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Holiday or Seasonal Activities
Beginning of the Year Planning and Assessment Ideas
Activities to do anytime
Exit Ticket Topic Sentences (Level 1/2)
Mythological Mad Libs and Epic Poetry (Level 3)
Incorporating Writing into Science, Math and History--Suggested Lesson Plans (Level 2/3)
A refresher on Sentence Structure for your students (Level 2)
Using Companion Papers to Help Students on State Testing (Level 3)
Using The Write Tools Software to prepare for State Assessments
Enrich your Students' Narrative Writing through Character Studies
Improve Sentence Fluency with these great books
Need to motivate your boys to write?
Research Paper Strategies Beyond the Internet
Teach your students about Sensory Detail
Narrative Writing fun with "Tall Tales"
Classroom Activity for Primary Writing
Teach your students to edit their writing
Try this easy Active Reading Activity
Teach students to add color to their writing
The importance of Readable Writing
"Move" your students' writing to the next level
Great Persuasive Writing Activities
Teaching kids the art of argument
A great way to introduce Personal Narrative Writing
Teaching tips for Personal Narrative Writing
Personal Narrative Book Recommendations
Painting Pictures with Word Choice
Great Books for teaching word choice
Sentence Building with Bad Kitty
Holiday or Seasonal Activities
Hop into Spring with a Word Choice Activity
Autum Tree Activity
Thanksgiving Note-taking Activity
Primary/Level 1 Valentine Writing Activity
Fun Valentine Writing Activity
Warm up with this Winter Writing Activity
Try these activities before winter break
Start the New Year with a quick assessment
Ban boring sentences with this Thanksgiving Activity
Beginning of the Year Planning and Assessment Ideas
Dazzle your Parents with this Back-to-School-Night Activity
Some thoughts as you plan your year
Writing Assessments for Primary Grades
Quick Writing Assessments to Start the Year
Back to school writing essentials
Ideas for Quick Writing Assessments
End of the Year Activities
Something to do this Summary for Primary Teachers
Activities to help students reflect on their writing
Writing Research
Latest Carnegie Research on Writing and Reading
How Professional Development Translates into Student Success
Autum Tree Activity
Fun Valentine Writing Activity