Evan-Moor Real-World Writing for Today’s Kids (Review)

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I have recently had the opportunity to review Real-World Writing for Today’s Kids from Evan-Moor. This is a workbook with nine different real-world writing units.

We reviewed the book for ages 6-7, but it is available for ages 6-7, 8-9, and 10-11. It is a paperback book full of brightly colored pages and fun, age-appropriate graphics.

Writing Units

Journal
Door Sign
Online Message
Greeting Card
Persuasive Letter
Pet-Care Directions
Yard Sign
Fundraising Letter
Toy Review

Real-World Writing Layout

Each unit begins with examples and instructions about that particular type of writing. Then there are activities for the student to do to help them understand that type of writing. Then they do an example of that type of writing in a template in the book. Finally, there is a project where they can do a real-life version of that type of writing outside of the book.

For example, after the unit on journaling, the student could cut out a journal cover from the book and attach it to plain paper and construction paper to create their own journal. The lesson on yard signs included some ideas and picture cutouts that they could use with a piece of cardboard or poster board to make their yard sign.

While the online message section was not yet applicable to my son, I loved that it was included. I know that, particularly since 2020, many students are involved in online learning and are engaging with teachers and classmates in that online format.

Our Experience with Real-World Writing for Today’s Kids

I used this book with my son, who turned eight during the review. He generally does not like to write and fights any writing assignments, and he was very hesitant about the book at first because he dislikes writing.

However, he loved the bright, colorful pages and found them very manageable. I appreciated that it started them out slowly and worked them up to a complete project. The way they lay it out in real-world applications was also very beneficial and engaging.

I knew it had been a success when he asked for his own journal to be able to continue journaling about our adventures. I love that the book made him want to engage in more real-life writing.

How to use Real-World Writing

You could work your way through this book from front to back like a typical workbook, but it also can be done based on your child’s interests. Each unit stands alone and can be done in any order. However, I do recommend working through the individual units from beginning to end because of the way it instructs, scaffolds, and then has them work independently.

I encourage you to learn more about Real World Writing for Today’s Kids at the Evan-Moor Website. You can also check out some of our other Evan-Moor Reviews below:

Evan-Moor Heart and Mind Activities (Review)

Organizational Freebies From Evan-Moor

Teacher File Box From Evan-Moor

Evan-Moor History Pockets Ancient Egypt

Avoid Summer Slide with Evan-Moor Daily Summer Activities Workbook K-1 (Review)

Resource Library and Affiliate Disclosure

When you sign up for the Schoolin’ Swag free resource library, you will get a link and password to the library; we add new items to the library each month. You will also get a bi-weekly newsletter email to keep you up to date on what we have going on.

Resource Library

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Organizational Freebies From Evan-Moor

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I have been sharing some great free resources from Evan-Moor this week. This week’s last post shares all about two of their great freebies to help with homeschool organization. They have a free editable curriculum planner and some great checklist bookmarks. Both work well for organizing the Evan-Moor curriculum or a variety of curricula.

Evan-Moor Curriculum Planner

This curriculum planner is done in google slides. It has eight different color-coded pages that allow you to have each subject in a different color. You can input the date or week and the topic, and these can be edited online and printed or used digitally.

If you have older children using a computer, you could share these with them to help them keep track of their assignments.

Another option is using these to track what you finished each week. This is useful for those that need to turn in documentation.

Evan-Moor Checklist Bookmarks

Evan-Moor has created these free checklist bookmarks. These bookmarks are a great way to help keep your children organized and on track with their schoolwork. There are ones designed to accompany the daily skills curriculum and blank ones that can be used for various programs.

You could use a blank one to track all of the work needed for a day or track lessons for a particular curriculum. If it was going to be the same thing each day or week, you could laminate it and use dry erase markers to check off the items. Then it could be erased and reused. If you want to adapt it for different days, you can simply print off new ones and write on paper copies.

Our Evan-Moor Reviews

You can check out some other reviews of specific Evan-Moor products below.

Evan-Moor History Pockets Ancient Egypt

Avoid Summer Slide with Evan-Moor Daily Summer Activities Workbook K-1 (Review)

Evan-Moor Top Student Workbook (Review)

Evan-Moor’s Skill Sharpeners Critical Thinking (Review)

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Resource Library and Affiliate Disclosure

When you sign up for the Schoolin’ Swag free resource library, you will get a link and password to the library; we are adding to the library each month with new items. You will also get a bi-weekly newsletter email to keep you up to date on what we have going on.

Resource Library

This post may contain affiliate or referral links, including Amazon affiliate links. As always, I will never recommend a product that I don’t believe in, and you will never be charged more for purchasing through our links. It does help pay for the costs associated with the blog.

Teacher File Box From Evan-Moor

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A few days ago I shared a post about all of the fun freebies from Evan-Moor. Today, I am excited to be sharing another one of their great resources with you. The Evan-Moor Teacher File Box is an amazing subscription

Evan-Moor Teacher File Box

Often we are working on a subject and we want to take it a little further, a child needs a little more help, or I am looking for something to cover a specific skill where I see a need. I can spend a lot of time searching the internet for just the right resources.

However, Evan-Moor is offering another option, the Teacher File Box. This resource is a digital ‘file box’ full of activities and worksheets for Pre-Kindergarten through Eighth grades.

There are thousands of pages of resources including crafts, games, worksheets, and more. The resources cover a wide variety of subjects including reading, writing, math, science, history, holidays, and more.

The File Box is a monthly or annual membership that gives you access to all of the available resources to use with any of your children. You can also try it FREE for two weeks to see if it is a good fit for your family.

How Do You Use the Teacher File Box

The teacher file box could be your primary curriculum or you could use it as a supplement.

Our family is using it as a supplement to our other curriculum. I love that I can sort through the resources in so many different ways. You start by deciding if you want to sort by curriculum, holiday, or theme. Then you can narrow those down into further categories and skills. You can also sort by grade level. I appreciate that I could choose a range for grade levels which gave me more flexibility.

For example, my seven-year-old needed some reinforcement with sight words. I was able to print a fun sight word bingo game that we could play together. It reinforced the words he needed to learn but made it feel fun and not stressful.

We are also studying birds in our nature study program and I was able to find a fun writing activity about birds nests that will reinforce what we have been learning and give him good practice on his writing skills.

I do want to mention that it worked very well for me on chrome but not on Firefox. So when you check it out be sure to use a browser other than Firefox.

If you have multiple grade levels studying one concept, you could worksheets that were geared to that topic for each grade level. For example, with our bird study, there are worksheets about birds from Preschool through eighth grade. So I could have my second grader doing one worksheet and my eighth grader doing a different bird worksheet to reinforce what we learned together.

Other Evan-Moor Reviews

Earlier this week we reviewed the fun freebies from Evan-Moor. Also, check out some other reviews of specific Evan-Moor products below.

Evan-Moor History Pockets Ancient Egypt

Avoid Summer Slide with Evan-Moor Daily Summer Activities Workbook K-1 (Review)

Evan-Moor Top Student Workbook (Review)

Evan-Moor’s Skill Sharpeners Critical Thinking (Review)

Resource Library and Affiliate Disclosure

When you sign up for the Schoolin’ Swag free resource library you will get a link and password to the library, we are adding to the library each month with new items. You will also get a bi-weekly newsletter email to keep you up to date on what we have going on.

Resource Library

This post may contain affiliate or referral links, including Amazon affiliate links. As always I will never recommend a product that I don’t believe in and you will never be charged more for purchasing through our links. It does help pay for the costs associated with the blog.

Fun Freebies From Evan-Moor

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I wanted to take just a few minutes to make sure that you knew about all of the great freebies offered by Evan-Moor. We use a variety of their paid resources but love the fun freebies that they have on the site.

Evan-Moor Seasonal Freebies

The freebies change from season to season and are often related to holidays and special events.

Right now they have freebies related to Presidents Day and Valentine’s Day. There are crafts and educational worksheets. My children are particularly looking forward to doing the woven Valentine’s Day card activity and making Valentine’s Day bookmarks.

Evan-Moor Curriculum Samples

They also have free samples from many of their resources. These samples are a great way to figure out if the resource is the best fit for your child. These include spelling, writing, geography, critical thinking, phonics, math, and more.

These freebies range in grade levels from Pre-K through sixth grade. They are great for curriculum or for reinforcing skills that are already being taught. Each sampler contains pages for the grades that are covered by that particular curriculum.

For example, the Weekly Real-World Writing sampler has pages for grades 1-2, 3-4, and 5-6. This helps you get a feel for the program at the correct grade level. It also offers you the opportunity to try several levels if you are not sure which one will be the best fit for your child.