Love To Write and Read All Day / Informational/Expository Writing

As the year winds down, many of you are now in preparation for your state testing. Benchmarks are finished and now we are deciding where we go from here? What …

It is that time of year, where we are beginning to put full pieces together, and I have been working with several grade levels the last two weeks writing introductions …

As writers, I want my students to be able to showcase skills that they learn in my class in each piece of writing they do. A good writer shouldn't have …

My class started the January lesson of the month with a seven day process piece about having a "growth mindset" in 2020. Yesterday, I showed them the vision boards and …

My friend Mrs. Porter teaches 2nd grade, and she always does the cutest lessons in her class. Today, they were reading nonfiction books about spiders and then writing informational sentences …

For me, Empowering Writers has made it so easy to teach all genres all the time in my classroom. Incorporating all genres into your lessons truly shows the depth of …

WOW! This summer is already going by so fast! I hope you all are having a relaxing vacation. I have been busy as can be spreading my love for reading …

Each year, I always begin with section one in my EW Expository/Opinion Guide focusing on author's purpose and genre. Here is one of my most favorite lessons that I introduce …

It's tornado season here in the Texas Panhandle, and our 2nd grade students are learning all about these powerful storms. They are using the lessons in their EW Expository guide …

Our third-graders finished up their videos on the May 2-4 lesson of the month- Animal Features. They are adorable! Check out these student videos below. Have you downloaded the lesson …