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 non-fiction writing lesson about animals works great with any age! My year round students and own children know a lot about animals. Moreover, they often teach me about wonky ones that I’ve never heard of like the Axolotl. Gasp! …
What are Kinkajous? They certainly aren’t bears nor are they in the bear family. In fact, a kinkajou’s closest relative is the raccoon. In addition, they have carnassial teeth which are the same teeth that carnivores have. As a result, …
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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The kids liked this lesson because they got to glue a penny to the bottom of their writing! They also enjoy learning about the president on the penny. One little penny is another example of a simple art accent that …
Magic Tree House Series In the Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne, there’s a book titled CIVIL WAR ON SUNDAY. The synopsis is that Jack and Annie go back in time and witness parts of the Civil War. …
Students learn about and write letters to these African-Americans “Ms. Angie, Zena Howard is my dad’s boss!” I think this comment created the most memorable moment for me in my recent teaching career. This particular writing prompt was created to …
Students complete a personal narrative writing prompt about a festive food. A couple summers ago, I taught a Personal Narratives writing camp just before the 4th of July. It was watermelon season and I wanted to treat the kids to …
