Write On! My Kids WANT to Write!
Posted February 6, 2012 by Oldschoolteach in Integrating Technology in the Classroom, Student Issues, Teacher Resources. Tagged: Daily Writing prompts, how to get kids to write, writing daily, writing in the classroom, writing that kids enjoy. Leave a Comment
I have to admit, as much as I love to write, trying to squeeze it into my school day for my kids, was just not working. I mean, yes, we wrote in a variety of subjects. And yes, we had our Writing block, but…something was missing, and I couldn’t put my finger on it. The principal requested that we have our kids write every day, nonfiction writing. Why? Because research shows… Okaaay, that wasn’t working for me either. I don’t know about you, but I would not want to write about nonfiction topics every day.
What to do? What to do? Hmmm…
About two weeks ago, I decided I was going to stop watching the clock, my schedule, the