Teaching writing is one of the most rewarding, but also most time-consuming parts of being a teacher. Between planning engaging lessons, differentiating for different abilities, marking work, and keeping students motivated, it’s no wonder that writing lessons can often feel overwhelming.
The good news? You don’t have to do it all alone. With the right tools and strategies, you can save valuable time while delivering engaging, impactful writing lessons.
In this guide, we’ll share practical, time-saving tips and introduce you to ready-made resources that can help you bring out the best in your young writers—without spending every evening and weekend planning.
One of the biggest challenges teachers face is getting students to start writing. “I don’t know what to write” is a phrase heard in classrooms everywhere.
Instead of spending hours searching for the perfect stimulus, let ready-made writing prompts do the hard work for you. Pobble 365 provides a free, thought-provoking image every single day, along with story starters, sentence challenges, and vocabulary activities, so you can get your students writing right away.
💡 Try this: Use Pobble 365 as a morning starter or a quick-write activity to build writing stamina. With a Pobble subscription, the prompts are already differentiated, so all students can access them at their level.
Planning high-quality writing lessons takes time, especially if you’re constantly reinventing the wheel. Instead of starting from scratch, why not use lessons that are already created for you?
Pobble’s curriculum-aligned writing lessons include:
Simply find a lesson, edit if needed, and share. It’s that easy.
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Ever felt pressure to write an example text from scratch? You don’t have to!
Model texts—also known as What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLLs)—help students understand what great writing looks like. A Pobble subscription also gives you access to thousands of real children’s writing examples so you can showcase great writing without spending hours crafting your own.
💡 Time-saving tip: Instead of modelling a piece of writing on the spot, pull up an example from Pobble and analyse it with your class. Ask students:
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Marking and giving feedback on writing is one of the most time-consuming tasks for teachers. Instead of marking everything at the end, try giving feedback during lessons.
💡 Try this:
When students know their writing is only going in their exercise books, motivation can drop. But when they write for a real audience, their enthusiasm soars!
💡 Boost engagement by:
Students write better and more enthusiastically when their words matter to someone else.
Writing doesn’t have to feel like hard work—for you or your students! Keep it engaging with:
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A well-structured writing lesson helps students stay focused, build stamina, and make tangible progress—all while making the most of your teaching time.
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By keeping lessons structured and predictable, students gain confidence in their writing process, and you save time reteaching the same concepts.
Sometimes, students need a change of pace to stay engaged in writing. Having a collection of fun, go-to writing activities can keep lessons fresh.
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These activities make writing less intimidating and keep students engaged.
We know how hard teachers work. That’s why Pobble exists—to save you time, reduce planning stress, and make writing lessons more enjoyable.
With free daily prompts, ready-made writing lessons, and tools to support assessment and publishing, Pobble gives you everything you need to teach writing with ease.
✨ Try it for free today and take the stress out of writing lessons.
Teaching writing doesn’t have to mean long evenings planning, marking, and reinventing resources. By using the right tools, you can:
✅ Engage your students with exciting prompts and lessons
✅ Save hours on planning and feedback
✅ Help students feel confident and excited about writing
Pobble makes writing easier—for you and your students.
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