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Create a vibrant writing classroom! Take 5! for Language Arts: Writing that builds critical-thinking skills supports K-2 students who are just beginning to grasp the elements of writing. This resource will help you introduce students to the writing process through mini-lessons and daily writing prompts. Writing prompts support writing and drawing exercises in engaging ways that relate to content and are within the framework of college and career readiness standards. They also provide support on the different writing purposes: informative, opinion, narrative, and descriptive writing. This resource is filled with diverse prompts that will have students looking forward to the part of the day when they're asked to Take 5! for language arts. Each ready-to-use prompt includes corresponding standards, supply lists, language arts links, teacher tips, assessment options, rubrics, digital connections and resources, and opportunities for teacher-modeled writing and independent writing activities. Begin every day of the school year with a burst of critical thinking and fun with this comprehensive resource. Ready? Set? Take 5!

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9781496608086

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Over 100 prompts are provided, each correlated to Common Core College and Career Readiness Standards. . . .Prompts include extensions that list additional resources or activities. Most of the pages of the book are dedicated to the prompts, though a list of children's books referenced, two rubrics, and nine pages of reproducibles are included. This book would support new teachers of language arts or teachers who are looking for a method that will help to strengthen the writing skills of their students.-- School Library Connection Packed with mini-lessons, guidelines on the different purposes of writing (informative, narrative, opinion, and descriptive writing), and ready-to-use daily writing prompts (enriched with links and digital resources) that can kick off each classroom day with fun and thought-provoking activities, Take 5! for the Language Arts is a must-have for early education teachers.-- Midwest Book Review/Library Bookwatch, The Education Shelf

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Kaye Hagler is an educational consultant who mentors teachers in regional and national workshops and conferences. She holds a bachelor's degree in education from Georgia State University, a master's degree from Troy University, and a postgraduate endorsement in gifted education from the University of Alabama. She has taught elementary and middle school gifted education and high school English. Currently, her time is spent writing, conducting writing workshops, and serving as an adjunct instructor of English. She received the 2012 Advancement of Alabama Literacy Award for outstanding contributions to the promotion of literacy in the writing process. Kaye is the author of Take 5! for Language Arts: Writing that builds critical-thinking skills (K-2); Take 5! For Science: 180 bell ringers that build writing and critical-thinking skills; Take 5! for Language Arts: 180 bell ringers that build critical-thinking skills; and Inquire, Investigate, Integrate!: Making Connections to the K-2 Science Standards and the Common Core.

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