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Teaching Ideas for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5 and Grade 6 (Elementary & Middle School) Students by Storyathon-Let's Write Microstories (Short Stories)!
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Students benefit from learning about many writing types
Why should we have so many different writing types? There are 18 different types of writing made available in Writing Legends. These include Letter Writing and Invitations, Email, Persuasive Texts, Reviews, Scriptwriting, Discursive Writing, Interviews and much more. Students benefit from learning the intricacies of these different types of writing.
Activities for 18 Types of Writing - Writing Legends and Storyathon
There are many different writing types to explore. These include diary and blog writing, information texts, letter writing and more. Each type of writing has different rules, purpose and audience.
Write a story in 100 words on the theme A Different World
Write a story in exactly 100 words on this theme: A different world - Living in lockdown.
Have you thought about creating podcasts to showcase example responses?
Create sample podcasts to support student writing
A sample podcast of a writing activity can run for as little as two minutes. It can showcase an example response as well as provide some analysis of the positive elements. Why not try this today?
What are some things teachers can do to support student writing activity?
One way to do this is by incorporating sample podcasts. Podcasts are very popular today and doing this will give students confidence, It also fosters a community of learners where ideas are celebrated.
Identify clear trends in your students' writing
If teachers can identify clear trends they will be able to develop associated action items to better target teaching. Students will know the most common spelling mistakes they are making and then work on it.
Gather data to help you develop suitable supporting activities
Would you like to gather data that can help you develop supporting activities to better target the teaching of spelling at both the class and individual level? If you do this, students will be able to see the most common spelling mistakes they make and work on it.
Analysing student writing to determine common mistakes
Are you looking to identify clear trends in your students’ writing? Would you like to gather data that can help you develop supporting activities to better target the teaching of spelling at both the class and individual level?
Help for Teachers! Remote learning writing resources for grades 3 to 6 during school closures
Need Writing Resources during school closures? If you are teaching grades 3 to 6, Writing Legends may be able to help you with distance learning. A comprehensive writing program that is FREE for teachers now through to July 31, 2020. Accessible anytime, anywhere, find out how we can help you with remote learning and teaching for writing. #RemoteLearning #TeacherResources #DistanceLearning #TeachingWriting #UpperElementary #MiddleSchool #TeachingHelp
Teaching Writing Tips: Writing Prompts for Kids Work!
Teaching Writing Tips: Writing Prompts for Kids Work! They help students get past writer's bloc. Learn more ways Writing Prompts help studnents with their creative writing at Storyathon/ Writing Legends. a comprehensive writing program containing hundreds of activities for students in grades 3 to 6 that is perfect for Distance Learning. Writing Legends is free of charge through to July 31, 2020. #DistanceLearning #WritingPromptsforKids #TeachingWriting #UpperElementary #ELA
Teaching Ideas Blog by Storyathon
Teaching Ideas for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5 and Grade 6 Students by Storyathon-Let's Write Microstories (short stories)! #shortstories #elementary #middle #grade3 #grade4 #grade5 #grade6 #teachingtips
Are your students distracted during their writing activities?
If your students are distracted or find it hard to get started with writing activities, there are ways teachers can help. We can begin by helping students tell stories. Telling stories may be slightly easier to do compared to other writing activities. Learn More at Writing Legends. WL is a comprehensive writing program containing hundreds of activities for students in grades 3 to 6 perfect for Distance Learning and it's FREE till July 31st. #ELA #TeachingWriting #TeachingTip #DistanceLearning
10 Simple Tricks for Making Writing Fun for Kids Grade 3-6
Teaching Ideas: 10 Simple Tricks for Making Writing Fun for Kids Grade 3-6 & Helping Reluctant Writers by Storyathon. Storyathon is a FREE Online Event (Perfect for Distance Learning) that challenges kids to write a short story that is exactly 100 Words! Signup Today! #TeachingTips #Grade3 #Grade4 #Grade5 #Grade6 #Teachingwriting #writingforkids #Creativewritingforkids #DistanceLearning #ELA