Add one more detail
After kids write, ask "Can you tell me more?" and have them add one detail to their story with a different color pencil. The color shows them how much their writing grew. Expect three-sentence stories to turn into five.
Why it works: kids understand an idea best when they touch it, then draw it, then write it, the order the U.S. Department of Education recommends for elementary math.
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