The Best End of Year Project: How to Write a Magazine
Are you looking for a fun way to review every genre of writing at the end of the school year? Writing a magazine is a GREAT way to have students practice everything they have learned in narrative, informative, opinion writing, and more! Students are GUARANTEED to be engaged and have fun. Read on to hear […]
How to Explode Student Engagement with this Habitat Research Project
One HUGE 2nd grade standard is researching and learning about animals and their adaptations. Students LOVE this unit, but teachers can be intimidated by the overwhelming pressure involved in guiding student research at such a young age. I love doing this 2nd grade animal research project with my students every March! This project has been […]
How to Get Students Laughing with this Leprechaun Activity
Looking to spruce up your lesson plans this March? While this month can seem long and daunting, your writing block doesn’t have to be! Students love this leprechaun craft idea and teachers love the ease of planning that accompanies it. Intro: Read Aloud I start this lesson by reading aloud How to Catch a Leprechaun […]
Simile Monsters: How to Spark Imagination and Energize Writing
Are you looking for a fun way to reinforce teaching similes to students? Making simile monsters is always a huge hit! Students will create a fictitious monster and use similes to describe the 5 senses about their monsters. To hook students, I love to read the text Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood (affiliate […]
Tips You Need to Know to Teach Digital Writing
Whether you are teaching in-person, hybrid teaching or are teaching fully virtually, there is room for virtual writing projects in your classroom. Virtual writing projects can be incorporated into: whole group writing time small groups independent work early finisher activities challenge activities Each week students will walk through a step of the writing process and […]
The Most Fascinating Animal Adaptation Project
Looking for a fun way to combine life science and writing? This animal adaptation project is an absolute student favorite. Students will laugh while learning about how animals adapt to their environment, and write either informational or persuasive pieces on what human life would be like with these adaptations. The Research: To begin, students need […]