11 Writing Strategies Kids Should Know by the End of Primary School We can't talk about teaching kids to write without talking about the different writing strategies that can help them do just that! When it comes to teaching our students to become confident writers who articulate their ideas ...
Everyone has differing opinions and ideas about the true definition of love. So, what really is love, what are theways to teach your kids about love without saying a word,and what are theactivities that teach children about love? The definition of love There is no one simple answer that w...
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Have students finger-write the letter:Make a w by moving your finger on the table. Start in the middle. Slant down, up, down, up. (Other options: sand or salt tray, shaving cream, etc.) Now do the same thing while saying “w spells /w/.” Remember to underline the w when you ...
Sky-write the letter:To make the letter c, we start in the middle, pull back, and around. But we stop before we make an o. Watch me put my hand in the air and write a c in the sky. I start in the middle, pull back, and around. Now you try. Put your finger in the air....
and thoughtful thank you letters. She recommends that parents take note of gifts their children receive as well as who sent them; taking pictures of the child using the gift; writing the note on the back of the photo, and keeping the number of notes you write at once to five or fewer....
New to teaching kids to write by hand? The teachers on our team have had to teach a brand-new grade level after years away, so we’ve put together a quick guide! What Are the 3 Stages of Handwriting Development? Teaching students to print in legible handwriting starts well before they'...
Teachers sometimes worry that reading will suffer if you dedicate time to writing instruction. But I've shown in my research that it's not true. In one study, we split a group of students into two groups. We took one group of kids out of the classroom for 30 minutes a day, three da...
children. They remember thinking up all sorts of things to do when they were kids. But their own kids seem different, less resourceful, somehow. When there’s nothing to do, these parents observe regretfully, their kids seem unable to come up with anything to do besides turning on the TV...
Teachers sometimes worry that reading will suffer if you dedicate time to writing instruction. But I’ve shown in my research that it’s not true. In one study, we split a group of students into two groups. We took one group of kids out of the classroom for 30 minutes a day, three ...