Quick writes

Short on time? These writing activities are sure to spark creativity in your students. Perfect for a sub plan, a shortened class period, or a pocket of time when you want students working. Great writing workshop activity as well. Quick write activities that will keep students motivated. Easy lesson with free story starters! #lessonplans #writingworkshop #writingprompt

Hi Friends! Confession time…writing is my LEAST favorite subject to teach. I know, I know…teachers shouldn’t have favorites! In all seriousness, teaching writing to first graders was not my favorite subject to teach. I was in a place where I thought, “If it’s boring to me, isn’t it boring for them?” I desperately needed to spice things up. That year I made it my professional goal to improve my writing instruction. I spent time reading, researching best practices and developing a system that…

The curse of Writer's Block can be REAL. And writer's block can really frustrate our students. When this happens, we need strategies to help students push through writer's block to keep going through the writing process. Check out this list of 8 strategies to help students break through writer's

Writing Freebie! This one-minute writing activity for elementary students motivates them to get writing! Use as a transition activity or as a warm-up to writer's workshop. Kids build their writing fluency with this self-comeptetive activity. #write #writing #writers #workshop #kids

Whether you call quick writes your warmup, a focused writing prompt, writing into the day, or simply timed writing, a quick write has a range of possibilities that are just plain cool and useful in the English classroom. I adhere to the definition that Linda Reif uses in her book The Quickwrite

Quick daily writing practice will help your students gain confidence and practice with writing narratives. Six weeks of ready-to-use warm ups that focus on narrative writing. Perfect for test prep, literacy centers, mini lessons, and daily practice. Achieve top marks in your case study with our expert help. Navigating Student Life: Essential Homework Hacks 😍 how to write best narrative essay, reflective writing topics, how to start a book review introduction ✒️ #writing

1. Attach an image (photo, magazine, etc.) to a notebook page and write about it. 2. What things will people in the future say about how we live now? (Examples: They ate that? They believed that?) 3. Pick one from each list to make a creature and animal combination. Now write a short story or scene in which this creature appears. List 1 List 2 Vampire porcupine Ninja armadillo Zombie pig Pirate goat Mummy lobster Clown possum Banshee shark Wraith moray eel 4. Imagine a future in which we…

Hi Friends! Confession time…writing is my LEAST favorite subject to teach. I know, I know…teachers shouldn’t have favorites! In all seriousness, teaching writing to first graders was not my favorite subject to teach. I was in a place where I thought, “If it’s boring to me, isn’t it boring for them?” I desperately needed to spice things up. That year I made it my professional goal to improve my writing instruction. I spent time reading, researching best practices and developing a system that…

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Are you looking for a way to integrate writing? Look no further than quick writes! They are the best way to include writing in any content area when you are limited on time.