Do you remember a time before computers and email when people actually had to write letters to send written communication? For today’s elementary school generation, there has never been a time when email, video conferencing, and text messaging wasn’t the norm. Yet, there’s something to be said for old-school communication and the benefits it had.…
Helping Preschoolers Learn to Spell Their Names
An important lesson for preschoolers is learning how to recognize, read, spell, and write their own names. Early learners in preschool are most likely already familiar with what their name looks like written down. Moving forward in education, the next step would be to learn how to spell out their names on their own.…
15 Activities to Reinforce the Author’s Purpose
Identifying an author’s purpose for writing can be a tricky skill for some students. Help them out by providing opportunities to write in different ways. The ideas below offer some quick and easy ways to reinforce the difference between writing to inform, entertain, and persuade. They’re perfect to use in your classroom writing center…