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Listen to this how-to launch Writer’s Workshop Podcast for a complete guide on getting started with writer's workshop at the beginning of the school year. You’ll learn the most important things for a successful writer’s workshop for all elementary grades but focused on 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade. Get ideas for routine and procedures, mini-lessons, book ideas, mentor texts, anchor charts, writer’s notebook, providing choice, and MORE! Get FREE writer’s workshop resources to get started today! Expository Writing, Informational Writing, Teaching Writing, Student Writing, Launching Writers Workshop, Readers Workshop, Writer Workshop, Writing Units, Writing Resources
How to Launch Writer's Workshop in the Upper Elementary Classroom
Listen to this how-to launch Writer’s Workshop Podcast for a complete guide on getting started with writer's workshop at the beginning of the school year. You’ll learn the most important things for a successful writer’s workshop for all elementary grades but focused on 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade. Get ideas for routine and procedures, mini-lessons, book ideas, mentor texts, anchor charts, writer’s notebook, providing choice, and MORE! Get FREE writer’s workshop resources to get started today!
Laura Candler
Laura Candler
Want to have longer, more meaningful writing in your classroom? These 5 simple tips are guaranteed to help your students produce the best writings all year! Primary Writing, Elementary Writing, Pre Writing, Elementary Schools, Homeschool Writing, Narrative Writing, Sentence Writing
5 Simple Ways to Improve Student Writings
Want to have longer, more meaningful writing in your classroom? These 5 simple tips are guaranteed to help your students produce the best writings all year!
Now is the perfect time to create New Year resolutions for students. Use these journaling prompts to help your child create their own new year resolutions for the upcoming school year! Future School, New School Year, First Day Of School, New Year Resolution Essay, Year Resolutions, Journal Prompts For Kids, Example Of News, Writing Activities, Teaching Resources
New Year Resolutions for Students
Now is the perfect time to create New Year resolutions for students. Use these journaling prompts to help your child create their own new year resolutions for the upcoming school year!
Teaching creative writing to your students? Check out these 5 mini-lessons that will get your students to write quality stories! 5th Grade Writing, Teaching Third Grade, Writing Ideas
5 Mini-Lessons You MUST Teach for Creative Narrative Writing
Teaching creative writing to your students? Check out these 5 mini-lessons that will get your students to write quality stories!
Are you looking for a way to get writing lessons to your students that miss writing block or are you in a time of distance learning? Read this blog post on how to effectively use Zoom using a variety of methods to record your writing lessons. April discusses 2 methods that you can use to record zoom lessons-pick the one that fits your teaching style the best! Writing Curriculum, Teaching Strategies, Study Strategies, Teaching Ideas, Fifth Grade Writing
Distance Learning: Using Zoom to Record Writing Lessons
Are you looking for a way to get writing lessons to your students that miss writing block or are you in a time of distance learning? Read this blog post on how to effectively use Zoom using a variety of methods to record your writing lessons. April discusses 2 methods that you can use to record zoom lessons-pick the one that fits your teaching style the best!
How to Teach Kids to Love Poetry (Even If You Don't)! Watch this free video presentation by Laura Candler to learn how to teach a complete poetry unit, step-by-step. After you implement these lessons, you’ll be amazed at how quickly your students learn to read, interpret, discuss, and write poetry! You’ll be even more surprised to discover how much they begin to love poetry, too! #poetrylessons #teachingpoetry #poetryunit #LauraCandler Teaching Poetry, Teaching Grammar, Free Teaching, Teaching Kids, Homeschool Writing Prompts, Homeschool Curriculum
How to Teach Poetry
How to Teach Kids to Love Poetry (Even If You Don't)! Watch this free video presentation by Laura Candler to learn how to teach a complete poetry unit, step-by-step. After you implement these lessons, you’ll be amazed at how quickly your students learn to read, interpret, discuss, and write poetry! You’ll be even more surprised to discover how much they begin to love poetry, too! #poetrylessons #teachingpoetry #poetryunit #LauraCandler
Laura Candler
Laura Candler
Use these engaging mentor texts for teaching students how to read and write narrative nonfiction. I use them for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade writing. Teaching Nonfiction, Nonfiction Writing, Esol Writing, Nonfiction Lessons, Nonfiction Activities, Writing Mentor Texts
Narrative Nonfiction Mentor Text
Use these engaging mentor texts for teaching students how to read and write narrative nonfiction. I use them for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade writing.
Laura Candler
Laura Candler
Your kids will LOVE Seek & Spell Challenge so much they'll beg to play this word work game over and over, and they'll be improving their spelling as they play! Fortunately, Seek & Spell Challenge includes everything you need to make this activity a regular part of your weekly literacy centers.  Perfect for 2nd through 5th grade! 4th Grade Spelling, Teaching Spelling, Spelling Words, Literacy Centers, Spelling Ideas, Art Teaching Resources
Seek & Spell Challenge – Word Work That WORKS!
Your kids will LOVE Seek & Spell Challenge so much they'll beg to play this word work game over and over, and they'll be improving their spelling as they play! Fortunately, Seek & Spell Challenge includes everything you need to make this activity a regular part of your weekly literacy centers. Perfect for 2nd through 5th grade!
Laura Candler
Laura Candler
April is National Poetry Month, so get ready to celebrate in your classroom with these 25 awesome ideas for teaching poetry! There are a variety of ideas shared in this post including both reading and writing poetry. I've included tons of ways for you to make poetry fun and meaningful for your students. Whether you're teaching reading poetry or writing poetry, it has helpful teaching tips. Learn more about teaching poetry by clicking through to this post! #poetry #NationalPoetryMonth #ELA #poems Poetry Ideas, Poetry For Kids, Kinds Of Poetry, Poetry Inspiration, Piano Lessons, Math Lessons, Poetry Quotes, Quotes Quotes
25 Great Ideas for Teaching Poetry
April is National Poetry Month, so get ready to celebrate in your classroom with these 25 awesome ideas for teaching poetry! There are a variety of ideas shared in this post including both reading and writing poetry. I've included tons of ways for you to make poetry fun and meaningful for your students. Whether you're teaching reading poetry or writing poetry, it has helpful teaching tips. Learn more about teaching poetry by clicking through to this post! #poetry #NationalPoetryMonth #ELA #poems
Laura Candler
Laura Candler
Vocabulary strategies help students to decode unknown words in the text. Try out this vocabulary strategies freebie that includes a vocabulary poster, lesson plans, journal entries, and more! This can be used in first grade, second grade, and third grade classrooms. Even some fourth grade teachers use this resource. #vocabulary #vocabularystrategies #firstgrade #secondgrade #thirdgrade #fourthgrade Third Grade Classroom, 4th Grade Reading, Elementary Reading, Fourth Grade, Second Grade, Reading Class, Teaching Elementary, Teaching Spanish, Upper Elementary
FREE Vocabulary Strategies Resource
Vocabulary strategies help students to decode unknown words in the text. Try out this vocabulary strategies freebie that includes a vocabulary poster, lesson plans, journal entries, and more! This can be used in first grade, second grade, and third grade classrooms. Even some fourth grade teachers use this resource. #vocabulary #vocabularystrategies #firstgrade #secondgrade #thirdgrade #fourthgrade
Laura Candler
Laura Candler
10 Mentor Texts for Teaching Opinion Writing (Common Core) Teaching Opinion Writing, Ela Writing, Writing Strategies, Writing Workshop, Writing Help
Ten mentor texts for teaching opinion writing (help students form opinions)
10 Mentor Texts for Teaching Opinion Writing (Common Core)
Laura Candler
Laura Candler
Christmas books for your library! Exploring the Christmas unit is such a fun and exciting time of year! There are so many ways to go through this unit with little learners and watch them be amazed as they learn all about their favorite holiday, Christmas! It is lots of fun to see them read through the books in this Christmas unit as well. Here is a list of 20 great books that you can add to your classroom library to go with your Christmas unit. #Christmas #winter #holiday #books #kids Kindergarten Resources, Preschool Kindergarten, Homeschooling Resources, Preschool Books, Preschool Ideas, Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Learning
20 Christmas Books for Little Learners - Mrs. Jones Creation Station
Christmas books for your library! Exploring the Christmas unit is such a fun and exciting time of year! There are so many ways to go through this unit with little learners and watch them be amazed as they learn all about their favorite holiday, Christmas! It is lots of fun to see them read through the books in this Christmas unit as well. Here is a list of 20 great books that you can add to your classroom library to go with your Christmas unit. #Christmas #winter #holiday #books #kids
Laura Candler
Laura Candler