Writing Education Articles for Teachers

National Novel Writing Month - Release the Inner Writer

11-09-11

There are many significant days, weeks and months throughout the year that you can use in your classroom to create an awareness and understanding of various cultural groups, historical events, and important issues. For example, in November your students could learn about American Indian Her...

Dialogue Journals in the Classroom

09-26-11

Teaching positions don't always start at the beginning of the year, but there are ways to make any situation work. When I started teaching in a third grade class in the middle of the school year, I found that students had already built community and the classroom systems were already in place. Co...

Take an Imaginary Shopping Trip With Your Students

07-31-11

Students love to pick out clothes or other items to improve their school experience. You can tap into this natural interest to get students using math, research, writing and many other skills. In order to make sure that you make all students feel good about the lesson, you shouldn’t focus o...

Making Learning a Game

07-28-11

Everyone loves playing a game. Students look forward to rainy days simply because they want to have a chance to sit and play the board games you have stacked away for indoor recess time. A great way to get students to review language arts, math, and any other topic is to have them make a game of ...

Talking About Sports

07-27-11

With the high level of interest in sports, both amateur and professional, this topic can be a great way to get students reading, writing, and learning. However, the idea is not to alienate anyone. If there are students who don’t do athletics, or aren’t a fan of a particular team, you ...

A Play Can Be a Way to Review Any Topic

06-28-11

A play is not just a way for students to have fun. It can be a great way to review material and cement the information students have learned in class. Teachers can use a play to reinforce any topic in history, science, language arts . . . By reviewing information in an interesting way, you can en...

10 Fresh Ideas to Get Your Students Writing

06-23-11

Are your students tired of writing prompts and daily writing drills? Here is a list of some fun ways to spark students' imaginations and tap into their creative writing abilities. I think your students will enjoy these ideas as much as mine have. Writing Mad Libs Mad Libs are a great way to hav...

World Oceans Day in the Classroom

05-31-11

The ocean is a fascinating subject. No one can look at the waves crashing along the beach, or dolphins swimming in a pod, without feeling some sort of sense of wonder. Even if you don’t live near the ocean, there’s a celebration that gives you the opportunity to cover this topic. Worl...

Class Activities for the Last Week of School

05-30-11

The last week of school is a time when excitement is high and students are thinking about vacation. Teachers, however, are thinking about cleaning up their classrooms, collecting materials, and getting organized for the next year. At some schools, textbooks and other materials might be collected ...

A New Twist on Father's Day Activities

05-29-11

Every year teachers have to come up with ways for students to honor their parents, grandparents, or other care givers. While this may seem like a simple task, it isn’t. A teacher’s role is to help children meet academic goals and lead them on the path to success. The last thing a teac...