Ten fun writing activities for kids of all ages. Low pressure, creative ideas to help students practice their skills and get writing!
Get kids writing with our 30 day challenge. The free printable invites children to write a variety of text types with 30 writing prompts. For home or school.
K-1 POETRY UNIT I love teaching poetry to kindergarten and first grade students! Even though I have this labeled as Unit 8 in my Writing Series , I actually teach poetry throughout the entire year. We follow the same routine and students look forward to our poetry week every month.
Students can practice stretching out sentences with these fun writing activities! The focus is to add more details to sentences by answering the questions who, what, when, where, why, and how? These will get students thinking about what details to add to make their sentences more interesting! Try these activities in writing centers, writing workshop, and just for extra practice. Included: • How to stretch the sentence page with example • Stretch it out example page • 15 stretch it out practice pages (fill in the blanks, then write out the sentence) • 1 blank stretch it out practice page • Fill in the details example page • 5 pages of fill in the details practice, 4 sentences per page (fill in the blanks) • Stretch the sentence example page • 15 pages of stretch the sentence practice - short sentences given then students write out the stretched sentences (5 sentences per page) • 2 pages of blank stretch the sentence practice *Try out a few pages with the free sample! *Please see the preview for a good look at this resource!* ______________________________________________________ You may also like: Roll A Story - Writing Activity How To Writing Activities Poetry Book Template Make A Book Template
by Jarrett Lerner I’ve been wanting to make an activity book for years now. Something that could help kids – and kids-at-heart! – explore and develop their creativity, and turn to as a source for r…
105 creative writing exercises to get you writing again. Try these short, 10-minute creative writing exercises to beat writer's block.
This is a great writing exercise to practice writing a narrative. Keywords and drawings are given.
Create fun and engaging pre-writing activities for preschoolers to help them practice their hand writing skills with these 50 simple to set up ideas!
Do you need new phonics activities? These Short U Phonics Worksheets give students practice reading and writing short u CVC words by word family. In this teaching resource, there are 18 different phonics worksheet templates with multiple pages for each template to accommodate all of the short u CVC words taught in kindergarten and first grade. This is a great no-prep printable for kindergarten word work centers.
by Jarrett Lerner I’ve been wanting to make an activity book for years now. Something that could help kids – and kids-at-heart! – explore and develop their creativity, and turn to as a source for r…
Back to School is right around the corner for us and I am SUPER excited to kick of this school year with some fun, hands-on and engaging resources for The
Do you want to make your writing lessons more hands-on and engaging? Try writing interactive notebooks with your students!
27 pages of alphabet tracing worksheets a-z to practice letter recognition and handwriting skills. Use in preschool or kindergarten.
by Jarrett Lerner I’ve been wanting to make an activity book for years now. Something that could help kids – and kids-at-heart! – explore and develop their creativity, and turn to as a source for r…
by Jarrett Lerner I’ve been wanting to make an activity book for years now. Something that could help kids – and kids-at-heart! – explore and develop their creativity, and turn to as a source for r…
Get your students reading and writing this summer with these fun and engaging enrichment activities for elementary grades.
Teaching elaboration might seem impossible sometimes, but I recommend this engaging and authentic activity to better help students understand what it means.
Use this Silly Sentence printable in your literacy center for a fun activity to teach the parts of a sentence in English.
Build your child's pre-writing skills and support handwriting development with these pre-writing activities for learning at home.
Create a classroom of writers with these fun writing activities for middle school students! There's something for everyone!
Your students will have so much fun writing with these Roll-a-Story boards. Their creativity will be flowing after discovering which super fun character, problem and setting their story will be about. This resource is perfect in helping students write creative and interesting stories while taking the ‘stress’ out of thinking of what to write about. To use the boards, students simply choose a board and roll a die three times to discover which character, problem and setting their story will be based on. There are 9 different boards, which means there are almost 2000 different story possibilities! Includes both a USA and AUS/UK version. A version is also included where the problem and setting begins with a lowercase letter. You may also like: Roll an Activity - Literacy Centers ♥♥♥ Follow me to be the first to hear about FREEBIES and updates ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥ Earn TPT Credits when you leave feedback ♥♥♥ I welcome and appreciate any feedback, comments or suggestions. You may also contact me on [email protected]
3rd Grade Writing Worksheets can help kids step it up a notch in their writing skills. Practice paragraph and multi-paragraph compositions. Introduce them to simple thesis statements that are thought out and supported by research and organization. Teach how stories have a beginning, middle, and end. Prompt ideas in their story writing and more. Our […]
Paragraph writing is a big challenge for many students. This post includes a step-by-step method to help your students write great paragraphs in no time.
To make learning more meaningful, give students opportunities to apply their learning to real-life situations! Engagement was high while making applesauce and learning to write procedural stories!
The toughest part of writing is often getting started. Jump the hurdle with these kid-friendly writing warm-ups that spark creativity!
Storytelling is a wonderful way to build creativity and imagination in your students. How can storytelling activities be beneficial in the classroom? There are so many ways! inspires purposeful talkingraises enthusiasm for reading textsinitiates writingenhances communityimproves writingengages students Want to see how each of these activities work? Watch the Storytelling Activities video on my YouTube
I love writing prompts for my kids, because honestly, I just have to find things for them to write about when my ideas run out. Check out these 10 FREE samples of writing prompts worksheets for your homeschool this year.
A writing template to help children when structuring text types.
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Teaching opinion writing can be a lot of fun in First Grade. First graders have LOTS of opinions, and they love to share them! Here are a few ideas that have helped me to teach opinion writing to first graders. Start by teaching students how to write a topic sentence. I have found that having an anchor chart with sentence starters for students to refer to is super helpful. I like to create the chart in front of the students. It might look something like this: Once the chart is completed, hang it in the room for students to be able to refer to throughout the year. Don't rush it! At the beginning of the year, I like for students to be able to write a topic sentence and two reason sentences. I like to do modeled writing in front of the kids before I ask them to do it on their own. If three sentences are too much for your students, then start with a topic sentence with one reason sentence. You can also teach students to write one opinion sentence with "because" as a linking word. As the year progresses, we will add a third reason. By the middle to end of the year, we will be able to write a five-sentence paragraph with a topic sentence, three reasons, and a closing sentence. Usually, the hardest part for first graders is thinking of good reasons for their opinions. I love using a “Discussion Web” to help develop this skill. This is a simple strategy to use. I like to gather students around me by the easel. Start by having a question in the middle of your chart, and two columns on the sides. It should be a question that can have strong opinions on both sides. The chart above has More/Less as headings but you could also have Yes/No, or other headings as needed. Then lead the class in a discussion of both view points. List student responses on the chart. Then, students are ready to complete an opinion writing piece on the question. Last, have fun with opinion writing! There are so many great topics students can write about. These digital prompts are perfect for displaying on your interactive whiteboard. You can also print them in black and white to use them as worksheets. I have created a free chart to get your started. You can download it here. Looking for more great writing ideas? Check out my Writing Interactive Notebook for First Grade.
Hello Everyone! I love helping first graders express themselves through writing. For me, the first semester of first grade is all about creating a safe environment for them to feel comfortable putting their thoughts down on paper. We work on all the different ways to incorporate written expression into our day. I just love when one of my little would rather write than do anything else! Well we are now all about making our great writing even better...That means editing. I don't know about you, but it has been my experience that kids do not like going back to fix anything in their writing! Does anyone truly love editing? Hence the challenge, making editing engaging. After researching and trying different things and I think I finally came up with something that the kids can understand, use, and grow. We compared different pieces and rated them. We will use them as rubrics to compare our own writing. We learned about a few first grade friendly editing marks. We modeled editing on an old piece. Then we received out "Editing Super Visors," and special editing pens. I love to have my kids peer edit, so we got with our writing partners right away and picked a piece on which to work our editing magic. TaDah!! Engagement! Our Editing Super Visors I did put all these ideas into a micro unit about editing and rubrics. A quick set of printable rubrics with rating numbers for your own quick print and go micro unit, CLICK HERE!! Or CLICK HERE for a new and improved version of the unit!! I hope you can use some of this!! As always, if you see any typos or anything that should be fixed (or edited!! Ha Ha!) please don't hesitate to holler at me!! Thanks for stopping by for a peek! Stay tuned for more first grade fun!! Joyfully! Nancy
The Sentence Game Let’s face it, writing is hard. It takes lots and lots of practice to master the many skills a writer needs. But practice can be boring. Not now! I’ve created a sentence writing game your kids will love. With this game they’ll write sentence after sentence without complaining, because it’s a game. It’s very simple, but practices very essential skills- capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling. The game can be played with 2 or more players. There’s even a way to play it with your whole class. Each student needs a word grid and a sentence/scoring sheet. Each set of players will also need one die and a scoring guide. Here's how it's played: v Each player rolls the die. The players then circle that number of words on their word grid. They circle the words down the first column, in order. Words cannot be skipped. v Now each player writes one sentence, using as many of the circled words as they can. If two sentences are written, only the first sentence will be scored. All of the circled words do not need to be used, but players earn one point for each grid word in their sentence. The words from the word grid cannot be changed. (ie. quickly cannot be changed to quick.) Important: After writing the sentence, players underline the grid words they used. This makes it easier for the checker to check the grid words. v Once all sentences are written, players pass their sentence/scoring sheet to the right. These players score the sentence and write the score in the box on the right. To play with your whole class, simply roll the dice once. Every student in class will use that number to circle the words on their grid. Once all the sentences are written, students can exchange their sheet with a partner for the scoring. After your students understand how to play you can play a round anytime you need a time filler. Students can keep their word grid and sentence/score sheet in a folder or their binder so it’s always handy. This game also works very well in a literacy center. Click on this image to download The Sentence Game. Happy writing!
Check out this procedure writing freebie. This 'how to' writing worksheet helps students write about how to make popcorn!
Summer holidays are a great time to emphasis on children creative writing and enhance their writing skills.
Teach children how to write bio poems about themselves and create a unique writing display. Grab FREE poetry templates for kids to plan and write their own bio poems.
Make writing fun with free printable writing activity for kids. Students will roll the dice to create zany characters as they write a story.
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Journaling is a fun & low-pressure way to ease into writing. With that in mind, we’ve created 75 elementary writing prompts to help your students begin writing!
Check out these fun activities from Award Winning Author/Illustrator Jarett Lerner to do at home or in the classsroom. Includes comics, drawing, and more.
2nd Grade Writing Worksheets are a great way to get children thinking in a communicative way. When we communicate we tell a story. Much of our communication is an expression of action, emotion, direction and of course the details. In order to reach others, we typically use words. And written words are so very important. […]
The list of 2nd grade writing prompts here can help children to express their feelings and reflect on their emotions.
Get kids writing with our 30 day challenge. The free printable invites children to write a variety of text types with 30 writing prompts. For home or school.
