Wants and needs anchor chart
The Go To Teacher
Today I want to say a huge thanks to my dad, Bob Willis. He served our country in the Vietnam War. He's my hero everyday and I am very grateful to have such a great role model. Now on to math! As we've moved into the Common Core the rigor has increased. With the increased curriculum you start to notice some areas that may need an extra OOMPH! My students are needing the OOMPH! in balanced equations and fact families. And I figure a party always gives me an extra OOMPH! so they are all party…
Writing Super Pack
Writing Super Pack - Check out this page...Grabbers, Hooks, and Leads!
Writing Resource Notebook!! Hours of research and work PLUS picture books to correspond! :)
Read about the funny stuff students say in my classroom and get intermediate teaching ideas!
Expository Writing Hooks Anchor Chart
Expository Writing Hooks Anchor Chart by MrsCof3 on Indulgy.com
Writing Resource Notebook!! Hours of research and work PLUS picture books to correspond! :)
Tell your other fourth grade teacher friends about this post! Last year, I earned a Master's Degree in Literacy. My final project was to make something for my classroom that would help me teach writing. After reading tons of research and professional books on writing, I decided to make an interactive Writing Resource for my students. We used a writing resource last year that was NOT interactive- it was just pages of information- and the students hardly ever referred to it. My students use…
Make it Interesting for the Reader: A Simple Writing Strategy {Week 4}
This post contains affiliate links. Please read my full disclosure policy for more information. Welcome back to Simple Writing Lessons for the Primary Grades, a 12-week collaborative writing series, hosted by The Measured Mom and This Reading Mama (that’s me)! If you have missed any of the lessons we’ve covered so far, click here to ... Read More about Make it Interesting for the Reader: A Simple Writing Strategy {Week 4}
Miss Klohn's Classroom
Writing Hooks: Bold Beginnings Freebie
The state writing predictor test is almost upon us. With that in mind, I happened upon this post at Two Writing Teachers blog. They do what is called "Slice of Life" posts. If you are a writing teacher or you just need some kind words of encouragement, you need to stop by this blog. You can pick up a FREE copy of my PowerPoint on my TpT store that was inspired by that post. Do you have any activities or tools to teach bold beginnings?
D. L. Nixon
And this is exactly what you achieved Stephen, with..."the man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed." Who wouldn't want to read the rest of it with an opener like that? The Dark Tower, Stephen King
Good Endings for Stories.pdf
Good Endings for Stories! Free PDF.
Writing Using the Organization Trait
*Digital Version available, scroll down for the link* This writing resource will help your students to improve their beginning, middles and endings. It includes interactive notebook activities that supplements your teaching of the organization trait. Writing with the 6 traits: Do you want to help ...
Bold Beginnings and Catchy Conclusions: How to Begin and End Writing
This PDF gives several "bold beginnings" to stories and prompt writing. It is modeled off a story I made up about a group of friends that ventures into a creepy forest, although you could make it fit any writing prompt or theme you're working with. The packet includes: ~The story that models Bold ...
Writing Poster - Beginning and Ending
This is a poster to use for writing in order to help students come up with more interesting beginnings and endings. When you first introduce this, you would go over each of these options and do some practice with each of them. There are the ideas for different types of beginnings and endings along...