Tools 7 Free Writing Lessons for December 25 Nov 202212 Dec 2022 Here is a free download with 7 writing lessons for December taken from Write Something Every Day. This set covers: Reviewing the best book read this year. Writing from impact.…
The Library How to Tell Stories to Children ~ Free eBook 24 Oct 202225 Oct 2022 Sara Cone Bryant wrote children's books in the 1900s, but among her best-known works are those that encourage storytelling. We covered her Stories to Tell to Children; this time we'll…
The Library Stories to Tell to Children ~ Free eBook 17 Oct 202218 Oct 2022 Sara Cone Bryant wrote children's books in the 1900s, but among her best-known works are those that encourage storytelling. Stories to Tell to Children not only includes a list of…
How-To 5 Tips for Teaching Writing 12 Oct 202212 Oct 2022 You have your children writing something every day. Great! Now let's refine the process. Here our five tips for teaching writing. First, we really don't "teach" writing. This is one…
The Library Write Something Every Day ~ New Book 5 Oct 202215 Oct 2022 We are excited to announce the release of our first book — Write Something Every Day: 366 Pencil Sharpeners for Students of Writing. One of the best pieces of advice…
The Library Aldine Speller ~ Free eBooks 26 Sep 202226 Sep 2022 We've covered spelling quite a bit. The main key to spelling is simply to focus on spelling. A student will be unlikely to remember how to spell words outside of…
Tools 10 Favorite How-Tos {2021–2022} 1 Aug 2022 Ten reader-favorite How-Tos from the archives: 1. Skill Subjects vs. Content Subjects {The Key to Simplifying} 2. Beechick Basics 3. 8 Ways to Easily Teach Art Appreciation 4. Get Started…
Activities Activity: Words That Describe 26 Apr 20229 Nov 2022 One of the best ways to become a good writer is by making it a practice to read good writing. If you want to take this to the next level,…
Tools 20 Common Idioms ~ Free Form 6 Apr 20227 Jul 2022 Don't Paint Yourself Into a Corner One way to interact with literature is to identify idioms. An easy way to do this is to create an idiom notebook. Grab our…
Activities Activity: Storytelling Prompts 9 Mar 20229 Nov 2022 Storytelling is a great way to dip a toe into creative writing. It borrows from narrating, and redirects the process from retelling the story of someone else to telling your…
Activities Activity: Rhyming Couplets 16 Sep 202111 Nov 2022 Over time we will be adding activities that focus on helping your child/student write something every day. Let's start off with something really simple: rhyming couplets. Rhyming couplets are two…
Activities Activity: Storytelling 26 Aug 20212 Feb 2023 There are many benefits to learning the art of storytelling. And storytelling is one of those "soft skills" our children will want to take with them into life. Here are…
The Finds Picture Match ~ Free Interactive 19 Aug 202114 Jul 2022 Whether you are looking for an easy way to ease into a new school year or starting fresh, this free Picture Match interactive at ReadWriteThink.org is a great way to…
Tools 10 Favorite How-Tos {2020–2021} 16 Aug 202125 Jul 2022 Ten reader-favorite How-Tos from the archives: 1. Skill Subjects vs. Content Subjects {The Key to Simplifying} 2. Beechick Basics 3. 8 Ways to Easily Teach Art Appreciation 4. Teach a…
Units Spoonerisms: A Wordplay Unit Study 22 Jul 202112 Jul 2022 Sir, you have tasted two whole worms.... Poor William Archibald Spooner! Highly respected for his scholarship in philosophy, divinity, and ancient history and appreciated for his kind, dutiful manner —…
How-To Interacting With Literature: Idioms 19 Apr 202114 Jul 2022 Idioms are figures of speech that we hear or use every day that are not meant to be taken literally. They make it easy to say something in a meaningful…
How-To 10 Favorite How-Tos {2019–2020} 20 Jul 202030 Jun 2022 Ten favorite How-Tos from the archives: 1. Skill Subjects vs. Content Subjects {The Key to Simplifying} 2. Teach a Child to Read: The Natural Way 3. Language…
Tools Memorizing: Yes, It Does Have Its Uses! ~ 5 Things to Memorize 15 Jan 20201 Nov 2022 Love it or hate it memorizing does have its uses: Do you remember the last time you memorized something — even a phone number? With technology ever at our…
The Library A Year of Beautiful Thoughts {Free eBook} 30 Dec 20195 Jan 2023 Here is a wonderful (and free) book of poetry set up to provide one Scripture verse, one illustrative story or quote, and one related poem for each day of the…
Online Poetry Anthology “Thanksgiving” by Henry Coyle 14 Nov 20195 Nov 2022 We thank Thee, Father, for Thy care,For countless blessings that we share;For all life's trials, pains and pleasures,And all its labors and its treasures! We thank Thee for Thy blessed…
Online Poetry Anthology “Song — The Owl” by Tennyson 7 Nov 201913 Oct 2022 I. When cats run home and light is come, And dew is cold upon the ground, And the far-off stream is dumb, And the whirring sail goes round, And the…
How-To 5 Natural Ways to Improve Listening Skills 23 Oct 201911 Oct 2022 No question, listening is a skill that comes more easily to some of us than it does to others. Nevertheless, listening is a skill that is increasingly more highly valued…
How-To 10 Steps to Writing a Research Paper 25 Sep 201911 Nov 2022 Putting together a research paper is the culmination of a student's previous experience: skills, interests, and writing background. Writing a research paper can appear daunting, but it doesn't have to…
How-To 10 Steps to Build a Better Speller 18 Sep 201929 Jan 2023 We all know the drill: Memorize your weekly spelling word list, ace the test, promptly delete that information — sometimes permanently! If you were one of those students who could…
How-To 14 Forms of Writing for the Older Student: Poetry 14 May 201911 Nov 2022 Writing poetry may seem like an odd place to start when encouraging a young writer, but some students will find it an easier task than many other forms of writing.…
The Finds Persuasion Map for Persuasive Essays {Free Interactive} 22 Apr 201928 Jun 2022 Here is another great tool at ReadWriteThink.org: A free persuasion map interactive that walks a student through the process of creating a persuasive essay. The interactive is easy and intuitive…
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