In today’s post, I am focusing on 5th graders addressing their writing skill. I am shaeing a collection of carefully curated writing prompts to use with your 5th graders to hone in their writing ...

Instead of making a general gift guide, we thought it would be helpful to make specific suggestions of things that make a great gift for 5th graders. Being that my daughter is in fifth grade, she’s ...

Picture prompt writing, as Carp et al. (2010) define it, is a technique that uses visual stimuli to inspire and guide students’ writing. Picture prompts are an excellent tool for overcoming writer’s ...

From left, Grade 6 student Max Vallelonga, Grade 8 student Sarah Magnusson and Grade 5 student Rachel Magnusson prepare their backpacks for this week's return to school. This will be the last ...

Start your search on Thursday at Laurel Ridge Community College in Middletown, where the local Workforce Initiative Board will be hosting its second Employer Expo of the year. The Workforce ...

My hands shook as I texted my husband. I felt unmoored in my body, as if I’d awoken in a different house than the one where I ...

He wrote about his stutter. He described going into the locker room hours before every game to practice his cadence in the ...

My 13-year-old rising 8th grader had minimal summer homework to complete. The homework was reading with related writing and ...

From a little girl that wants to fly to a boy’s dream to dance ballet, Maria Christodoulou perfectly captures glimpses of ...

This year’s Patriot’s Pen and Voice of Democracy writing contests are open for submissions, and both have a deadline of ...