Astrobrights Colorize Your Classroom Challenge -Color increases learning retention. Join the challenge to use more color!
Do you have an assignment to write a speech about another person but don't know how to do it right? Find useful tips on writing a great speech about someone else - your friend or even a famous person.
Use these intuitive methods to calculate your book's length and plan the perfect timing for all the structural beats within your plot.
If you need additional resources for opinion writing, I created a planning sheet and writing paper that can be used for any opinion piece throughout the school year! Grab it below (for free)! :) Have a great weekend! :)
Get to know your students with this back to school writing activity! Writing from your heart is the very best place to write from. Get to know your students with this back to school activity. Encourage students to write from what they know, are passionate about and is important to them. Having the freedom to choose their writing topics increases student engagement and writing quality! This graphic organizer will help shape student's thinking about writing and provide a place for students to look back to when they don't know what to write about next! This resource includes 3 different variations of the graphic organizer as well as 3 variations of the brainstorm page to help students organize their thinking. This is a great way to kick off your back to school writing unit! My students get so excited to start writing in their notebooks after completing this activity! Enjoy this resource? You may be interested in these other similar resources: Best Part of Me Writing Activity Monthly Reading Goals Daily Morning Work Bundle: Foster Community, Growth Mindset and Mindfulness Don't forget to leave feedback to earn your TPT Credits you can use on any other resources on TPT!
Here is a project that I have done for many years with my third graders. I moved up to fourth grade this year and I have a handful of the same students, so I can't do it again until next year! I read the book "The Best Part of Me." The book is written by children who describe their favorite body parts. I have my kids pick their favorite part of their bodies and write a descriptive poem or paragraph. I also read some of my favorites from past students. I don't give any guidelines or a rubric, which they love! I take a black and white photo and zoom in on their part. I put one copy into their portfolio books and I created a large scrapbook for the School Art Auction. I made a photo collage for the title page. I mounted everything on black and white paper. This is one of my all time favorite lessons! I hope you do it with your class.
Our ability to achieve/master something is largely based on our mindset. When we tell ourselves we can't (i.e. Writer's Block), we probably won't.
What is filler, where is it found, and why is it so corrosive to your story? Here's how to edit out the filler and tighten your book.
The writing process can seem daunting if you're just finding out how to start writing a novel. Here are some tips and resources from my own writing process.
How can you write better novels with one key step? Spend more time in the prewriting stage! Here's how to use brainstorming to write better novels.
To study composting up close, we decided to create our own mini compost bins in cups, so we could see decomposition in action.
Learn how suspension bridges work and build your very own DIY recycled suspension bridge with this fun, recycled STEM project.
