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    Blog Post

    Eyes on Editing

    English Language Arts: 
    Editing
    Proofreading
    Grammar
    Correct Conventions
    Spelling
    Punctuation
    End Punctuation
    Capitalization
    Sentences

    Blog Post

    Youth in Crisis: Address Pervasive Sadness

    Social-Emotional Intelligence: 
    Sadness
    Social-Emotional Learning
    Emotion
    Anger
    Fear
    Brain and Nervous System

    Blog Post

    How to Create Engaging Writing Prompts

    Blog Post

    Invigorate Reading Discussions

    English Language Arts: 
    Reading

    Blog Post

    Listen with Empathy

    Social-Emotional Intelligence: 
    Empathy
    Conflict Resolution
    Social-Emotional Learning
    Socialization
    Team Building

    Blog Post

    Best Practices for Teaching Grammar

    English Language Arts: 
    Grammar
    Punctuation
    Mechanics
    Usage
    Writing
    Editing

    Blog Post

    Don’t Leave Grammar to AI

    English Language Arts: 
    Grammar
    Sentence
    Punctuation
    Capitalization
    Usage

    Blog Post

    Pitch Your Project!

    English Language Arts: 
    Speaking
    Listening
    Prewriting
    21st Century Skills: 
    Speaking
    Listening
    Researching

    Blog Post

    Grow the Reading-Writing Connection

    English Language Arts: 
    Reading
    Writing
    Traits of Writing
    Qualities of Writing
    Writing Process

    Minilesson

    Writing an InstaMemory

    Help students narrate and describe.

    smartphone in female hands taking photo

    Minilesson

    Drawing a Life Map

    Help students gather ideas for narratives.

    Life Map

    Minilesson

    Avoiding Double Subjects

    Help students avoid double subjects.

    twin sheep in a field

    Minilesson

    Creating Command Sentences

    Help students build command sentences.

    Minilesson

    Forming Pronouns: Possessives and Contractions

    Teach possessives and contractions.

    Minilesson

    Recognizing Bullying

    Help students recognize bullying.

    image of a boy being bullied at school

    Minilesson

    Taking Action Against Bullying

    Teach students strategies for staying safe.

    group of diverse young students standing together in classroom

    Minilesson

    Doing Random Acts of Kindness

    Help students be kind to each other.

    Practice kindness - inspirational advice on a vintage slate blackboard

    Minilesson

    Expressing Emotions Through Drawing

    Help students draw their feelings.

    child crayon drawing of beautiful day and princess girl

    Minilesson

    Checking the Emotion Thermometer

    Help students express intensity of emotion.

    illustration of thermometers with different levels

    Minilesson

    Learning to Say No

    Help students learn refusal skills.

    showing hand signaling to stop

    Minilesson

    Expressing Emotions Through Movement

    Connect movement to emotion.

    girls dancing and jumping in mid-air

    Minilesson

    Correcting End Punctuation

    Insert end punctuation in the paragraph.

    California landscape

    Minilesson

    Correcting Capitalization 1

    Correct capitalization.

    Image of the underground railroad

    Minilesson

    Correcting Subject-Verb Agreement 1

    Make subjects and verbs agree in number.

    A tornado in a field

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