If you know me, you know that a good sort is one of my favorite instructional strategies. I actually think my grade level colleagues get si...
? Practice fine motor skills with these cute Tracing Strips as a St Patricks day activities for preschoolers and toddlers this March.
Discover our guide with the best journal writing topics to beat writer’s block and improve your writing skills.
The International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Handwriting Teachers {IAMPETH for short} has an extremely extensive website full of lessons and handwriting examples for all kinds of writing and calligraphy. If you need a reminder on how to make...
A plot idea is just the beginning when you want to write a book and these simple questions help you turn that idea into a complete story.
Want to take your handwriting to the next level? Here are 5 easy tips for how to improve cursive writing for hand lettering, bullet journaling, and more!
Follow these steps to improve your handwriting and become more confident when writing. Just like all things, it requires a lot of practice and a lot of patience.
Need help improving your handwriting? I've gathered a few tips and tricks that will have you writing like an expert in no time!
Learn the tips to improve you songwriting. If you've always wanted to get better at songwriting then this is the article for you.
Cursive writing can be tedious. Still, it can be helpful to learn. Let's talk about fun ways kids can practice cursive.
There are some kids out there who absolutely HATE handwriting. Let me re-phase that. There are a ton of kids who completely despise to their core the act of working neat handwriting, pencil grasp, slowing down so people can read their words, and writing on the lines. A ton. I’ve worked with many (many!) kids ... Read more
Summary writing is an essential part of any piece of content. Here are the best online text summarizing tools available today.
Does your child get anxious as they start a writing assignment when they're staring at a blank sheet of paper? StoryBuilders is a wonderful tool for answering the question most homeschool moms have heard, "what
There’s true artistry and design in handwriting. Over the space of a month, you’ll learn a new technique or strategy every day that will serve you well in your quest to become a master of cursive.
These methods of outlining will help you create a novel outline that makes writing your first draft a breeze, whether it's your 1st or 10th time writing a book.
Does your child's handwriting speed affect their writing assignments? Handwriting speed develops over time and there are some ways you can help improve it!
As an editor, I correct passive voice every day. It's a common problem and easy to fix. Check out this complete guide to fixing passive voice!
Use these printable habit trackers to improve your life and develop better habits. Here are 21+ printable trackers in different styles.
Easy ways to improve your handwriting plus several aesthetic handwriting inspirations for you to work on your perfect font.
Use this X-Ray Man game to sneak in some handwriting practice by feeding the X-Ray Man some learning food and drawing the X-Ray on his belly.
If your child is struggling in the handwriting department, this super-fun handwriting practice game is the perfect activity to help them practice. This is a great sensory play activity, and it's likely you already have everything you need for this activity in your cupboards already.
Today, I'll go over several tips to help you improve your signature and develop a John Hancock that stands out!
This year, I decided to teach this skill over a few days at the beginning of the year. I've never taught it like this before. I usually wait until I move into nonfiction and argument writing and then I mention the difference in the three, but I never teach it as its own lesson. However, this year I thought maybe knowing how to do each of these early on would help as we start working on answering open-ended questions. I was inspired by this post over at The Creative Apple. I loved her anchor chart, which I believe she borrowed from this blog. Wanting to have an interactive page for our ISNs, I turned the anchor chart into this interactive folding page! {You can get it FREE right HERE!} They looked like this in our notebooks: Which open and look like this: Next, I had the kids read some short articles (I used some old Time for Kids magazines) and answer some simple, "right there" questions using either a quote, summary, or paraphrase to support their thinking. I am hoping that teaching this strategy early on will pay off. Often, I have students (usually my struggling learners) who will copy an entire paragraph from a text because they think they are supporting their answer. Typically, they don't use transitions and their answers come out disjointed and confusing and LONG! Do you teach this skill as its own lesson? How's it work for you? Happy Teaching!!
Try these writing exercises for beginners and become a better writer by actually applying writing tips to your writing.
Follow these steps to improve your handwriting and become more confident when writing. Just like all things, it requires a lot of practice and a lot of patience.
I love writing prompts for my kids, because honestly, I just have to find things for them to write about when my ideas run out. Check out these 10 FREE samples of writing prompts worksheets for your homeschool this year.
Pupils will practice their writing skills through this worksheets . They will trace lines and shapes which will help them improve their writing skills.English Created Resources prides itself on provid
Check out what we did to improve my teen's writing in just one semester. They gained useful writing skills and grew confidence as independent writers.
These hands-on activities are fun ways to improve size awareness in handwriting for legibility and neatness.
Reflecting and journaling about your days is a fantastic way to improve your craft as a teacher. Save time and space by using a digital journal. This journal includes a template with prompts for the days that you don't know what to write about and a template for a free writing when you have more to say. Use on your iPad or tablet with a PDF annotating app like Good Notes or Notability. Why journal digitally? Digital journals allow you to move and duplicate pages. Use the template pages that work best for you. Pages included: 2 Templates - one for free-writing and one with prompts to get you started 10 Month Dividers - 2 versions include tabs for August through May & for September through June Try before you buy! Check out this FREE personal digital planner to see if digital journaling is right for you. Follow me for updates: Website YouTube Instagram Facebook
