Are you struggling with how to teach sentence writing? Maybe you’re seeing a lot of run-on sentences with no punctuation in sight. Maybe you are seeing fragments that make no sense. Where do you go from here? Count It OutMy first “trick” for helping students… Keep Reading…

Whether teaching personal or fictional narrative writing, there are some lessons you just shouldn’t skip.Components of Narrative WritingThe first lessons I begin when teaching narratives is to start with what narratives are. We read a few personal narrative type stories and then we dive into… Keep Reading…

Teaching writing can be complicated but I think the idea of student writing conferences is even more so. Guest Whitney from Learning with Crayons will show us just how we can take away the overwhelm and get started. Weekly Writing ProcessWhitney teaches a first and second… Keep Reading…

I love teaching narrative writing using mentor texts. Students are always engaged with the stories and remember them throughout our writing unit. Here are a list of my favorites.Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and I will earn a commission if you click through… Keep Reading…

A writing pre-assessment is the most important first step in your writing plans. Just like other subjects, the writing pre-assessment will inform your direction for lessons.Why Use a Writing Pre-AssessmentTeaching writing is a hard subject for most teachers. Often I am asked, “Where do I… Keep Reading…

Before launching writer’s workshop, there are some beginning of the year writing lessons you’ll want to teach first. Why not start right away?While you can certainly dive into a workshop model on the first days of school, I like to wait. The very first thing… Keep Reading…