The animated short film One Small Step follows a young Chinese American girl from age six when she first witnesses a rocket launching to her success in finally walking on the moon.
Category: Writing
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May 22
Teaching Reading using the Animated Short The Box
The animated short film The Box is based on real events that are taking place in Syria. The film is meant to educate the world about the struggles the Syrians are facing.
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May 06
Research Paper Project for Elementary Students
All third graders and up in our school create a research paper each year. One year students may write about famous people from their social studies text. The next year they write about topics from science. The school year is just too short not to cover multiple skills with the research project.
Sources and the Bibliography
We have the best school librarian. She takes on the task of helping the students with their research. Students must use a minimum of three references: a book, an encyclopedia, and a website.
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Apr 22
Writing Using a Dog Theme
Most students love dogs. According to American Pet Products Association (APPA) approximately 44% of all households in the United States are dog owners. This is approximately 89.7 million dogs.
More Interesting Facts
- Seventy-seven percent of dog owners allow their pet to roam anywhere in the house. Only seven percent of people keep their dogs outside.
- Forty-two percent of dog owners sleep with their dogs.
- The United States has the largest dog population. It more than doubles the second highest dog population country, China.
Get more statistical information about pets at Statista.
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Dec 17
Writing Prompts for Upper Elementary
Are you looking for some writing prompts for upper elementary students? Motivating students to write daily can be a real challenge. Changing up prompts may be one solution to keep students excited about putting a pencil to paper. Check out these ideas.
#1 – Inspirational Quotes
| Quotes are great for not only inspiring students to work harder but to also think at a deeper level. Quotes make great discussion starters for students to think critically. Remind students that quotes may have different meanings for different people depending on life experiences. There are no wrong or right answers to what a quote means. Writing a paragraph about what a quote means is a great journal activity. If you need inspiration about where to begin, check out 50 of Our All-Time Favorite Classroom Quotes from We are Teachers. |
#2 – Writing a Letter to My Future Self
Have students write letters to their future selves. At futureme.org students type letters. They select when they will be delivered: 1 year, 3 years, 5 years, or a specific date. Students can select for their letters to be private or public. Be aware. Some of the public letters contain inappropriate material for students.
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Oct 11
Separate is Never Equal
Welcome to the Reading Crew’s Link-up
The Reading Crew is a group of primary through middle school reading specialists. About three to four times a year, we share materials and ideas through a blog link up. Enjoy reading through our posts and collecting free materials to use in your classroom this fall. Links to all the posts are found at the end of this post.
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Sep 08
Comparing Parallel Stories using Number the Stars
The Reading Crew is a group of primary through middle school reading specialists. About three to four times a year, we share materials and ideas through a link up. This time we are sharing mentor texts. Enjoy collecting a lot of great teaching ideas and free printables. Before you leave, be sure to enter the rafflecopter at the end of this post. We are giving away copies of each mentor book from the posts. Have a great time exploring our blog posts, and I hope you have the best school year ever!
Number the Stars Activity #1
Number the Stars is a phenomenal story of courage. This makes it a great book for students to use as a writing prompt.
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