writing Archives – Line upon Line Learning

7 Creative Ways to Get Kids Practicing Handwriting

My son resists handwriting practice so I have been pondering ways to get him to practice his writing. I also am teaching a writing class at our weekly

Integrating English Language Arts Learning at Home

Elementary Learning

English language arts is the overarching title given to a variety of learning subjects, including spelling and phonics, reading and comprehension, and writing and grammar. Here are some

Learn to Compare and Contrast using A Tale of Two Beasts

Elementary Learning

We compare the perspective of the two characters in A TALE OF TWO BEASTS, beginning with a Venn diagram to brainstorm. A Tale of Two Beasts by Fiona

Picture Books to Inspire Unique Story Organization

Elementary Learning

I had a lot of fun considering favorite picture books as I considered the variety of ways one could organize a story. So many times in elementary school

Persuasive Writing with The Pigeon

Elementary Learning

When I thought about a persuasive mentor text, my first thought was to go with The Pigeon, Mo Willems’ crabby bird who demands things. I almost dismissed this

Writing in the Snow Picture Book Lesson

Preschool Learning

In the book In the Snow by Huy Voun Lee, Xiao Ming and his mother walk in newly fallen snow and his mother shows him Chinese characters by writing

Fun, Mouth-Watering Gingerbread Books

Elementary Learning

I’ve always loved the tale of the gingerbread man. True, we could feel sad that a walking and talking anthropomorphic being has been eaten. But we’re talking gingerbread