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Fun Writing Ideas

Building Confidence in Young Writers

  • Everyday Writing
    • Writing Games
    • Talking Games
    • Writing Prompts
    • Art Accents
      • Calendar Pictures
      • Food
      • Glitter
      • Glitter Glue
      • Googly-Eyes
      • Markers
      • Paint
      • Pipe Cleaners
      • Projects
      • Sequins
      • Stickers
      • Toys
      • Watercolor
  • Themes
    • Summer
      • 4th of July
    • Fall
      • Halloween
      • Thanksgiving
    • Winter
      • Christmas
      • MLK Jr. Day
      • President’s Day
      • Valentine’s Day
    • Spring
      • St. Patrick’s Day
      • Easter
      • End of School Year
    • Animals
      • Arctic Animals
      • Farm Animals
      • Lemurs
      • Wild Cats
    • Birthday
  • Genres
    • Comics
    • Fiction
      • Descriptive
      • Fairy Tales
      • Fantasy
      • Fictional News Article
      • Science Fiction
    • Non-Fiction
      • Instructions
      • Journals
      • Letters
      • Opinion
      • Persuasive
      • Personal Narrative
    • Poetry
      • A to Z Poems
      • Acrostics
      • Alliteration
      • Diamante Poem
      • Figurative Language
        • Onomatopoeias
        • Personification
      • Haiku
      • Rhyme
  • Print to Paragraph
    • Letter Strokes
    • Words
      • Sight Words
      • General
      • Adjectives
      • Nouns
      • Verbs
      • Adverbs
    • Sentences
      • Exclamations
      • Statements
      • Questions
      • Quotations
      • Facts and Opinions
    • Paragraphs
  • About

Category: Talking Games

I find that almost any time I put a child in front of the classroom, the whole class listens easily and well. These quick games can fill a few spare minutes, or be stretched out, according to your time.

The Simple Taboo Talking Game

By Angie Marino, owner of Writing WondersOn October 9, 2017In Talking Games

This simple taboo talking game engages and quiets my groups of students every time!  They listen intently, wanting to guess and earn a turn.  Simply stated, kids love the simple challenge of describing a word without using a list of …

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Describe a Word

By Angie Marino, owner of Writing WondersOn October 9, 2017In Talking Games

Choose a student to describe a word.  The others guess.  That’s it! This is an extremely simple game that has engaged my groups of kids every time we play it! Common Core State Standards NOTE:  This lesson can address the …

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Dear Readers, this blog contains ideas that have worked successfully for me in my teaching experience and I have posted them in hopes that they will work well for you also!

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