Writing was one of my favorite subjects to teach my students. However, I know that it was not a favorite subject of all my students. Throughout the year together I am happy to say that my students improved in the…
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One of my absolute favorite writing assignments to teach was writing fractured fairy tales. It was a writing piece that consistently excited and engaged my students. I have written about this writing assignment on my blog a lot over the…
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Have you heard of whole class journals? I used them my last four years in the classroom with the thought that they would be good for those students who love to write. However, I quickly realized that whole class journals…
Read More »Every year I wrap up fourth grade with a unit on fractured fairy tales. This is one of my favorite units to teach. I created a file that I use in my classroom on TPT. To purchase it click on…
Read More »Letters to celebrities are a big hit with my class. I did them towards the end of the year last year and we only got a few replies back during the school year. So this year I decided I would…
Read More »I love to use stories as a starting point for writing pieces in class. My colleague introduced me to The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg a few years back and I am hooked. The book is set up…
Read More »I am linking up with Fourth Grade Flipper for Tried it Tuesday. I do monthly genre book reports. I want to expose my students to the different genres and hopefully spark a love of reading. This month there was no…
Read More »I am linking up with Fourth Grade Flipper for Tried it Tuesday! This week is standardized testing week at school and the kids have been working really hard on these tests. I am trying to keep up the morale…
Read More »We have a spelling program at our school and a basal reader that has 5 to 6 vocabulary words per story, but we do not have a formal vocabulary program. We use to use Wordly Wise and I absolutely loved…
Read More »When I saw this linkup I couldn’t resist! I know I already posted about a similar topic today, but as mentioned in my other post I absolutely love using trade books to reinforce and teach concepts. In my life science unit…
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My name is Jen and I’m the face behind Endeavors in Education.
I have a passion for ELA and science. I am even STEM certified. Now I spend my time hanging with my kids, blogging (endeavorsined.com), and creating for my TpT store Endeavors in Education.
I’m so happy you’ve joined me on this journey!
