For the third year in a row, fourth grade teachers at Wheeler are hosting the Write On project! This collaborative writing project involves fifteen classes of third, fourth, and fifth grade students around the United States. Three groups of five classes are collaborating through a wiki to write and illustrate a story, for a total [...]

Website Wednesday has returned!  Now that our year is well underway it’s time to share some of the best websites I’ve looked at, that you can really use. ZooBurst is a digital storytelling site that lets you or your students create 3-D pop-up books online. After you sign up for a free account you can [...]

There’s something very special happening with two of our fourth grade classes at Wheeler Elementary School. They’re working on a collaborative writing project with other classes around the United States! Five classes are working together using a wiki to write a story, each adding a paragraph or two. This year we are fortunate to have [...]

Welcome to Website Wednesday, bringing you some of the best of websites I’ve looked at recently that you can really use. Writing Fix is an amazing resource that you’re likely to start using right away! The site is sponsored by the Northern Nevada Writing Project, and is home to interactive writing prompts, lessons, and resources [...]

Welcome to Website Wednesday, bringing you some of the best of websites I’ve looked at recently that you can really use. ReadWriteThink’s Student Interactives are literacy tools and fun activities for all grade levels. When you first access the site you’ll see the featured activities listed in front of you. There are many more that [...]