The Joy of Teaching

Sharing creative ideas and lessons to help children learn

April 25, 2024
by Evan-Moor
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Tips to Teach Text-Based Writing: Free Writing Prompts

Empower students to become proficient writers while also strengthening their ability to comprehend and analyze texts with structured writing and reading lessons. By integrating reading comprehension with evidence-based writing prompts, you can help students develop their analytical and critical thinking. … Continue reading

100+ Printables to Teach Cursive

January 26, 2024
by Heather Foudy
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100+ Printables to Teach Cursive

Cursive might seem like a thing of the past, but it still remains an important skill that all children should learn. Learning cursive writing can provide various benefits for children’s cognitive and motor skill development. Cursive handwriting requires a different … Continue reading

October 15, 2019
by Evan-Moor
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20 October and Halloween-Themed Writing Prompts

It’s officially spooky season! October is the perfect month for fun fall and Halloween classroom activities! Inspire creativity in your students’ writing by adding some fun writing prompts to your lesson plan.  Check out the list below to find autumn … Continue reading

August 19, 2019
by Evan-Moor
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Writing Fabulous Sentences and Paragraphs: How to Teach Beginning Writing

Developing students’ writing takes practice and hard work throughout the year, and it can be difficult to transition young students’ basic writing into detailed and descriptive sentences. Teaching early writing components such as expanding sentences, beginning paragraphs, identifying topic sentences, … Continue reading

April 3, 2019
by Evan-Moor
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Homeschool Review of Evan-Moor’s Skill Sharpeners: Grammar and Punctuation

In this review of Skill Sharpeners: Grammar and Punctuation, we will explore the features and layout of the newest addition to Evan-Moor’s Skill Sharpeners series. We can all agree that grammar and punctuation are quite important in written communication. Evan-Moor … Continue reading

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