Middle school writing activities

Why should you use fun writing prompts for middle school? Learning how to write in middle school is essential for helping kids learn and perfect their

An engaging activity for descriptive writing

At the start of each school year, I always talk to my students about their previous writing class experience. I want to know what their favorite and least favorite parts of class were. Without fail,

This creative collection of writing prompts for middle school offers a diverse range of ideas to spark imagination and creativity!

Students will select their topics from 20 different writing prompts. Use these middle school creative writing lessons in your ELA classroom. Middle school students love creative writing when giving choice and engaging writing prompts.

Teaching the writing process? Try involving students kinesthetically. Play Doh can work for big kids, too! My high school students absolutely love this writing analogy that walks them through each stage of the writing process as if they were sculptors crafting a masterpiece. Differentiate your instruction with this best-practice, active learning lesson.

Do you have struggling writers who just don't seem to be growing? Do you have reluctant writers who don't seem to get much writing completed? In every class that I have ever taught, there has always been a handful of kiddos that just don't like writing. These students can be toughest to reach. You have

Use this challenge to get your middle school students WANTING to write essays! #ideas #tips

Middle school reading strategies can be fun and interactive! Get the inside scoop on how I use station reading activities to engage all learners!

Engage students with this fun snowball collaborative writing activity that will get even reluctant writers putting pencil to paper!