Building Confidence in Young Writers
Building Confidence in Young Writers
This post is going to outline 7 strawberry writing prompts for you to choose from. Each guided writing lesson covers a different genre and will surely get your kids chatting, laughing and writing. Your students may even want to combine …
This lesson is a big hit if you show the students any one, or all, of the Green Grass Art Accents. It’s a fictional news article that involves grass. Additionally, it focuses on words that begin with the letters GR. …
This mud writing prompt is fun for kids because anything can happen! Moreover, the mud mites art accent makes this a winner lesson. When the students see the tiny googly eyes that they get to glue around their border, they …
This sweet dreams writing lesson can be taught anytime of the year using any candy or a sweet treat. Holidays with Candy I taught it for the first time the week after Halloween. My kids had way too much candy …
This exploration lesson works best with more advanced writers, but can certainly be tweaked for younger ones. The kids enjoyed this lesson because they become the explorers and ANYTHING could happen in their journey. The catch and humorous conclusion to …
Kids like this puddle jumping writing prompt for three reasons. One, they love the idea of splashing in puddles. Second, ANYTHING can happen in their story. Moreover, they get to add a charming rain art accent to their border. The …
This is a fun pumpkin lesson to do during the fall. I give a very general start to the story and the kids run with it! Here’s the story line: A gnome lives in a pumpkin patch and is in …
This idea of a president popping created a lot of laughs!! You don’t have to serve popcorn for this lesson but it sure motivates and rewards the students! *This post contains affiliate links. For more information, see my disclosures here.* …
I taught this lesson at a horse farm a couple summers ago. We conducted our art and writing summer camp there. Hands down, this was my favorite writing camp to date! Book About Horses The campers compiled a series of …
I thought of this friendly letter writing prompt after teaching the Persuasive Letter Writing Prompt, I’m Ready For a Pet! Students had to persuade someone that they were responsible enough to have and care for a pet. At that time, …
