4 Winter Writing Prompts Kids Love Writing About
December is finally here, and so are finding new ways to keep kids writing through winter! This time of the year can be challenging, with winter break lingering around the corner. We, teachers, still have to teach when the only thing the kids are thinking about is their winter break. So, what is a teacher […]
How to Start Using Seasonal Writing Prompts
Do you feel your kids are not getting enough writing practice? If you do, you are not alone feeling this way. I had the same feeling, too, until I started assigning seasonal writing activities for the kids to complete during writing time. When I started assigning these writing activities, I had no idea what my […]
How to plan for writing even if you don’t have a curriculum
Let me come out and say it; teaching writing in 4th grade without a plan is a total nightmare! The good news is, you have all the information you need to develop a plan to teach writing. As teachers, we question our ability to teach writing because writing is subjective. The fear of teaching writing became […]
Teach Veterans Day With These Low Prep Activities
A list of upper elementary activities to teach about Veterans Day. Next Tuesday is Veterans Day. Since every year we are off, this holiday can easily slip through the cracks. To prevent this from happening, I’m dishing out five simple activities you can do in the classroom that are perfect if you are teaching online […]
Activities to Teach RI.4.3 Technical Texts
You can teach RI.4.3 during remote learning and make it engaging. Teaching technical text is one of my favorite units because there are tons of hands-on activities, reading passages, and opportunities to include other subject areas such as Science and Social Studies while teaching it. This week my fourth graders dived deep into understanding technical […]