Informational Writing for Third Graders
Find information, tips, and ideas for teaching your third grade students about informational writing.
Assessing Your Students’ Writing Growth
How do you assess your third grade students’ writing growth? Take a look at some ideas to get a clear picture on how much your students’ writing has improved over the course of the school year!
Engage Students in Prewriting with These 5 Strategies
Getting started writing can be one of the toughest spots for kids when we begin a writing project. Thankfully there are lots of things that we can do to help students over this hurdle. Read on to discover how to engage students in prewriting with these 5 strategies. Word Bank Create a Word Bank- This […]
Writing Terms Your Third Grade Students Should Know
I can remember back when I was in school we didn’t do a whole lot of writing, and when we did it was mainly to just “write a story about…”. I don’t remember any explicit writing instruction and I definitely don’t remember learning about different types of writing (narrative, opinion, or informational). Writing instruction today […]
Evelyn Del Rey is Moving Away is the Perfect Personal Narrative Mentor Text
Have you read this beautiful book by Meg Medina? Not only does it have gorgeous illustrations (by Sonia Sanchez), but it is a wonderful story about the power of friendships. As I read this book I couldn’t help but think back about the friendships of my childhood and they were such sweet memories! Evelyn Del Rey […]
Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast Read Aloud Recommendation and Opinion Writing Activity
While browsing at the bookstore the other day I came across this funny book! I was not familiar with the author Josh Funk, but now I want to read all of his books! Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast by Josh Funk has me hooked! This book is so much fun- your students will 💜 it! […]
Opinion Writing Launch Lesson
Launch Your Opinion Writing Unit with this Engaging Lesson! Today was the kids first day back to school after winter break. Our third quarter writing focus is opinion writing. I LOVE to teach this unit to my kiddos. It is so fun and I get to know them even better as I read their opinions […]