Writing

Ever wonder what's worth passing on since it'll break once you get home from the dollar store... and what to buy that'll hold up in a classroom? Here is my list of 21 things that are worth purchasing for a primary classroom. Some items like using a timer for time outs may be obvious, but what about baby socks as dry erase markers erasers?

Managing 20-30 birthday celebrations in a year can sometimes be tricky for a classroom teacher. Here are 9 ways to celebrate birthday wishes within your classroom and simple birthday celebration ideas.

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For kids to read to become great writers - How to write your own Fairy Tale #edu

Getting Ready for NEXT year!

How to write stories, letters, journals, research reports and poems - Writer's Toolbox

A step to step guide - How to write your own letter - From Writer's Toolbox #writing

I love my job. I really, really do! One of the favorite parts about my job is that I get to network with a whole bunch of very talented teachers. I love hearing about and seeing them implement creative strategies to improve student learning. During the past several years, many of our local school districts have focused on improving writing instruction. All of […]

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Happy Saturday! We are just finishing up our unit on opinion writing in Writer's Workshop this week, and the kids are really getting into it. They love talking about their feelings on a topic with me and their friends. We like listening to all the different likes, dislikes, and feelings about things. We learned about how the magic word *because* is important in Q & A, or opinion writing, because it allows us to give a supporting detail or 2 to back up our opinion. I sent a parent...

Writers Workshop Headphones {DIY} - Teach Junkie

Teaching the writing process to kids is part of teaching how to write! Here are five free resources for teaching how to write using the writing process.

How to make headphone sets for helping students focus

How to DIY Writers Workshop Headphones

Teaching the writing process to kids is part of teaching how to write! Here are five free resources for teaching how to write using the writing process.