by Studentreasures | Aug. 8, 2018 | Classroom Activities
Once upon a time (according to Lewis Carroll), a Caterpillar asked a little girl named Alice a very important question: “Who are you?” Alice admitted that she had no idea—she’d changed so much in just one day, she wasn’t sure she was even herself anymore. Kids tend to...
by Studentreasures | Jul. 5, 2018 | Teaching Strategies
Writing is building, but with words. Showing your students how to write gives them the tools to build a strong foundation. Helping them figure out how to write well is how you help them create castles and skyscrapers and anything else they can imagine. Keeping these...
by Studentreasures | Mar. 23, 2018 | Teaching Strategies
Poetry is one of those things that looks so much easier to create than it actually is. Especially to novice writers, it may appear to be nothing more than a handful of broken lines, so much shorter than an essay and, therefore, so much easier to write—until, of...
by Studentreasures | Feb. 16, 2018 | Student Publishing
Kids’ books may not be the first thing that comes to mind when talking about high art or classic literature, but I’ve always found children’s story books to be among the most compelling methods of storytelling out there. Balanced perfectly at the crossroads between...
by Corinne Collins | Feb. 1, 2018
How to Plan the Ultimate Student Publishing Party Classbook projects are a ton of fun, from brainstorming topics and making up stories to coloring beautiful, original works of art. It’s a chance to think outside the box and try something new. And while there is joy...
