Listen to the sound of children's fingers flying across their keyboards as they perform these fun typing lessons. From creating alphabet books and multimedia presentations to researching presidents and writing class...

First graders go on an in-school scavenger hunt to get to know the many kinds of people that make up an elementary school community. They work in small groups and use digital cameras to take pictures of the workers they find.

A book about making things with tools and different materials. Includes audio narration in six additional languages with text in English.

This comprehensive guide is designed to provide classroom teachers of Kindergarten to Grade 3 with practical approaches and resources for delivering an effective writing program. Sample lessons are included for each topic discussed.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This collection of worksheets will engage kids in writing their own opinions and identifying their reasons for these opinions. Graphic organizers for opinion writing and prompts with "I would rather"...

In this scaffolded lesson plan, 1st graders will independently gather information about elephants and then compile this information with their peers. This lesson plan is part of a unit that will culminate with an expository writing...

Literacy expert Timothy Shanahan shares best practices for teaching reading and writing. In this article, he recommends some reasonable approaches, activities, and routines to help facilitate and teach writing in Kindergarten.