Category: Writing
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Getting Young Learners Writing Daily
Themed Journal Writing Tips for Effective Daily Writing Writing is something we do every day. We don’t give it a thought. If we need to write something down we grab a pen and paper and write. It has become an automatic skill. Our young writers are not at this stage,…
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The Benefits of Nonfiction Journaling for 1st Graders
Journaling about nonfiction topics in 1st grade can provide numerous benefits. It helps them develop critical thinking skills, as they gather information and organize their thoughts. Writing about real-world subjects enhances their understanding of the world around them and builds their knowledge base. Additionally, it improves their ability to convey…
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Topic-Based Journal Writing
I am in the process of creating a set of topic-based Daily Journal Writing resources for Kindergarten and 1st-grade students. I’ve just completed one about Car Wash. On Amped Up Learning On Teachers Pay Teachers Do you use daily writing…
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Writing Sentences Using Sight Words
Our students need to learn sight words and improve their writing. Why not have them work on both skills? Combining Sight Words with Sentence Writing What do you think? This sounds like a good idea! If there were a teaching resource that did just this, would you use it?…
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Using Daily Nonfiction Journal Writing to Strengthen Sentence Writing
Learning to Write is Hard Work Kindergarten and 1st-grade students need to learn to write. They have a difficult time learning to write a sentence. So as teachers, we figure out how to entice them to do this. There is so much they are learning. They have to take the…
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Teaching Dental Health in the Classroom
Dental Health Activities-February It is so important to teach dental health to our students at any age. Learning about this at school only emphasizes the importance of taking care of our teeth. I have some easy and fun activity ideas you can do in your classroom related to dental…
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Do Students Really Need to Know What a Subject and Predicate Is?
Struggling Writers They were struggling with writing and their classroom teachers were concerned that they were not progressing with the whole group instruction. The second-grade team asked me to pull these kids and provide an intervention with this group.These students were unable to write a complete sentence. So, I broke a…
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