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Writing pack for subs

Six writing prompts on their own pages with lines to write on: two stories, two opinions and two that explain. Pick the grades and print the lot.

Grades
In the writing pack, 3rd to 5th grade (6 pages):
  • Writing prompt: “You find a map folded inside a used book. Write the adventure that follows.”
  • Writing prompt: “A character moves to a new town the week before school starts. Write the first day, using dialogue.”
  • Writing prompt: “Should kids be allowed to have their own phones? Use reasons and examples to support your view.”
  • Writing prompt: “Should students have homework on weekends? Give at least three reasons.”
  • Writing prompt: “Explain the water cycle, using the words evaporation, condensation and precipitation.”
  • Writing prompt: “Explain how a machine you use every day, such as a bicycle, a can opener or a water fountain, works.”
Each student page says how many to print; keys are marked “for you”.
Writing · page 1 · print 24
Writing pack · 3rd to 5th grade · teach.peabody.kids/sub · Date: ____________

Name: ____________________________

You find a map folded inside a used book. Write the adventure that follows.

Writing · page 2 · print 24
Writing pack · 3rd to 5th grade · teach.peabody.kids/sub · Date: ____________

Name: ____________________________

A character moves to a new town the week before school starts. Write the first day, using dialogue.

Writing · page 3 · print 24
Writing pack · 3rd to 5th grade · teach.peabody.kids/sub · Date: ____________

Name: ____________________________

Should kids be allowed to have their own phones? Use reasons and examples to support your view.

Writing · page 4 · print 24
Writing pack · 3rd to 5th grade · teach.peabody.kids/sub · Date: ____________

Name: ____________________________

Should students have homework on weekends? Give at least three reasons.

Writing · page 5 · print 24
Writing pack · 3rd to 5th grade · teach.peabody.kids/sub · Date: ____________

Name: ____________________________

Explain the water cycle, using the words evaporation, condensation and precipitation.

Writing · page 6 · print 24
Writing pack · 3rd to 5th grade · teach.peabody.kids/sub · Date: ____________

Name: ____________________________

Explain how a machine you use every day, such as a bicycle, a can opener or a water fountain, works.

How to use it

  1. Pick K–2, 3–5 or 6–8.
  2. Check what's in it, then press Print the pack.
  3. Keep it in your sub bag, or leave it in the emergency folder.

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Questions

Where do the sheets come from?

Every passage and worksheet is a page of its own on Peabody Teach, with the same questions and the same answer key.

Is it the same pack every time?

Yes. The same subject and grades print the same sheets, so a pack in the folder matches the one on the site.

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