Fourth grade writing

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.

150+ fun, creative and thoughtful 4th grade writing prompts to encourage children to express their thoughts and feelings.

Follow this step-by-step lesson plan to teach your students how

Writing Interventions for Middle Schoolers that Work!!

Steal these for your writing unit!

Simple tips for improving writing in your second or third grade classroom. These tips are a must if you want better writers!

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,

Need writing ideas for kids? Grab 40 printable writing prompt cards or third through fifth graders, ages 8 - 10.

Calling all upper elementary writing teachers, this completely FREE opinion writing starter kit will help you teach or review opinion writing with your 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students. This set inclues an opinion writing anchor chart, modeled writing with coordinating guiding questions to help you teach this genre, student reference page and prompt project to get you started! You will love this free opinion writing printable set! Click today to grab it and it to your writing lesson plans!

Writing prompts give kids lots of practice with expanding their thoughts and polishing their craft. In this post, I talk about using Four Square Writing.

Friendly Letter Anchor Chart: 4th Grade

Do you need high-quality writing lessons for 4th grade? Try out this yearlong writing curriculum for 4th grade! It uses the writing workshop model and slowly takes students through the writing process for personal narrative, realistic fiction, opinion, and informational writing.

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Teaching Blog Post for Teaching the Writing Process with Elementary Students

Expanding Sentences Anchor Chart and Mini-Lesson

I am so excited to share all things WRITING today! Because I’ve taught several different grades, I come to fifth grade knowing a bit more of the progression students have experienced as writers. We have Lucy Calkin’s Units of Study available to us, and I also have been trained in Step Up to Writing, Nancy ... Read More about Writing in Fifth Grade

Today I'm sharing one of my favourite tasks for building community in the classroom. Students are able to share an important aspect of themselves (the story of their name) with the class and with me, their teacher. Through this task we are also working on important skills, like reading comprehension, writing, and reflection. Day 1 To begin, I asked my students to write any name they wish they had on a sticky note. They then placed it in a mason jar. I read my class the story "The Name Jar"…