PURPOSE
This page lists every companion app The Writing Academy®, LLC. has built or is building for a teacher, with where each one stands today.
RATIONALE
A teacher carries more than any bag can hold. Each app puts one piece of the work in her pocket, so she gets time back for what she loves most: teaching.
HOW TO USE THIS PAGE
Read each app card to see what it does and whether it is ready. Open the Suite of Apps brochure for the full picture of every app.
The Companion Apps
Each app is built for the teacher. Store links will appear here as each app is released.
Coming soon
Sidekick Companion
Speak your day out loud and every note files itself. Reports, student timelines, and gentle reminders help a teacher be attentive to every student.
In testing now
Available now
TEKS Companion
Every standard at a teacher’s fingertips: search and browse, the TEKS Tracker, rigor breakdowns, and ready samples.
Download on the App Store →Available now
Academic Vocabulary Companion
Academic vocabulary across content areas, in teacher-ready and student-friendly language.
Download on the App Store →Coming soon
Internalization Companion
Scan or upload a lesson plan and get back its BIG points, so the standard becomes truly yours.
In development
Coming soon
Writing Conference Companion
Move through a student’s writing line by line, with the right advice at the CORRECT, CRAFT, and THINK levels.
In development
Coming soon
Spelling Companion
Guide a student to the pattern behind a word instead of just marking it wrong, with the Sound Mat and Encyclopedia.
In development
Interactive SmartBoard Games
Writing Workouts
Check MATE for thesis statements and OnRAMP for main idea and theme: whole group SmartBoard tools with Red, Yellow, and Green thinking levels.
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Write to the Beat: The Writing Process
A SmartBoard game for the whole class. Students play along on their own recording sheet.
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My Writing Journey Recording Sheet
The student piece for Write to the Beat, so every student plays at the desk too.
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Editing Editors Game Board
A printable game board for partners and small teams.
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Evidence Detectives Game Board
A printable game board for partners and small teams.
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Genre Detectives Game Board
A printable game board for partners and small teams.
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Revising Rangers Game Board
A printable game board for partners and small teams.
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Sentence Builders Game Board
A printable game board for partners and small teams.
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Thesis Builders Game Board
A printable game board for partners and small teams.
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Word Wizards Game Board
A printable game board for partners and small teams.
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Writing Process Game Board
A printable game board for partners and small teams.
Open →
Grade 3 Interactive Games Index
Every Day 2 game in Grade 3, by cluster and module.
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Grade 4 Interactive Games Index
Every Day 2 game in Grade 4, by cluster and module.
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Grade 5 Interactive Games Index
Every Day 2 game in Grade 5, by cluster and module.
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