Writing

Writing to a pen pal is often recommended as a way of engaging children in writing and reading. However, after a few letter exchanges the correspondence tends to dwindle and die. Rather than setting up a peer pen pal, make … Continued

It is not uncommon for children to confuse p/d/q/b. There is a great video clip in which an educator holds up a watch by one end of the band and asks his audience of teachers what he is holding – … Continued

An important component of teaching students how to write a persuasive essay is to teach them the formula. The Cracking the ABC Code Writing Persuasively and Introduction to Writing Persuasively books provide a systematic, structured strategy for teaching this formula. … Continued

There are oodles of cooking books for children and also picture fiction books to motivate children to be excited about cooking. Here are just a few: TJ Tales: A Surprise for Mum is a story of misunderstandings based around homophones (words … Continued

The more times you can incorporate writing into other activities, the more opportunities students get to write and the more practice they have expressing themselves and writing words correctly. Students can create Christmas tree decorations using popsicle sticks. Cut the … Continued