It’s important to celebrate when students complete a writing piece. However, that can be tricky if you’re teaching digitally. Here are 3 simple ways to celebrate students’ published writing digitally.
Celebrating when students finish a writing piece is so important that I include it in every week of my writing curriculum. In the classroom, it can be really simple to celebrate student writing by letting students pair and share their pieces, give sticky note compliments, or by having students share a favorite part with the whole class. Although it might take a little more creativity, you can still celebrate student work when you’re distance learning. Here are three ways.
Make a Digital Class Book
Students will love seeing their writing, along with their classmates writing, published in a class book. You can easily create one in Google Slides or in Seesaw. (Just remember, Seesaw has a 20 slide limit). Create a class book cover, and then add each students’ writing piece. You can share the book together, or you can send it to students and parents to enjoy. It’s always fun for students to see each other’s writing. A bonus is that you can save them as writing samples for your class next year.
Record a “Reading by the Author”
Students love to think of themselves as Authors, so this is a great way to celebrate their writing. Allow students to record themselves reading their writing piece (this is really easy on Seesaw), and then share it with the class. They’ll enjoy sharing, it will help them practice their reading fluency, and they’ll enjoy listening to their friends’ stories as well!
Host a Virtual Parent’s Night to Celebrate Student Writing
Lastly, although you might not be able to invite parents into your classroom, you can still host a virtual parent’s night. Pick a day and time that works for most of your parents, or offer a few different time slots, and have students and parents join you. You can have each student read a writing piece they’re proud of. Parents will enjoy listening to their children, and students will be proud to share their hard work with parents.
All of these ideas work well if your class is learning virtually. However, they would also be fun for in person learning as well!
Want more ideas for how to make writing in your classroom effective and engaging? Keep reading!
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- What You Need to Create Successful Digital Writing Lessons
- 3 Ways to Help Students Plan Their Writing
