The Christmas season is a time for family, friends, and loved ones to come together and celebrate. But in our increasingly digital world, it can be difficult to find ways to connect with each other that don’t involve screens. Here are five screen-free activities that you can do with your family and friends this Christmas season…
Writing is a process that requires more than just putting letters on a page. In fact, effective writing requires writers to understand and use multiple skills at once. I’ve listed out 18 skills writers need to learn and practice and, spoiler alert, they’re all 21st Century writing skills!
While the traditional strategies were being taught by my colleagues, I wanted to push the boundaries and explore new avenues. Yes, the five-paragraph essay had its merits in teaching organization, but it lacked real-world relevance. Writing needed to evolve, and I was ready to champion this cause, even if it meant taking risks.
While there are tons of great prompts you can find online, I want to give you my strategies for creating writing prompts tailored to your students… and do it in less time than a GimKit game!
To put it simply, these writing traits lay out how we naturally write. We start with ideas then build our path, words, and more. Following this framework makes it easy to love writing and the writing process.
