Reset Your Writing Block: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself
Listen to the full episode to hear how to reset your writing block: In today’s episode I’m going to address the elephant in the room,
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Starting the New Year with Student Reflection and Goal Setting
Listen to the full episode below: I can’t believe I’m saying this, but this is my last episode of 2021! I’m going to take this
Watch Your Students Become Strong and Descriptive Writers Through the Art of Storytelling
How do your students become successful and descriptive writers? I get this question all the time. Do you want to know my secret? The one
Leveraging Math Word Problems to Practice Reading and Writing Skills
If you don’t already know this, it may shock you, but my favorite subject is actually math. Crazy, right? There’s nothing better than when I
Increasing Student Writing Skills and Motivation (Part 2)
As promised, this episode is a continuation of the conversation on ways to increase motivation and writing skills with your students. Let’s be honest, we
Increasing Student Writing Skills and Motivation (Part 1)
What if your students actually looked forward to writing time? What if they all cheered instead of moaning and groaning when you announce it’s time
5 Tips for Teaching Poetry
April is National Poetry Month! During this month, there is a heightened focus and awareness with poetry. Exploring poetry with your class provides excellent learning
Biography Notes: A Low-Prep Booklet for Students
Biographies are constantly being taught throughout a school year, however, in my experience, they are heavily taught in February (Black History Month) and March (Women’s
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
Become an Effective Writing Teacher
It’s a new year and time for reflection as a writing teacher! In today’s episode, I will be diving into a few writing tips to
Celebrating Student Writing Growth
Welcome back to The Literacy Dive! Writing is hard. Are your students feeling defeated from time-to-time in actually seeing their writing growth? Do you need
5 Components of a Mini-Lesson
Listen to the full episode here: In episode 2, I will dive deeper into the importance and power of a mini-lesson. This is one of
