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10 Easy and Effective Classroom Strategies to Engage Reluctant Writers

What is a reluctant writer? It is a student who, for whatever reason, is hesitant to write. Every year, we all have had at least one student, if not more, who disliked or had trouble writing. Read on for some strategies to get even your most reluctant writer writing! This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. If you purchase anything through these links, I may receive a small commission at no cost to you! Thanks. Are you more of a visual auditory learner? Check out the video of this post here: Reluctant Writer Strategy #1: Talk In my experience, reluctant writers

Icebreakers: Fun and Effective Getting to Know You Activities for the First Week of School

What is an icebreaker? How do you get to know your students? What fun ways can my students get to know each other during the first week of school? This post has some fun ideas to help you build your classroom community starting on the first day of school! An icebreaker is an activity to get people (students) talking in order to get to know each other better. Breaking the ice gets the awkward part over with so you can get to the real conversation. This post does contain Amazon Affiliate links. If you purchase anything through these links, I

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What do you do on the first day of school? 16 Fun Back-to-School Ideas for Teachers!

Hey there, teacher friends. Welcome back! This is a little Back-to-School Ideas blog post round-up for all your back-to-school needs. From planning ideas to setting up your classroom, you will find some great ideas for preparing your new students! Back to School Ideas: Before School Starts If you are anything like me, I started planning for back-to-school in the summer. I would start looking for ideas and pinning them to my Back-to-School Ideas Pinterest Board. Here are some other ways that I would start getting ready for back to school: Setting Up Your Classroom for Back-to-School I am a total

7 + 1 Fun Activities to Easily Improve Student Writing Fluency

Hey there Teacher Friends! Welcome back! Have you heard the term “writing fluency” a lot lately? I have, and wanted to share some fun writing fluency activities with you. Writing fluency is the writer’s ability to quickly and easily write down their thoughts for someone else to read. There is a lot that goes into writing fluency. Knowing what you want to write, what letters you need, and how to make those letters, grammar, and punctuation…. is a LOT! But, you can help your students improve their writing fluency daily in just a short amount of time. Are you more

Hot Ideas for Cool Learning: Summer Writing Ideas for Summer School or at Home

Hey, there Teacher Friends! You did it! I knew you could, but now, it’s time for Summer School. What is a teacher to do? Here are some fun summer writing ideas that can be used for summer school or for at-home learning this summer! This post does contain Amazon Affiliate links. As an Amazon Influencer, I may earn from qualifying purchases at no cost to you. Summer Writing? Make it fun! Whether your student is in summer school or at home, writing daily is a great habit for your student to develop! There are so many benefits to writing every day,

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9 Fun End-of-Year Celebration Ideas for Primary Teachers

Hey there Teacher Friends! It is getting so close to the end of the school year! Here are some fun End-of-Year Celebration Ideas to end your school year with some fun! Now that the school year is winding down it is time to PARTY! A Celebration of Learning Party of course! *This post contains affiliate links. This means that if you purchase something using this link we will receive a very small portion of the sale. The price of the item purchased remains the same whether you use an affiliate link or not. I will only recommend products and resources

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Keep them Writing! 5 Fun Classroom Writing Area Ideas to End the Year

Do you have a fun writing area or writing center in your classroom? Does it need an update to end the school year? Read on for fun ideas to keep your classroom writing area engaging for the End of the School Year! This site contains affiliate links. This means that if you purchase something using these links I will receive a small portion of the sale. The price of the item purchased remains the same whether you use an affiliate link or not. I will only recommend products and resources that I believe will be of value to our customers.

From Piles to Smiles: Transformative Tips for Elementary Paper Grading

Hey there Teacher Friend! I am so glad you are here. Today, by request, I am talking about paper grading! Such a fun topic right? Here are some ideas for keeping up with paper grading that won’t be overwhelming! *This post contains affiliate links. This means that if you purchase something using this link we will receive a very small portion of the sale. The price of the item purchased remains the same whether you use an affiliate link or not. I will only recommend products and resources that I believe will be of value to you, my readers. By using my

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3 Fun Creative Writing Exercises for Your April Classroom Writing Center

Hey there Teacher Friends! Let’s zhuzh up your classroom writing center this April with fun creative writing exercises! April is perfect for comics, magnet poetry, and toys! Read on to find some fun new ideas to make your classroom writing center the highlight of your classroom! This post does contain *Amazon Affiliate links. If you purchase anything through these links, I may receive a small commission at no cost to you! Thanks! Creative Writing Exercises for April #1: Comic Strip Paper! Students LOVE comic strip paper. Writing a comic strip is also a great way to introduce students to writing

Exploring Phonics Small Group Instruction with a Phonics Comic Decodable Reader

Hey there teacher friends! This post is to explore small group instruction for teaching reading using Phonics Comics. Phonics Decodable Readers with Lessons and Activities! We know that small group instruction is beneficial when teaching students how to read and has several benefits. Small group instruction is a more efficient use of teacher and student time. Students have more interaction with their classmates and teachers. It also increases opportunities for students to improve their reading and writing skills. So, what does small group instruction for teaching reading using Phonics Comics look like? Read on and see how you can try

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Playful Literacy: 9 +1 Creative Sight Word Activities You’ll Absolutely Love

Fun Sight Word Activities with Sight Word Cards Learning “sight” words is an important part of students learning to read and to read fluently. These sight word activities will make learning sight words more fun and engaging! Students need a lot of practice with their sight words and these sight word activities are the favorites from my classroom. The best part about these fun sight word activities is that you can teach them to your students, and then let them play them independently during your word work time! Other Sight Word Activities Blog Posts You May Enjoy: Need sight word

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Transform Your Writing Center with These Quick and Easy March Refresh Tips

Creative Writing Center Activities for March! March is Read Across America Month, so let’s jazz up our writing center with some fun book-related writing activities! This post does contain Amazon Affiliate links. As an Amazon Influencer, I may earn from qualifying purchases at no cost to you. Add Paper: Blank Newspaper Templates When I was a youngster ( a LONG time ago), one of my favorite things to do with my friends was to create and write our own newspaper. We would make a template then each of us would write a story and draw a picture to go with it.

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