Tips and Tools for Teachers

Read through a student’s how-to and tips for touring the Pentagon. While reading, students will decide if they should use a preposition or conjunction in the text.

Prepare for a world of writing with this packet of exercises, tools and tips. Students learn a few ways to spice up writing, like sensory words, action verbs, supporting details, and point of view.

This activity will serve as a resource to help your writers understand some basic strategies and copyediting symbols for polishing their writing.

Want to build your child's literary repertoire with tools like foreshadowing and description? Try a spooky Halloween story!

Imagery is one of the most important tools in a narrative writer's arsenal.

After reviewing basic editing symbols, students will edit provided stories and a partner’s work. Student will also learn about editing tools used in word processing.

This checklist helps students ensure they have a complete and polished piece of correspondence. It includes the main parts of a letter; conventions; format; and tips for how to choose a closing.

Whether students are revising handwritten drafts or work that has been written on the computer, this activity will serve as a resource to help your writers understand some basic word processing tools.

Inspire creativity in all of your students by giving them the tools they need to transform their simple sentences into longer, detailed descriptions.