6th grade writing

Expanding Sentences Anchor Chart and Mini-Lesson

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,

Love this idea. First grade writing vs. sixth grade writing... Which would you rather read?

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.

Expository Thinking Map

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 Teacher Studio: Learning, Thinking, Creating: Literacy Lessons

Remember when I wrote about what had been going on with Narrative Writing Lessons a little while ago? That post was actually one that I used in my class with my kids (an idea I stumbled upon last y…