A Mini Book of Mini Lessons!: 25 Lessons To Improve Student Writing for Grades 3-6 This eBook is designed to help the busy grade 3-6 educator provide short, but effective writing lessons during the writing period. Ideal for teaching such concepts as: Hooking your reader, Using a thesaurus, Webbing your idea, Adjectives, Punctuation, Avoiding plagiarism, and MORE

Writing Magic eBook This eBook loaded with 29 ready-to-use reproducibles! It is divided into five main elements of the writing process. Under each element, you will find several ""tricks"", or strategies, to help in your teaching. The Prewriting Stage, Drafting, Revising and Editing, Sharing, and Publishing and Celebrating

Foxes	Lesson Plan
The students will write acrostic poems and pattern reports. http://atozteacherstuff.com/pages/480.shtml Grade Level(s): 1-2, 3-5   Rate It

Halloween Creative Writing Project	Lesson Plan
Students practice writing creatively from the pumpkin's point of view. http://atozteacherstuff.com/pages/23.shtml Grade Level(s): 3-5   Rate It

Journaling	Lesson Plan
Examples and teaching ideas for the use of several types of journals with students http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/tjournal.htm Grade Level(s): 1-2, 3-5, 6-8   Rate It

Let's Write a Newspaper Story	Lesson Plan
An exciting, real-life writing course for elementary school students. Kids will love this stimulating and educational lesson and so will you. This lesson will help you make every student successful in writing a newspaper story. http://www.jhuapl.edu/education/elementary/newspapercourse/index.htm Grade Level(s): 1-2, 3-5   Rate It

Life in a Castle	Lesson Plan
The students will be able to understand and write about life in a castle. http://atozteacherstuff.com/pages/280.shtml Grade Level(s): 3-5   Rate It

River of Life	Lesson Plan
Offers lesson plans for creative writing around the theme of River of Life. The site is also a showcase of children's work with the theme to give an example of what can be created. http://www.geocities.com/stbrigidsnational Grade Level(s): 3-5, 6-8   Rate It

Season Fairies Get Sacked	Lesson Plan
This activity is to encourage poetry writing. Aaaaggghhh! No, it really works.... honest! http://atozteacherstuff.com/pages/506.shtml Grade Level(s): 3-5   Rate It

Sense You Asked! Writing Workshop Lesson	Lesson Plan
A Cooperative Group Writing Workshop Lesson http://atozteacherstuff.com/pages/520.shtml Grade Level(s): 3-5   Rate It

The Lifesaver Descriptive Writing Lesson	Lesson Plan
Students use descriptive writing and explore their senses while eating a Lifesaver. http://atozteacherstuff.com/pages/292.shtml Grade Level(s): 3-5 • Rating: 5  Votes: 7   Rate It

Using Children's Literature to Teach Writing: No, David!	Lesson Plan
Review beginning, middle, and end of a story and how details add to a story. http://atozteacherstuff.com/pages/518.shtml Grade Level(s): 3-5   Rate It

Using Children's Literature to Teach Writing: Oh, Tucker!	Lesson Plan
Writing activity to use with Oh, Tucker by Steven Kroll. http://atozteacherstuff.com/pages/4458.shtml Grade Level(s): 3-5   Rate It

Using Children's Literature to Teach Writing: Perfect Pancakes	Lesson Plan
Write a How-To essay http://atozteacherstuff.com/pages/494.shtml Grade Level(s): 3-5   Rate It

Vivid Verbs	Lesson Plan
This lesson will encourage students to use more vivid verbs, verbs that give a very clear picture of the action taken place, and discourage the usage of “is” and “was.” They will be making a personal thesaurus to use in creative writing. http://atozteacherstuff.com/pages/1889.shtml Grade Level(s): 3-5   Rate It

Writing and Research with a Manatee Theme	Lesson Plan
This two week multidisciplinary unit incorporates technology, research methods, and written expression through creative writing activities and friendly letters--all through the theme of manatees. http://atozteacherstuff.com/pages/361.shtml Grade Level(s): 3-5   Rate It