How to outline your novel in 15 easy steps. Part of the How To Write A Novel blog series. Learn how to outline your novel and other great tips.
Use the verbs given and write what the people are doing right now.
These kindergarten anchor charts will give you the tools you need to teach math, reading, friendship skills, and much more!
Writing can be hard for kids, especially in kindergarten and first grade. These strategies for supporting struggling writers can help!
This is a video activity to practice using relative pronouns who, which, where, and that. There is a YouTube video and a matching worksheet. Learners watch the video, look at the pictures, and complete the sentences using the correct relative pronoun. Find the video at this link: https://youtu.be/IFDyKAfaOSA - ESL worksheets
It can be hard to know what to do or say to someone who has suffered a loss and is grieving the death of a loved one. If you're at a loss, you can offer these words of comfort to someone you know who is grieving.
Are you creating a fantasy world with magic? If you want to give your characters some interesting and unique abilities, here are some ideas.
Here is a picture dictionary of adjectives describing people. You will have different adjectives for each physical appearance; face - hair - height - weight - eyes - age.Hope you enjoy it! Have a nice day - ESL worksheets
When it time for kids to do some story writing, often it’s difficult for them to start because either they don’t know exactly how to organize their story or they don’t know what to write about. This FREE Story Writing Pack helps with both problems! *This free printable pack can be found towards the END of ... Read More about Story Writing Ideas for Kids {FREE Pack}
September Writing Prompts are here just in time for fall. Get your Narrative, Informative and Opinion Organizers and Draft pages today.
If you’re like most people, you respond with “Good” when someone asks how you’re doing. Spice things up with witty and funny responses.
One of our activities this week included talking about some of our favorite things. We then made these super, cute people to go with our wri...
The most common mistake I see is #1 ... this is great advice for people teaching handwriting to kids in preschool and kindergarten. The tip about worksheets is so important. #handwriting #preschool #penmanship #kindergarten
Kids learn how to "show" instead of "tell" in their writing. Download to complete online or as a printable!
It’s normal to want to feel heard, understood, and valued. Whether by a friend, parent, or partner. But more often than not, we don’t. People who have empathy tend to […] More
Simple, hand-drawn examples of various hairstyles. Suitable for posters or handouts, may be used as an adaptive resource. Helps students create more varied and unique hair for their portraits, and hopefully represent themselves a little better.Updated April 2023 to correct spelling.
As Spring Break approaches, I find that my fifth graders are in need of some reminders as to what it means to be kind to each other. In general, they are sweet kids, but at times the words they use and actions they take, particularly on the playground, aren't the kindest. Our read aloud for the month is Wonder by RJ Palacio so the theme of kindness fit right into our room. It just so happens that a new book, We're All Wonders by RJ Palacio, a picture book intended for younger readers to access the story, came out this week as well. So the timing was perfect. (the two links above are my affiliate links and will take you to Amazon to buy the books.) I began by asking the students what kindness is. We brainstormed a list of ideas and created an anchor chart. Then I read the picture book to the students. Because we had just finished Wonder, they were so excited to read this new version. When we finished, I asked the kids to think of all the ways, in both the picture book and the novel, that people were not very kind to Auggie (the main character). The kids were able to fill our entire circle map in no time. It was easy to recall how people would scream in his face, recoiling at the way he looked. They remembered the names Auggie was called and the no-touching game that was played. The instantly told me about all the awful things that happened to him. I then asked the kids to brainstorm ways that, if they were in the novel with Auggie, they could be kinder to him. Again, they had no problem thinking of ways they could be kind to Auggie. Next, I asked the students to think about their own real life. I asked them to reflect upon how they personally treat others and how they personally could make better choices when speaking to others. Here is where things got a little challenging. You see, when students are talking about fictional characters, or reading news stories about OTHER kids they don't know being treated unfairly or unkindly, they know exactly what they would do if they were there. Because they aren't there. They know they never will be there. But when confronted with their own lives, and real possibilities for what they would have to do to step in or change situations, it is a bit harder for them. So I asked them to brainstorm 15 different ways they PERSONALLY could show kindness to our classmates. (I drew a lot of inspiration for this next part from Study All Knight's FREE Kindness unit, which you can grab here.) The students then used tempra paint and painted 15 (or so) rainbow sunshine rays. They also drew their own Wonder-Inspired portrait. (I have previously done this before, but had them focus on precepts and writing....if you would like to do that, click here. It is one of my fav lessons too!) The students then glued their Wonder portraits into the middle of the rays, used Sharpie to outline and write the 15 ways they could show real kindness in their lives (one way per ray) and were done. They came out amazing. (See the picture at the top of the post!) What is better though, is that the past two days, my students are actively trying to be kinder to each other. They are watching their words. I have seen people purposefully go up to those who tend to wander during group time and invite them into the group. I have seen students smile at others just a bit more. It truly has been a Wonder. Right now, for a limited time, Amazon has the book available for $3.99!!! Snag up to 4 copies at that price. Use my affiliate link here to get your copy ASAP before they are all gone!! SaveSave
Do you teach a Community Helpers Preschool or Kindergarten Unit? You will LOVE this fun set of pretend play learning centers and no prep worksheets.
Drawing in kindergarten is important. Using directed drawing, you can teach your students to draw almost anything, as long as you can draw it.
"Is he manipulating me?" We often don't even realize that we're being controlled. But here are 10 signs of emotional manipulation in relationships of which to be aware.
Welcome to our lesson on common adjectives used to describe personality traits and emotions! In this lesson, we will explore a wide range of words that can be
Reading and emulating professional screenplays is a common way to learn screenwriting, but make sure to pick up the right lessons and habits when you do.
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Differentiating your instruction can be overwhelming. I get it. When you hear the word "differentiation" do you automatica...
