Simple yet engaging ways to make your upper elementary lessons meaningful and fun!
was teaching writing a challenge last year? let's change that.
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I know how it is, Reader. Students push back when we ask them to write a sentence, let alone an entire narrative essay. To be honest, things weren't that much different when I started teaching upper elementary grades around 15 years ago. Teaching writing has always been a tough sell. The instant-gratification-attention-span-of-a-gnat society we currently live in certainly doesn't make the task any easier. Teaching narrative writing can be particularly frustrating in this day and age. Why?
However, writing is too important of a skill to give up on. Writing a narrative gives students an insight into author's purpose and story structure that they can't develop through answering multiple-choice questions. Better writers become better readers...the research backs it up. This is why, in my conference session for Cheerful ELA 2024, I show you why we just have to grit our teeth and go waaaaay back to the beginning with our intermediate students when it comes to teaching writing. They are going to need a lot of structure and scaffolding to succeed. And you, Reader? Once you watch this presentation, you'll be ready to provide it for them.
And if you feel your writing game is on point already? There are 14 other presentations, taught by educators who are just as passionate about their topic as I am. There's so much value in this conference, and you get to watch it all for free! Here's a link to the FULL schedule. Have any questions about the event, or my presentation in particular? Just hit reply and let me know! Talk soon, Marianna |
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Simple yet engaging ways to make your upper elementary lessons meaningful and fun!
Earth Day Every Day, Reader. ...unless you're a busy teacher prepping for test season. As much as torn construction paper collages and recycled art projects have their moment, this time of year is not exactly overflowing with extra wiggle room in upper elementary. You need your seasonal activities to pull their weight. Luckily, this one does: GET THE SCAVENGER HUNT Students move around the room reading Earth Day fact cards, answering text-based questions, working with vocabulary, and...
We're trying something new, Reader: Every Friday until the end of the school year, I’m sending a short note built around one real teacher question. Not the kind you're asking your admin. The real kind. The questions that show up in the teacher's lounge, next to the copier that seamlessly ran off 27 of 28 copies before breaking down. So let’s start here: Is it too late to start something new in April? For a brand-new system with twelve moving parts and a learning curve? Yes. For something...
Today's the day, Reader! You can catch my presentation, Scaffolding and Support for Narrative Writing Success, at Cheerful ELA Education! (don't forget to hit up my speaker page to grab a fun related freebie!) Didn't get your ticket yet? No worries! Just click below to get FREE access to all 15 conference sessions. I WANT A FREE TICKET TO CHEERFUL ELA I can't wait to hear all about what you learn! Talk soon! Marianna TLDR: Get your free Cheerful ELA Conference Ticket here. Free Resources...