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

Hi Friends! Confession time…writing is my LEAST favorite subject to teach. I know, I know…teachers shouldn’t have favorites! In all seriousness, teaching writing to first graders was not my favorite subject to teach. I was in a place where I thought, “If it’s boring to me, isn’t it boring for them?” I desperately needed to spice things up. That year I made it my professional goal to improve my writing instruction. I spent time reading, researching best practices and developing a system that…

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.

These tab books are a super engaging way to make nonfiction book report writing meaningful and fun! Skills covered include main idea and supporting details, nonfiction text strucuture, nonfiction text features, author's point of view, summarizing, and more. A low prep, printable activity that is great for independent or group work with students in grades 3, 4, 5 or 6. Use for any informational text or nonfiction reading passage.

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,

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.

Writing does not have to be boring, long or tedious. In fact some of the best writing practice happens with short and engaged activities. Engage your elementary students with these fun Christmas writing activities. Students will work on persuasive writing, descriptive writing, how to writing and more. These Christmas themed mini-books are filled with fun writing opportunities. An easy way to add some holiday fun into your classroom. #ChristmasWriting #Elementary #TeachingIdeasforDecember

Need writing ideas for kids? Grab 40 printable writing prompt cards or third through fifth graders, ages 8 - 10.

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

Today I'm sharing one of my favourite tasks for building community in the classroom. Students are able to share an important aspect of themselves (the story of their name) with the class and with me, their teacher. Through this task we are also working on important skills, like reading comprehension, writing, and reflection. Day 1 To begin, I asked my students to write any name they wish they had on a sticky note. They then placed it in a mason jar. I read my class the story "The Name Jar"…