Writing Education Articles for Teachers - Page 3

Teaching positions don't always start at the beginning of the year, but there are ways to make any situation work. When I started teaching in a third grade class in the middle of the school year, I found that my class had already built community and their classroom systems were already in place. ...

Students love to pick out clothes or other items to improve their school experience. You can tap into this natural interest to get students using math, research, writing and many other skills. In order to make sure that you make all students feel good about the lesson, you shouldn’t focus on the ...

Everyone loves playing a game. Students look forward to rainy days simply because they want to have a chance to sit and play the board games you have stacked away for indoor recess time. A great way to get students to review language arts, math, and any other topic is to have them make a game of ...

With the high level of interest in sports, both amateur and professional, this topic can be a great way to get students reading, writing, and learning. However, the idea is not to alienate anyone. If there are students who don’t do athletics, or aren’t a fan of a particular team, you can still ge...

A play is not just a way for students to have fun. It can be a great way to review material and cement the information students have learned in class. Teachers can use a play to reinforce any topic in history, science, language arts . . . By reviewing information in an interesting way, you can en...

Are your students tired of writing prompts and daily writing drills? Here is a list of some fun ways to spark students' imaginations and tap into their creative writing abilities. I think your students will enjoy these ideas as much as mine have. 1. Writing Mad Libs Mad Libs are a great way to ha...

The ocean is a fascinating subject. No one can look at the waves crashing along the beach, or dolphins swimming in a pod, without feeling some sort of sense of wonder. Even if you don’t live near the ocean, there’s a celebration that gives you the opportunity to cover this topic. World Oceans Day...

The last week of school is a time when excitement is high and students are thinking about vacation. Teachers, however, are thinking about cleaning up their classrooms, collecting materials, and getting organized for the next year. At some schools, textbooks and other materials might be collected ...

Every year teachers have to come up with ways for students to honor their parents, grandparents, or other care givers. While this may seem like a simple task, it isn’t. A teacher’s role is to help children meet academic goals and lead them on the path to success. The last thing a teacher wants to...

With school ending soon, teachers might be debating on what to give students as summer-type work. Many teachers send home packets with math pages, reading comprehension sheets, etc. While this might be a good idea to make sure that students don’t forget curriculum information during the long summ...

With June just around the corner, both teachers and students are looking for activities that don’t follow the same format, and let everyone try something a little different. This is the time to work on a play, create video projects, or even delve into photography. I particularly enjoy photography...

While you might not be interested in heading down to the race track for a day of horse racing, you still may have an interest in the sport that you would like to share with your students. With the Kentucky Derby being run this weekend, this might provide a time to combine real life experiences wi...

  When you think of the county fair, the first thing that comes to mind may not be all the educational opportunities.  It might conjure up images of roller coasters, ferris wheels, cotton candy, and those delicious funnel cakes. But you’ll find that the fair can be a way to get students...

Just imagine you went in to work one day and the principal handed you a piece of paper and asked you to write about a particular topic, like what you did that weekend. Then, imagine that you were told you only had 10 minutes to complete the task. You probably wouldn’t produce a particularly creat...

Organizing thoughts into a fluent piece of writing is a challenge for most writers at some point in time. It can be frustrating to know what you want to say, but struggle to put those thoughts into a coherent, interesting piece of writing. Reading articles or books in which professional...