Poetry, writing

Inspire Fall Poetry: Creative Writing for Students

Fall is upon us and it's time to get your students writing some great Fall themed poems! If you are looking for ways to inspire your writers, here are some resources for you. Pumpkin Poetry – Fall Creative Writing Haiku Poetry | Fall Pumpkin Poetry... This resource, Pumpkin Poetry, has been created to spark your students’… Continue reading Inspire Fall Poetry: Creative Writing for Students

Center Ideas, March, shapebooks, writing

March Writing Center – Fun with Shamrock Shapebooks!

Shamrock Shapebooks This month, encourage student writing by using these fun, shamrock shapebook templates to encourage creative writing and self-publishing. Created for two different writing levels (solid and dashed lines), these templates can be used for multi-level classrooms. Students can use these templates to create unique March related stories and poetry. Allow students complete autonomy… Continue reading March Writing Center – Fun with Shamrock Shapebooks!

journaling, writing

Why Give Students Journal Writing Prompts?

Have you assigned journal writing assignments (prompts) to your students? While an informal and sometimes ungraded assignment, journal entries can help students develop other transferable writing skills. So, what is journal writing exactly? Journal writing is the process of recording personal insights, reflections and questions on assigned or personal topics. Journal projects assigned in class… Continue reading Why Give Students Journal Writing Prompts?