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 | May 17, 2016 | Sketchbook
How to start a writing habit and defeat writer’s block Caught in writer’s block again? The good news is you can break out and get ideas for your stories. Never fear the blank page again! In fact, in this post, I’m going to teach you how to use the...
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...
by Thomas | Jul 1, 2015 | Proofreading Tips
Do you want to take the guesswork out of proofreading? Proofreading feels a lot like the lottery. You look over your paper a few times—maybe even read it out loud—and then you send it off, hoping you didn’t miss any mistakes. When you get your paper back with red...
by Thomas | Jun 30, 2015 | Teaching Writing
Turn your couch potatoes into bean bag bookworms: How to use playing as learning Do your kids love watching TV and movies, or do they play LOTS of video games? You’ve tried limiting their time in these activities, but it’s hard to keep them busy in the summer without...
