Tropical Botanical RACES Classroom Writing Clings

RACES Classroom Writing Display | Whiteboard Response Clings

Empower your students to construct thorough, well-supported, and high-scoring written responses with absolute confidence.

Answering open-ended text questions can feel overwhelming for students, but breaking it down shouldn't be. The RACES Classroom Writing Whiteboard Display is an interactive, high-visibility reference tool designed to anchor the proven RACES writing strategy directly on your dry-erase board. By visually parsing out each critical phase of a text-based response, you give your students a clear, repeatable blueprint for writing success.

This modular static cling system is engineered to adapt perfectly to your instructional goals. Use it as a permanent anchor chart, or pick a student's paragraph and physically build a model response on the board step-by-step. Choose from our baseline letter headings, add explicit instructional cues, or upgrade to our real-world speech bubble examples to give your young writers the concrete modeling they need to thrive!

Why Teachers Love It

• Deconstructs Complex Writing: Provides an instant, actionable checklist that reminds students to go beyond a basic answer and deeply cite and explain their thinking.
• Perfect for Guided Modeling: Serves as a beautiful, interactive board layout where you and your class can color-code and map out practice paragraphs together.
• Premium Static Grip Technology: Holds firmly to your whiteboard or classroom glass without adhesive.
• Zero Prep Time: Ditch the late-night printing, tedious cutting, and heavy laminating sheets. This professional writing system arrives perfectly pre-cut, and ready to apply.

The RACES Framework Breakdown

This comprehensive ELA system guides students through a complete text-dependent response:

• R – Restate: Flip the prompt into a starting statement.
• A – Answer: Directly answer all parts of the question.
• C – Cite: Provide concrete evidence from the text.
• E – Explain: Elaborate on how the evidence proves the answer.
• S – Summarize: Conclude the thoughts and wrap up the paragraph.

Package Configurations (Choose Your Option)

1. RACES Letters Only Set (5 Clings): Includes the 5 core high-visibility strategy headers (R-A-C-E-S). Each individual cling displays the strategy letter along with its core action word (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain, Summarize).
2. Letters & Instruction Clings Set: Includes the 5 core letter headers plus 5 matching contextual instruction cards to place directly alongside them. These explicitly spell out the student directives:
   • R – Restate the question
   • A – Answer the question
   • C – Cite the evidence
   • E – Explain your answer
   • S – Summarize your ideas
3. Full System with Speech Bubble Examples: Includes the letters, instruction cards, and 5 illustrative speech bubble clings that display concrete, real-world writing models for each step (Ex. R – Q: Why is reading important? A: Reading is important because...).

Tailor Your Display (Configure at Checkout)

• Choose Your Heading Shape: Clean Square or classic Round borders for the 4.5" letter clings.
• Select Your Font: Choose from 30+ signature font options to match your personal classroom "vibe."
• Choose Your Font Accent Color: Personalize your text display with Black, White, or a beautifully Coordinating Color.

Storage & Binder Integration

"Binder Ready" Details: If you pick "yes" for "Binder Ready" clings, the clings will arrive on "Binder Ready" sheets. Each sheet is 8.5x14" and fits into a legal-size three ring binder. "Binder Ready" sheets come hole punched and ready for storage. Read more about "Binder Ready" sheets here.