Writing

See this! To help you get your students writing regularly, we’ve created a special month-long series of writing prompts to use in your school classroom.

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Did you think teaching students to write would be a snap? I mean, you are a college-educated, certified individual. How hard could it possibly be? Well, it’s a challenge, especially when just starting out. In my classroom, I use five steps to take my 5th graders from mediocre sentence writers to five paragraph experts. Step […]

5th grade writing doesn’t have to be a struggle! This blog post provides all of my best tips and ideas for teaching your fifth graders to succeed as writers. As a veteran 5th grade teacher, I have had a lot of experience teaching all kinds of students how to improve their writing. So, you'll get my insight on the best ways to help all of your upper elementary students succeed in your writing curriculum!

Christmas Creative writing activities! Holiday writing prompts, Christmas graphic organizers, read aloud activities, and more! Lots of engaging strategies for engaging reluctant writers in December.

Creative Writing Prompt Printable: If I Were a Leaf (Free Download!) Get those creative juices flowing with this fun creative writing prompt printable. It's a great writing exercise for children and a fantastic way to

NARRATIVE WRITING graphic organizer with picture word bank - How to sequence events - writing a narrative with details in order - graphic organizer for putting events in order #kindergarten #firstgrade #secondgrade

The first day back from a school break can be a little hectic. There have been years when I felt like it was the first week of school . . . . all over again! It seemed like my students had forgotten all of our procedures in a very short time. On top of it, my students came in overly excited. They hadn't seen their friends in a while so they were chatty. They wanted to share what had happened during their break. One of the best things I found to help was starting off the day with a "write and...

I have decided that I should have been an owl. The later it gets the better I focus and the more work I get done. I hit my stride at 7:30 pm. Here's the only problem with that - I get up at 5:30 am and my mind doesn't slow down until midnight. Sad, I know. Anyway, this will be a quick post. I am going to do my best to be a better blogger this week. We will see how that goes. I definitely seem to be getting more accomplished now that the craft room is functional and I've started listening to...

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