These easy, step-by-step lessons use interactive whiteboard tools to help students identify the elements of excellent writing and then apply them in their own work. Writing skills covered include all the essentials for grades 2&;4&;developing an idea, organizing, using details, writing convincing leads, and more! Includes tips for both Promethean and SMART Board users, plus JPEG versions of each sample (organized by topic: meaning, focus, details, etc.) to print or display on screen!
Lola M. Schaefer, a classroom teacher for 18 years, now serves as an educational consultant in Indiana, teaching writing in area schools. She is the author of more than 125 children&;s books and a number of teaching resource books with Scholastic, including Writing Lessons for the Interactive Whiteboard: Grades 5 and Up and Teaching Narrative Writing.