Simple tips for improving writing in your second or third grade classroom. These tips are a must if you want better writers!
Teaching writing DOESN'T have to be complicated! With these simple strategies, you can improve students' writing without having to work so hard.
Journaling is a fun & low-pressure way to ease into writing. With that in mind, we’ve created 75 elementary writing prompts to help your students begin writing!
Just write, mastering the art of writing better. Writing better requires practice and that requires doing. Take the steps you need to and just write!
In my book Blended Learning in Grades 4-12, I shared the following elementary writing rubrics with my readers. Unfortunately, the short links I provided in my book have timed out, so I wanted to share these on my blog so any elementary teachers interested in using them have access! Feel free to make a copy […]
Do you have struggling writers who just don't seem to be growing? Do you have reluctant writers who don't seem to get much writing completed? In every class that I have ever taught, there has always been a handful of kiddos that just don't like writing. These students can be toughest to reach. You have
An Upper Elementary Collaborative blog written by 13 teachers. Includes teaching ideas and resources for grades 3, 4, and 5.
Hello! Welcome to one of our writing mini lessons! Now that your students are WRITING COMPLETE SENTENCES, it is time to transition into paragraph writing! These lessons are broken down into 3 mini lessons 5-6-7- Topic Sentences, Relevant Details and Closing Sentences.
Teaching writing is HARD. I never took a formal class about how to teach writing and most of my students came to me already disliking writing. I didn’t
Use these 30 fiction writing prompts to get the creative juices flowing in your students, and to teach them how to enjoy the writing process!
Follow for DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE Kindergarten resources! It's time to ditch the "go off and write" approach and start explicitly teaching writing to kindergarten students. Let's build confident AND independent writers. Scripted lesson plans, digital anchor charts, various writing resources, directed drawings and MORE available on TeachersPayTeachers.com. Search "ThatKinderMama"
Do you have reluctant writers? You know- those students that stare into space the entire time that they are supposed to be writing? Do you have bored writers- students who watch the clock during wring? How about adding some fun to your writer's workshop! I have some simple ideas for you! 1. Let Students Choose
My students are always using and referring to different writing tools. I created these individual writing toolkits with lots of free writing resources.
ELA Skill Builder is your go-to spot for grammar and writing resources that will transform your writing class into something you're proud of.
The FREE August Writing Prompts are here! Note: Click on the teal download button towards the END of this post to snag the free August writing prompts! FREE August Writing Prompts After the learner has used that particular writing prompt, he can color in that portion of the picture! Remember, you can stretch your ... Read More about FREE August Writing Prompts
Using these animated shorts, students will practice four different summarizing using different methods.
If you are looking for some high-interest activities, try using animated shorts to teach inference. Free handouts focus on student learning.
There are many ways to improve IELTS Speaking at home without a teacher. Here are some ideas to get you started.
