Writing
When and how to get down to the nuts-and-bolts business of proofreading.
As a young writer, I thought the rules for writing conventions were a curse...
Five rules that will help make writing a priority for your students – and for you, too
As a writing teacher, I have an opportunity to practice what...
After a death in the family, a third grade teacher found comfort – and made valuable connections with her students – by completing the writing...
When learning is interrupted to transfer oral responses into writing, kids may have difficulty recalling information
"What's this on my table?"...
You may not realize it, but the things you say can turn kids off when it comes to writing
"Come on, Keegan," exclaimed her teacher. "I know you can...
A few simple strategies can provide your students with a bevy of great writing ideas
It's Writing Workshop time and Marissa stares up at me with a...
A day in the life of Charley Hoce, teacher and poet on the go
At four o'clock in the morning, most of us are dozing in our warm beds, our days...
By creating a map of the novel Maniac Magee, students exercise their geography skills – and get some fan mail from author Jerry Spinelli
When I...
How about taking your students on a museum field trip with a literary flair?
There is a need to share our personal, unique, seemingly isolated...
When writing a story using a grid, it may be easier for kids to figure out how all the "pieces" fit
Writing a story is a lot like putting together...
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