The Simple Things...
Every year I try and try to ramp up my writing instruction, but it always falls through and I end up running around the room, stressed out, trying to get my students to take the knowledge theyve learned in class and apply it to their writing. As an avid speller, (spelling bee contestant and winner every year from third through eighth grade), I tend to let spelling issues get to me more than anything. Im trying something new this year, individual word walls. I made up this easy-peasy sheet for each of my kids to paste into a file folder. Im going to have them use these daily,to add new words,things we discuss in conferences,etc. Maybe a simple change will help things along a little. Oh, btw, if you would like a copy of the word wall... its only a dollar in my TPT store.