Grades 3–12
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Like a new notebook, journal writing is full of possibilities: it’s an opportunity for students to brainstorm ideas for future writing and to imagine worlds that don’t exist yet. Journaling also provides students with a dedicated time to reflect on their experiences and to process the world around them. While academic writing is defined by rules and procedures, journals are limitless. Students are not bound by genre conventions, or even full sentences. They have the freedom to use illustrations, lists, and sentence fragments to communicate their ideas. It is a space all their own.
The practice of journaling can benefit students’ personal and academic well-being in so many ways: it can support students’ mental health by providing a personal space to reflect and process emotions, it can promote critical thinking and the expression of ideas, and it can encourage students to think creatively. At 826, journaling looks different across...
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This Educator Tool provides you with resources to help students build their awareness of the diverse perspectives around them.
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This Educator Tool provides writing resources to use during the first week of school and beyond.
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This resource supports you in creating a safe and brave learning space, through the use of Community Agreements.
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This Educator Tool shares resources to help you support your students' mental health through writing.
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This Educator Tool is designed to support and inspire you and your students, wherever you are in your poetry journey.
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This tool provides educators resources for practicing elements of revision with their students.
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A flexible, 4-week unit designed for students in grades 3-5 to "write their way" with authentic purpose. Includes a curriculum guide, calendar, and links to all related 826 Digital resources.
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This Educator Tool is designed to help you support students along their journeys in positive identity development.
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This Educator Tool shares a collection of 826 resources and Mentor Texts that foster creating social change through writing.
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We take joy and creativity pretty seriously at 826. This new Educator Tool, available in three grade bands, shares more about how you can play with words in your learning space!
by Shavonde Chase, Ashley Houston-King, Kathy Seipp, and Bryan Wilson, 826 Digital Educator Leaders
This Educator Tool shares practical tips and useful resources for teaching writing using mentor texts.
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This Educator Tool will help you pitch your proverbial tent at Camp 826 by sharing our best tips and tricks for getting the most out of 826 Digital.
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This guide offers an abundance of resources to help students practice the basic elements of short stories.
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This Educator Tool supports you in building a classroom community through writing.
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A flexible, 4-week unit designed for students in grades 9-12 to "write their way" with authentic purpose. Includes a curriculum guide, calendar, and links to all related 826 Digital resources.
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A flexible, 4-week unit designed for students in grades 6-8 to "write their way" with authentic purpose. Includes a curriculum guide, calendar, and links to all related 826 Digital resources.
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Publishing student writing is at the heart of 826's work. This Educator Tool shares more about our publishing process.
We are thrilled to have you as the newest member of our online community. Stay up-to-date on the the latest and most relevant resources, student publication opportunities, and what’s new with the 826 Digital community.
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