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4th Grade Writing

Ideas, tips, and blog posts about teaching writing in the fourth grade classroom. Includes ideas and resources for various writing skills and strategies, writing forms (narrative, informative, opinion), and the components of the writing process (prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing), as well as running a successful writer's workshop with individual writing conferences with grade 4 students.
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March Writing Prompts
March Writing
Writing Forms
March Themes
4th Grade Writing
Third Grade Classroom
March Story Starters
40 engaging story starters paired with compelling photographs... for March! Themes include St. Patrick's Day and spring, among others. But don't worry--NONE are ordinary! Each of the 10 photos has four prompts, with a variety of writing forms. Gr 3-5 ($)
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March Story Starters - Writing Prompts (Print & Digital)
40 engaging story starters paired with compelling photographs... for March! Themes include St. Patrick's Day and spring, among others. But don't worry--NONE are ordinary! Each of the 10 photos has four prompts, with a variety of writing forms. Printable and Digital included! Gr 3-5 ($)
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Montessori
Procedure Writing
Substitute Ideas
Writing Classroom
Persuasive Text
Homeschool Holidays
St. Patrick's Day Opinion Writing (Print & Digital)
Opinion writing for St. Patrick’s Day! A full lesson, with an engaging focus question: “Is a four-leaf clover actually lucky?” Carefully chosen facts included for students to analyze, discuss, and use to support their opinions. Complete with lesson plans, printables, and extensions. Printable and digital (Google Slides) versions included. Gr 3-5 ($)
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Student Printables
Procedural Writing
Writing Projects
Procedural Writing: "How to Escape from an Alien Planet"
Put an engaging twist on your next procedural writing or how-to writing project with this "How to Escape from an Alien Planet" mini-unit. With lesson plans, teaching materials, student printables, bulletin board ideas, and editable scoresheet included. Digital version also included! Grades 3-5. $
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Language Arts Elementary
Upper Elementary Classroom
"Big Impact" Revising Strategies for Student Writers
Learn twelve big-impact, easy-to-implement revising strategies for students to use to improve their writing. (The Thinker Builder)
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Nature
December Writing Prompts
December Themes
Christmas North Pole
December Writing
December Writing Prompts
40 engaging story starters paired with compelling photographs... for December! Themes include Christmas, North Pole happenings, holiday cookies, presents, snow, and hibernation, among others. But don't worry--NONE are ordinary! Each of the 10 photos has four prompts, with a variety of writing forms. Printable and Digital included! Gr 3-5 ($)
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"Big Impact" Revising Strategies for Student Writers
Learn twelve big-impact, easy-to-implement revising strategies for students to use to improve their writing. (The Thinker Builder)
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Thanksgiving Main Dish
Turkey Facts
Thanksgiving Mains
Thanksgiving Writing
Thanksgiving Writing for Grades 3,4,5 (Print and Digital Included)
Opinion Writing for Thanksgiving! Two complete lessons, each with carefully chosen facts included for students to analyze, discuss, and use to support their opinion to two engaging focus questions: "Should turkey be Thanksgiving's main dish?" and "What is the most important part of Thanksgiving?" Complete with lesson plans, printables, and extension activities. Digital & Print verssions included. Gr 3-5 ($)
Learn all the ins and outs of creating a system of one-to-one writing conferences with you students, a system that not only helps each writer grow, but is also practical enough to sustain throughout the year. (Blog post from The Thinker Builder) Teacher Freebies, Elementary Writing
Teacher Freebies
Elementary Writing
How to Have Successful Writing Conferences with Student Writers
Learn all the ins and outs of creating a system of one-to-one writing conferences with you students, a system that not only helps each writer grow, but is also practical enough to sustain throughout the year. (Blog post from The Thinker Builder)
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Fictional Narrative Writing
Developing A Character
Narrative Writing Lessons
Narrative Writing Activities
Character Worksheets
Creative Writing Lesson
Writing Mini Lessons
Teaching Character
Developing a Character for Fictional Narrative Writing
When students write fiction, creating a strong character can be a real challenge. Get lots of ideas, tips, and engaging activities to help students develop fictional characters for narrative writing. (The Thinker Builder)