3 Ways to Make Journal Writing for Elementary Students FUN!
Do you have a difficult time getting your upper elementary students to journal write, especially during this time of year? Daily journal writing is very important, especially at these grade levels. An effective Journal Writing program doesn’t mean you just sit back and relax while your kids write about whatever they want. You can use […]
Stepping Into New Goals in the New Year
As the holiday season winds up in the blink of an eye, we have to start thinking about ways to make next year better. Setting personal goals as well as setting goals in the classroom is an important practice not only for you but for your students as well. In order to help your […]
Trick or Treat: Writing is Sweet!
Well, it’s that time of year where our students turn into little ghost, goblins, witches, princesses, superheroes, and more! Halloween is an exciting time of year for our little shape shifters and it can be a fun time of year to get some great creative writing out of your students. It’s important for us to […]
Organizing Silly Rainbow Sentences
This post may contain affiliate links. Please see my disclosure here. Silly Rainbow Sentences I don’t know about you, but my favorite type of literacy centers (or any center really!) are the ones that are ready to pull out and don’t need time to be set up. Who has time for that when you have […]
5 Ways to Say Goodbye to Reluctant Writers
Writing is one of the fundamental parts of a child’s education. While we try to implement it whenever we can, it can be a challenge to get reluctant writers to not only write, but to enjoy writing as well. The good news is there are tons of “tricks” out there to make writing fun […]