Unjournaling: Daily Writing Exercises That Are Not Personal, Not Introspective, Not Boring!

Cheryl Miller Thurston

Dawn DiPrince

Routledge

Want to keep your mind sharp? Exercise your brain with these daily writing stretches!  Yoga for the Brain helps writers of all ages, 12 through adult, learn to write more freely, take risks, and experiment and play with language. Far too many people have come to look at writing as a chore, something to be graded or picked apart. Yoga for the Brain quickly helps dispel that notion with 365 daily writing prompts that are interesting, playful, lighthearted, challenging, quirky—or all of the above!  This book also includes suggestions for “real world” writing activities that are designed to help involve writers in truly meaningful projects as they hone their writing skills.  Yoga for the Brain can be used by writers on their own or in a classroom setting. Either way, they will sharpen their minds—and their creativity!

Yoga for the Brain: Daily Writing Stretches That Keep Minds Flexible and Strong

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Prufrock Press

Need an activity to help you teach a specific language arts skill? You're likely to find it in this new book of activities, all loosely centered on a theme of interest to all—food. Language Is Served includes word games, writing prompts, lessons, and writing activities that involve research, creativity, and/or application of skills studied in class. Activities include:Cheesy Rhymes;Appetizing Antonyms;Sizzling Synonyms;Dishing up the Internet;You Are How You Eat;Delicious and Disgusting; andOverstuffed Sentences. The author uses a sense of humor to teach serious writing skills and to engage students in playing with words and language—an important step in learning to use our language skillfully.

Language is Served: Games, Writing Prompts, and Other Language Arts Activities on the Yummy Topic of Food

Prufrock Press, Inc.

How to Avoid English Teachers' Pet Peeves is a book that helps writers avoid the annoying little errors that English teachers encounter nearly every day as they read student papers. It addresses the mistakes that make English teachers wince. It is not intended to address major problems, like disorganized writing or writing that does not make sense.  The 50 pet peeves in this practical book were those mentioned most often by 125 English teachers from across the country.  Topics covered include:spelling a lot as one word;writing could of instead of could have; andmixing up your and you're.  The short, sensible explanations and exercises can help anyone learn to avoid common writing errors.

How to Avoid English Teachers' Pet Peeves: Improve Your Writing by Eliminating the Common Errors that English Teachers See Most Often

Capitalization: Teaching Correct Capitalization to Kids Who Aren't Crazy About Writing in the First Place

Blow Away Standardized Reading Comprehension ExamsPractice selections and activities modeled on the Common Core Standards, CAT6, TAKS, WASL, ITBS, FCAT 2.0, and Other Widely Used AssessmentsEach book in the series, contains 35 nonfiction selections with multiple choice and open-ended comprehension questions, which are modeled after those on standardized assessment tests. As an added bonus, each book also provides tips and strategies that work, not only for taking standardized tests, but also for gleaning the important information from any reading material.Note From Publisher: This is a classroom edition for students. Answer Keys are available from the publisher, but are sold only to schools and teachers.

Practice Makes Perfect (Level 6): Preparation for State Reading Assessments

Prestwick House, Inc.

Practical and fun-to-read, this book includes 29 tips for tapping into the power of humor, as well as many examples of materials that encourage laughter and learning.

If They're Laughing...

Elaine Lundberg

Literature & Fiction

Prufrock Pr

Experienced teachers from all over the country offer practical advice about dealing with discipline, building rapport with students, planning and organizing, communicating with parents, taking care of yourself and more. With gentleness, humor and straightforward honesty, teachers who have "been there and lived to tell about it" share a wide variety of short and usable tips that will help anyone new to the teaching profession. It makes a great gift for new teachers and student teachers.

Survival Tips for New Teachers: From Teachers Who Have Been There

Cottonwood Pr

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