Wednesday, September 17, 2025

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “RACE Strategy Student Guide | Free Writing Handout for Constructed Responses”

by The Language of Learning
3rd - 6th Grade


This FREE resource gives you practical tips and best practices for teaching the R.A.C.E. writing strategy (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain) so your students can tackle constructed responses with confidence citing text evidence seamlessly.

✍️ Boost reading comprehension and written response writing all in one strategy!

Instead of cramming test-prep strategies right before state testing, this guide shows you how to teach R.A.C.E. all year long—in every/any subject area! Using your normal teaching routine, your students will build writing stamina, strengthen text evidence skills, and make writing with R.A.C.E. second nature.

✨ Inside you’ll find:

  • Easy teaching tips for long-term success
  • Best-practice ways to teach RACE
  • Ideas for cross-curricular implementation (ELA, science, social studies & more!)
  • Routines, practice activities, and ways to review the RACE strategy
  • A teacher letter explaining how and why R.A.C.E. works

This free RACE strategy guide is the perfect starting point for students to write stronger, clearer, evidence-based responses—not just in ELA, but across all content areas.

Makes a great anchor chart!

Help your students feel confident using the R.A.C.E. writing strategy with this easy-to-use student reference page! Perfect for interactive notebooks, binders, or writing folders, this printable handout gives students step-by-step reminders on how to write stronger constructed responses with text evidence.

This freebie provides the sentence starters they need to succeed in writing with RACE.

✨ What’s included:

  • A one-page R.A.C.E. reference sheet (color or B&W)
  • Sentence starters to support citing text evidence & explaining answers
  • Helpful tips for restating the question, answering all parts, and editing responses

This free visual tool will help you teach the RACE strategy better and easier this year!

HOW TO USE:

  • Print and laminate for reuse on a bulletin board or learning wall
  • Give each student their own copy to keep handy whenever they’re writing constructed responses.

Give your students the confidence to tackle any writing prompt with R.A.C.E.—download this free tool today!

Enjoy!

~Stephanie | The Language of Learning



https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/RACE-Strategy-Student-Guide-Free-Writing-Handout-for-Constructed-Responses-14304473





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