Creative teacher ideas and activities to teach students how to write.
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. With helpful resources and lots of practice, students learn that writing is not a destination, but a process and therefore a journey to be enjoyed! ‘How to Write’ …
Teach poetry tools for kids successfully with a visual anchor chart. Here is a visual anchor chart that you can create with your class as you study a unit of poetry. Practice each poetic device (personification, imagery, repetition, alliteration, metaphor, line breaks, simile and rhythm) and add it to your anchor chart to help students …
Help students become better writers with word choice. Here is a fast and free writing activity to help students improve their word choice. When 2nd, 3rd or 4th graders can identify commonly overused words, they can go for synonyms or more bold words to color their writing. This activity focuses on identifying an overused word in …
Learning how to write different kinds of writing pieces is key! Here’a a pre-writing graphic organizer that is very helpful for first grade and even second grade (and beyond). Students will be able to introduce the piece, write events with details and wrap it up with an ending. Perfect for both writer’s workshop and prompt writing. …
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Teaching how to write a paragraph can be made easier with a paragraph a week. Here is how one teacher breaks down paragraph writing with routine practice for her students using “p.a.w.”s approach using the 6+1 writing traits. These writing prompts will help students learn how to write. Featured from Teaching Idea Tuesday Paragraph Writing Prompt and …
Teaching writing skills can be done in lots of ways! Here are 6 in-depth tutorials for teaching “all about” writing. When it comes to teaching how to write, lots of practice and scaffolded lessons are a must! Have you seen? The Teach Junkie writing section is growing in numbers of pictured tutorials with free lesson plans for how to teach writing so …
