8 Strategies to Teach Show Don’t Tell
Do your students look back at you with blank stares when you ask them to “show, don’t tell” in their writing? If so, it’s for
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Diving Into Your Q&As: What Do I Do When My Students Rush Through Their Writing?
Today we have a question from Shelby! Shelby asks, “How do you help kids who just want to finish writing as fast as they can
Chaos to Calm: How to Take Control of Writing Workshop ft. Jamie Sears
Teaching writing is tricky to say the least. It can feel very chaotic when our students are each in various places in their writing and
Diving Into Your Q&As: How Do You Find Enough Time to Teach New or Spiraled Content?
Teachers, do you ever feel like there’s just not enough time to cover everything that your students are meant to learn throughout the year? Perhaps
Diving Into Your Q&As: My Students Never Finish Their Guided Reading Book…HELP!
Our question today comes from Tina L. Her question is, “My fourth graders have a hard time finishing the book by the end of our
“Write Long”- A Reading Response Strategy
Getting students to write can often feel like pulling teeth. Can you relate? It doesn’t have to be that way! Sometimes it just takes bringing
4 Ways to Repurpose Sticky Note Reading Responses
In case you don’t already know, I have a major sticky note addiction. Seriously, I use them for everything! I get asked all the time,
Paragraph Writing 101
Paragraph writing can be hard, but it can be easier! A major part of the battle is that our students just don’t understand how a
Why I Use Daily Writing Prompts
There are many benefits to having students write daily in the classroom. When I say “writing daily”, I mean an intentional moment for writing. While
The Power of Sentence Stems
There is an art to implementing sentence stems intentionally in the classroom. Without proper explanation, modeling, and practice, sentence stems lost their effectiveness. I have
11 Ideas to Spice up Your Writing Time
Returning back to school after a break takes some easing into. In this episode, learn 11 ways to make your writing block fresh and more
