Strong writing instruction helps students organize their ideas, communicate clearly, and develop confidence as authors. In elementary classrooms, effective writing instruction includes explicit genre teaching, sentence-level scaffolding, meaningful practice opportunities, and structured feedback. These resources are designed to support students at every stage of the writing process.
Elementary school is a critical time for teaching students how to write effectively. One of the most important types of writing to teach in elementary school is informational writing. Here…
Once students can state an opinion and give reasons, the next challenge is helping them bring their writing to a clear close with an effective conclusion statement. How can we…
How do you teach students to support opinions with reasons? Many students can tell you what they think, but they often struggle to explain why. This post focuses on teaching…
As students move through opinion writing, they eventually reach a point where stating an opinion and giving reasons is no longer the hard part. The next challenge is helping them…
How do you help elementary students solidify their knowledge of how to write an opinion piece? While you go through an opinion writing unit, there are a few classroom strategies…
These days, there is a ton of great literature that lends itself to opinion writing. Not only do mentor texts for opinion writing contain a fun and engaging story, but…
Children love sharing their opinions. They try to convince parents to buy a toy, choose a TV show, or serve dessert first. In second grade, students already know what they…
Do your elementary students like to learn about animals? Are you looking for some Halloween articles for students to work on their reading comprehension? I like to start our animal…
Animal reports are a common research project in elementary classrooms. Students read informational text, gather facts about animals, organize their notes, and turn their research into a written report or…
Help elementary students do animal research about gray wolves with this informational article, list of website resources, note-taking graphic organizers, and comprehension activities. What is included in the Gray Wolf…
Introducing opinion writing can feel tricky. Students often have strong opinions, but they don’t always understand why they are writing them or how opinions work in an academic setting. Before…
Read and write about penguins in this great seasonal activity that can be done in January or December. Use it to kick off your informational writing unit. Here is how we…
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