Writing

6 Strong Anchor Charts for Opinion Writing

Opinion Writing may seem like the most simple of the writing standards, but without adequate modeling and practice, students won’t be able to fully develop

How to Plan Your Standards-Based Year

If it’s not your first year teaching, you know just how much goes into your ELA instruction. Not only do you need to think about

Go-To Blogs for Common Core Writing Standards

Common Core Writing is a domain of standards. This domain can be found within the Common Core Standards. They cover all things writing. First, students

10 Best Mentor Texts for Narrative Writing

Narrative writing will be present in all of your elementary school classrooms. Starting in Kindergarten, students will be writing (or telling) stories about themselves. Each

8 Best Mentor Texts for Opinion Writing

In many classrooms, opinion writing is the first form of writing that is covered. It may seem simple for students to share their opinion, but

Teaching Students to Master Peer Editing in Writing

Peer editing is an incredibly important part of the writing process. And, although it seems simple, peer editing is a skill that takes practice. Fortunately,

How Pre-Writing Can Help Your Students

The pre-writing process is an important step in creating a well-rounded writer. Pre-writing allows students a chance to brainstorm, make writing decisions, and organize their

How to Teach Sentences to Students

Teaching sentences will be a big part of your language instruction! From simple to complex, sentences are woven into a large part of your language

How to Teach Revising and Editing Practices

Hello, again! Today’s blog post is discuss how to incorporate revising and editing practices in your classroom. Revising and editing skills are instrumental to your

How to Teach Informational Writing

In my third installment of how to teach Common Core aligned writing units, I’m going to discuss teaching informational writing. The last couple of weeks,