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!
Oct 03
Take some of the stress away from teaching endless rules for understanding pronouns with some of these fun hands-on activities. Use the posters as a classroom display for students to reference. Turn practice into game-like activities. Read fun books and play catchy songs. Finally, show videos that review rules. Your students will become experts in …
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Sep 19
Teaching adjectives has never been easier. Check out the games, videos, PowerPoints, classroom displays, printables, and more. Teaching Video with Organizer This video is a great overview of several rules about adjectives. It includes definitions and examples for the following: adjective clauses ordering adjectives comparative and superlative adjectives The lesson pairs with a provided graphic …
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Aug 29
Are you looking for some activities to teach nouns? Look no further. This post contains PowerPoints, posters, games, and more. Something to think about . . . . Prepositions and interjections are like the glue in our sentences. These short words are taught as early as kindergarten using flashcards. Students learn these words in the …
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Aug 22
Are you looking for some activities for teaching interjections? Look no further. This post includes YouTube video lessons, posters, anchor charts, and much more. Activities for Teaching Interjections When teaching interjections for the first time to a class I like to begin with this activity. . . . I ask the class to imagine they …
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Jun 06
Are your students struggling to figure out how to organize information on graphic organizers? This post includes 4 practice exercises including both printable and Google Slide options. Why Teach Students to Read Graphic Organizers When students map information, their comprehension of the content improves. Organizing information helps students form opinions. Graphic organizers aid in remembering …
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May 09
Do you want your students to be able to incorporate different persuasive techniques into their writing? Should students be able to make informed opinions about which products to purchase? Do you want your students to recognize different devices used in political advertising? Is the bandwagon persuasive technique effective? This series of posts helps answer these …
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Aug 23
A writer’s voice is the combination of sentence structure, punctuation, word choice, and personality a person uses when writing. It is the way a writer expresses himself. The voice can be formal or informal. A writer’s voice may contain long elegant prose or short choppy sentences. Get the handout for this post. Writer’s Voice vs. …
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