Show don't tell writing anchor charts

Some of you already know that narrative writing is HUGE in fourth grade so it's a good thing it's my favorite writing unit. Well, it just got even better because I found a great sensory details anchor chart on Pinterest! Our school accidentally over-ordered huge poster paper, so I've been making the most of it this year. This one outlined another writing lesson on creating mood in a personal narrative. Exemplars for Sensory Details The mood anchor chart on ChartChums has a pig, which I…

By popular demand, we put together another list of some more awesome anchor charts, and just in time for Halloween. Enjoy!

Show Don't Tell Anchor Chart! This blog post contains a complete writing lesson and the printables you'll need to create the anchor chart and replicate the activities!

Teaching in the Tongass

As I gained more teaching experience, I realized how important it was to make the anchor charts stand out for my first graders. They needed more visuals, and unusual shapes, colors, or designs to help my littles find them in the room and actually use them! Here's a look at some of my favorite writing anchor charts!

✏My students have benefited GREATLY by showing and not just telling! I’ve used these as big anchor charts, in student writing journals,…

Happy Tuesday Love Bugs, With our state standardized tests right around the corner, I am reviewing all of the writing techniques with my little love bugs to ensure their success. One writing strat…

A Show, Don't Tell writing minilesson is essential in the upper elementary classroom. Teach your students to write sentences that SHOW the reader how a character is feeling. Telling readers simple statements result in boring papers. This blog post contains a complete writing lesson and the printables you willl need to create the anchor chart and replicate the activities! Teaching students how to replace telling sentences with showing sentences is an important step in developing young…