Word Referent Chart: Leprechaun
I'm sure most of you will be doing some type of writing this month using a similar topic or theme! Be sure to stretch your students' vocabulary by creating a word-referent chart. This can be done [...]
Test Prep - Finding the Topic
Last week, our 4th-grade students took their first writing benchmark for the STAAR test. After going through their pieces we decided that we needed to do a quick mini-lesson on prompts! We've [...]
Connotation: How Words Feel
Our 5th Grade social studies class has been studying the Civil War, and will soon be writing an essay from the perspective of one side, either North or South. As a precursor to the whole essay [...]
March Lessons of the Month
The March lessons are here! Are you wanting to teach EW skills with your favorite read-aloud books? Be sure to download the lesson of the month to use with your students! PS- Adapt them all to [...]
Spread the Love - Detail Generating Questions
Detail Generating Questions
I'm always looking for ways to teach my students to give. To be selfless and put others first. To always look for the positive in someone. Well, this book has touched [...]
Results! Expository Research Essay Final Writing Samples
Research Paper Results
WOW! I cannot say enough about how proud I am of all of the writing samples I got to read today! Here are some of the lessons that my teacher friends built after following [...]
Expository Research Essay Project – Day Seven- Conclusion
Conclusion Paragraphs
So as I wrap up this research process piece that I did with my 4th-grade teacher friends, I begin reflecting back a couple of years to when I was in their shoes, preparing [...]
Expository Research Essay Project – Day Five & Six - Main Idea and Detail Sentences
Offering students a variety of tools to use in their compositions will help keep them away from the same old same old, boring ideas being used over and over again. Students began by writing their [...]
Expository Research Essay Project – Day FOUR- Introductions
Oh my gosh! I had a blast today, working in Mrs. Dixon's and Mrs. Reynolds's classrooms. As we began writing our introductions, the students' writing came to life! They are writing an expository [...]
