English language arts for 8th grade (page 4)

Roll three to nine picture dice (animals, places, feelings, objects), then tell it or write it from a prompt. Share the exact roll by link. Free.

Type a word and write one line for each letter, step by step, then print the poem or a blank page for students. Free, no sign-in.

Print a Venn diagram, T-chart, KWL chart, story map, Frayer model, cause and effect, sequence or main idea chart with your own headings and prompts. Free.

Write a haiku line by line with a live five-seven-five syllable counter, then print it or a blank page. Free, no sign-in.

Writing "I can" statements that students understand: start from the standard, one target a lesson, verbs you can see, before-and-after examples by grade, and using them in class.

Write a five-line cinquain step by step, by words (1-2-3-4-1) or syllables (2-4-6-8-2), then print it or a blank page. Free.

Type a word and see words that end the same way, from our phonics and sight word lists, for Pre-K to 8th grade. Nothing is looked up online.

Writing prompts by grade band: narrative, opinion, informative, picture prompts described in words, and story starters. Two hundred original prompts, free to print.

Paste a list and get a six-letter code: children answer at home and you see each score by the pen name Peabody gave them. Free, no real names.

Add up to six photos and captions and print a one-page class sheet for families. Photos stay on your computer: nothing is uploaded or saved.

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Type a word or a sentence and see its syllables and a clap count for each word. The count is approximate: it reads the spelling. Free.

Free printable anchor charts for math and reading, on one page or as a four-page poster.

How a substitute writes the note to the teacher: what happened, not who is what; six headings in order; plain sentences to start from; and what to leave out.

A free place value anchor chart: ones, tens, hundreds and thousands, what each digit is worth, and three ways to show a number.

Build a word wall by first letter, by sound pattern or by topic, from our sight word, phonics and topic lists or your own words, then print it. Free.

A free fractions anchor chart: numerator and denominator, why the parts must be equal, and equivalent fractions with pictures.

A free multiplication strategies anchor chart: equal groups, arrays, repeated addition, skip counting and breaking a fact apart.

How a substitute reads a sub plan in ten minutes: the parts every plan has, the order to read them, where teachers hide the important line, and what to do when parts are missing.

A free math problem solving anchor chart: four steps for any word problem, from reading it twice to checking the answer.

A free theme anchor chart: what a theme is, how it differs from the topic, and questions that help you find it in a story.

A free author's purpose anchor chart: to persuade, to inform, to entertain, with the clues for each and a sentence frame.

Fifteen original writing prompts for a sub day, five each for K–2, 3–5 and 6–8, that a substitute can put on the board and students can start with no teaching first.

A free character traits anchor chart: what a trait is, traits versus feelings, and how to prove a trait with evidence from the text.

A free main idea anchor chart: the main idea is what the whole text is mostly about, held up by key details, like a table and its legs.