Have you been searching for a fun and effective way to boost your students’ self-confidence and creativity? Look no further than the act of daily journaling! Journaling is a creative and empowering way for kids to get more comfortable expressing their thoughts—and to help them understand that their ideas and feelings are valid and deserve […]
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31 High School Writing Prompts for 9th Graders
Freshman year of high school is all about new beginnings, new responsibilities, and new challenges. And whether your students are excited or apprehensive about the coming year, one thing is for sure—they are at an important crossroads, and the path they choose will have major ramifications on the rest of their lives. That’s a big […]
30 New 8th Grade Writing Prompts
Eighth Grade Writing Prompts When students finally reach eighth grade, they’re ready and eager to move on to the next big challenge that lies ahead: high school. That makes your job as an eighth-grade teacher especially tough! You have to strike the right balance between encouraging them to look ahead and reminding them that they […]
7th Grade Writing Prompts: 32 New Ideas
Seventh grade… what a fun time full of changes, transition, and growth! For many students, seventh grade is an incredibly significant transitional year. Your students are becoming teenagers for the first time and officially leaving childhood behind, and they’re also beginning to think very seriously about where they’ll go to high school, who they’ll be […]
Children in School with Bad Behavior
Behavioral problems with children can result from problems within the family, trouble with friends and health problems like mild autism or a myriad of other things. If you know your kid well, you may believe none of these is the case. Indeed, you know that you can chalk up many behavioral problems to plain old […]