Quick writes are easy journal activities the students of all ages can do to practice detail writing. It's super fun and engaging. The kids LOVE the images!

No more excuses! Starting a journal with your preschooler is easy and helps develop early writing and fine motor skills.

School's out, but the writing fun doesn't have to stop! Embrace summer adventures with these 14 summer writing prompts for 4th graders.

Paragraph writing is a big challenge for many students. This post includes a step-by-step method to help your students write great paragraphs in no time.

One of the best things students can do to hone their story-writing skills is to practice doing it. Make practice a bit easier with these short story prompts.

Last week I posted an article on the 5 signs your journals could be falling short in the classroom. Be sure to check that out if you didn't get a chance to

Journaling with kids is a great way to teach them productivity, mindfulness, creativity, and writing skills!

Not sure where to start when it comes to creating a Reading Response Journal? This post shares my favorite tool to use!

We introduce journals with our 3 year olds with simple ideas that teach them how to love and care for their little books.

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Use these free writing journals with your kindergarten students. Comes with front cover, back cover to explain writing process, and scaffolded, lined paper.

Try these writing exercises for beginners and become a better writer by actually applying writing tips to your writing.

Journalling has so many benefits and if you have some great memoir writing prompts you can really deep dive into your reflections. Here's my top 3 writing prompts for your journalling practise.

Help your little ones build strong pencil control skills with our free bundle! Perfect for preK and kindergarten learners, this bundle will aid in fine motor development and writing skill building.

Draw the missing half of an insect to complete the picture! These drawing prompts are good for studying symmetry and entomology with kids at the same time.

If you want to know how to write a book with no experience, this post shows you exactly how to get started writing. Yes, even without a degree.

Here is a freebie for you! I bought all my students spiral notebooks & they get to decorate the cover at our end of the year peace themed bash! Ssh! Don't tell them! My little nuggets have become such fabulous writers & I want to keep that going throughout the summer! You're Welcome future 2nd grade teacher! This is the FIRST YEAR EVER that I finally got my firsties to LOVE writing! I can't wait to share everything I did with them this year. Stay tuned.......... Stop by my blog to grab your freebie! P.S. I also included a size that fits perfectly on the front of a composition notebook. There is a large size included as well that fits on a booklet made out of a large piece of construction paper.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest We don’t do a lot of the typical writing activities and assignments that are popular in public schools (and homeschools!). In case you are over your shock and horror over the fact that I don’t have any assigned reading in my homeschool, I have also never assigned my fourth grader a book […]

So you’ve taught your students to write sentences. Now what? In the beginning of my career, we worked HARD on writing sentences. When it came time to take the next step into writing paragraphs, I found this was even harder for my students. We were able to write 2-3 sentences about a topic or picture, ... Read More about How to Scaffold Paragraph Writing for Special Education

Need a fun way to get your ESL / ELL / EFL students to practice writing? Here are 40 engaging picture prompts that can be used 2 different ways. 1. 40 Picture Prompts with 2 sets of questions (Level I and Level II). These can be projected onto a screen. (These are "full page" size.) After students write their answers, you can have them discuss their responses aloud for an interesting class discussion and great speaking practice! 2. 80 Task Cards (40 different pictures + 2 levels of questions). These can be cut and laminated. Then hand them out to students and have them respond in a journal OR place in a writing center. ***For best results, print picture prompts in LANDSCAPE setting.*** Both options are a great way to get students settled and focused at the beginning of class. More Uses: • These picture prompts can also be used in a number of other ways. Students can practice sequencing words, cause and effect, journal writing, generating questions and assessment of oral language as well as conversation practice. There are two levels of questions: Level 1 questions include present tense, present progressive, simple past, yes/no questions, giving descriptions and "wh-" question words. Level 2 questions include future tense, giving explanations, providing opinions, "why" questions, compare/contrast, "if", and "should", write a "conversation" or "short story". Looking for Speaking Activities? Check out these Mini-Dialogues for ELL students. ******************************************************************************* Looking for more ESL Activities? You may like: ESL Bell Ringer Journal ESL Writing: Journal Prompts ESL Conversation Activities: Picture Prompts for Speaking Practice (SET 2) ESL Activities: Picture Prompts for Speaking Practice (SET 1) ESL Conversation Cards for Speaking Practice ESL Speaking Activities: Bundle ESL Activities: Physical Appearances ESL Activities: Maps and Buildings ESL Activities: Rooms of the House ESL Activities: Action Verbs and Verb Tenses

Summer! A time for sunshine, laughter, and endless possibilities. While kids love the freedom from school, keeping them engaged and creative throughout the

Explore a world of imagination with our kindergarten writing prompts! Let your youngest writers express their thoughts and lessons learned.

Hi Friends…. The past two weeks we have been working on Prefixes and Suffixes in our second-grade classroom! My kiddos were having such a good time brainstorming words with prefixes and then figuring out the meaning. They really had a strong grasp of the concept… I was pretty impressed. After our whole … Prefixes, Suffixes and a FREEBIE Just for YOU! Read More »

Try this today! Journaling is one of the most effective ways for kids to become better, more confident writers—and in turn, better, more confident students.

How to write a novel is a legitimate question. It can be a scary and overwhelming concept. Novels go unfinished all the time, and writers everywhere get frustrated and discouraged.

I believe there's a writer inside of all of us. Discover these essential creative writing exercises can help unlock your inner voice.

My DIY writing retreat in Scotland was the ideal way to focus and allow creativity to flow. Find out how I planned it and what the retreat was like.

There is nothing more frustrating than scheduling writing time, carefully preparing your coffee or tea, finally sitting down at your computer or notebook, and then… staring. You start a sentence. “Bah, that sounds terrible.” You get a few sentences down, then you re-read them and think, “That made a lot more sense in my […]

It's important that kids have positive self-esteem that encourages them to try new things, overcome challenges and be happy.

Paragraph writing is a big challenge for many students. This post includes a step-by-step method to help your students write great paragraphs in no time.

No more excuses! Starting a journal with your preschooler is easy and helps develop early writing and fine motor skills.