5th Grade Writing Resources

Citing Text Evidence Word Sort

Created by
Activated Education

Help students master the vocabulary behind the standards with this word sort! Students sort the vocabulary words, including Direct Quote, Cite, Text Evidence, Dialogue, and Inference. Cards include the name of each element, a definition, and an example. A generic example and examples from three popu

5th - 8th English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Writing

Also included in: ELA Card Sort Bundle | Plot, Story Elements, Text Evidence & Paragraph Writing

Science Sentence Frames: Scaffold and Differentiate Science Paragraphs

Created by
Activated Education

Increase student writing in science by providing structured scaffolding for conclusions, observations, and compare/contract paragraphs! These frames are scaffolding for your struggling students in science and enable you to differentiate to meet the needs of all students. They work well for students

2nd - 6th Writing, Science

Writing Concluding Sentences Lesson

Created by
Activated Education

This is a short lesson on writing concluding sentences using color-coded writing strategies compatible with Step Up to Writing. I used this in my intervention class of 7th grade students who were not including conclusions in their paragraphs, but it works well as a lesson introducing the skill and

2nd - 5th English Language Arts, Writing

Citing Text Evidence Posters

Created by
Activated Education

Brighten up your classroom with these text evidence vocabulary and sentence stems posters, vocabulary sort, and student reference sheets in a cheery, bright theme! This product includes my best-selling Text Evidence Word/Vocab Sort at a discount! Included: •“Text Evidence” poster for heading •5 cit

5th - 8th English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Writing

Also included in: Language Arts Classroom Poster Bundle

Paragraph Writing Elaboration Practice

Created by
Activated Education

Do your students struggle with elaboration when writing? Mine certainly did, so I designed this practice activity that targets the skill of elaboration. In order to focus on elaboration only, students are given the topic and key (main) ideas on topics that most have background knowledge on. In my

4th - 5th Writing, Writing Expository

Bell ringers- Warm ups - Brain Breaks Fast finishers

Created by
Oceanview Resources

⭐Do you find yourself with an extra 10-15 minutes at the end of the lesson to grab a quick and engaging activity?⭐✅This fun pack of activities is guaranteed to have something to get your kiddos to engage with literacy, numeracy and some fun challenges.✅The activities have been brought to life wi...

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Writing, Math

Language Arts Classroom Poster Bundle

Created by
Activated Education

This poster bundle will support your instruction on Figurative Language, Citing Text Evidence, Text Features, Text Structures, and the Writing Process! In this bundle, you get my bestselling citing text evidence posters in two styles, visual writing process posters, text features posters, text struc

4th - 6th English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Monthly Kids Writing Clipart {Kids Writing Clipart}

Created by
Creating4 the Classroom

This Monthly Writing Kids Clipart features kids writing and is perfect for creating Holiday activities, classroom resources, games, printables, classroom decor, and centers. There are a total of 26 total images included in this clipart set (13 color and 13bw). All images are provided in both color a

Preschool - 12th Graphic Arts, Reading, Writing

Revising and Editing Prompt Cards - Upper Primary

Created by
Oceanview Resources

Revising and Editing Prompt Cards - Upper Primary⭐Do you need a helpful tool to support students so that they can check their own writing using a self-editing checklist?✅These editing cards can be used as a teaching focus, or used in editing stations. Smaller versions of the cards in both colour a...

4th - 6th English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

OPINION WRITING l Middle grades l Persuasive writing Pack

Created by
Oceanview Resources

⭐"This resource provided a springboard for great conversations leading to some wonderful writing from my students. They see this as a true issue for their world and want to have their say." This is what one teacher had to say about this resource.✅The purpose of persuasive writing is to convince re...

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Writing, Writing Expository

Writing Prompt Ideas

Created by
Oceanview Resources

Use these quick writing starters to get the brain ticking over. These are best used as a timed activity with students given a short amount of time 10-15 minutes to work on their writing.No worrying about spelling, the focus of these tasks is to get the ideas flowing and down onto paper.Group sharin

2nd - 8th English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Writing Process Posters

Created by
Activated Education

This manga/anime style set of posters can make an engaging bulletin board on the writing process for older students in the upper grades! The benefit of using these posters is the set of posters designed to show students exactly what the writing process will look like for the current assignment. This

4th - 6th English Language Arts, Writing

Also included in: Language Arts Classroom Poster Bundle

Narrative Writing Unit | Writing Activities | Fantasy Stories l 3D lapbook

Created by
Oceanview Resources

⭐Do you struggle to get your students enthusiastic about writing narratives?☀I have developed these 3D scafffolded writing sets to support students to bring their writing to 'life' with this set of Fantasy themed story templates. Every class I have used them with have just loved using them.☀This se...

1st - 6th English Language Arts, Literature, Writing

Animal Pictures for Persuasive l Opinion Writing l Middle grades

Created by
Oceanview Resources

The purpose of persuasive writing is to convince readers to share your opinion or take a particular action.To try and make your readers agree with your opinion, you build an argument based on the logical appeals of reason and evidence. You may also add emotional appeals to persuade your readers and

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Writing, Writing Expository

Positive Affirmation Printing Penmanship Practice: 52 Handwriting Worksheets

Created by
iTeach & iWrite

Looking for an easy way to combine daily penmanship practice with social-emotional learning? These 52 no-prep, print & go Positive Affirmation Printing Practice Pages let elementary students master neat printing handwriting while reading, reflecting on, and repeating empowering positive statements.

3rd - 6th Handwriting, Writing, Social Emotional Learning

Also included in: 52 Positive Affirmations Cursive Print Penmanship Practice Handwriting Bundle

Descriptive Writing | Fun Picture Prompts | Distance Learning I

Created by
Oceanview Resources

⭐These engaging, visual writing prompts with pictures will get even your most reluctant writer writing! ⭐These fun writing prompts are no prep, just print and go.✔These images are scaffolded by using the students senses to add interest to their writingSensory details include sight, sound, touch, s...

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Short Stories, Writing

Inferencing from Pictures- Narrative or descriptive writing

Created by
Oceanview Resources

Sensory details include sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste. Writers employ the five senses to engage a reader's interest. If you want your writing to jump off the page, then bring your reader into the world you are creating. When describing a past event, try and remember what you saw, heard, touc

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Short Stories, Writing

Writing Center l Build-a-story with Creative Writing Picture Prompts

Created by
Oceanview Resources

⭐⭐Do you have students who really struggle with creative writing?⭐⭐☀Do you need activities for your classroom writing station?☀These creative and fun window images were created for my reluctant writers after we explored the wonderful book "Windows" by Jeannie Baker.☀My students really loved thes...

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Opinion Argument Writing Prompts

Created by
Annotated ELA

It’s easy to get students writing with these Opinion Argument Writing Prompts! Want to give your students choice on writing topics, but they don’t know what to write? Need an activity for early finishers or independent work options during conferences?Let me help! Opinion argument writing prompts wil

5th - 7th English Language Arts, Writing, Writing Essays

Also included in: Writing Prompts Bundle | Narrative, Informational, Argument

Ranger in Time: Rescue on the Oregon Trail Book Companion & Extension Activities

Created by
Backyard Academy

Students will be on the edge of their seats as they learn about the Oregon Trail in the fun, time traveling, historical fiction chapter book Ranger in Time: Rescue on the Oregon Trail! This fun resource based on the novel features over 130 pages of educational fun, including vocabulary worksheets, b

2nd - 5th Novel Studies, Writing, U.S. History

Natural Disasters and Extreme weather events. Unit of work

Created by
Oceanview Resources

This extreme weather and natural disasters research unit is perfect for students who are learning how to use informational text and studying weather and natural disasters. It is perfect for a natural disasters and extreme weather research project.Use this resource to explore the following concepts w

4th - 6th Writing, Earth Sciences, Geography

Informational Writing Prompts

Created by
Annotated ELA

It’s easy to get students writing with these Informational Writing Prompts! Want to give your students choice on writing topics, but they don’t know what to write? Need an activity for early finishers or independent work options?Let me help! Informational writing prompts will set your students up fo

4th - 6th Creative Writing, Writing, Writing Expository

Also included in: Writing Prompts Bundle | Narrative, Informational, Argument

Narrative Writing Prompts

Created by
Annotated ELA

It’s easy to get students writing with these Narrative Writing Prompts! Want to give your students choice on writing topics, but they don’t know what to write? Need an activity for early finishers or independent work options?Let me help! Narrative writing prompts will set your students up for writin

4th - 6th English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Also included in: Writing Prompts Bundle | Narrative, Informational, Argument

Writing Intervention: Activities to Help Reluctant Writers Crush Writer's Block

Created by
iTeach & iWrite

Got reluctant writers? This no-prep writing intervention resource includes 20 digital writing prompt slides and 9 printable graphic organizers to help students crush writer’s block. Students will generate their own word banks for a given topic, collaborate with peers to discuss and refine their idea

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Writing

Also included in: Reluctant Writers Activity Bundle: Engaging Activities for Writing Intervention

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