free instructional materials to support literacy development for students in grades 3-12. Our resources are:
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When reviewing curricula for Tier I instruction, it is essential to ensure they do not include instructional practices that are not aligned with the scientific evidence base of how children learn to read.
The Curriculum Evaluation Guidelines are designed to highlight any non-aligned practices, or “red flags,” that may be present in the areas of:
- Word Recognition
- Language Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Assessment
This resource provides a step-by-step overview of the writing process.
Included:
A YouTube video that outlines the writing process
Handout: HO-4 The Writing Process Unit 1 (overview sheet)
This resource provides students with an overview of how to write a postcard and the opportunity to create one of their own. Included:
YouTube video - How to Write a Postcard
Handout - HO-20 Write a Postcard
This resource provides students with an overview of how to write a friendly letter and the opportunity to create one of their own. Included:
YouTube video - How to Write a Friendly Letter
Handout - HO-9 - Friendly Letter Template
The purpose of this video lesson is to provide some guidance in writing your interview questions and how to conduct an interview. The accompanying handout provides guidance on how to write questions for and conduct an interview of an older person about their life as a child.
The resource offers video lessons on the three of the writing traits at the grade 3 level, using the resource "Write Traits Student Traitbook" Grade 3, by V. Spandel and J. Hicks.
The traits covered include:
- organization
- word choice
- sentence fluency
If your student/child is not sure what they can write, use this handy chart from Scholastic to get them started. There are so many choices!
These rubric exemplars were developed to provide a consistent and common resource that aligns with the Saskatchewan curriculum and provide opportunities for transfer of responsibility between educator and student. These rubrics are designed to be edited by educator and student.
This site offers games, activities and resources in the following categories:
GAMES
MATH
LANG. ARTS
HISTORY
USA
GEOGRAPHY
SCIENCE
PEOPLE
HOLIDAYS
This comprehensive website contains a great deal of information and there are many curricular connections to grades 3 – 6 Science, Social Studies, and English Language Arts.
Be sure to check out the "Past", "Evolution", "Present" and "Future" tabs along the top to access LOTS of great ag resources and information!
Among other things, the site offers:
- Simple Lessons - Depending on the sections your students study and activities undertaken, different outcomes may be met. There are several ‘grab and go’ activities for students, available in both pdf and word documents.
- Brain Buster Activities - These crossword puzzles, word searches, word scrambles, matching pages, and colouring pages are great when time is limited because they can be easily stopped and started! They will challenge students to problem-solve and test their knowledge.
- Quizzes - The quizzes here are generally the same quizzes as the students will find on the web pages. They are available for each section on this website so that students progress can be tracked if you wish!
The Planet Protector Academy: H2Whoa! resource teaches students about water conservation and protection and inspires them to take action.
The resource consists of four 60-90 minute lessons that include content developed with Indigenous elders, culture keepers and artists.
Teachers can sign up on this site and get started.
PLUG & PLAY! MINIMAL PREP!
Print Worksheets, Set Up Projector, Let The Website Do The Rest!
Pobble365 helps to keep students writing. Every day, Pobble365 provides a weird, wonderful, and/or thought provoking image to spark ideas for discussions and writing. It is free and along with a different idea-inspiring image every day, Pobble365 provides a story starter, discussion questions, as well as sentence challenges and “sick sentences” to build language skills. If students don’t have online access, images and writing supports can be printed and photocopied.
The activities include a prompt, sentences stems, vocabulary bank, questions, and challenges to help you scaffold your lesson.
You will need to sign up and make an account to access the resources, but it is free to do so and each day includes a free prompt. You can also create your own!
Get your students writing every single day!
Calldecott winning author Laura Vaccaro has compiled a free set of literacy resources to go along with her books which educators are free to print and share. These resources would support literacy in both reading and comprehending, as well as creating and responding to text. Most of the books are available to read online, or could be read aloud as part of a video shared with families. The resources to accompany the books are printable, so may be supportive of those families with less access or familiarity with technology
This document map is meant for students to use and interact with as they move through their ELA courses. It enables them to keep track of the outcomes as they meet them on their personalized journey through the courses
Narrative Writing Lessons and Resources includes Sun West lesson plans, resources, and assessments for grades 1-12! Teachers in the 2019-2020 Writing Alignment PLC created these ready to use materials for educators. We hope you find them useful!
Newsela provides high-interest, printable news articles from a wide range of subject areas. Teachers can adjust the reading level of news articles to meet the needs of students. Within each article, power words are identified. Students can click on these and see the definition in student-friendly language. Newsela also provides writing prompts and questions about the articles. You can sign up for free access to the end of the 2019-20 school year. Although the site is American, there are lots of applicable news stories that align with Saskatchewan curricula and context.