GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Organizing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of an event is the goal of this graphic organizer. This printable is…
TEACHING RESOURCE
A writing workshop is a block of time set aside in the school day to focus exclusively on the writing process.
WORKSHEETS
In this worksheet your students will learn how to write the letter A in cursive. Then they will practice writing words…
Author’s Chair is the final step in the writing process. Read our guide to learn about this strategy, its purpose, and…
ACTIVITIES
Teaching kids how to write can be difficult in the best of circumstances. It can be hard. It can be frustrating. It can…
Arrange a main idea and four supporting examples on a spider map. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your…
GAMES AND APPS
Learn how you can use Mad Libs© in your classroom to teach reading and language arts. These activities are a fun way to…
An important task of reading comprehension is to determine the importance and meanings of individual words, sentences,…
Improve students' writing skills with these 25 ways to motivate young writers.
LESSON PLANS
This lesson, to be completed after reading The Sun, the Wind, and the Rain, has students practice their journaling…
Students create postcards that reflect a summer happening. They use a pen name to sign it and the rest of the class has…
Help students to go beyond a spell check by using this in-depth checklist for grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling…
Help your students tell their own stories! Use this printable writing packet to teach students how to write a personal…
Extra credit project for the lesson Musical Roots.
Students learn how to cite sources from the Internet for their essays and papers.
Help students build their reading comprehension or prewriting skills through organizing main ideas and supporting…
Teach your students how to create their own Mad Libs© selections by using a family story, fairy tale, script, dialog,…
Students will research an historically important site and make a project explaining its historical importance.
Use this First Day of School activity to get to know your students and learn more about what they are excited about and…
The writing conference is a one-on-one strategy, that takes place between the student writer and the teacher.
Students view photographs of immigrants (included in this printable), pretend they are recent immigrants to America, and…
Students will write a one page report from the point of view of an Olympic athlete and present it as an oral report to…
Practice identifying prepositions with this worksheet.
Who is your favourite athlete? In this printable worksheet, students will research famous Australian athletes, including…
