by Studentreasures | May. 11, 2018 | Writing Prompts
Memorial Day is one of our more complex holidays, both in and outside of the classroom. On the one hand, it’s a time of family gatherings and celebration. Many of us look forward to annual backyard barbecues and beach trips—not to mention sleeping in on the long...
by Studentreasures | May. 10, 2018 | Writing Prompts
May is a beautiful time of year, full of life and full of potential—just like your students. “The world’s favorite season is the spring,” Edwin Way Teale once wrote. “All things seem possible in May.” One wonderful way to celebrate the magic of May in your...
by Studentreasures | Apr. 21, 2018 | Teaching Strategies
Tell your students you’re going to practice “informational writing,” and you’re likely to be greeted with a chorus of yawns. But tell them they’re going to play research detective and go digging up secret knowledge about a topic they love, and nine times out of ten,...
by Studentreasures | Apr. 16, 2018 | Writing Skill-Building Activity
Growing up, my favorite teachers were the ones whose classrooms I walked out of feeling motivated to do something—usually something creative, like drawing or writing about whatever I’d learned that day. One English teacher in particular inspired me to become the...
by Studentreasures | Apr. 6, 2018 | Writing Prompts
One of the perks of teaching young students is getting to watch them begin their journeys of self-discovery. They’re only just beginning to dive into deeper levels of self-awareness and introspection, and it’s always a treat to watch them take their first steps toward...
