by Thomas | Dec 1, 2016 | Teaching Writing
3 ways to turn idea-getting into a game to help students who can’t get ideas for stories Sammy (not his real name) didn’t love writing—as most young boys don’t. Sammy was in 5th grade when I met him, and he struggled to get ideas for stories—really...
by Thomas | May 23, 2016 | Teaching Writing, Writing Activities
Get your students writing with 6 fun writing games that use only a six-sided die One important part of a lesson plan is the “back-pocket activity”—that short activity to keep your students writing when there’s a few extra minutes left of class. In...
by Thomas | Apr 27, 2016 | Teaching Writing
“Go ahead. Just try to make me write!” In almost every writing class I’ve taught, there’re always a few kids in the class who wear the above quote on their expressions. There’s the kid wearing the black beater. He’s sitting in the...
