Procedural writing or "How-to" is one of my favorite units! Read this post to discover some fantastic mentor texts to use in your classroom!
Let students use this paper to write and illustrate their final copies of stories.
I have compiled an entire page of my FREE directed drawings for you to enjoy with your students. Access the full collection right here.
There's a lot of ground to cover when you teach creative narrative writing. Here are 5 creative narrative mini-lessons you should be sure to use!
I finally nailed teaching symbolism! Using candy was both engaging and efficient - a major win that students remembered all year long!
For the first time, someone besides me has named one of my products. I finally made a crafty set of cute bible tabs. When finishing up these bible tabs, I asked Lydia what I should
Happy Thursday, Friends! Kerri here... First of all, I CANNOT believe that some of you are already out for the summer! WHAT THE WHAT?? I am...
Our third grade writing program requires each student to complete an animal research paper. My daughter thoroughly enjoyed this project and with the help of her teacher and writing prompts, she wrote an amazing paper
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Finally! The Taxonomy of my Music is complete! While I’m working on my Digital Art assignments I enjoy watching my favorite TV shows. I bring this up to help you get a sense for how long it t…
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These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back
Friends~I finally figured it out-2 for 1 composition books! I have been loving the composition books that have been cut in half recently. I have seen them on several blogs and I have gone to Lowes and Home Depot as suggested to have my 12 books cut in half so that I had 24 smaller books. Doubling my lot! (The kiddos never use a whole page anyway:) Here's my journey for the 2 for 1! I first made several trips to Lowes and Home Depot but they left me defeated. Don't get me wrong the guys that helped me and tried to cut the books were super kind but their saws ate, destroyed, tore, and mangled my books. After the loss of my 2nd book the man at Home Depot suggested that I try Office Max. Look-ie, Look-ie! It was less than $3 to have these 2 for 1 babies cut! Office Max can cut around 8 at a time. I am so super excited about it! Check out my labels below for the front of the books. I am using one for my calendar journals and one for spelling. You can download the labels that I plan to use on the covers for My Calendar Journals next school year by clicking the images below. If you do so, I would love for you to leave a comment and follow my blog so you don't miss any Back to School Freebies!
Freebie! How to Brush My Teeth Procedural Writing!
I recently assigned a one pager final project to my sophomores for their culminating Night project. I wanted to combine as many rigorous ELA content ideas as possible, while also designing a fun project for students that provided them with a bit of choice. This Night one pager project was the perfect way to finish the memoir!
Looking for some fun poetry writing prompts to inspire your students’ creativity? Check out these seven adaptable options for kids of all ages!
Do you use the Scrivener program for your writing? Many writers do, especially as Scrivener sponsors NaNoWriMo and offers a discount to participants. I started using Scrivener for my NaNo drafting last year and was able to buy the program at half-off because of my NaNo win. Woo hoo! Many writers like Scrivener (Windows and Mac) for […]
I have been meaning to update my Read and Sequence pack for a while now. This is a combination of all of my Read and Sequence pages from various other packs (literacy menus, holiday packs, seasonal packs, fairy tale pack, etc.) So if you own those packs, you don’t have much use for this. If you ... Read More about Read and Sequence (unit makeover and a lemonade freebie)
When reading the work of literary heroes like Jane Austen, or modern-day masters like Sally Rooney, it can be hard to imagine that they began with an empty page (or screen). It's strange to think that Victor Hugo turned a pen and parchment into the beautiful tale of The Hunback of Notre Dame. Or
What is hybrid homeschooling? Also known as part-time homeschooling. Get all of your questions answered from Orlando lifestyle blogger, Amber Likes.
These tips and examples will help guide you to writing a beautiful obituary and tribute for your loved one.
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You’re finally ready. Something has pushed you to write a book about your experience, your methods, your way of thinking. But why does it actually matter? And why would someone want to read it? People are often inspired by others who have overcome challenges or developed a plan of attack to help them out. They […]
Unleash creativity this Valentine's Day with a Roll and Draw a Valentine dice game! This printable art activity lets kids create their own unique valentine characters, and is perfect for classroom parties, art centers, bulletin boards, or library fun. Ideal for sub art lessons, it’s an engaging way to inspire imagination and keep kids entertained while they draw and create! This drawing activity is perfect for your: Creative Writing Project Valentine Cards Paired Book Activity Art Center Bulletin Board Reading Buddy Project Valentine's Day Party Sub Plans How to use Roll and Draw a Valentine Art Activity: Print the game and student directions, provide drawing materials and dice, throw on some music, and watch your students create away! Each valentine character turns out uniquely special. Here’s what you’ll get: Student Directions Page Drawing Game Page You may also like… Roll and Draw a Snowman Roll and Draw a Robot Roll and Draw a Pirate Roll and Draw an Ugly Christmas Sweater Or SAVE with a bundle! (The bundles that contain this resource are shown above.) ___________________________________ Copyright © Night Owl Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.
As an introduction to my series on Organic Architecture, I thought I’d start out with the ol’ granddaddy of plot structures: Arch Plot. You probably already know all about this plot structure, but to make sure we’re all on the same page, I wanted to do a quick overview. Arch plot has lots of names....
My professional life before blogs & Pinterest seems like a long, long ago, dark, desperate time. I've been thinking a lot recently about ho...
Simple printable airline ticket and boarding pass writing frames.
Try these writing exercises for beginners and become a better writer by actually applying writing tips to your writing.
An assessment rubric for teachers when marking a piece of persuasive writing.
