Everyone has a story to tell. What is yours?
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I just need to take a break from expository, narrative, and opinion writing and introduce poetry to my students to capitalize on their creativity. While poetry is a great way for students to express that creativity, sometimes students need a gentle nudge to get started. That’s why I love using different poetry forms… Read More
If your second grade students are working on opinion writing or persuasive writing, you may be looking for a few tools to get started. Here are some resources to help. Opinion Writing Resources Back when the Common Core was first being implemented in our state, I was diving into opinion writing without a road map telling me where to go…. Read More
If your second grade students are working on how-to writing or procedural writing, you may be looking for a few tools to get started. Here are some resources to help. It’s Wednesday, so I’m back with another writing post. Today’s focus is on How-To Writing (some of you might call it Procedural Writing). Because each class of students is different,… Read More
If your second grade students are working on writing friendly letters, you may be looking for a few tools to get started. Here are some resources to help. Friendly Letter Writing in Second Grade I decided I’m moving forward with my series of writing posts. Today I want to delve into what friendly letters look like in my classroom. We… Read More
I’ve been toying with the idea of doing a series of writing posts. I thought I’d start with how I provide kids with something to write about during Work on Writing. Stick with me to the end and there will be a few goodies waiting for you. A couple of years ago, a colleague introduced me to Flip’s Fantastic… Read More
I’m back with a quick little freebie for you. A few months ago I posted a winter set of prompt cards. I decided to match it with a little spring set that I hope you can use. Click here to grab this set. Enjoy 🙂
