Fourth grade writing

Are you about to start your opinion writing unit? These opinion writing prompts and worksheets are ideal for elementary students.

Teaching narrative writing isn't easy...writing a story (personal narrative or fiction) from start to finish can seem like a pretty overwhelming task--and it is! Let this set of four narrative writing resources help you prepare yoru students to plan, draft, and revise great narratives! I've been wo...

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,

Let’s chat about writing skills. Increasing and maintaining your students' writing skills can be tricky. There is so much to teach and rea...

Paragraph writing can be difficult for students. This post talks about my favorite paragraph writing activities and explains how Paragraph of the Week improved my students' writing. Love the writing prompts and writing rubrics!!!

Here is a super fun and easy group activity you can try to teach your students complete sentences and beyond.

We compilied a list of fun, creative and thoughtful 4th grade writing prompts to encourage children to express their thoughts and feelings.

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"…

Are you a new fifth grade teacher? Congratulations! I've put together a list of my favorite resources for fifth grade.