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  • Clifton High School
  • Clifton, NJ
  • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Writing is essential in all subject areas as well as in life but my students struggle with writing. Writing assignments tend to make them anxious and frustrated. Fidget toys such as the six-sided dice, stress balls and goo timers can provide an outlet for some of that anxiety as well relieve some of their usual hyperactivity. Shorter lessons allow students to experience success. The activities found in "Writing Teachers Book of Lists" and "Writing Teachers Activity a Day" provide shorter lessons on fundamental grammar and writing topics. Once students have experienced some success, it is far easier to get them to continue working on longer more difficult writing tasks. Finally, the colored paper and markers are so that my students with limited writing skills can still express themselves through pictures. Adding artwork aids in comprehension and allows students who lack writing skills to excel in other ways.

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Writing is essential in all subject areas as well as in life but my students struggle with writing. Writing assignments tend to make them anxious and frustrated. Fidget toys such as the six-sided dice, stress balls and goo timers can provide an outlet for some of that anxiety as well relieve some of their usual hyperactivity. Shorter lessons allow students to experience success. The activities found in "Writing Teachers Book of Lists" and "Writing Teachers Activity a Day" provide shorter lessons on fundamental grammar and writing topics. Once students have experienced some success, it is far easier to get them to continue working on longer more difficult writing tasks. Finally, the colored paper and markers are so that my students with limited writing skills can still express themselves through pictures. Adding artwork aids in comprehension and allows students who lack writing skills to excel in other ways.

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