Comparing Cinderella Stories for Kids
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Compare Cinderella stories in your classroom! It’s a fun way to add critical thinking to your fairy tales unit. Kids love exploring Cinderella folktales from around the world – and…
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How to Differentiate Your Biography Research Project
Biography research projects can engage your entire class. Just use the Goldilocks principle. In other words, the process shouldn’t be too easy or too hard. Instead, it should be just…
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5 Quick and Easy Biography Crafts to Try Now
Biography crafts engage kids in learning. Let’s look at five possibilities. First, to focus on character traits, try a foldable. If you’d like kids to refer to events in the…
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Fun Constructed Response Strategies for Your Classroom
Looking for constructed response strategies for your classroom? Try the four Cs: craft it, collaborate, compete, and cube it. When you shake up learning, engagement skyrockets – and kids get…
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12 Easy Ways to Improve Narrative Writing
Improve narrative writing in your classroom with a dozen handy hints! Focus on one or two each time kids write, and watch their writing shine! Read on for ideas and…
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Teaching How to Write a Narrative – Writing Stories
Teaching how to write a narrative, or story writing? It’s a year-long process. To build strong structure, use these four steps. 1) Begin with a simple story line. 2) Help…
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Teaching the Two Sides of Writing – Fiction and Nonfiction
Teaching the two sides of writing is the essential piece in your ELA block. First and foremost, kids must understand structures of fiction and nonfiction writing. Fiction writing uses a…
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Beginnings and Endings Tie Persuasive Writing Together
Beginnings and endings can unify persuasive writing. To open the paragraph, offer an invitation to read on. For example, hook them with a question, dialogue, or surprise statement. At the…
Read MoreTransitions Make Persuasive Writing Flow
Transitions, or linking words, help readers navigate the text. When students use them, writing flows. For beginners, provide a list of terms. As they become more proficient, ask them to…
Read MoreVarying Sentences Jazzes Up Persuasive Writing
Varying sentences improves style. When kids feel finished with their writing, it’s time to shake things up. First, begin every sentence in a paragraph differently. Second, vary sentence types. For…
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