You mean I have to write my story again, have someone check to make sure it's right, and fix my mistakes? In this lesson, students will peer edit each other's writing. They will use their five-star checklists (included) to make sure they...

Students will write a sloppy copy and help a peer to edit their writing. They will use a kid-friendly checklist (included)to help each other find their mistakes. Videos of students engaged in the lesson are provided, along with a...

Students will write a sloppy copy and help a peer to edit their writing. They will use a kid-friendly checklist (included)to help each other find their mistakes. Videos of the lesson in action are provided, along with a teacher's grading...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will create a leaflet that will persuade classmates to read the book Holes, a young adult book written by Louis Sachar. These rubric resources will used for peer assessments and self-assessments.

Classroom teachers will learn about Peer Assisted Learning/Literacy Strategies (PALS) an engaging instructional strategy for students. Teachers will learn how to implement PALS, understand how to measure progress with PALS, and find...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Choose from a variety of worksheets to practice the common core standard of revising and editing your writing with help from peers.

Students will brainstorm adjectives to describe the American Flag and will write two descriptive sentences for homework. Students will also create star art to accompany their writing to show the relationship between words and pictures...

The changes that an adolescent goes through can be intimidating or unexpected. What can be worse though is watching peers change as your body still appears like a child. This article confronts this feeling and provides support for those...

Based on Northern Nevada's 6-traits of writing, teachers can use a post-it note as a template for students to check their work throughout the writing process. Links to the 6-traits are included.

Develop conflict resolution skills as you role-play how to "make up" after a disagreement. Write an ending to a story about a conflict that demonstrates postive ways to show you're sorry and explore how conflicts make you feel.

[Free Registration/Login Required] These worksheets can help students practice the Common Core State Standards skill of focusing on a topic and strengthening writing as needed by revising and editing.