How Interactive Notebooks Help Students Retain Learning Have you ever looked at a stack of student writing, spotted the exact same punctuation error you taught yesterday, and wondered if anything is actually sticking in their brains? We have all been there, staring at a sea of student work and wishing
Why Students Don’t Catch Their Own Writing Mistakes (And What Helps) You can see it right? That student who can perfectly identify a capital letter on a worksheet turns in a story with lots of writing mistakes – for example, every sentence starts with a lowercase letter. It’s easy to
Get Reluctant Students Writing Now: 10 Writing Prompts that Get Their Pencils Moving We’ve all seen it during writing class: your student is staring at a blank page for ten minutes with their pencil stuck in mid-air. It’s frustrating when you know they have plenty to say, but they’re completely
Act Now – Empower Students with Writing Choice Imagine a writing block where you actually have a second to breathe because every student is already working, pencils scribbling away. No one is staring blankly at the ceiling, and you haven’t heard “I’m done” after two minutes (or “I don’t know
The Classroom Lifesavers: 5 ELA Resources Your Students (and You!) Will Love When your ELA classroom gets chaotic, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. But what if you had a secret stash of tools that not only save your sanity but also get your students excited about learning? This post is
Tired of seeing the same writing errors pop up again and again? Are you students confused about parts of speech? Wish you had a more effective way to teach core ELA concepts like cause and effect without spending hours on lesson planning? If you’re ready to simplify your ELA instruction,
Top Priority: 5 Ways To Make Students into Proofreading Superheroes Proofreading, aka the final step of the writing process, is often the trickiest for students. As teachers, we want to see our students not just write, but write well. The secret? Turning them into their own best editors. Ready to
Ignite Your Students’ Creativity and Supercharge Writing Skills this Year Tapping into your students’ creativity is key to fostering a love of writing. Using a variety of writing activities is a powerful way to ignite imagination, spark ideas, and boost overall writing skills. In this blog post, we’ll explore various
5 Tips for Teaching Capitalization and Punctuation Teaching capitalization and punctuation so students can master them in their writing can be tough for young writers. As teachers, we wonder how to support our students so they can become confident writers and self-editors. The key lies in providing them with effective
How to Help Students Master ELA Concepts with Interactive Notebooks Helping your students master writing and reading concepts and language skills can be really tough! Are you frustrated after seeing countless errors in students’ writing? Not sure what to do when students struggle with writing a paragraph or understanding an