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Make writing fun for your elementary and middle school students with these writing lesson ideas and activities for homeschool and the classroom.

Teaching Point of View

Teaching Point of View

June 2, 2025May 22, 2025

Point of view is powerful! Learn about the three main points of view in writing and how to make teaching point of view fun and interactive.

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Fun Ways to Teach Fairy Tales

Fun Ways to Teach Fairy Tales

May 5, 2025May 21, 2025

Teaching fairy tales will end happily when you include their literary structure, read aloud fun genre examples, and add engaging activities.

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Fact and Opinion Activities

Fact and Opinion Activities

December 16, 2024

Can your students tell facts from opinions? Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills with these fact and opinion activities.

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How to Teach Quotation Marks

How to Teach Quotation Marks

November 25, 2024August 8, 2024

Teach quotation marks to kids with these creative activities. Quotation marks are tricky to master, but these activities make them learnable!

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Creative Writing Prompts for Teens

Creative Writing Prompts for Teens

November 4, 2024June 20, 2024

These 20 creative writing prompts for teens invite them to create characters, set scenes, design plots, and flex their creative muscles!

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Fun Descriptive Writing Activities for Kids

16 Fun Descriptive Writing Activities for Kids

October 7, 2024October 6, 2024

These 16 descriptive writing activities for kids will help them use their words and imaginations to evoke the five senses.

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Restate the Question Activities

Restate the Question Activities

September 11, 2024September 1, 2024

Restating the question helps students answer fully and clearly. Teach this valuable skill with these restate the question activities.

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How to Teach A and An

How to Teach A and An

September 2, 2024August 29, 2024

“A” and “an” are tiny words that your child needs to master! Learn how to teach “a” and “an” with simple and fun activities.

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fall writing prompts for elementary

25 Fall Writing Prompts for Elementary Kids

August 9, 2024August 9, 2024

Fall writing prompts for elementary students are the perfect way to get students excited about writing when the weather turns cooler!

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Fall Writing Prompts for Middle School

25 Fall Writing Prompts for Middle Schoolers

August 8, 2024August 7, 2024

Help students turn over a new leaf in their writing with the help of these 25 fall writing prompts for middle school! They’re perfect for autumn!

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Back to School Writing Prompts for Elementary

25 Back to School Writing Prompts for Elementary Kids

August 7, 2024August 7, 2024

Get your students writing with these fun and engaging back to school writing prompts for elementary kids! They’re great for easing into the year!

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25 Back to School Writing Prompts for Middle School

25 Back to School Writing Prompts for Middle Schoolers

August 5, 2024

Back to school writing prompts for middle school can help ease the transition between summer fun and the start of learning. Here are 25!

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10 Ways to Use Taylor Swift Lyrics in Teaching

10 Ways to Use Taylor Swift Lyrics in Teaching

June 13, 2024May 24, 2024

From bulletin boards to creative writing, public speaking to ESL, incorporate Taylor Swift lyrics in your classroom.

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Activities for Arrival Time

Activities for Arrival Time

June 12, 2024August 5, 2024

Check out these creative and teacher-tested activities for arrival time that you can easily implement in your classroom.

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25 Ways to Use LEGOs in Homeschooling

25 Ways to Use LEGOs in Homeschooling

April 22, 2024June 17, 2024

Build your child’s academic skills and knowledge brick by brick with these LEGO homeschooling ideas for every subject.

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9 Minecraft Language Arts Activities for Kids

9 Minecraft Language Arts Activities for Kids

April 1, 2024March 8, 2024

Write descriptions, dialogue, plot lines, plays, and poems using Minecraft as your prompt. Try these Minecraft language arts activities!

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25+ Creative Ways to Use Composition Notebooks with Kids

25+ Creative Ways to Use Composition Notebooks with Kids

January 1, 2024January 8, 2024

Not sure how to use composition notebooks in the classroom or when homeschooling? Here are 25+ ideas that can be game changers for learning!

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Activities to Teach Main Idea and Supporting Details in Elementary

Activities to Teach Main Idea and Supporting Details in Elementary

December 20, 2023November 28, 2023

These activities will teach identifying the main idea and supporting details, a key component of reading comprehension and paragraph writing.

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30 Sentence Activities for 1st-3rd Grade: Fun and Engaging Ways to Master Sentences

30 Sentence Activities for 1st-3rd Grade: Fun and Engaging Ways to Master Sentences

December 14, 2023November 3, 2023

Engaging sentence activities are a great way to teach your first, second, and third grade students about sentences. These ideas will help!

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Printable Travel Journal for Kids

Printable Travel Journal for Kids

December 6, 2023May 16, 2024

Do you want to capture your child’s perspective on your family trip? Try this free printable travel journal for kids!

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