Why should you use fun writing prompts for middle school? Learning how to write in middle school is essential for helping kids learn and perfect their

Teaching the writing process? Try involving students kinesthetically. Play Doh can work for big kids, too! My high school students absolutely love this writing analogy that walks them through each stage of the writing process as if they were sculptors crafting a masterpiece. Differentiate your instruction with this best-practice, active learning lesson.

Do you have struggling writers who just don't seem to be growing? Do you have reluctant writers who don't seem to get much writing completed? In every class that I have ever taught, there has always been a handful of kiddos that just don't like writing. These students can be toughest to reach. You have

The beginning of the school year can be such a busy time. Between assessments, teaching procedures, and getting to know a new set of students, teacher

An engaging activity for descriptive writing

Want to add more high school creative writing activities into your high school English classroom? Look no further than these three creative writing ideas in this blog post. Flash fiction with 55-word stories, 6-word stories, and even some poetry writing will add a little pep to your writing curriculum. These ready-made-lessons are easy to use in your middle school and high school English classroom. Click the link to read more about infusing more creative writing into your high school…

Use these middle school writing lessons to help your students enjoy writing.

Use this challenge to get your middle school students WANTING to write essays! #ideas #tips

Our list of fun Would You Rather writing prompts is perfect for kids in Elementary and Middle School and is a great way for teachers to spark creativity among students. #WouldYouRather #WritingPrompts #JournalBuddies

Engage students with this fun snowball collaborative writing activity that will get even reluctant writers putting pencil to paper!