Writer's Locker

Whether you are incorporating Kindness into your start-of-year activities, celebrating National Kindness Day (annually on Nov. 13) or National Random Act of Kindness Day (annually on Feb. 17th), or participating in The Great Kindness Challenge ( January 26-30, 2026), this lesson will get your students thinking and writing about important moments of kindness in their lives. Students brainstorm and write original poems based on a personal act of kindness they experienced. The activities were des

Teaching a multi-genre writing unit? Use this handout to guide students in selecting genres for their project. This simple "Genre by Mode" chart will also help teachers select appropriate writing genres to teach for each mode (informative, narrative, persuasive/argument) of writing. While planning your writing units, consult a quick list of possible writing genres to teach. Will your narrative unit focus on memoir, tall tales, pourquoi, or flash fiction? This chart will give you quick access to