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7 Strong Narrative Writing Anchor Charts
Narrative Writing is my personal favorite type of writing to teach. The creativity and possibilities that come with this type of writing are endless! Today,
6 Engaging Thanksgiving Writing Activities for Kids
If you’ve seen my recent post about Thanksgiving Reading Activities, here is your follow-up for Writing! These Thanksgiving-themed activities will be great add-ons or replacements
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,
Teaching Narrative Writing Tips and Activities
Last week, I walked you through how I thought Opinion Writing should be taught! Today, you’re going to get teaching narrative writing tips. Like the
Teaching Opinion Writing Tips and Activities
Today, you’re going to get a bunch of teaching opinion writing tips. I’m going to what best practices I think you can follow. I hope
Warming Your Kids Up for Writing Block
Have you guys heard of bell-ringers? If you have, it was likely for middle or high school, or even 4th and 5th grade when students
