Writing to Prompts
Writing to prompts is a great way for students to begin the day with a quick writes experience. Give brainstorming ideas to boost learning.
Main Idea in Paragraph in 4 Steps!
Finding the main idea in paragraph X is challenging to both teach and learn. Using a worksheet on main idea must wait until finding main idea in paragraph X is learn
Evidence Claim Reasoning in an ELA classroom
Evidence claim reasoning, claim evidence reasoning, reasoning evidence claim…why is this blog post not putting them in order? Ya’ll, I had to mix it up to even have a chance at ranking high enough for you to see this article. That is what happens if you are a nobody. What in the hullabaloo is C-E-R…
FAST Florida Statewide Assessment of Student Thinking
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly The Florida Assessment of Student Thinking aka FAST is a way of monitoring student progress and holding educators accountable for learning. The Florida Assessment of Student Thinking FAST testing tests students at the beginning, middle, and end of the year to measure growth. You are probably thinking, the…
How to Elaborate
With both text based and prompt writing students must know how to elaborate. Teach them through a variety of elaboration techniques.
Example of Persuasive Essay
What Persuasive Writing Entails Many students wonder what persuasive writing a.k.a argumentative writing entails. This post will give an example of persuasive essay elements, persuasive topic choices for those searching for a topic for persuasive writing, persuasive writing prompt examples from my collection of persuasive writing prompts for 5th grade, techniques of persuasive writing, graphic…
Example for Expository Writing
What’s Expository Writing Many teachers and students want an expository writing def to make things clear. They want to know what’s expository writing, view an expository writing sample, view an expository writing essay, see topics for expository writing, format for expository essay, and obtain a list of expository writing transition words. This post will cover…
What is writing mechanics?
When figuring out what is writing mechanics or choosing the right daily grammar, you may be looking for worksheets on punctuation, worksheets for 5th grade language arts, worksheets for 3rd grade language arts, or another grade level. Regardless of what grammar worksheets you use, you need to make sure writing mechanics are addressed. So, what…
Top 5 Helpers for Persuasive Writing Essays
Writing in elementary school can be challenging, especially when it is time for persuasive writing essays. There are many techniques for persuasive writing essays, words for persuasive writing essays, and persuasive how to guides. Where should you start? It all depends on what you are looking for. Are you trying to raise writing scores, meet…
Elementary Students Become Empowered with Writing Sentence Starters
Have you ever asked the question “Are sentence starters like cheating?” The answer is no. Writing sentence starters are a great way to springboard students into action. When I give my 5th graders writing sentence starters it takes the anxiety out of writing. Providing writing sentence starters is a way to get their pencils moving…