Common Core English Language Arts Teacher Resources

Share all about yourself with this getting-to-know-you writing activity!

Young readers respond to the books they have completed with this versatile worksheet template.

Young readers will enjoy reflecting on a recent book with this engaging template.

This story map will help organize students' retelling of stories while reinforcing the concepts of sequencing, main idea, character traits, and setting.

Analyze words and build vocabulary with a Frayer model!

Turn sight word practice into a game! Help your students practice reading and writing sight words using the classic game of tic-tac-toe.

Encourage students to make connections as they learn new words with this creative vocabulary quilt activity!

Help your kindergarten students learn about comparing and contrasting nonfiction texts using this helpful Venn diagram.

Build vocabulary with a synonym-antonym Frayer model!

Help your students write letters to a pen pal, faraway relative, and others! This letter template gives students practice writing formal letters — like persuasive or business correspondence — and friendly, informal letters.

Use this grammar handout to help learners remember the difference between the words there, their, and they're!

Concept maps are versatile and useful for all subject areas. Use this concept map for word work, main idea and supporting details, or to map out ideas.

This standards-based Narrative Writing Rubric for 8th grade is the perfect tool to assess your students’ narrative writing skills!

Use this worksheet to encourage critical thinking and support students’ literacy development by asking questions before, during, and after reading.

Assess your students’ narrative writing skills with this standards-based Narrative Writing Rubric for 6th grade.

This rubric for sixth-grade argument writing covers all of the major Common Core standards in the argument writing strand, including introduction, support, transitions, style, and conclusion.

Give students a boost in their vocabulary study skills with this Vocabulary Note Card Template!

Use this standards-based Narrative Writing Rubric for 7th grade to assess your students’ narrative writing skills!

Encourage students to make connections as they learn new vocabulary with this Vocabulary Connections Map.

Get your thoughts organized with this handy graphic organizer! Kids can use this template to deconstruct any story they're working on in school.

Assess your students’ argument writing skills with this standards-based rubric for seventh grade!

Maximize what your students learn from reading nonfiction by having them fill out a KWL chart before and after reading.

Keep this study aid handy during homework time, or keep a copy in the back of your binder for classroom reference.

Assess your students’ informational writing skills with this standards-based rubric for sixth grade!

Assess your students’ argument writing skills with a standards-based rubric for eighth grade.

Use this multiple-meaning words worksheet to support middle school students as they explore a word with more than one meaning. 

This graphic organizer provides an opportunity to keep track of key vocabulary words they encounter within an informational text.

Empower students to get creative with their vocabulary learning in this visual vocabulary worksheet template!

Assess your students’ informational writing skills with this standards-based rubric for seventh grade!