Elementary writing

Journaling is a fun & low-pressure way to ease into writing. With that in mind, we’ve created 75 elementary writing prompts to help your students begin writing!

An Upper Elementary Collaborative blog written by 13 teachers. Includes teaching ideas and resources for grades 3, 4, and 5.

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5th grade writing doesn’t have to be a struggle! This blog post provides all of my best tips and ideas for teaching your fifth graders to succeed as writers. As a veteran 5th grade teacher, I have had a lot of experience teaching all kinds of students how to improve their writing. So, you'll get my insight on the best ways to help all of your upper elementary students succeed in your writing curriculum!

Anchor chart for first grade classroom. Have your class come up with a name for the boy who is thinking of different ways to write about sharks! Great reference for throughout the year!

My students are always using and referring to different writing tools. I created these individual writing toolkits with lots of free writing resources.

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Are you looking for a way to help your early elementary students with their writing? K-2 students need a lot of support and guidance when it comes to writing skills for kids. Inside my blog, you will learn about my primary writing checklist. It will help the writing skills for primary students. I love that my students can be independent with writing activities. Teaching writing in elementary school has never been easier with this writing checklist for first grade.

Are you looking for writing topics for kids that can be used in the classroom? We have compiled a list of fun and creative writing topics for students.

Sentence Starters and Transitions Anchor Chart for Informational Writing! Helps Grade 1-3 students transition from their topic sentence, to points, facts, and closing. Great support for independent writing.

Writing doesn’t have to be hard. Whenever I talk to fellow teachers about what they HATE teaching… it always seems to be writing. Why is that? I theorize that it’s because writing is very personal. There’s no cut and dry methods that work for ALL students. It is also time consuming to teach AND especially […]

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