Writing About the Year of the Boar

Find closure to an eventful school year with this end-of-year reflection. Scholars are given the opportunity to write about their learning experiences as well as bestow wisdom upon the future learners of your classroom. 

The writing process can be daunting for many young learners. This presentation breaks it down into seven manageable steps, including examples that clearly model the process for young writers. Present this resource to your class in the...

If your writing classroom was the Wild West, what phrases would be "outlawed"? Here is one poster that every writing instructor, and really, any teacher of communication, should have in their classroom!

Begin the new year with a two-part activity that asks class members to formulate a resolution and to write about someone or something they are proud of. These statements are then attached to a snowflake and a mandala which they decorate.

Extra! Extra! Read all about leap year! Here, scholars write a newspaper article all about leap year/leap day from given facts including who, what, where, when, and why.

From Cinco de Mayo to Endangered Species day to National Hamburger Month, May is full of ideas to write about. Give young writers prompts that have everything to do with the month of May. Topics include writing a story, conducting...

On just one page, fourth graders can view and track their progress with the Common Core writing standards. The language of the standards has been modified slightly to make it more accessible to kids, but it will still be best to go over...

What is a Leap Year and why do we have it? Find out with this Leap Day/Leap Year response to reading worksheet in which scholars read a short passage and use their new-found knowledge to answer five questions with short answers. 

Coming into a new classroom can be daunting. Ease the transition with this friendly letter template to your future learners. At the end of the year, current participants respond to five prompts in an outline format; all to give an inside...

Narrative writing instruction just got a little easier with this how-to reference page that includes information about why narratives are written, the types of narrative writing, and the structure of a narrative.