This month, as you integrate reading and writing you will see that the writing process, comprehension, and vocabulary are taught authentically all together. .......................................................................................... Don't have the HUB, sign up …

This month, enjoy hearing about your students’ winter break all while practicing these great sentence strategies. .......................................................................................... Don't have the HUB, sign up for a trial to see more lessons …

Are your students still struggling with the difference between plural nouns and possessive nouns? .......................................................................................... Don't have the HUB, sign up for a trial to see more lessons like these …

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Give students opportunities to practice important comprehension skills with this cute story all about fall! Through retelling, students learn key vocabulary and literary elements related to the genre. .......................................................................................... Don't …

In this lesson, students practice identifying literary elements within text and answering literary analysis questions orally or in writing. Students will work through the short constructed response steps to frame …

This month, give students opportunities to practice their inferencing skills by looking for text evidence to support their predictions. .......................................................................................... Don't have the HUB, sign up for a trial to …

In the research section of your Empowering Writers Informational Guide, you will find lessons on how to take notes and turn them into responses. This month’s lesson shows you how …

This month, get out those cameras and teach your students to notice and write specific details! This is a foundation lesson that is perfect for this time of year. Take …

Enjoy this lesson that focuses on specific details while keeping students engaged with one of their most favorite topics- ANIMALS! pLUS, THIS LESSON IS PERFECT FOR YOU TO CONNECT TO …

Whether you teach kindergarten or 8th grade, kicking off the school year in the literacy launch sets a solid foundation for every text experience throughout the year. From all of …

Whether you teach kindergarten or 8th grade, kicking off the school year in the literacy launch sets a solid foundation for every text experience throughout the year. From all of …

Whether you teach kindergarten or 8th grade, kicking off the school year in the literacy launch sets a solid foundation for every text experience throughout the year. From all of …

Keep skills sharp this summer with these engaging writing activities. They are designed to be used for all grade levels. The slides provide directions for students and the templates should …

K-1 students will be creating their own personalized “baseball” card showcasing their accomplishments in a sport or hobby that they enjoy. Follow the step by step procedure and celebrate your …

This month Grade 6-8 students will be writing a full narrative in the form of a Memoir. They’ll choose an artifact that has some meaning to them and write the …

Grade 2-5 students will be creating their own personalized “baseball” card showcasing their accomplishments in a sport or hobby that they enjoy. Follow the step by step procedure that includes …

This month students will learn financial literacy as they research how to be a wise consumer. This lesson includes math, research, shopping and writing. As students go shopping for a …

Grades 2-5 will focus on word referents in poetry - after all April is National Poetry Month. These poems will begin with researching a topic and then focus on developing …

This multi-modal lesson focuses on adding details in the informational genre. Students will be introduced to the detail generating questions, “What does it look like?” and “Why is it important?” …

This month students will be able to practice effective constructed response with a variety of texts. These lessons will utilize the texts we provide, but the steps can be used …

This month students will be able to practice effective constructed response with a variety of texts. These lessons will utilize the texts we provide, but the steps can be used …

Students in these grades will write a constructed response using a narrative text as the jumping off point. They will look for elements of sensory detail and then use that …

Grades 6-8, students will be gathering information about a specific sport in the Olympics, and then finding and using Golden Bricks to complete an essay. .......................................................................................... For more lessons like …

In grades 2-5, students will also be asking focused research questions and be introduced to the Golden Bricks - powerful pieces of information - to include in a creative tri-fold …

In grades K-1, students will help to generate a series of research questions and then look for the answers to those questions and draw/write a sentence or two about their …

K and Grade 1 students will be writing a Science Riddle about an Arctic animal. Authors use content area studies to learn about a topic and then apply that knowledge …

Grades 6-8 students will use content area topics and write a short descriptive paragraph using their powers of observation. They will apply their academic vocabulary to create word referents and …

Grades 2-5 students will be writing a Science Riddle using any of your own science topics. Learning about a topic and then using that knowledge to inform writing is a …

Student work is a great way to see the effectiveness of teaching the foundation skills of writing and to inform your teacher practice. We've organized the samples in the following …