In the hands of students, a curved piece of wood becomes a smile, a crown, an oversized ear. The shape’s “meaning” changes with its position or role, a message that also holds true in learning to ...

Teachers say kids today write in chicken scratch, and experts say parents need to realize how it's impacting everything from ...

Separating students’ knowledge from their handwriting can leave teachers feeling like they’re detectives sifting through ...

I’m just not a good writer.”It’s a phrase teachers hear too often, usually at the exact moment a writing task is assigned.

Looking for writing lessons that will engage your students? Student Writing Lessons from YES! Magazine may be just what you are looking for. The lessons are based on thought-provoking YES! articles ...

As the new school year begins, all those little hands in elementary school are once again at the center of a fierce debate: Is cursive writing a skill that’s still worth teaching, or an out-of-date ...

Editor’s note: A version of this article originally appeared on The Character Tree’s blog. When we were just a couple weeks into distance learning, I started to really miss writing workshop time. Over ...

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Try first this figure 2, how, from the point of the pen, clockwise it unwinds itself downward to the line, making itself a pedestal to stand on. Watch now. Before your eyes it becomes a swan drifting ...