Building Confidence in Young Writers
Building Confidence in Young Writers
Good writers develop by writing often. These prompts were designed to help young writers think creatively, organize their ideas and finish their work in a short amount of time.
Students learn of and write letters to any one of these African-Americans. If you haven’t already, I strongly urge you to read my post titled, Annual Meet THESE African Americans-Introduction. It explains the heart behind this series of writing lessons. …
This writing prompt is a must for any and all horse lovers. It’s especially fitting for a child who genuinely wants to have a horse as a pet. Here’s the synopsis: A HORSE tells the readers that he/she would LOVE …
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Is Writing Important? “People don’t write anymore.” This past month, I was working with a high school group. One student was reluctant to write. He commented, “People don’t write anymore.” I genuinely pondered his statement, silently asking myself, “That’s interesting. …
Use these Science Fiction writing lessons for kids to guide students in writing their own stories. Like fantasy, kids enjoy writing Science Fiction because ANYTHING can happen! I’m not a huge fan of science fiction, but kids love it, so …
This Jack and the Beanstalk writing prompt is a lot of fun because it focuses on what the giant has to say. Kids seem to really enjoy a good twist on a story. It makes them laugh. They chuckle and …
Kids love to tell personal narratives, true stories about themselves. However, they often feel intimidated when they have to write them! This guided writing prompt helps students write out their own story about a conflict with a person, whether it …
In this post, I’m going to show you how to build a simple book box with your child that can last their lifetime! Building projects for kids are fun and useful. Kids love to build! Here they get to build …
This is a fun watermelon writing prompt. It’s a fairy tale that can be used with any fruit or vegetable that has visible seeds. Furthermore, it’s a prompt that can easily be written in the fall about an apple or …
This is a quick, simple and fun 5 minute writing activity. It can be about ANY topic. It’s also a great exercise to prepare students for descriptive writing pieces. PICTURES The easiest way to conduct this lesson is to have …
