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MLK Day Opinion Writing Printable and Google Apps

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What are monthly text sets?
The monthly text sets are two or more texts based on the same topic. Each monthly text set can be used for both reading and writing. The topic of each text set is high-engaging nonfiction topics. Each text set supports opinion or informational based writing in response to reading.

What is included in each text set?

2 (or more) related informational articles
Reading Comprehension Questions
Writing Prompt to be used with the texts in an essay format
Writing Plan Example
Teacher Example Essay (editable)
Differentiated for Grades 3-5

MLK Day
Students read articles about MLK Day. Using the texts, they write an informational essay about the topic.
Standard-based reading comprehension questions help you integrate reading while using the same text you are using in writing.

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What topics are included for each month?
The topics included are thematically related to that month. However, the text sets can be used at any time of the year based on your needs.

January - MLK (Opinion Text Set)

February - Equality in Education: Thurgood Marshall & Mary Mcleoud Bethune (Informational Text Set)

March - Ants: Perk or Pest (Opinion Text Set)

April - The Benefits of Bees (Informational Text Set)

May - Sea Turtles (Informational Text Set)

June - Sharks Text Set (Try for FREE here!)

July- Hurricanes Text Set (Informational Text Set)

August - Video Games: Harmful or Helpful? (Opinion Text Set)

September - Homework: Harmful or Helpful? (Opinion Text Set)

October- Bats (Informational Text Set)

November - Paid to Play: Should College Athletes be Paid?

December - Polar Bear Problems (Informational Text Set)

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MLK Day Opinion Writing Printable and Google Apps

Reading Log {January}

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Help your kids start the new year off with a good book and this fun January Reading Log :)

This product is a Reading Log for the month of January. The Reading Log includes the following columns:

Date
Title and Author of Book
Number of Pages
Number of Minutes
Parent Initial

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January No Prep Packet 2nd Grade

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This packet contains 60 pages (!!!) of activities that include ELA, Math, Science, & Social Studies. This is a 20 day (4 Weeks) Independent Learning Packet. This packet can be used in the following ways:

sub plans
supplement curriculum
homework
center practice
small group practice
school closings

Please see the table of contents inside the preview for the skills covered. The subjects include ELA (Reading, Grammar, and Writing), Math, Science, Social Studies, and Health.

Answer Keys are in a separate file.
Links and description for digital instructions.

⭐️Please note that there are some overlaps with Science, Social, Studies, Health content for Grades 2-3⭐️

What’s included in this packet:
ELA
The Best Snow Day Ever!
Irregular Plural nouns
New Year’s Resolution
Spelling Patterns: R-Controlled Vowels
Root Words & Affixes
New Year Poem
Possessive Nouns
Do you have a Dream?
Short & Long I
Snow and Similes
Literal & Nonliteral
Regular Verbs
Woohoo! Winter
Spelling Patterns: Digraphs
Catching Compound Words
Context Clues
Subject-Verb Agreement
Arctic & Antarctic Animals
Word Endings
Winter Idioms

Math
Input/Output Tables
Input/Output Tables II
Missing Mittens
Missing Digits
Penguin Problems
Subtracting Multiples of 10
Adding Tens
Subtracting 2 Digit Numbers
Adding Hundreds
Addition & Subtraction Vocabulary
Make a Number
Make a Number II
Repeated Penguins
Repeated Addition
Adding Dominoes
Polar Bear Bonds
Identifying Coins
Counting Money
Counting Money II
Subtraction is Snow Much Fun!

Social Studies/Science/Health
Lunar New Year
Setting Goals
Setting a Routine
Focusing Your Attention
Being Organized
MLK Day
Protests
Courage
Respect
Tolerance
Winter Weather
Animal Needs
Animals in Winter
Plant Needs
Plants in Winter
Weather Change
Transfer of Heat Energy
Evaporation
How to Prepare for Bad Weather
Storm Chasers

Please reach out if you have any questions or I can support you in any way.

help@theliteracyloft.com

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January No Prep Packet 3rd Grade

$5.00

This packet contains 60 pages (!!!) of activities that include ELA, Math, Science, & Social Studies. This is a 20 day (4 Weeks) Independent Learning Packet. This packet can be used in the following ways:

sub plans
supplement curriculum
homework
center practice
small group practice
school closings

Please see the table of contents inside the preview for the skills covered. The subjects include ELA (Reading, Grammar, and Writing), Math, Science, Social Studies, and Health.

Answer Keys are in a separate file.
Links and description for digital instructions.

⭐️Please note that there are some overlaps with Science, Social, Studies, Health content for Grades 2-3⭐️

What’s included in this packet:
ELA
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Spelling Patterns: Short Vowels
Character Traits & Feelings
Prefixes and Suffixes
Writing: Main Idea
Comparative & Superlative Adverbs
Spelling Patterns
Long Vowels: A, I, O
Recounting Stories
Root Words As Clues
Topic Sentences
Coordinating Conjunctions
Spelling Patterns: Long A
Literal and Nonliteral
Spatial and Temporal Words
Author’s Purpose
Subordinating Conjunctions
Spelling Patterns: Long O
Connecting Words and Pictures
Domain-Specific Vocabulary
Time – Order Words

Math
Model Fractions
Missing Numbers
Model Fractions II
Fact Hats
Factor Pairs
Fractions on a Number Line
Fractions on a Number Line II
Fractions on a Number Line III
Fractions on a Number Line IV
Problems and Products
Problems and Quotients
Division is Snow Much Fun!
Snow Day Problems
Snow Day Problems II
Input/Output Tables
Input/Output Tables II
Modeling Fractions
Writing Fractions
Rounding Yetis
Penguin Problems

Social Studies/Science/Health
Lunar New Year
Setting Goals
Setting a Routine
Focusing Your Attention
Being Organized
MLK Day
Protests
Courage
Respect
Tolerance
Winter Weather
Animal Needs
Animals in Winter
Plant Needs
Plants in Winter
Weather Change
Transfer of Heat Energy
Evaporation
How to Prepare for Bad Weather
Storm Chasers

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This resource is also available in the following grade level:

2nd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

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January No Prep Packet 4th Grade

$5.00

This packet contains 60 pages (!!!) of activities that include ELA, Math, Science, & Social Studies. This is a 20 day (4 Weeks) Independent Learning Packet. This packet can be used in the following ways:

sub plans
supplement curriculum
homework
center practice
small group practice
school closings

Please see the table of contents inside the preview for the skills covered. The subjects include ELA (Reading, Grammar, and Writing), Math, Science, Social Studies, and Health.

Answer Keys are in a separate file.
Links and description for digital instructions.

⭐️Please note that there are some overlaps with Science, Social, Studies, Health content for Grades 4-5⭐️

What’s included in this packet:
ELA
Ordering Adjectives
Spelling: Short Vowels
Summarizing A Story
Multiple Meaning: Words and Phrases
Writing: Fact Vs. Opinion
Using Quotation Marks
Spelling: Long A
Domain-Specific Vocabulary
Greek and Latin: Roots and Affixes
Writing: Time Order Words
Using Commas
Spelling: Long E
Meanings of Words and Phrases
Using A Glossary
More General To More Specific
Precise Words and Phrases
Spelling: Long I
Greek Mythology
Using A Thesaurus
Chronological Order

Math
Ordering Fractions
Adding Fractions
Sum Snowmen
Sum Snowballs
Winter Problems
Subtracting Fractions
Winter Problems II
Missing Mittens
Rename Fractions greater than 1
Rename Mixed Numbers
Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Snowmen Multiples
Subtracting Mixed Numbers
Subtracting Mixed Numbers II
Adding Mixed Numbers
Bundling Up Fractions
Multiplying Fractions
Penguin Products
Making Cupcakes
Compare Factors and Products

Social Studies/Science/Health
New Year Traditions
MLK Day
Different Forms Of Disasters
Preparation For Disasters
Tropical Climate Zone
Temperate Climate Zone
Polar Climate Zone
Factors Affecting Climate
Climate and the Environment
French Colonization
Conflict Over Land
Timeline: French & Indian War
Taxes on the Colonist
Dressing for the Weather
Face Coverings
Sleep Habits
Setting Routines
Setting Goals
Handling Stress
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

Please reach out if you have any questions or I can support you in any way. help@theliteracyloft.com

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January No Prep Packet 5th Grade

$5.00

This packet contains 60 pages (!!!) of activities that include ELA, Math, Science, & Social Studies. This is a 20 day (4 Weeks) Independent Learning Packet. This packet can be used in the following ways:

sub plans
supplement curriculum
homework
center practice
small group practice
school closings

Please see the table of contents inside the preview for the skills covered. The subjects include ELA (Reading, Grammar, and Writing), Math, Science, Social Studies, and Health.

Answer Keys are in a separate file.
Links and description for digital instructions.

⭐️Please note that there are some overlaps with Science, Social, Studies, Health content for Grades 4-5⭐️

What’s included in this packet:

ELA
Shifts in Verb Tense
Reading a Drama
Expand, Combine, and Reduce Sentences
Transition Words
Spelling: /õr/ sound
Commas for Yes and No
Dialect and Register
More General To More Specific
Commas To Set Off A Question
Spelling: /u/ sound
Alliteration
Describing The Setting
Remove Unnecessary Sentences
Commas To Set Off A Question
Spelling: –able, -ible
Describing Events
Idioms
Concluding Sentences
Poetry Point Of View
Spelling: –ant, -ent

Math
Fraction Patterns
Fraction Patterns II
Adding Mixed Numbers
Subtracting Mixed Numbers
Bundling Up Fractions
Add & Subtracting Mixed Numbers
Fractions as Division
Model Multiplying Fractions
Multiply Fractions and Whole Numbers
Winter Problems
Snowflake Simplest Form
Multiply Fractions and Whole Numbers
Missing Mittens
Multiplying Fractions
Making Cupcakes
Compare Factors & Products
Multiply Mixed Number By A Whole Number
Multiply A Mixed Number
By A Mixed Number
Find the Area
Multiply Fractions
Model Multiply Fractions by a Whole Number
Divide Fractions by a Whole Number

Social Studies/Science/Health
New Year Traditions
MLK Day
Different Forms Of Disasters
Preparation For Disasters
Tropical Climate Zone
Temperate Climate Zone
Polar Climate Zone
Factors Affecting Climate
Climate and the Environment
French Colonization
Conflict Over Land
Timeline: French & Indian War
Taxes on the Colonist
Dressing for the Weather
Face Coverings
Sleep Habits
Setting Routines
Setting Goals
Handling Stress
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

Please reach out if you have any questions or I can support you in any way.
help@theliteracyloft.com

Let’s connect!

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ELA Morning Work 3rd Grade {January} I Distance Learning I Google Slides

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*A DIGITAL OPTION/GOOGLE SLIDES HAS BEEN INCLUDED* Be sure to re-download! There are directions and links inside the pdf :)

This resource is a unique way to get your students warmed up in the morning that helps incorporate the 3rd Grade Language Standards, Vocabulary Practice, and Reading Comprehension skills.

⭐️ BUNDLE + SAVE:
The monthly morning work is part of the following BUNDLES:

This set contains 5 weeks of Winter and themed morning work for the month of January. The morning work is focused on the ELA 3rd Grade Common Core Standards. Each day has a thematic structure to cover the Language Standards as well as enhance Vocabulary and Comprehension skills.

Meaningful Monday: Monday is focused on making meaning. Tasks will focus on synonyms, antonyms, vocabulary words, context clues, and making meaning in a short amount of text. Some tasks may require students to make meaning in the text (inference, message, adages, proverbs, etc) or build vocabulary skills.

Text Structure Tuesday: Tuesdays will have a paragraph that requires students to identify the text structure, signal words, and a question or two related to main idea, author's perspective, or vocabulary.

Wordy Wednesday: Wednesday is all about working with words. Tasks include working with shades of meaning, homophones, or a short writing task using pictures or a word bank.

Throwback Thursday:Thursday is all about grammar usage and conventions.

Figurative Friday: Figurative Friday tasks include working with various types of figurative language including similes, metaphors, idioms, and more!

I created this resource after seeing success with the Math version in my own classroom that you can find HERE!

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

✅ Looking for another grade level?
The morning work/daily review is available for ELA in Grades 1-10 and Math for Grades 1-6. Use the link below to shop for your grade level.

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ELA Weekly Assessments

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Math Weekly Assessments

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Click here to shop the morning work and daily review for Grades 1-10

I hope this resource works for you! Please be sure to FOLLOW US so you get the email when the rest of this series comes out! As we continue to work on the rest of this series, we would love to hear what works for you. You can contact us at help@theliteracyloft.com with any questions, comments, or feedback.

-Jessica

ELA Morning Work 3rd Grade {January} I Distance Learning I Google Slides

ELA Morning Work 4th Grade {January} I Distance Learning I Google Slides

$5.75

This morning work is a unique way to get your students warmed up in the morning that helps incorporate the 4th Grade Language Standards, Vocabulary Practice, and Reading Comprehension skills.

⭐️ BUNDLE + SAVE:
The monthly morning work is part of the following BUNDLES:

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

✅ Looking for another grade level?
The morning work/daily review is available for ELA in Grades 1-10 and Math for Grades 1-6. Use the link below to shop for your grade level.

ELA Bundles

ELA Weekly Assessments

Math Bundles

Math Weekly Assessments

ELA + Math Bundles

Let’s connect!

Click here to shop the morning work and daily review for Grades 1-10

I hope this resource works for you! Please be sure to FOLLOW US so you get the email when the rest of this series comes out! As we continue to work on the rest of this series, we would love to hear what works for you. You can contact us at help@theliteracyloft.com with any questions, comments, or feedback.

-Jessica

ELA Morning Work 4th Grade {January} I Distance Learning I Google Slides

ELA Morning Work 5th Grade {January} I Distance Learning I Google Slides

$5.75

*A DIGITAL OPTION/GOOGLE SLIDES HAS BEEN INCLUDED* Be sure to re-download! There are directions and links inside the pdf :)

This resource is a unique way to get your students warmed up in the morning that helps incorporate the 5th Grade Language Standards, Vocabulary Practice, and Reading Comprehension skills.

⭐️ BUNDLE + SAVE:
The monthly morning work is part of the following BUNDLES:

This set contains 5 weeks of Winter-themed morning work. The morning work is focused on ELA 5th Grade Common Core Standards. Each day has a thematic structure to cover Language Standards as well as enhance Vocabulary and Comprehension skills.

Meaningful Monday: Monday is focused on making meaning. Tasks will focus on synonyms, antonyms, vocabulary words, context clues, and making meaning in a short amount of text. Some tasks may require students to make meaning in the text (inference, message, adages, proverbs, etc) or build vocabulary skills.

Text Structure Tuesday: Tuesdays will have a paragraph that requires students to identify the text structure, signal words, and a question or two related to main idea, author's perspective, or vocabulary.

Wordy Wednesday: Wednesday is all about working with words. Tasks include working with shades of meaning, homophones, or a short writing task using pictures or a word bank.

Throwback Thursday: Thursday is all about grammar usage and conventions.

Figurative Friday: Figurative Friday tasks include working with various types of figurative language including similes, metaphors, idioms, and more!

I created this resource after seeing success with the Math version in my classroom that you can find HERE: 5th Grade Math Morning Work!

🛑 Are you a member of the TLL Membership? These materials are already included. If you are not a member, click here to learn more. The TLL Membership gives you an all-access pass to hundreds of ELA resources for teachers in Grades 3-5.

✅ Looking for another grade level?
The morning work/daily review is available for ELA in Grades 1-10 and Math for Grades 1-6. Use the link below to shop for your grade level.

ELA Bundles

ELA Weekly Assessments

Math Bundles

Math Weekly Assessments

ELA + Math Bundles

Let’s connect!

Click here to shop the morning work and daily review for Grades 1-10

I hope this resource works for you! You can contact us at help@theliteracyloft.com with any questions, comments, or feedback.

-Jessica

ELA Morning Work 5th Grade {January} I Distance Learning I Google Slides

ELA Daily Review 6th Grade {January} I Distance Learning I Google Slides and Forms

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*A DIGITAL OPTION HAS BEEN INCLUDED FOR GOOGLE SLIDES AND FORMS/GOOGLE CLASSROOM* Be sure to re-download! There are directions and links inside the pdf.

Hello, ELA! This resource is a unique way to get your students warmed up at the beginning of your ELA block.

Each month contains 4-5 weeks of ELA bell work, which will have a theme around the season, national holidays, or events associated with that particular month. The morning work is focused on ELA 6th Grade Common Core Standards. Each day has a thematic structure to cover language standards as well as enhance vocabulary and comprehension skills.

⭐️ BUNDLE + SAVE:
The monthly morning work is part of the following BUNDLES:

Each week follows a predictable and engaging structure:

Meaningful Monday: Monday is focused on making meaning. Tasks will focus on synonyms, antonyms, vocabulary words, context clues, and making meaning in a short amount of text. Some tasks may require students to make meaning in the text (inference, message, adages, proverbs, etc.) or build vocabulary skills.

Text Structure Tuesday: Tuesdays will have a paragraph that requires students to identify the text structure, signal words, main idea, author's perspective, or vocabulary, or any other question types related to the Craft and Structure standards.

Wordy Wednesday: Wednesday is all about working with words. Tasks include working with shades of meaning, homophones, spelling, prefixes, suffixes, roots, and other word skills.

Throwback Thursday:Thursday is all about grammar usage and conventions.

Figurative Friday: Figurative Friday tasks include working with various types of figurative language including similes, metaphors, idioms, poems, alliteration, structures of poems and more!

✅ Looking for another grade level?
The morning work/daily review is available for ELA in Grades 1-10 and Math for Grades 1-6. Use the link below to shop for your grade level.

ELA Bundles

ELA Weekly Assessments

Math Bundles

Math Weekly Assessments

ELA + Math Bundles

Let’s connect!