25 Mini-Lessons for Teaching Writing (Grades 3-6) (Paperback)

Quick Lessons That Help Students Become Effective WritersTen-minute lessons on choosing and focusing topics, writing titles and leads that entice readers, crafting great endings and much more. Includes ideas for extending the lessons, editing and proofreading, mini-lessons and sample student work to use as models.

About the Author

Adele Fiderer has extensive experience as a classroom teacher and language arts staff developer. Currently, she is an education write (more…)

• The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative Writing, 2nd Edition (Paperback) Amazon.com Review You don't have to be a complete idiot to glean something from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creative Writing, but it would help to be a complete novice. In a mere 300 or so large-print pages, author Laurie Rozakis sails through the fundamentals of writing novels, short......
• Make it Easy to Read - Writing Articles People think that they have to be naturally great at something, or have unique skills, in order to succeed. This just is not true. Most people that are succeeding at a chosen task, and even the people dominating their area at the highest level probably got there because they......
• How to Market Your School: A guide to marketing, public relations, and communication for school administrators (Paperback) Is your school or district facing increased competition, diminishing resources, changing demographics, media scrutiny, and declining employee retention? How to Market Your School is a comprehensive guide that provides school administrators with the essential tools to create a positive public image; attract students, qualified personnel, and volunteers; and build......
• Writing Tips: How To Start A Memoir There are many people who have led extraordinary lives. If you feel as though you fit this bill, or that you have a story to be told through the journey of your life, you might consider writing it out in novel format. There are several successful novels of similar......
• How To Say It (R) Business Writing That Works: The Simple, 10-Step Target Outline System to Help you Reach Your Bottom Line (Paperback) Review A couple of people were asking about books for business or technical writers, and we've just received one that is fabulous._How To Say It: Business Writing That Works_ (Prentice Hall Press, 2007) was written by Adina Rishe Gewirtz . . . . It is an amazing book for......

• Save Time, Money and Space in Over 80 Ways If you're looking for handy gadgets, tools and various items that can save you time, money or space (or all three!) this list of more than 80 top products is just what you need. Everyone's got saving money on their minds these days. Some of us are always looking to......
• How to Start a Virtual Assistant Business Falling into a position such as a Virtual Assistant is not how it happens for everyone; I was very lucky. When I was starting out, I didnt even realize the career path that I was choosing. My husband was working for a small web services firm as head of......
• Hands On Teaching Hands-on teaching is a method in which the teacher takes on a role and creates a drama around the students. This approach allows the teacher to take on the role of someone who does not know the answers, act in ways that the teacher would not, or to demonstrate......
• Cayman Artist John Broad Joins With Arteccentrix We are pleased to announce that Cayman artist John Broad has agreed to work with us and you can now find a selection of his wonderful art on the site. We hope to expand the availability of John's work in the near future and will hopefully be adding some of......
• The Soggy Hotdog: A Personal Finance Wakeup Call I remember the point of my financial meltdown very vividly. It wasn't as much a meltdown as a wakeup call that things could no longer continue the way they were going if I wanted to live a successful life. I was working for what seemed like peanuts and my wife......