Building Confidence in Young Writers
Building Confidence in Young Writers
Kids LOVE these games! They can be played on a classroom whiteboard, chalkboard, or individual whiteboards. They can easily be modified to fit various languages, topics, ages and levels of learning.
Sentence scramblers has been a winner game EVERY TIME for my classes! Here we’re scrambling QUOTATIONS! Practicing Punctuation Dialogue is difficult for students to write correctly in their stories. It’s also hard to edit and correct because of all the …
Writing speaking verbs instead of said in stories doesn’t come naturally for students. They are easily inclined to write the word ‘said’ any time a character speaks in their story. This game helps students think outside the box and is …
This is a great game to stimulate “SHOW DON’T TELL” thinking and also gives listeners an opportunity to make inferences. Making inferences is a difficult skill for many students. This game teaches students how to write their own descriptive actions. …
Here’s a quick and easy way to focus on spelling. Scramble a word. Students write it out! Common Core State Standards NOTE: This game can address the following Common Core Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2.D, L.3.2.E, L.3.2.F, RF.K.1.B, RF.K.3, RF.1.2, RF.1.3, RF.2.3, RF.3.3, …
This is a winner game for my students every time! It covers three major skills. First, students can practice a new spelling pattern. Second, they can practice and solidify their understanding of new vocabulary. Finally, writers get to practice expanding …
This game focuses on the number of letters in words and is all about speed! It’s also a great game to practice spelling sight words. *This post contains affiliate links. For more information, see my disclosures here.* Common Core State …
Silly Sentences has been a winner game EVERY TIME with my students! They love being able to choose words. They like how nonsensical the sentences get. All the while, students are practicing and improving their ability to write complete sentences …
This writing questions activity can be played anywhere. All you need is pen and paper. A teacher or parent says or writes an answer on the board or a piece of paper. Children have to write a question that fits …
Make writing active and fun with this easy and affordable magnetic spinner. This magnetic spinner completely transformed my students’ writing! I have produced so many engaging, never fail writing games from this simple spinner. My business partner who teaches the …
Writing games make learning active and fun. These 5 writing games were created with a lot of people in mind. You can easily modify them to fit various languages, topics, ages and levels of learning. *This post contains affiliate links. …
