journal writing

<p>Reading comprehension can be a difficult skill for students to master. Learning how to retell stories can be a great way to help students increase their reading comprehension. In addition, this can be great to practice other important reading skills. So, how do you teach students how to retell stories in a way that makes &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/3-simple-steps-to-simply-retell-stories-and-increase-comprehension/" class="more-link">Read More <span clas

<p>One of the best tools you can use in your classroom is journals. Journals can help students work on their writing skills which in turn can help with reading. If you use a specific system for writing journals in elementary, they also get used to routine which can help them follow directions. How do you &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/4-simple-steps-for-writing-journals-in-elementary/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about 4 Simpl

<p>Whenever I start journaling with students, I like to give them the opportunity to simply write about whatever they want. However, sometimes students have no idea what to write about. When students don’t what to write in their journal, I like to use these steps to help them choose a journal topic. Check out my &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/how-to-easily-help-students-choose-a-journal-topic/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about

<p>How I introduce Journal Writing in September Kids are really struggling with self-regulation these days.&nbsp; Sometimes this means that when I introduce writing in a Journal, the kids struggle with simple things like page set up.&nbsp; So to prevent the chaos when a kid can’t find a blank page in their journal because they have &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/how-to-easily-introduce-journals-in-elementary/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-re

<p>While technology is a beautiful tool that can be used in a variety of ways, we are never going to get away from writing. After distance learning due to COVID, I noticed many of my students had handwriting not even a doctor could read. It was driving me crazy! So, in the back of my &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/easy-printing-lessons-to-help-students-write/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Easy Printing Lessons to Help Stu

<p>March is on its way out the door and April is ready to bloom! What does this mean? It is time to break out the new picture books and their corresponding April Picture Book Pals! Using Picture Book Pals with these four amazing books is a great way to help students boost their reading skills &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/4-amazing-april-picture-book-pals-books/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about 4 Amazing April Picture Book

<p>I wanted to find a way to easily teach six and seven year old children how to Journal write.&nbsp; We often expect our children to free write in their Journals (or notebook, or writing book or whatever you want to call it).&nbsp; Children often struggle with the expectations of this.&nbsp; Which lines do they write &#8230; <a href="https://savvyteachingtips.net/i-wanted-to-find-way-to-easily-teach/" class="more-link">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about Introd