Get Your Writing On!

Oh my goodness!  Can you say "busy"?  Of course you can . . . you've been in the same back to school boat, haven't you?  I am SO exhausted with back to school, deadlines, new curriculum, AND new software.  All this to explain why I've been MIA (again).

I've had ideas of things I want to make and do but haven't been able to get to them, so I'm glad to say that my 1st time back in a month brings you something good!  =)

I've just created a Writing Prompts package that includes 50 creative and challenging writing prompts for your students.  I use these in Writing Center during Guided Reading.  I generally let my students choose their on topics during Writing Workshop but then give them prompts during centers (giving them practice at both self-chosen writing and writing to a topic).

If you remember my Math Journal Prompts that came out last year, these work the same way.  You just print out enough of the writing prompts for each of your students, and the students cut out a prompt to put in their journals.  (Saves you paper that way.)

Here's a free sample from the pack . . .

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Click the preview below to get your copy of my 50 Writing Prompts to Get Them Thinking!

*Click here to get it from Teachers Notebook.
 
Oh . . . and if you missed the Math Writing Prompts to last you through the 1st grade year, you can get them here.

Winter Writing Prompts

I love to write . . . when I have the time, that is!  That's why I love to teach my kids Writing.  I teach them in the hopes that they too will come to love this form of expression. 

I've noticed over the years that some students are just bursting at the seems with ideas of things to write about.  Sometimes when we make our list of writing ideas in the back of our Writing Notebooks, some students have difficulty getting started on a writing piece because they have so many ideas they want to add to their lists!  I've also noticed, however, that there are some students who can't seem to come up with an idea on their own . . . they need a little help getting started.  Give them a prompt and watch them go!

Here are some Winter themed writing prompts I came up with to help some of them get going.  I like to use these prompts in my Writing center during Guided Reading centers.  I just print out enough copies and let the students cut out a prompt and glue it in their own notebooks.  Less work and less copies for me (and y'all know how important it is to save on copies!).

These are free to you . . . so click and download away!