Storybird lets anyone make visual stories in seconds. We curate artwork from illustrators and animators around the world and inspire writers of any age to turn those images into fresh stories. It's a simple idea that has attracted millions of writers, readers, and artists to our platform. Families and friends, teachers and students, and amateurs and professionals have created more than 5 million stories—making Storybird one of the world's largest storytelling communities

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Order beautiful printed editions of your stories or publish online and get feedback from a community of 9 million readers, writers, and educators.*

If you are going to use this site for children to read books - we suggest you preview them first!

The following modules are available for download:

*Module 1 - Multi-Level Instruction - Planning for Student Diversity
*Module 2 - Reading Instruction - Critical Elements
*Module 3 - Instruction in Mathematics - Effective Instructional Practices
*Module 4 - Written Expression - Effective Instructional Practices

On y trouve trois modules de disponibles en français:

*Module 2 : Instruction en lecture - Éléments essentiels
*Module 3 : Instruction en mathématiques - Pratiques pédagogiques efficaces
*Module 4 : Expression écrite - Pratiques pédagogiques efficaces

A systematic approach to teaching writing in grades 1-3.  This includes many links and information about the curriculum at a glance, required products, and identified skills.  It also contains the Writing Revolution scope and sequences.  This shows scope and sequence for these early years as well as gives you a list of resources for your classroom.  

A systematic approach to teaching writing in Grades 1-3 and Grades 4-9.Includes: Curriculum at a glanceRequired productsIdentified skills requiredConnection to brain pockets (memory, fact, imagination)Assessment optionsA toolbox of strategies & resources 

This document map is meant for teachers to use and interact with as they support students through their ELA courses. It provides links to the course Curriculum at a Glance, Grammar Scope and Sequence, Outcome Based Rubrics, and 21CC Guidebooks.

This site is full of free (and paid) resources to help teachers and students.You can filter by age, grade, subject, and more.Search everything from back to school, orange shirt day, and subject specific topics to find great resources.

"If you want to learn about the Six Traits of Writing, you’ve come to the right place! For more than a decade, we’ve been helping educators build stronger writers with the Six Traits. In this guide, you’ll find a comprehensive overview of the Six Traits of Writing with suggestions for implementation in your own classroom."

*Learn about the 6 Traits
*Get Started
*Spiral through lessons & units
*Provide feedback
*Build Rubrics
*Research behind the traits
*Implement school-wide

This is a list to help students decide how they want to share their learning. This can help provide voice and choice in their learning.

Reading 101 is a self-paced professional development course for K-3 teachers, developed by Reading Rockets. The program provides teachers with an in-depth knowledge of reading and writing so they are prepared to guide their students into becoming skilled and enthusiastic readers and writers.
Course Modules include:
- Print Awareness
- Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
- Phonics
- Fluency
- Vocabulary
- Spelling
- Comprehension
- Writing
- Assessment

Independant writing assignments for grades 1 through 9 including descriptive, expository, narrative paragraphs; poetry; scripts, letters, biographies, rebus stories, story from a picture, and reports. 

This site provides (completely free) writing prompts and exercises to help you get started with creative writing and break through writing blocks - and some fun anagram vocabulary games.

Generate random story ideas, plots, subjects, scenarios, characters, first lines for stories and more.

This resource contains a collection of excellent writing prompts for elementary students. The prompts are specifically listed until Grade 4, but many of these are great prompts that could be used with any age student! 

This method enables students to master the skills that are essential if they are to become competent writers. In turn, those skills equip students to become better readers, to communicate more effectively in writing and speaking, and most importantly, to elevate their thinking.

The Hochman Method is a set of specific writing strategies that teachers use in every grade and in all subjects, including ELA, social studies, science, world languages, and math.

Select "Resources" from the top menu to find many excellent supports. You will need to sign up to access the resources, but the account is free!

Please note that Writing Revolution 2.0 is now available and includes - templates, examples, posters and teaching resources. Different PD options are also available to gain access to the full resource library (but there are still many great free resources that just require a free account).

This extensive website offers tons of ELA resources to support the learners in your classroom. Although some of the resources are American, there are lots of gems here. Be sure to check out the instructional strategies tools, mentor sentences, plus lots of other valuable resources.

Write interactive stories, choose your own adventure stories, etc.

This is a great tool to boost writing engagement.