Cultivating a postive classroom community is such an important part of teaching, and I've learned that little things go a long way. The Best Part of Me writing activity is a great community builder!

FREE After Break Writing Activities to refocus your students after any school break. Get students writing to tell you all about their Fall, Winter, or Spring break & vacation with fun journal writing prompts and publishing pages.

150+ fun, creative and thoughtful 4th grade writing prompts to encourage children to express their thoughts and feelings.

Our principal has really been encouraging us to add more writing into our daily lesson plans. "They should be writing all day long" he tells us. The research is there to back him up. I bumped into this Roll and Retell page from Fun In First on Pinterest awhile back and finally figured out how to add it to our learning day. I printed and laminated four copies of the Roll and Retell page to hand out to each of my four table groups. After a round of Daily 5 I handed them out. I also gave each…

A writing template to help children when structuring text types.

One of my favorite things about back to school, is knowing that I get to meet and love on a brand new bunch of kids for the school year. I’m sure you feel the same way, and have your lesson planner packed to the max with different “get-to-know-you activities.” I want to share with you […]

Looking for some fun ways to motivate students to write? Sure, getting upper elementary students to write can be a bit of a challenge, but with some creative

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The 3rd-grade writing prompts are designed to help children tap into their imagination. It can also be used to express their feelings.

Do your students grumble when it’s time to practice writing? Is getting them to write an essay about as much fun as getting grapefruit juice in your eye? Maybe it’s time to try some fun writing activities instead. Here are 10 of our favorite writing activities for kids. Each activity is labeled with suggested grade levels (kindergarten to grade 12) and has step-by-step instructions on how to implement it. You'll also find tips for helping kids improve creative writing skills in each area.