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- 9 Tips on Types of Paper to Help Your Students Write Easier
The types of paper we are going to discuss in this article bring writing back to more than basic. Of course, you need paper to teach writing, but who would have thought how important it is …9 Tips on Types of Paper to Help Your Students Write Easier Read More »
- How Real-Life Writing Assignments Can Engage and Motivate Your Students
A huge reason students don’t want to write or participate in school is that they feel like it’s another school skill that they aren’t going to use in real life. But writing is a skill that …How Real-Life Writing Assignments Can Engage and Motivate Your Students Read More »
- How to Be Flexible and Creative with Super Classroom Writing Prompts
Writing prompts can be a great way to support student creativity and teacher lesson planning. They are convenient and help students start writing about their topics. Sometimes writing prompts seem boring, or it can be hard …How to Be Flexible and Creative with Super Classroom Writing Prompts Read More »
- How Creative Writing Prompts About Winter Can Easily Elevate Middle School Writing
As students get older, teachers tend to step away from seasonal writing prompts. Students still experience the different seasons and holidays, but it seems the time set aside to celebrate and enjoy the uniqueness of the …How Creative Writing Prompts About Winter Can Easily Elevate Middle School Writing Read More »
- 3 Great Saint Patrick’s Day Activities That Keep Students Learning
Saint Patrick’s Day is one of the less prominent holidays, but we can still recognize and celebrate it with Saint Patrick’s Day activities. We need to keep students learning while recognizing the holiday because there is …3 Great Saint Patrick’s Day Activities That Keep Students Learning Read More »
- 3 Amazing and Simple Classroom Activities for Women’s History Month
Women’s History is often brushed over or touched on slightly by school textbooks. They don’t spend a lot of time recognizing the inequalities that women faced. But Women’s History Month gives us the opportunity to …3 Amazing and Simple Classroom Activities for Women’s History Month Read More »
- How to Easily Start Incorporating Culturally Responsive Teaching in Your Classroom
Culturally Responsive Teaching can help us build community in our classrooms and include all students. When I was learning about cultural diversity in the classroom Culturally Responsive Teaching seemed like it was the most natural way …How to Easily Start Incorporating Culturally Responsive Teaching in Your Classroom Read More »
- How to Easily Talk About and Teach Black History Today
Black history shouldn’t be limited to a month, but I love that we have a month devoted to remembering and learning about it. It’s a time to highlight how important black history is. However, black history …How to Easily Talk About and Teach Black History Today Read More »
- 18 Simple and Fabulous Persuasive Writing Mini Lesson Ideas for Teachers
Persuasive writing is a lot of fun to teach students because they get to talk about topics they are passionate about, convince their readers to agree with them, and write. Even though persuasive writing is fun …18 Simple and Fabulous Persuasive Writing Mini Lesson Ideas for Teachers Read More »
- 5 Amazing and Meaningful New Year’s Writing Activities for 4th Through 7th Grade
New Year’s Day is a natural time to set goals and think about the future. As teachers, we can do that for ourselves and teach our students how to do it too. It’s a teachable moment …5 Amazing and Meaningful New Year’s Writing Activities for 4th Through 7th Grade Read More »
- 22 Ways for Remarkably Faster Persuasive Writing Grading for TeachersFaster grading for teachers can turn essay grading from dread to celebration. It should be a celebration. We get to see our students grow as writers after all the time and effort we spent. We should …
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- 5 Awesome Ways to Make Any Classroom Activity Exciting
When kids are engaged and excited about learning they retain more. So much of school is repetitive which means teachers are constantly trying to come up with ways to engage students better. To put it eloquently …5 Awesome Ways to Make Any Classroom Activity Exciting Read More »
- 10 Clever Tips for Building Relationships with Students Quickly
You probably need clever tips for building relationships with students quickly because it’s the first day of school with 25 names to learn and relationships to build. The hardest part is that we do need to …10 Clever Tips for Building Relationships with Students Quickly Read More »
- 16 Fun and Simple Classroom Activities for Team Building
Building a strong classroom community can help your students work as a team, get along, solve their own problems, value each other, and shape your classroom’s and school’s culture. The time you spend helping your students …16 Fun and Simple Classroom Activities for Team Building Read More »
- How to Plan a Whole Year of Writing Lessons in 6 Easy Steps
Teaching writing should be enjoyable and with a solid plan, it can be. Planning a whole year of writing lessons can be easy if you approach the task from the right angle. A simple plan is …How to Plan a Whole Year of Writing Lessons in 6 Easy Steps Read More »
- 7 Types of Powerful Poetry Lessons to Incorporate This School Year
Poetry lessons are my favorite part of teaching writing, but in many classrooms, poetry is forgotten. There are so many other parts of ELA and writing to teach that it can seem difficult to fit in …7 Types of Powerful Poetry Lessons to Incorporate This School Year Read More »
- How to Use Clever Written Assessments to Easily Guide Instruction
Teachers use written assessments to help guide instruction for each unit throughout the school year. They are a reliable diagnostic tool that can help teachers understand their students’ strengths and weaknesses better. They are also time-consuming, …How to Use Clever Written Assessments to Easily Guide Instruction Read More »
- 10 Joyful and Simple Christmas Writing Activities for 4th through 7th Grade
Christmas writing activities can help you and your students celebrate the holiday while still learning important academic skills. Christmas is one of the most difficult times of the year to teach because students are so excited …10 Joyful and Simple Christmas Writing Activities for 4th through 7th Grade Read More »
- 5 Powerful Components of Graphic Organizers for Persuasive Essays Proven to Support Writing
Graphic organizers are a powerful writing tool when we teach our students how to use them correctly. But for us to teach our students to use them effectively, we must pick the best graphic organizer for … - 18 Simple and Fabulous Persuasive Writing Mini Lesson Ideas for TeachersPersuasive writing is a lot of fun to teach students because they get to talk about topics they are passionate about, convince their readers to agree with them, and write. Even though persuasive writing is fun …
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- 22 Ways for Remarkably Faster Persuasive Writing Grading for TeachersFaster grading for teachers can turn essay grading from dread to celebration. It should be a celebration. We get to see our students grow as writers after all the time and effort we spent. We should …
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- 5 Ways to Help Your Students Conterargue More Effectively
Learning to counterargue is what helps elevate students from opinion to persuasive to argumentative writing. Students can’t grow into mature writers or meet the common core standards until they know how to counterargue. Teaching students how …5 Ways to Help Your Students Conterargue More Effectively Read More »
- 9 Awesome and Helpful Thanksgiving Writing Activities for 4th through 7th Grade
Engaging Thanksgiving writing activities can help your students continue learning while they anticipate Thanksgiving break. Students get so excited about taking time off from school that it gets hard for them to focus. The best thing …9 Awesome and Helpful Thanksgiving Writing Activities for 4th through 7th Grade Read More »
- The 18 Best Proven and Powerful Tips on Persuasive Writing
Tips on persuasive writing can help prepare you to teach this unique type of writing. Persuasive writing is exciting for students because they can talk about things they are passionate about. There are so many activities …The 18 Best Proven and Powerful Tips on Persuasive Writing Read More »
- How to Turn Your Crazy Halloween Classroom Halloween into Awesome Halloween Writers
Halloween is an exciting time of year for your students and one of the bigger holidays at the beginning of the school year. Your students are likely going trick-or-treating, getting dressed up, and maybe going to …How to Turn Your Crazy Halloween Classroom Halloween into Awesome Halloween Writers Read More »
- The 18 Best Proven and Powerful Tips on Persuasive Writing
Tips on persuasive writing can help prepare you to teach this unique type of writing. Persuasive writing is exciting for students because they can talk about things they are passionate about. There are so many activities …The 18 Best Proven and Powerful Tips on Persuasive Writing Read More »
- How to Use an Inspiring Persuasive Mentor Text to Teach Persuasive WritingMentor texts are a valuable learning tool for writing lessons, especially persuasive writing. Students often have lots of exposure to narratives and expository/informational literature, but not as much familiarity with persuasive texts. Exposing students to persuasive …
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- 3 Ancient Techniques of Persuasive Writing That Empower Writers
All the strategies writers use to persuade come back to three techniques of persuasive writing. They might have a different spin or details put behind them, but when you examine them closely you will be able …3 Ancient Techniques of Persuasive Writing That Empower Writers Read More »
- Discover this Powerful 3 Part Detailed and Simple Guide to Persuasive Writing Essays
What is a persuasive writing essay? It’s when you try to get someone to do what you want. The goal of a persuasive writing essay is to convince the reader to agree with the writer and …Discover this Powerful 3 Part Detailed and Simple Guide to Persuasive Writing Essays Read More »
- 19 Ways to Make Expository Writing Essay Grading Easier
Essay grading is a time-consuming task that every writing teacher would like to see made simpler. If you change your mindset about grading and make a few decisions about your grading system it’s possible to take …19 Ways to Make Expository Writing Essay Grading Easier Read More »
- 18 Simple Mini-Lessons in this Clever Unit Example for Expository Writing
Having a unit example for expository writing can be incredibly helpful. Expository writing is one of the most important types of writing for our students to gain a strong understanding of because they will use it …18 Simple Mini-Lessons in this Clever Unit Example for Expository Writing Read More »
- 5 Surprising Ideas for Research Questions Activities to Help Your Students Deep Dive into Expository Writing
Teaching our students to ask detailed questions to gain the most information out of their research is an important skill. But just like most things in teaching, we can assume our students know how to ask … - What are Graphic Organizers for Innovative Expository Writing to Help Students Succeed?
What are graphic organizers? Graphic organizers are one of the most popular teaching tools for writing teachers. Writing teachers use graphic organizers all the time to help students organize their thoughts in an accessible way, even …What are Graphic Organizers for Innovative Expository Writing to Help Students Succeed? Read More »
- How to Teach Students to Perform a Credible Sources Check in 7 Easy Steps
Our students need to learn how to perform a credible sources check because there is so much information in the world that is often false. All-day long we are bombarded with information from news, radio, social …How to Teach Students to Perform a Credible Sources Check in 7 Easy Steps Read More »
- How to Teach Students to Perform a Credible Sources Check in 7 Easy Steps
Our students need to learn how to perform a credible sources check because there is so much information in the world that is often false. All-day long we are bombarded with information from news, radio, social …How to Teach Students to Perform a Credible Sources Check in 7 Easy Steps Read More »
- 5 Ways to Use Expository Writing Across the Curriculum to Improve Student Success
Writing across the curriculum can help all of our students be more successful in school. I believe this is especially true of expository writing. Not only will our students become more successful when they learn how …5 Ways to Use Expository Writing Across the Curriculum to Improve Student Success Read More »
- Simple Little Teacher’s Guide to the Expository Writing Essay in 5 Easy Steps
There are four types of writing that teachers need to teach each school year: narrative, persuasive, descriptive, and expository writing. Expository writing is being pushed more and more in schools as part of college readiness. The …Simple Little Teacher’s Guide to the Expository Writing Essay in 5 Easy Steps Read More »
- The Brilliant and Easy Guide to the 6 Types of Expository Writing
There are several types of expository writing which are sometimes explained to students while they are reading non-fiction text, but rarely do we use the types of expository writing to help our students write more successfully. …The Brilliant and Easy Guide to the 6 Types of Expository Writing Read More »
- 16 Surprising Tips for Easy Grading of Narrative Writing
Does easy grading for narrative writing exist? Publishing, sharing, and grading are the final steps to every big writing assignment. Watching students pour their hearts into writing a story, seeing how proud they are as they …16 Surprising Tips for Easy Grading of Narrative Writing Read More »
- Prompts for Narrative Writing Easily Explained and 35 Inspiring Starters
Writing prompts are one of the tools that teachers use to get our students moving during writing. I think every teacher has had students who struggle to pick a topic or start writing. Students will sit …Prompts for Narrative Writing Easily Explained and 35 Inspiring Starters Read More »
- Discover New Ways of Teaching Writing Narratives With 17 Brilliant Mini-Lessons
Teaching writing narratives can be and should be fun. Mini-Lessons are a great way to tackle teaching writing narratives. Mini-lessons offer our students support to learn about narrative writing while giving them lots of creative room …Discover New Ways of Teaching Writing Narratives With 17 Brilliant Mini-Lessons Read More »
- The Teacher’s Practical and Inspiring Guide to What is Narrative in Writing?
Personal narratives are our students’ first exposure to narrative writing and in many cases writing. After students learn to write their names and the ABCs they start writing sentences about their day and their life. It’s …The Teacher’s Practical and Inspiring Guide to What is Narrative in Writing? Read More »
- How to Use the Best Graphic Organizer for Narrative Writing in a New Prewriting Strategy
What is the best graphic organizer for narrative writing? After a lot of research, I discovered 13 Strategies for Prewriting to Help Your Students Efficiently Produce Writing. I combed through the list to determine strategies that …How to Use the Best Graphic Organizer for Narrative Writing in a New Prewriting Strategy Read More »
- Remarkable Little Guide to the 4 Different Types of Writing
There are so many things that we need to teach in writing each school year. It’s overwhelming to think about all the mini-lessons, teaching moments, assignments, and grading. But if we can take a step back …Remarkable Little Guide to the 4 Different Types of Writing Read More »
- 11 Creative Activities and a Practical Definition for Literary Elements
Teaching literary elements is an essential part of teaching writing because our students can not write a story without using literary elements. Our job as teachers is to help them use literary elements as effectively as …11 Creative Activities and a Practical Definition for Literary Elements Read More »
- 10 Spectacular Lesson Ideas and Amazing Examples for Figurative Language
Figurative language is one of the best parts of teaching writing because it adds so much to student writing. Once students start to understand figurative language, their writing has new life and is more interesting to …10 Spectacular Lesson Ideas and Amazing Examples for Figurative Language Read More »
- 9 Tips and Tricks to Easily Teach What are Literary Techniques
Teaching writing is incredibly complex, but it’s also one of my favorite parts of teaching. Everyone needs to know how to write well no matter what they decide to be when they grow up. People are …9 Tips and Tricks to Easily Teach What are Literary Techniques Read More »
- What is Literary Devices? An Amazing Writing Tool, Quickly Explained
One of my favorite things of all time to teach is poetry because I see students shine while creating these short writing projects. Poetry elevates my struggling writers to share their work with confidence. Poetry helps …What is Literary Devices? An Amazing Writing Tool, Quickly Explained Read More »
- Grading Essays Faster and Easier with These 20 Spectacular Tips
Grading essays is the final step of a big writing assignment and the hardest. Grading essays is time-consuming, possibly boring, and the whole time you are working towards completing this task your students are asking when …Grading Essays Faster and Easier with These 20 Spectacular Tips Read More »
- 12 Delightful and Innovative Ways Share and Publish Students’ Writing
I have come to believe that the last step of the writing process is the most important. Teachers often skip it or only do it halfway. Really it’s not any teaches fault, it’s a lack of …12 Delightful and Innovative Ways Share and Publish Students’ Writing Read More »
