An experienced 4th grade teacher's tips to develop strong writers who are capable of writing a quality paragraph including a topic sentence, supporting details that are relevant to the topic, and a satisfying conclusion sentence! Transitional words/phrases are emphasized as well as the mechanics of indenting the start of each paragraph.

Did you think teaching students to write would be a snap? I mean, you are a college-educated, certified individual. How hard could it possibly be? Well, it’s a challenge, especially when just starting out. In my classroom,

Expanding Sentences Anchor Chart and Mini-Lesson

The Teacher Studio: Learning, Thinking, Creating: Literacy Lessons

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

5th grade writing is so much fun to teach! This post lays out my best tips for teaching 5th grade writing, along with the sequence and pacing that I use!

These 7th grade writing prompts inspires children to reflect on their experiences and think about their future goals.

Sentence Starters and Transitions Anchor Chart for Informational Writing! Helps Grade 1-3 students transition from their topic sentence, to points, facts, and closing. Great support for independent writing.

Congratulations fifth grade teacher! Fifth graders are very independent and curious. They have such fun personalities starting to emerge and are beginning to act like miniature adults. I love their sense of humor! Now that you know you will be teaching fifth grade, you are probably starting to wonder what resources you might want to