teaching resources Archives - Writing Legends and Storyathon

How Spelling Analytics can assist in teaching writing

May 22, 2020 by skoolbo

Following our earlier post, Analysing student writing and determining common mistakes, we expand on some of the ideas about how teachers can analyse student writing further. If you are looking to identify trends in your students’ writing, how would this look like within Writing Legends? In the teacher dashboard, you are able to see a portfolio … Read more

How Writing Legends Can Help During School Closures

March 31, 2020 by skoolbo

As a teacher facing school closures and remote learning at this time, are you looking for ways to engage your students in writing? Many teachers need immediate support in getting things in place for their students. As part of our Assistance for Schools and Families ( in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and … Read more

About Writing Legends and Storyathon

Our mission is to help every child develop a love of writing.

Storyathon is an exciting and free online event where students are challenged to write a story that is exactly 100 words. This online event is for:
US and Canada: Grades 3 to 6;
Australia: Years 3 to 8;
New Zealand: Years 4 to 9.

Storyathon has already proved unbelievably popular with more than 3,000 classrooms participating. And more than 50,000 stories have been created to date. Teachers, register for free today. Visit Storyathon | Contact us.

Writing Legends blends the best of technology with captivating writing prompts and modeling to dramatically improve teaching and learning. Writing Legends expands on many of the Storyathon elements. It includes a full range of writing types and supports teachers with features such as annotated exemplars, checklists and vocabulary analysis. It is suitable for:
US and Canada: Grades 3 to 6;
Australia: Years 3 to 6;
New Zealand: Years 4 to 8;
UK: Years 3 to 6.
Visit Writing Legends | Contact us.

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