Fifth grade writing

An Upper Elementary Collaborative blog written by 13 teachers. Includes teaching ideas and resources for grades 3, 4, and 5.

Knowing where to start with teaching narrative writing to students in 1st grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade can be overwhelming.

Teach your students to write a stronger paragraph with five different approaches to one paragraph writing activity. This engaging activity is easy to differentiate, and makes for fun writing lessons for second grade and third grade students.

Take Your Fifth & Sixth Grade Writers From �Blah� to BRILLIANT!

Teach students how to write a paragraph! This paragraph writing resource includes 8 important steps with graphic organizers to help your students learn to write a good 5 sentence paragraph and about paragraph structure.

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

Are you looking for something new and exciting to challenge your elementary students? Look no further than these 30 fiction writing prompts! These prompts will inspire your students to flex their imaginations, make new discoveries, and bring their stories to life in a new way. Whether your student is a beginner or a seasoned writer, these prompts are sure to spark their creative writing abilities. #fictionwriting #elementary #journalbuddies

Writing Interventions for Middle Schoolers that Work!!

Second Grade Journal Writing Prompts--- Recently, a lovely reader named Trina left a comment on our post about Elementary Writing 49 Ideas and Story Starters for Kids. She contributed 46 fabulous journal prompt and writing ideas, and I had to share them with you. As an added bonus, here's a listing of resources to other writing prompt articles organized by grade: First Grade Journal Prompts 3rd Grade Journaling Ideas 4th Grade Writing Prompts 5th Grade Writing Ideas Grades 6 - 8…

Sentence Starters and Transitions Anchor Chart for Informational Writing! Helps Grade 1-3 students transition from their topic sentence, to points, facts, and closing. Great support for independent writing.

If you need a writing anchor chart to help your students with visual references, this post has 9 must-make anchor charts to boost your writers.

Hi Friends! Confession time…writing is my LEAST favorite subject to teach. I know, I know…teachers shouldn’t have favorites! In all seriousness, teaching writing to first graders was not my favorite subject to teach. I was in a place where I thought, “If it’s boring to me, isn’t it boring for them?” I desperately needed to spice things up. That year I made it my professional goal to improve my writing instruction. I spent time reading, researching best practices and developing a system that…

Let’s chat about writing skills. Increasing and maintaining your students' writing skills can be tricky. There is so much to teach and rea...

How I Teach Writing in 5th Grade - Teaching with Jennifer Findley

Improve writing skills with engaging worksheets. #4thGradeWriting #EssaySkills #WritingPractice #4thgradeessay

Create a classroom of writers with these fun writing activities for middle school students! There's something for everyone!

An experienced 4th grade teacher's tips to develop strong writers who are capable of writing a quality paragraph including a topic sentence, supporting details that are relevant to the topic, and a satisfying conclusion sentence! Transitional words/phrases are emphasized as well as the mechanics of indenting the start of each paragraph.

5th grade writing doesn’t have to be a struggle! This blog post provides all of my best tips and ideas for teaching your fifth graders to succeed as writers. As a veteran 5th grade teacher, I have had a lot of experience teaching all kinds of students how to improve their writing. So, you'll get my insight on the best ways to help all of your upper elementary students succeed in your writing curriculum!

Simple tips for improving writing in your second or third grade classroom. These tips are a must if you want better writers!