Teaching essay writing elementary

5th grade writing doesn't have to be a struggle! This blog post will provide all of my best tips and ideas for teaching your fifth graders to succeed as writers. I’ve had classes where writing

-Does any of this sound familiar? If you're reading this post, I bet so. When we say "add more details" - what exactly does that mean? Do you know? Do your students know? Maybe, possibly, but we all know that doesn't help a child understand their next steps. Part of teaching writing in the elementary grades

When I look back to my first experience teaching five paragraph essays to fifth graders, I can remember how terribly unprepared I felt. I knew that the five paragraph essay format was what my students needed

Do you have struggling writers who just don't seem to be growing? Do you have reluctant writers who don't seem to get much writing completed? In every class that I have ever taught, there has always been a handful of kiddos that just don't like writing. These students can be toughest to reach. You have

This informational writing anchor chart is just one example of a lesson plan from this amazing informational writing unit! Includes FREE worksheet on how to pick a good topic to write about!

This pre-writing activity is perfect to get students excited about persuasive writing. Grab these instructions and task cards to use with your students.

Keeping opinion writing organized is tricky for many students. Check out this post to see how this opinion writing flipbook can help with opinion essays!

Persuasive writing is one of my favorite subjects to teach! These FREE engaging persuasive writing prompts for upper elementary will keep students debating and writing without complaint!

Here are my exact steps to teaching research in elementary. As a school librarian, I am committed to teaching kids how to form a plan for research. In this blog post, I show you the videos, slides presentations, and worksheets that I used to teach research for kids. Students can start to learn how t