Workshops
Explore our workshops to see how we can make a difference in your school.
Workshops
Explore our workshops to see how we can make a difference in your school.
Explore our workshops to see how we can make a difference in your school.
Explore our workshops to see how we can make a difference in your school.
Using grade appropriate texts, students will skim and scan informational text, locate evidence of a variety of text features and complete the Text Detective slides. Use these slides for whole …
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Summer is the time to rest and reflect. These slides are designed to keep your student's writing skills sharp through a series of journal entries. Downloads June 2021 Grade K-8 …
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Students will build on the important vocabulary of opinion/argument writing. They will share their opinions about their favorite season, but go a step further and think about how others might …
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Students will write a diamante poem using a spring theme as the jumping off point. A diamante poem has a specific pattern that students will learn and practice. They will …
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Are you looking to provide specific feedback to your students in order to improve their writing? These samples are annotated for the specific skills students applied effectively in their writing …
Explore MoreDo your students ever talk about what they want to be when they grow up? Do they want to milk giraffes? Or be the master of a snail farm? In …
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Are you looking to provide specific feedback to your students in order to improve their writing? These samples are annotated for the specific skills students applied effectively in their writing …
Explore MoreMr. Hatch keeps to himself mostly, until one day a mysterious box shows up on his doorstep. This endearing read-aloud, Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch, by Eileen Spinelli will inspire …
Explore MoreIn this engaging lesson, students will read Chris Britt’s The Most Perfect Snowman to determine what made Drift so special. This is a great way to incorporate social emotional learning …
Explore MoreIs a Yeti real? How do you know if you’ve found one? In this lesson, students will listen to the read-aloud, No Yeti Yet by Mary Ann Fraser, and then …
Explore MoreTurkey is in trouble. Bad trouble. The kind of trouble where it's almost Thanksgiving . . . and you're the main course. After many hilarious attempts, Turkey comes up with …
Explore MoreIn this lesson students will listen to the story, Crankenstein by Samantha Berger. As they listen, they'll be thinking about how you know how someone feels by paying attention to the body …
Explore MoreIn this lesson students will learn to identify the productive questions that author's use to generate specific elaborative detail and then use those questions to generate a segment of their own …
Explore MoreStudents will identify with emotions they feel at different times in their lives. Then they will brainstorm how to make negative emotions change to positive ones. Supporting Resource: Narrative Comprehensive …
Explore MoreIn this lesson, students will do a little research about some of their favorite bugs! The lesson includes an embedded video about bugs as well as links to websites for …
Explore MoreThis month, enjoy a fun and engaging lesson on what your students want to be when they grow up. It’s Show-and-Tell time in Mrs. Krupp’s class , and Billy just …
Explore MoreA favorite of many, this book holds a special place in our hearts. This month, use it to bring joy all over your school while practicing one of EW’s staple …
Explore MoreIf you do not have this book in your personal library, it is a must-buy! Such a sweet story about kindness, friendship, and giving to bring to your students this …
Explore MoreDo you have a favorite winter craft that you love making this time of year? With Empowering Writers, any craft can be made into an engaging writing activity! This month, …
Explore MoreGOBBLE, GOBBLE… Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and we are all pulling out the turkey books! This November, begin analyzing story elements with your students using this comical story …
Explore MoreThis month is all about “show don’t tell” using the cute book Crankenstein written by Samantha Berger. Check out our “Feelings” poster from the Elaborative Details posters set! Downloads Grades 2-4 October Lesson of …
Explore MoreGet to know your students’ personalities with this wonderful book that will soon become a staple in your classroom. This short chapter book is perfect to begin the school year …
Explore MoreMake this a September to Remember! To enhance this lesson, check out these items for your classroom: Narrative Desktop Sentence Starters Downloads Grades 2-4 September Lesson of the Month Student …
Explore MoreThis month, EW is here to help you check off some of those summer lists to help ensure your classroom is ready to go come August. By adding a few …
Explore MoreThis May, enjoy the What If You Had Series in your classroom! These fun and engaging books are filled with great vocabulary and descriptive details! Mermaid ChatterPix Video Shark Teeth ChatterPix Video …
Explore MoreThis month help your students see how one person can spread change and bring brightness to their neighborhood. Downloads Grades 3-5 April Writing Lesson Elaborative Detail for Objects …
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These books have quickly become a popular addition to many classroom libraries. This month, whether you are preparing for a state test or not, take advantage of reviewing homophones their, …
Explore MoreDownloads Grades 3-5 February Writing Lesson …
Explore MoreIt seems as teachers, that as we collect years of experience we also assemble a library of classic stories that we love to use each year! This month’s lesson uses …
Explore MoreWhat student doesn’t love a little friendly competition?? Engaging our students and teaching them to love to read and write is one of the biggest challenges we as teachers face …
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