Writing Workshop A writing workshop is a block of time set aside in the school day to focus exclusively on the...		Using Manipulatives Manipulatives are physical objects that are used as teaching tools to engage students in the...
Peer Response and Editing Peer response and editing are processes through which students respond to and provide feedback...		Geometry Geometry is the study of two- and three-dimensional figures. It includes defining the different...
Writing Aloud Writing aloud, or modeled writing, is a strategy wherein teachers use a "think aloud" strategy...		Displaying Data When students decide how to display data and go through the steps to create that display, they...
Shared Writing In shared writing, the teacher and students compose text together, with both contributing their...		Analyzing Data Data analysis is the process of interpreting the meaning of the data we have collected,...
Writing Conferences The writing conference is a one-on-one strategy, that takes place between the student writer...		Moe's Café
Cause and Effect A cause and effect analysis is an attempt to understand why things happen as they do. Use this...		Hot Tuesday Students are asked to imagine the hottest day of the year and then write a story about it.
Comparison Comparison involves looking at two or more things or ideas and considering their similarities...		The Final Shot In this creative writing activity, students are given a short prompt that describes an exciting...
Classification Classification involves grouping items into one or more categories based on certain...		A Distant Land Students will imagine a fantasy world and write a short story about what might happen there.
Metaphors and Analogies Metaphors and analogies are comparisons between unlike things that have some particular things...		Leon the Loner Students will write a character sketch about Leon, who is a loner. Then they will create a...
Is the Magic 8-Ball Really Magic? In this lesson, students are asked to develop a theory about how a Magic 8-Ball works without...		Someone's Cheating In this activity, students imagine how they would react if they saw the most popular person in...