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Stop Skimming the Surface: Teaching Prepositional Phrases That Actually Stick

May 1, 2025 Jessica Rogers

teaching prepositional phrases

📌 “Getting students to add details is like pulling teeth!” Sound familiar? You’re not alone. Many teachers find themselves begging students to add more, but what they get is a random adjective here, an unnecessary adverb there, and not much else. Here’s the thing: if we want students to write with detail and clarity, we […]

Filed Under: Blog, Descriptive Writing, Lesson Planning, Mini-Lessons, Parts of Speech, Vocabulary

Routine Reflection: The Small Move That Builds Better Writers

April 23, 2025 Jessica Rogers

Routine Reflection: The Small Move That Builds Better Writers

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from coaching teachers across the country, it’s this: sometimes the smallest shifts spark the biggest growth. In his article, Changing How Writing Is Taught, Steve Graham offers a powerful overview of why writing instruction often falls short. He highlights a key problem: while many teachers know what good writing […]

Filed Under: Research, Revising and Editing, Writers' Workshop

Micro Writing: Small Bursts, Big Results

April 14, 2025 Jessica Rogers

Micro writing - small burst, big results

📌 Why A common writing frustration—“Getting students to add details is like pulling teeth!” If you’ve ever heard this in your classroom, you know how difficult it can be to help students move beyond basic writing to more descriptive, refined work. ✍️ Why It’s Important Micro writing isn’t just about writing quickly, it’s about working […]

Filed Under: Editing and Revising, Lesson Planning, Mini-Lessons, Organizing, Revising and Editing, Writers' Notebook, Writers' Workshop

5 Foolproof Ways to Get Elementary Students to Form Opinions in Writing

February 6, 2025 Jessica Rogers

5 Foolproof Ways to Get Elementary Students to Form Opinions in Writing

Opinion writing can be a struggle when students don’t even know what they think. Before they can craft a strong argument, they need to form one. Here are five engaging strategies to help students develop opinions—and back them up with solid reasoning. 1. Would You Rather…? Debate in Motion Pose a fun, thought-provoking question: Would […]

Filed Under: Blog, Strategies/Craft, Writers' Workshop

Shared Writing: Bringing the Magic of Collaboration Back to the Classroom

September 5, 2024 Jessica Rogers

Shared Writing

Shared writing is a fantastic, collaborative approach that brings students into the writing process. Imagine sharing the cognitive load (and sometimes the literal pen) with your class – it’s a powerful way to model writing skills, strategies, and even the mechanics of encoding. It’s one of those teaching techniques that packs a serious punch. In […]

Filed Under: Blog, Instructional Coaching, Lesson Planning, Revising and Editing, Strategies/Craft, Writing Response

Lesson Plan: A Close Read of The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

August 14, 2024 Jessica Rogers

Lesson Plan: A Close Read of The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin

A lesson plan outline to teach close reading of The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin.

Filed Under: Author's Purpose, Blog, Characterization, Close Reading, Critical Thinking, Instructional Coaching, Main Idea, Making Connections, Making inferences and predicting, Plot, Theme, Vocabulary, Writing Response

A Close Reading Lesson for Stronger Reading Comprehension

July 31, 2024 Jessica Rogers

close reading lesson. Child reading carefully

Starting the school year with a focus on kindness and the power of words sets the stage for a compassionate and thoughtful classroom environment. In my recent lesson with a fifth-grade class, we delved into the story “Feathers” through a close reading, weaving in lessons on vocabulary, comprehension, and the profound impact of our words. […]

Filed Under: Author's Purpose, Blog, Close Reading, Critical Thinking, Lesson Planning, Main Idea, Making Connections, Personal Narrative, Plot, Vocabulary

Embracing the Future: ChatGPT is Here to Stay

March 7, 2023 Jessica Rogers

Embracing the Future: ChatGPT is Here to Stay

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a rapidly developing technology that has the potential to revolutionize the way we learn and work. However, as with any new technology, it can also create some conflicts in schools. While AI has been around for a while, it has never been fantastic – until now with ChatGPT. It is scary […]

Filed Under: Blog, Conferencing, Editing and Revising, Revising and Editing, Technology, Vocabulary, Writers' Workshop

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teaching prepositional phrases

Stop Skimming the Surface: Teaching Prepositional Phrases That Actually Stick

May 1, 2025

Routine Reflection: The Small Move That Builds Better Writers

Routine Reflection: The Small Move That Builds Better Writers

April 23, 2025

Micro writing - small burst, big results

Micro Writing: Small Bursts, Big Results

April 14, 2025

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