Welcome to my blog index page featuring posts for upper elementary students who want to improve their writing skills. Teaching writing can be challenging, so I’ve compiled a range of posts to help you with your lessons.
My post categories include writing strategies, writing skills, capitalization and punctuation, narrative writing, teaching text structures with songs, teaching text structures, teaching persuasive techniques with commercials, and parts of speech. You’ll find ideas and free teaching materials to make your lessons more effective and engaging.
You can browse my posts by clicking on the images below or using the search bar on the right. You can also subscribe to my newsletter for updates on new posts and freebies. Whether you’re looking for tips on enhancing your students’ skills, making writing more fun and interactive, or integrating writing with other subjects, you’ll find something worthwhile on my blog.
I hope these posts will support your upper elementary students’ writing development and inspire them to become confident writers. Happy teaching!
Mar 27
Are you looking for some fun activities to teach fifth graders the five Common Core comma rules? You have come to the right place. This post includes the following: an anchor chart idea an organizer idea YouTube videos to learn the rules a Jeopardy game task cards These low-prep activities can be ready to use …
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Feb 27
Students should use different ways to start sentences. Teaching students to use a variety of sentence structures can greatly improve their writing. This post contains a step-by-step lesson plan with printables for teaching students this very important skill. The activities in this lesson can easily be divided across multiple days into mini-lesson or taught as …
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Feb 20
Are you looking for some preposition activities to add to your lessons? Enjoy these teaching ideas including free resources. Preposition Activities #1 – Teaching Video with Organizer This video is a great overview of several rules about prepositions. It includes definitions and examples for the following: place, time, and direction most common object of prepositions subject-verb …
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Jan 16
Are you looking for some adverb activities? Check out the anchor chart below. Then follow the links to printables, games, and more. Be sure to download the mini posters. They make a terrific classroom display. My students especially love Schoolhouse Rock. You’ll hear students humming “Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here.” Also, BrainPop – …
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Dec 05
Most students will be able to say that the setting of a story is where and when the story takes place; however, writing a setting is a whole new story (pun intended). This lesson includes five activities that help students write descriptive settings for their narratives. If you wish to grab the handout before you …
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Nov 28
Check out these ten ideas for teaching verbs. Activities include games, printables, books, videos, classroom displays, and more. It’s a verb. It’s a verb. I. It’s an action word. You can do it. You can do it. It’s a verb. Teaching Video with Organizer This video is a great overview of verb tenses. It includes …
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Oct 24
Are you looking for some activities for teaching conjunctions? This post has links to printables, games, posters, and more. Teaching Conjunctions Video with Organizer This video is a great overview of several rules about conjunctions. It includes definitions and examples for the following types with definitions and examples: coordinating subordinating correlative The lesson pairs with …
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