Introducing students to challenging words through Word of the Week can help increase their confidence in reading, writing, & speaking.
This post shares tips and strategies for teaching different learning styles to meet the needs of all learners.
Here are five ways to create powerful character thoughts by framing them on the page as effectively as possible.
Hoy te dejamos estas fichas de Reading y Writing para Tercero de Primaria, las cuales son fundamentales para reforzar las habilidades de lectura y
This list outlines some cliches I commonly see in modern fantasy novels.
Writing a romance subplot in your novel can quickly make things cringey. Love stories in storytelling require real characters that feel authentic. Let's look to Han and Leia from Star Wars to see how a fictional relationship can feel real.
We’ve written before about making sure your protagonist is interesting enough – that they have goals, a personality, and compelling flaws. They’re all essential steps to putting your reader in the company of someone they want to spend time with. Unfortunately, writing a great protagonist is one of the hardest tightrope walks of writing, and
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Anchor chart inspiration for elementary teachers. Use my Not-So-Pinteresty Anchor Charts for Reading, Math, Grammar, and Writing.
Hey everyone! I hope you had a great holiday and if you're like me you're definitely enjoying your time off school. Yes I love and miss the ...
A plot idea is just the beginning when you want to write a book and these simple questions help you turn that idea into a complete story.
There are a number of things that can drive readers away from your book, and badly-developed characters are definitely close to the top of that list. It’s not always done intentionally but i…
A plot hole easily derails an otherwise good story and stretches credibility. Read 7 tips to avoid and fix plot holes.
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the number of characters in your story? This article will help you to handle a large cast of characters the right way.
Novels have many different character types. However, almost every novel will have these 6 character types. Check out bestselling & award-winning examples.
Read 9 NaNoWriMo Lessons on ways to build a resilient and joy-giving writing routine, including writing productivity and motivation insights.
This graphic was found on Pinterest without authorship notice. Not sure where the meme originated. If you're an English language learner, then this is driving you crazy. Even native speakers are thrown off occasionally either spelling or pronouncing the "ough"-words. No easy solutions, like with many irregularities -- just got to learn it!
Introducing students to challenging words through Word of the Week can help increase their confidence in reading, writing, & speaking.
Planning your guided literacy time is bout to get so much easier. I get asked a lot about how to tie reading and writing together, while focusing on fluency, comprehension, phonics, vocabulary, writing, etc. I create this resource to get kids excited about reading and writing, and to make planning
Last Updated on May 4, 2022 Here comes a 5 pages Reading Comprehension Passages for little and sweet kindergarten kids. It contains simple sentences with beautiful pictures. The kids will love to work with it. Download: Kindergarten Reading Comprehension Passages
Writing Journal Worksheet – 5-Minute Freewrite (PDF) This writing worksheet is to help you warm up, loosen up, and write fast. I recommend using word association to follow the thread of your thinking. Set a timer to 5 minutes and keep the pen moving. Don’t stop to think! P.S. Want some company? Watch the write…
You can write a book in one month All it takes is an idea that excites you and a few tips I learned during Nanowrimo – National Novel Writing Month. Read on to find out how! Writing a novel m…
Practice reading using these short reading passages about hygiene or the things we use to keep our selves clean and healthy. Examples of these hygiene materials are toothbrush, soap, towel and comb. Reading passage about face mask is also included. Happy reading, happy learning! Click image to see full size before saving. Teacher Fun Files is a website that provides FREE educational resources to help learners, parents and teachers all around the world in learning and teaching pre-school and grade school concepts. Posters, flashcards, English reading materials and worksheets are available and great for blended learning (online class, classroom-based and homeschooling). However, these materials are NOT for COMMERCIAL USE. Images are either made or under creative commons. If any of the images are offensive or under any copyright, message us to get it removed. Thank you for visiting Teacher Fun Files.
Improve your writing and editing -- and anyone else's -- using the Six Traits.
English reading exercises with basic sight words for kid's reading practice. Use it for your remedial reading activities. Practice comprehension and enhance reading speed. Free to click, save, print, cut and laminate. Click image to see full size before saving. Teacher Fun Files is a website that provides FREE educational resources to help learners, parents and teachers all around the world in learning and teaching pre-school and grade school concepts. Posters, flashcards, English reading materials and worksheets are available and great for blended learning (online class, classroom-based and homeschooling). However, these materials are NOT for COMMERCIAL USE. Images are either made or under creative commons. If any of the images are offensive or under any copyright, message us to get it removed. Thank you for visiting Teacher Fun Files.
Planning your guided literacy time is bout to get so much easier. I get asked a lot about how to tie reading and writing together, while focusing on fluency, comprehension, phonics, vocabulary, writing, etc. I create this resource to get kids excited about reading and writing, and to make planning
We as teachers know that reading at home is crucial to becoming a better reader.If you’re like me, you have used one of these. I used a reading log like this for years and didn’t think twice about it. However, I did think it was interesting that most of my students read exactly 30 minutes […]
Follow this step-by-step lesson plan to teach your students how
SEPTEMBER NO PREP MATH AND LITERACY ACTIVITIES
This is a reading comprehension worksheet about different uses of the INTERNET in relation to age and purpose. You can find the information about the advantages and disadvantages of using the Internet today. I hope you find it useful. - ESL worksheets
Writing first drafts follows on from prewriting in the writing process. Read ten ideas to make drafting work for your story.