Teaching writing

Do you have struggling writers who just don't seem to be growing? Do you have reluctant writers who don't seem to get much writing completed? In every class that I have ever taught, there has always been a handful of kiddos that just don't like writing. These students can be toughest to reach. You have

Writing doesn’t have to be hard. Whenever I talk to fellow teachers about what they HATE teaching… it always seems to be writing. Why is that? I theorize that it’s because writing is very personal. There’s no cut and dry methods that work for ALL students. It is also time consuming to teach AND especially […]

Informative Writing is one of the most important types of writing we teach our students. In this post I'm sharing 5 tips for How to Teach Informative Writing and details about the Informational Writing Mini-Unit resources created for kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students. #informationalwriting #firstgradewriting #secondgradewriting #literacycenters

When teaching narrative writing in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade, there are so many writing skills to cover. They range from creating a sequence of events (beginning, middle, and end) to more difficult

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,

Teaching opinion writing can be a lot of fun in First Grade. First graders have LOTS of opinions, and they love to share them! Here are a few ideas that have helped me to teach opinion writing to first graders. Start by teaching students how to write a topic sentence. I have found that having an anchor chart with sentence starters for students to refer to is super helpful. I like to create the chart in front of the students. It might look something like this: Once the chart is completed…

Are you looking for writing topics for kids that can be used in the classroom? We have compiled a list of fun and creative writing topics for students.

This is a great writing exercise to practice writing a narrative. Keywords and drawings are given.

Teaching students how to write a paragraph is not an easy task! Especially since many children struggle to put their thoughts down on paper.

These step by step simple systems show you how to begin teaching writing in the elementary grades even if you've never done it before. The blog post guides you step by step through key areas for teaching writing in the upper elementary ELA classroom. Save this pin and read the blog now.