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Elementary english language arts thematic unit plans for parents
Book Tasting: Introduce Your Students to New Books and Genres
Do you want to introduce your students to new genres or new choices of books? Hold a BOOK TASTING in your classroom! This event will get your students motivated and excited about reading! Hold this event 2-3 times a year in your classroom and/or make it an evening event for parents to "sample" new books with their children. Resource includes: book tasting menuplace matsreflection napkinsbookmarkspreviewing a book signgenre signs with definitionsgenre bookmarks with definitionsevent signs, table
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3rd - 8th
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100th Day of School | 22 No Prep 100th Day Activities & Crafts
100th Day of School: Easily plan ✅ and celebrate the 100th Day of School with this collection of 22 NO PREP 100th Day activities and crafts! Also includes fine and gross motor activities for the 100th Day of School! To help target academic skills, these activities integrate reading, writing and math. There are more than enough 100th Day of School activities to last the whole day, or even week! A combination of whole group, small group and independent activities are included to help keep your li
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PreK - 1st
End of the Year Activities - Camping Room Transformation Camp Read a Lot Summer
Embark on an end of the year adventure with your students without leaving the classroom with our Camping Theme Activities: Camp Read-a-Lot! Transform your learning space into an exciting campsite where reading and exploration go hand in hand, perfectly capturing the spirit of camping in the classroom. Click here to see this resource AS PART OF A BUNDLE! Have theme days planned out for the whole year!What’s Inside? Dive into a treasure trove of activities (200+ pages!!!) designed to ignite a love
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1st - 3rd
Parent Handouts for Preschool, Pre-K, TK, and Kindergarten - English & Spanish
Parent handouts are an easy way to help parents support their child’s learning at home! It’s super simple. Just print and send home! You can send the parent letters home at the beginning of the year, on various parent nights, at parent teacher conferences, before summer, or attach to your newsletters throughout the year. These 2 page skill building handouts give parents simple suggestions, tips, and games/activities they can do to help their child build their skills at home. The activities a
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PreK - K
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Also included in: Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten Complete Curriculum BUNDLE
Emergency Sub Plans 4th 5th Grade Animal-Theme FULL DAY No Prep Substitute Plans
Looking for ready-to-use substitute teaching plans for an entire day (and more)? Whether you're out sick, home with an under-the-weather child, or need a mental health day, these 4th/5th Grade Emergency Substitute Plans have you covered! It can be used at any time of the year and is an animal-themed packet of learning activities for your students to do with your substitute while you're out for the day. The substitute plans include everything from morning work to reading, math, and more to give
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4th - 5th
Holidays Around the World Christmas Research Project - with Digital Resources
❄️ Explore Holidays Around the World with this comprehensive bundle, featuring a lapbook, stunning slides with real photos, and informative research fact sheets. Discover the diverse celebrations and traditions in 20+ countries, including Christmas in the USA, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, England, France, Germany, and many more. ❄️The Holidays Around the World Lapbook Bundle offers: 5 informative slides for each of the 20 countries, featuring real photos Engaging flip books to delve into each country's ho
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: Monthly and Seasonal Crafts & Projects Bundle - Lapbooks All Year
Landforms & Map Skills Unit BUNDLE
Make learning about geography come to life with this landforms and map skills bundle unit for young learners! Your students will have the opportunity to explore the landforms that shape our Earth, as well as beginning map skills. This bundle contains a variety of printables, projects, crafts, and much more. Also available in...Landforms and Map Skills DIGITAL BundleLandforms and Map Skills PRINT & DIGITAL Mega BundleLANDFORMS pack includes:Recommended book list Landforms posters (landform, b
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1st - 3rd
Mentor Sentences Unit: Daily Grammar Vol 1, First 10 Weeks (Grades 3-5)
Teaching your daily grammar lessons with the mentor sentences routine is the only way students will truly learn to apply grammar and language skills to their writing! No boring worksheets, lectures, sentences filled with mistakes, or rote drills that don’t stick…These ready-to-teach mentor sentence lessons will have students working with one sentence from a favorite read-aloud mentor text in a different way each day for just 10-15 minutes!Teachers who enjoy using mentor texts to cover content an
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3rd - 5th
Holidays around the World Christmas Experience Printables Journal Passports
This huge and updated Holidays around the World Christmas Experience will let you take your class on a virtual trip to visit 15 countries this Christmas as you celebrate and learn with this {HUGE 200 PAGE UNIT}. Learn about Holidays in countries around the world by reading, writing, and making crafts!This unit integrates reading, language arts, writing, social studies, and art. You and your class will have a BLAST doing Holidays around the World this year!• There are 15 countries featured in thi
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K - 3rd
Meet the Teacher Template Editable | Welcome to Our Class Back to School Letters
This editable meet the teacher template is a perfect way to provide your students and their families with some information about you and your classroom at the beginning of the school year. You can send it in the mail in the summer, email it home, provide a copy to each family at an open house, hand out to your students during the first week of school, or upload to google classroom. Click here to SAVE 30% by buying this as part of my Back to School Forms Bundle!What's Included:- Meet the Teacher
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PreK - 12th
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Also included in: Back to School Forms Bundle | Print + Digital
Name Activities - Recognition Practice & Crafts for the Beginning of the Year
Looking for a fun activity to help your students learn names at the beginning of the year? This resource is full of fun, engaging name activities and crafts for pre-k, kindergarten or first grade. Skills include letter names, letter sounds, phonological awareness, word awareness, reading, math, & more! Includes:Wheels on the Bus craftivityWheels on the Bus Phonemic Awareness song Wheels on the Bus Class BookRainbow Name MosaicsName GraphA My Name is Alice craftA My Name is Alice writing t
Fine Motor Activities for the Year | Scissor Cutting, Tracing, Handwriting
Practicing fine motor skills with fine motor activities is essential for developing hand, wrist, and finger strength, pencil grasp, visual perception, bilateral integration, hand-eye coordination, and handwriting skills. These no prep fine motor activities provide a fun and engaging way to practice fine motor skills throughout the year!How can I use these no prep fine motor activities?Create a Fine Motor Journal or Notebook - A cover for a fine motor journal is included, plus printing tips.Fine
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PreK - 1st
Camping Dramatic Play
Camping Dramatic Play is a fun theme you can do in your pretend or dramatic play center! A teacher planning web breaks the theme down, week by week and includes a book list. There are labels and pictures showing how to set up your campsite or state park in your dramatic play center. Just print the labels, signs, craft patterns, and props. This dramatic play theme integrates social, math, language, literacy, science, and fine motor all into their play! This is a theme/unit designed for a pre
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PreK - K
Also included in: Dramatic Play Bundle for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten
Pet Vet Animal Hospital Dramatic Play
Animal Hospital (aka Vet) Dramatic Play is a fun theme you can do in your pretend or dramatic play center! A teacher planning web breaks the theme down, week by week and includes a book list. There are labels and pictures showing how to set up your Animal Hospital or Veterinarian Office in your dramatic play center. Just print the labels, signs, and make the props. This theme integrates social, math, language, literacy, science, and fine motor all into their play! There is also a parent let
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PreK - K
Also included in: Dramatic Play Bundle for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten
Solar System: Space Unit for Grades 1-3!
Take your students on a space adventure they will never forget! This solar system packet contains printables, crafts, hands-on activities and so much more! Included in this unit you will find:1. Recommended book list2. Word wall (3 pages)3. "Our Solar System" class book (in color; full pages) 4. "Our Solar System" mini book in black & white for students (Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)5. KWL Chart 6. "Describe a Planet" poster7. Fascinating Facts (Sun, Ear
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1st - 3rd
Also included in: Solar System: Space Print & Digital Activities BUNDLE
Gingerbread Bundle: Book Comparison Pack and Centers (Math, Literacy, and MORE)
Make learning about gingerbread fun and engaging with this Gingerbread BUNDLE! SAVE over 20% when you buy this bundle. Click on each the products below to see what skills are covered in each and to see the previews too!• Gingerbread Math, Literacy, & Fine Motor Centers and Activities• Gingerbread Books: Comparing, Retelling, & WritingTake the Gingerbread theme all over the classroom with:• Gingerbread 5 Senses - Science for Little Learners (preschool, pre-k, & kinder)• Bakery Dramati
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PreK - K
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Community Helpers Activities Lesson Plans Theme Unit for Preschool Pre-K
This COMMUNITY HELPERS Circle Time unit has everything you need to teach your preschool students about all of the people who work in their community. This Community Helpers unit includes 10 full days of lesson plans as well as additional literacy and math centers. Everything you need for a complete "Community Helpers" unit is done for you!It includes 10 Community Helpers Circle Time Lessons:What is a Community? - Introduction and SortCommunity Helpers Song & Class GraphNeighborhood Helpers (
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PreK - K
Space Station Dramatic Play
Space Station Dramatic Play is a fun theme you can do in your pretend or dramatic play center. A teacher planning web breaks the theme down, week by week and includes a book list. There are labels and pictures showing how to set up your Space Station in your dramatic play center. Just print the labels, signs, and make the props. This theme integrates social, math, language, literacy, science, and fine motor all into their play! This is a theme/unit designed for a preschool, pre-k, or kindergar
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PreK - K
Also included in: Dramatic Play Bundle for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten
End of the Year Memory Book {Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade}
This product is available as part of my End of the Year Bundle at a discount. Check it out here!If you need the digital version of this resource, you can find that HERE. Use this packet to keep your students engaged and reminiscing while you finish up testing, packing, and planning! It makes such a sweet keepsake for your students to keep and remember their kinder, 1st, or 2nd grade year.The packet comes in half page and full size. You can put all of the pages together in a book, or use specific
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K - 2nd
Also included in: End of the Year Survival Kit {Awards, Homework, Printables, and More}
Daily Grammar Mentor Sentence Units (VOLUME 1) Bundle (Grades 3-5): 40 Weeks!
Teaching your daily grammar lessons with the mentor sentences routine is the only way students will truly learn to apply grammar and language skills to their writing! No boring worksheets, lectures, sentences filled with mistakes, or rote drills that don’t stick…This yearlong bundle of ready-to-teach mentor sentence lessons will have students working with one sentence from a favorite read-aloud mentor text in a different way each day for just 10-15 minutes!Teachers who enjoy using mentor texts t
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3rd - 5th
Farm Unit Activities & Lesson Plans for Preschool Pre-K
Explore the FARM with this complete unit that includes daily lesson plans, activities, and ideas that you need to teach preschool and Pre-K students about the farm. Everything is written out and planned to make your job easier! It includes 10 Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - photos, take a poll, sing a songCows - movement song, concept sortSheep and goats - photos, sing a song, chip clip poemChickens - photos, poem, movement gamePigs - photos, carpet game, songHorses - photos, sing a song, p
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PreK - K
Dinosaurs Unit Lesson Plans Paleontologist Activities for Preschool Pre-K
Explore DINOSAURS with this complete Dinosaur unit that includes daily lesson plans, activities, and ideas that you need to teach preschool and Pre-K students about dinosaurs. Everything is written out and planned to make your job easier!It includes 10 Dinosaur Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - sing a song, dinosaur carpet gameTriceratops - dinosaur counting game, sing a songLong-Necked Dinosaurs - carpet game, dinosaur chip clip poemStegosaurus - label a picture, dinosaur songPredators - her
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PreK - K
Dramatic Play Bundle for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten
Dramatic Play MEGA Bundle includes 24 themes including Home Living, Space Station, Ice Cream Shop, Bakery, Grocery Store, Ice Skating Rink, Birthday Party, Farm, Pet Store, Aquarium, Camping, Pizza Shop, Vet (aka Animal Hospital), Auto Shop, Zoo, Pumpkin Patch, Fire Station, Construction Site, Dinosaur Dig, Beach, Post Office, Fairy Tale Theater, Apple Orchard, and Flower/Garden Shop. All themes infuse math, literacy, fine motor, and sometimes science skills and concepts. Each theme includes TON
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PreK - K
Ocean Sea Beach Summer Activities Lesson Plans Unit for Preschool Pre-K
Learn all about the OCEAN, ocean ANIMALS, and going to the BEACH in this OCEAN CIRCLE TIME UNIT. All of the lesson plans and activities for ten full days of circle time instruction, plus literacy, math, and fine motor centers are included. Includes 10 Circle Time Lessons:Introduction - photograph posters and class pollOcean or Not? - animal sortingAt the Beach - photographs and "I See Sea Shells" songSharks - photographs and labeling parts of a shark Ocean Mammals - photographs, song, labelingF
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PreK - K
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
Discover printable and digital English language arts resources
On TPT, English language arts resources come in various forms: from interactive notebooks and task cards to small-group activities and individual worksheets. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of ELA concepts, or to reteach a tricky concept. By incorporating ELA resources from TPT into your teaching toolbox, you can create an engaging learning experience that strengthens students’ understanding of ELA concepts.
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital English language arts worksheets, TPT has an extensive collection of resources across topics and grade levels. No matter what ELA topic your students are working on — whether you’re teaching the parts of speech to 1st graders or argumentative essay writing to 10th graders — TPT has instructional materials that are designed to help with any ELA learning need. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning ELA will be so much easier.
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There are many different types of English language arts resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular ELA lessons include reading, writing, phonics, vocabulary, spelling, and creative writing.
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How can I make my English language arts lessons fun and engaging?
Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your English Language Arts lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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