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!
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...
Reader: Test-taking is part of teaching upper elementary. There's no getting around it. However, there are different ways to approach those big EOY tests. You know, the ones that tell you everything you need to know about how well you taught and everything your students have learned. /sarcasmfont Maybe it's just me, Reader, but in the long run I don't give two figs about if students can fill in A, B, C, or D correctly. What I DO want is for students to read a text selection and apply skills...
Greetings, Reader! Here's some more info about the FREE Cheerful ELA Education Conference I shared with you on Thursday. We have 15 talented and experienced upper elementary ELA teachers, sharing up-to-date, relevant ideas you can quickly implement to engage your students in reading, writing, grammar, spelling, phonics, speaking, and listening. The conference is free to join and you’ll have access to all 15 presentations for 4 days. There will be fun giveaways and live take- action sessions...