English Language Arts Resources

Editable Name Coloring Bookmark Template Gift Reward Back to School Activity

Created by
Eden Digital Arts

Low prep personalized keepsake student gifts/rewards with geometric doodle pattern. Fun and customizable coloring bookmarks! Easily personalize each bookmark with a name using afree Canva account. Perfect for classroom gifts, party favors, or a creative activity at home. Great to use as name tags fo

Not Grade Specific Reading Strategies, Classroom Community, For All Subjects

Also included in: Bundle of Editable Text Bookmarks To Color Custom Name Book Marker Student Gifts

Kawaii Editable Name Coloring Bookmark Template Desk Name Plates Custom Tag Gift

Created by
Eden Digital Arts

Low prep personalized keepsake student gifts/rewards with cute Kawaii creatures doodle pattern. Fun and customizable coloring bookmarks! Easily personalize each bookmark with a name using a free Canva account. Perfect for classroom gifts, party favors, used as desk name plates, or a creative activit

Not Grade Specific Reading Strategies, Classroom Community, For All Subjects

Also included in: Bundle of Editable Text Bookmarks To Color Custom Name Book Marker Student Gifts

Othello Play Shakespeare Quotes Coloring Bookmarks Keepsake Activity Craft Gifts

Created by
Eden Digital Arts

Set of 4 different coloring bookmarks with quotes by William Shakespeare from Othello Play with antique book Illustrations for keepsake student rewards, early finishers activity, additions to sub plans, relaxing time, gifts, and more.Using coloring bookmarks with quotes and illustrations can be a wo

Not Grade Specific Literature, Poetry, Drama

Also included in: Fun Bundle Shakespeare Plays Quotes Coloring Bookmarks Keepsake Gifts Craft

Frankenstein Coloring Bookmarks Craft Mary Shelley Quotes Novel Review Activity

Created by
Eden Digital Arts

Set of 4 bookmarks to color with quotes by Mary Shelley from Frankenstein to be used as gifts, rewards, fast finishers, additions to sub plans, low prep review activity and more.Using coloring bookmarks with quotes and illustrations can be a wonderful way to engage readers and explore the themes and

Not Grade Specific English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

Bundle of Editable Text Bookmarks To Color Custom Name Book Marker Student Gifts

Created by
Eden Digital Arts

A bundle of editable text coloring bookmarks, Canva templates.Personalized low-prep crafts, keepsake student gifts/rewards with doodle pattern. Fun and customizable coloring bookmarks! Easily personalize each bookmark with a name/text using a free Canva account. Perfect for classroom gifts, party fa

Not Grade Specific Close Reading, Library Skills, Social Emotional Learning

Legend of Sleepy Hollow Coloring Bookmarks Spooky Review Activity Irving Quotes

Created by
Eden Digital Arts

Set of 4 bookmarks to color with quotes by Washington Irving from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow to be used as gifts, rewards, fast finishers, additions to sub plans, low prep review activity and more. Using coloring bookmarks with quotes and illustrations can be a wonderful way to engage readers and e

Not Grade Specific English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

Snowflake Bentley Picture Book + Primary Sources | Inquiry-Based | Grades 4-6

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Bring Snowflake Bentley to life with this three-day Story to Source Investigation for Grades 4–6. Students connect the picture book to six primary and secondary sources, analyzing evidence to determine how accurately the story reflects history. Activities include close reading, collaborative expert groups, source analysis, and evidence-based writing. Includes lesson plans, graphic organizers, discussion prompts, exit tickets, synthesis activities, and bulletin board materials.

4th - 6th English Language Arts, Informational Text

Limerick Writing Lesson | Poetry | March & St. Patrick's Day | Grades 3, 4, 5

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Introduce students to limerick poetry with this engaging, print-and-go writing lesson! Perfect for St. Patrick's Day, March, or any poetry unit, students explore rhyme, rhythm, syllable patterns, and the AABBA rhyme scheme before creating their own original limericks. Includes model poems, a step-by-step writing guide, an “Is It a Limerick?” identification activity, and student practice and writing pages. Great for whole-class lessons, literacy centers, or independent writing.

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

St. Patrick's Day Writing Activity | SEL Kindness Lesson | You've Been Shamrocked!

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Spread kindness this March with “You've Been Shamrocked!” This St. Patrick's Day writing and SEL activity encourages students in grades 3–5 to share why they're lucky to know classmates and school staff. Students create thoughtful messages using shamrock-shaped writing templates, building appreciation and a positive school community. Includes a step-by-step lesson plan, lined and unlined templates, classroom signs, tracking sheets, and organizational materials. Perfect for March!

3rd - 5th Writing, Social Emotional Learning

Working with Primary Source Documents: Primary vs. Secondary Sources

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Introduce primary and secondary sources with this engaging social studies lesson for Grades 3–5! Students learn to identify and distinguish historical sources through clear definitions, real-world examples, guided notes, and a hands-on sorting activity. Includes vocabulary posters, student note sheet, sorting mat, answer key, and exit ticket. Perfect for whole-class instruction, small groups, centers, or review. Aligned with NYS Social Studies Practice A2.

4th - 6th Informational Text, Social Studies

Primary Source Document Analysis Lesson: A First Go

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Introduce primary source document analysis with this scaffolded social studies lesson for Grades 3–5! Students learn to think like historians as they observe, infer, and interpret historical evidence while considering a document's purpose, audience, and context. Includes two authentic primary source documents with transcriptions, a document analysis worksheet, completed answer keys, and vocabulary posters. Perfect for building historical inquiry and critical thinking skills.

4th - 6th Informational Text, Social Studies

Patriot or Loyalist? Two Points of View |American Revolutionary War Series| Grades 4, 5, 6

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

🇺🇸 Explore Patriot, Loyalist, and Neutral perspectives during the American Revolution in this engaging multi-day Social Studies lesson for Grades 4–6. Students investigate why colonists chose different sides through a classroom simulation, informational texts, primary source poems and songs, historical fiction, and evidence-based discussions. Includes lesson plans, graphic organizers, source analysis activities, vocabulary support, exit ticket assessment, and answer keys.

4th - 6th Informational Text, Social Studies, U.S. History

Also included in: The American Revolutionary War Bundle|Primary Source Investigations | Grades 4, 5, 6

Boston Massacre Primary Source Investigation | American Revolution Series | Grades 4, 5, 6

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Investigate the Boston Massacre in this engaging American Revolution lesson for Grades 4–6. Students explore colonial resistance, analyze Paul Revere's engraving and historical newspapers, compare perspectives, and examine how propaganda influenced public opinion. Includes informational texts, primary source analysis, a collaborative jigsaw investigation, graphic organizers, vocabulary support, discussion prompts, evidence-based writing assessment, and answer keys.

4th - 6th Informational Text, Social Studies, U.S. History

Also included in: The American Revolutionary War Bundle|Primary Source Investigations | Grades 4, 5, 6

Seasonal Winter Writing & Craft Projects | Winter Bulletin Board | Grades 3-5

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Bring winter creativity to your Grades 3–5 classroom with Snow Globe Adventure, a narrative writing and craft project! Students imagine themselves inside a snow globe, plan and write a first-person story, and create a 3D snow globe display. This resource guides students through brainstorming, drafting, editing, and publishing while developing plot, dialogue, and sensory details. Includes lesson plans, graphic organizers, writing pages, craft directions, editing checklist, and rubric.

3rd - 5th Other (Arts), Creative Writing, Writing

Plot Mountain Graphic Organizer

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Help students visualize story structure with this FREE Plot Mountain graphic organizer! Students identify and record the introduction, rising action, conflict, climax, falling action, and resolution of a story. Perfect for Grades 3–6 reading comprehension, literature circles, independent reading, and ELA lessons.

3rd - 6th English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Writing

Types of Conflict in Literature | Focus Unit | Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Teach types of conflict in literature with this 10-day ELA Focus Unit for Grades 3–5. Students explore protagonist and antagonist roles and four types of conflict: character vs. self, character, nature, and society. Using picture books as mentor texts, students analyze how conflict shapes plot and characters. Includes lesson plans, scenario sorting cards, task cards, student response pages, exit tickets, assessments, rubrics, and answer keys.

3rd - 5th English Language Arts, Literature, Reading

Fall Descriptive Narrative Writing & Craft | Figurative Language | Grades 3-6 | Fabulous Fall Characters

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

🍂 Bring fall creativity into your Grades 3–5 classroom with this descriptive and narrative writing project! Students create unique fall-themed characters, develop vivid descriptions, and practice adjectives, adverbs, and figurative language through engaging writing activities. Includes a character craft template, graphic organizers, writing pages, figurative language practice, a speaking and listening activity, and an assessment rubric. Perfect for a fall bulletin board display!

3rd - 6th Creative Writing, Writing

Dynamic Characters: Character Transformation in Literature | Focus Unit| 3, 4, 5

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Explore character development and transformation in literature with this Grades 3–5 ELA Focus Unit. Students investigate internal and external changes, dynamic and static characters, and how characters evolve through picture book read-alouds, discussion, and evidence-based writing. Includes multi-day lesson plans, vocabulary posters, differentiated response pages, comparison activities, matching cards, summative assessment, and answer key.

3rd - 5th English Language Arts, Close Reading, Reading

Sarah Hale | Persuasive Writing | Thanksgiving | Primary Source Connection| Grades 3-5

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Explore Sarah Josepha Hale's campaign to establish Thanksgiving as a national holiday in this engaging three-day writing mini-unit for Grades 3–5. Part of the Story to Source Investigations series, students connect a picture book to historical primary sources while practicing close reading, critical thinking, and persuasive writing. Includes lesson plans, primary source analysis, graphic organizers, writing activities, student publishing materials, and bulletin board display options.

3rd - 6th Informational Text, Writing Essays

December Writing | December Craft | SEL Activity | SEL Bulletin Board | Holidays | Grades 3-5

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

🕯️ Celebrate kindness and the theme of light in winter holidays with this Grades 3–6 SEL writing and craft activity. Students reflect on how they can "be a light in the world" through acts of kindness, then write a meaningful paragraph and create a candle craft for a winter bulletin board. Includes brainstorming pages, writing templates, differentiated supports, candle craft pieces, display signs, and a writing rubric. Perfect for December writing and classroom community building!

3rd - 6th Writing

Causes of the American Revolution: Taxes to Tea NYS SS Framework 4.3d

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

🇺🇸 Explore the causes of the American Revolution in this engaging four-day Grade 4 Social Studies lesson aligned with NYS Framework 4.3d. Students investigate British taxation, colonial resistance, and the events leading to revolution through primary source analysis, close reading, discussion, and an interactive taxation simulation. Includes lesson plans, student organizers, guided notes, activities, and answer keys. Part of the 12-lesson Revolutionary War in New York series.

4th Grade Informational Text, U.S. History, Other (Social Studies)

Point of View & Perspective in Literature | Grades 3, 4, & 5

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Help students in Grades 3–5 master point of view and perspective with this comprehensive ELA Focus Unit! Students identify first, second, and third person narration, distinguish point of view from perspective, and explore how different characters interpret the same events. Includes multi-day lesson plans, anchor posters, task cards, graphic organizers, student practice pages, exit tickets, summative assessment, and answer keys. Works with picture books and other familiar texts.

3rd - 5th Literature

Back-to-School Family Engagement Activity | Parent Memory Book | Community Building

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Build classroom community and strengthen family connections with Looking Back: School Memories from Our Families! This back-to-school project invites parents, grandparents, and other important adults to share memories of their school days. Students compare experiences across generations and create a class keepsake book. Includes teacher directions, a family letter, memory page designs, color and black-and-white covers, assembly ideas, and extension activities.

2nd - 5th Other (ELA), Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning

October 4th Grade Morning Work/Bell Ringer/Enrichment | ELA/Social Studies Integrated | The New York Daily

Created by
Uplifting Learning with Mrs. S-O

Make October morning work meaningful with The New York Daily! This Grade 4 resource includes 20 no-prep NYS Social Studies and ELA activities for bell ringers, early finishers, enrichment, and centers. Students explore fall foliage, Halloween history, New York inventions, Indigenous history, geography, and historic events through informational texts, primary sources, maps, graphs, and critical thinking tasks. Includes 20 printable activities for independent practice.

4th - 5th Other (ELA), U.S. History, Other (Social Studies)

Also included in: 4th Grade Morning Work/Bell Ringer/Enrichment Bundle | September October November| The New York Daily |SS & ELA Integrated