Opinion writing is such a fun way for kids to express themselves. They can write opinion pieces about almost anything! Opinion writing can stem from prompts, and mentor texts, and they even evolve into persuasive writing. Want to learn how to use mentor texts and fun prompts to keep your
One way to help students with their paragraph writing is to introduce them to descriptive writing. Descriptive writing allows students to add a variety of details to their words. It lets them get creative with adjectives and encourages them to write more concrete sentences and ideas. Use the ideas below
Paragraph writing is a complex skill that can sometimes take years of practice. Writing is an academic skill that is an important topic to teach our students! There are so many types of writing styles, and until students find one they love they may resist completing their work. Writing narratives
How many of your students enjoy paragraph writing? Odds are, many of them don’t choose writing as their favorite subject when asked. Writing is a difficult subject to teach because students have varying writing styles and skillsets. Through my years of teaching, I have found that providing students with a
As a teacher, I’m sure you know that one of the most effective ways to teach young learners is to model. We model when teaching math concepts, we model when showing students how to read, and we even model when teaching writing. Modeling writing can be tough, especially since all
Our students definitely love to share their opinions! How do you put that voice into writing? There are so many ways to incorporate opinion writing prompts into your ELA curriculum in the elementary classroom. One of the best ways I have found is to start small! Use some of these
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