Making meaning out of the world around us is a valuable life skill that can be tricky to learn, given how quickly the world around us moves. Writing makes time for students to reflect on relationships and to better understand each other. It can serve as a window for students to look through, inviting them to explore how diverse experiences shape the unique stories of those we share the world with, past and present. Approaching writing through a lens of social awareness, centered on empathy and perspective-taking, allows students to recognize how all of our stories are informed by our...
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This Educator Tool provides writing resources to use during the first week of school and beyond.
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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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This guide offers an abundance of resources to help students practice the basic elements of short stories.
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A flexible, 4-week unit designed for students in grades K-2 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 support and inspire you and your students, wherever you are in your poetry journey.
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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 supports you in building a classroom community through writing.
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This tool provides educators resources for practicing elements of revision with their students.
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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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The Educator Tool shares resources to help you support your students' mental health.
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Publishing student writing is at the heart of 826's work. This Educator Tool shares more about our publishing process.
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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 a variety of prompts to help you springboard into journal writing with your 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.