Ten Creative Writing Activities During the Fall, a couple teachers asked me to tackle a list of creative writing assignments. It's taken me a while, but here they are. While they are all phrased for creative writing assignments here, many of them could be revised to work for other kinds of essays. [Show & Tell] Children in elementary school look forward to show & tell days eagerly. Holiday Writing Activities I try to give credit to those of you that inspire me to do these activities, so if I ever post anything and don't give a shout out to you.....let me know! My 1st grade team (the best team ever) uses these books for writing prompts. Check them out! Another writing activity would be to first read "The Polar Express".
Writing warm-ups There’s nothing quite like a writing warm-up or game to put some fun into writing and get the creative juices flowing. Whether you’re teaching young children or teens, writing games serve an important purpose in the writing process. Spend five or ten minutes a day gearing your kids up for writing with some of these enticing activities! Five-Word Stories This is a great group activity to play with several children at home or with a co-op or class group. Directions: Each person begins with a 5-word prompt and then adds exactly five words of his own. Five-word story prompt ideas Once upon a time there . . .The mystery began when the . . .In a kingdom far away . . .Once, long ago, a tiny . . .Last week, while digging in . . .Today was far from normal! Word Association Another fun family or group exercise! Directions: Each person begins by writing a word on a piece of paper. Unrelated Words Game Messing with Modifiers This is a great vocabulary-building exercise for all ages. Example (younger child)
25 Activities for Reading and Writing Fun These activities have been developed by national reading experts for you to use with children, ages birth to Grade 6. The activities are meant to be used in addition to reading with children every day. In using these activities, your main goal will be to develop great enthusiasm in the reader for reading and writing. You are the child's cheerleader. Activities for birth to preschool: The early years Activity 1: Books and babies Babies love to listen to the human voice. What you'll need: Some books written especially for babies (books made of cardboard or cloth with flaps to lift and holes to peek through). What to do: Start out by singing lullabies and folk songs to your baby. As you read to your baby, your child is forming an association between books and what is most loved – your voice and closeness. Activity 2: Tot talk What's "old hat" to you can be new and exciting to toddlers and preschoolers. Yourself and your child Activity 3: R and R – repetition and rhyme Activity 4: Poetry in motion
Creative Writing Lesson Plans *This page contains the complete lesson plans for a thirteen week course in creative writing which I taught for Lane Community College for 22 years, most recently spring quarter, 2002. The longer units in this lesson plan are designed to develop specific skills in a certain order during the class. The shorter units can occur in a different order in the class than given here, according to the teacher's experience and preferences. Some of these units are presented in more or less detail on individual pages on this website. When you view the students' writing samples, please use the -back button- on your browser to return to your place in these lesson plans. Writing 241 7/15/02 * Work on reading skills so that students can present their writings in the best manner. Haikus are underestimated in their challenge and value as a writing assignment. Excellent sample haikus may be found in 'A Net of Fireflies' by Harold Tran Stewart. To read samples of student writing click here: Haikus Return to top.
Common Core Support Tools Below you will find unpacking standards documents to support teachers in their understanding of the common core and essential standards. The unpacking documents demonstrate at a granular level the knowledge and skills students are expected to master at a particular grade. Important Note: The current Standard Course of Study will continue to be taught and tested during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 school years. New standards and assessments are to be implemented for the first time beginning with the 2012-13 school year. Please send any thoughts, feedback, questions and ideas about additional resources that would help you start preparing to teach the new standards to feedback@dpi.nc.gov. English Language Arts Unpacking Standards Kindergarten (pdf, 276kb) 1st Grade (pdf, 161kb) 2nd Grade (pdf, 170kb) 3rd Grade (pdf, 165kb) 4th Grade (pdf, 282kb) 5th Grade (pdf, 298kb) 6th Grade (pdf, 315kb) 7th Grade (pdf, 300kb) 8th Grade (pdf, 340kb) English I & II (pdf, 303kb) English III & IV (pdf, 302kb)
Origami & Math Origami & Math So, you're interested in origami and mathematics...perhaps you are a high school or K-8 math teacher, or a math student doing a report on the subject, or maybe you've always been interested in both and never made the connection, or maybe you're just curious. Origami really does have many educational benefits. Whether you are a student, a teacher, or just a casual surfer, I have tried my best to answer your questions, so please read on. So exactly how do origami and math relate to each other? The connection with geometry is clear and yet multifaceted; a folded model is both a piece of art and a geometric figure. For instance, when you fold the traditional waterbomb base, you have created a crease pattern with eight congruent right triangles. On the other hand, if you are a person who likes puzzles, there are a number of great origami challenges that you might enjoy trying to solve. Origami, Geometry, and the Kawasaki Theorem How about the angles around this point?
Spelling Lists for Grade 6 students using Ozspeller, which is a Free Australian Online Spelling Tutor and Game for students and everyone wanting to improve their spelling skills. It features spoken (voiced) words, hints, dictionary and sentence prompts, a The words included in each of the Lists for Grade 6 are shown below. Note the name of the list and use it to set student tasks. More lists are being added all the time so check for updates. You can print each list with five columns for students to do manual exercises. Grade 6 - Easy 1 against almost alone also always anyway army aunt beach become begin begun belong beside boat body born both bought bread Grade 6 - Easy 2 bridge broke brought build built carry case caught cause centre chain change charge check chest cold collect collide cool copy Grade 6 - Easy 3 death deep died discuss doctor dollar done down dozen dream dresses drink drive duck dugong during easy eclipse enter evening Grade 6 - Easy 4 except expand expect explore extra fair family feel few fight fix float floor flour flower follow forget front fuel powder Grade 6 - Easy 5 galaxy gauge goes govern grate gravel gravity great groceries ground guard happened happy hardly hear heard heart herself himself robbery Grade 6 - Easy 6
Free Documentary TV - Free Documentaries, Watch Documentaries Online Common Core Vocabulary Wall Set: 4th Grade First of all, YAHOO! This is my 100th post! I never knew that blogging would turn into #1- something I love, and #2- a complete addiction! :) YAY! This is currently what works for me..... but not anymore! Right now, I just have these available for 4th grade, but I am planning on adding them for each grade level. You can view the 4th grade Common Core Vocabulary Wall Set in my TpT store by clicking the picture below. And... because I like a good giveaway (which I am also doing with my Spring Math Journal Prompts & Fraction Packet, click {HERE} for more info.) 1) blog about my vocab wall set with a picture (the one above) and a link to my TpT store and blog 2) come back to this page and comment with a link to your post. Remember the first two are my winners so be quick! Lastly, I have an awesome giveaway that I have coming up. 2 Products 2 Giveaways 2 Lucky Winners Here's a hint.... it's technology!
Math journals, how to use math journals to support math achievement. Math Journals For All Ages Why Math Journals? Journal writing can be a valuable technique to further develop and enhance your mathematical thinking and communication skills in mathematics. Journal entries in mathematics provide opportunities for individuals to self-assess what they've learned. If math journals are something new, you will want to use the following strategies to assist the implementation of this valuable writing activity. Procedure: A journal should be written at the end of a math exercise. Math Journal Prompts To Get You Started: I knew I was right when...... If I missed____________ I would have to__________________. The thing you have to remember with this kind of problem is........ Tips I would give a friend to solve this problem are......... I wish I knew more about...... How many times did you try to solve the problem? Could you have found the answer by doing something different? What method did you use to solve this problem and why? Was this hard or easy?
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BBC Languages – Free online lessons to learn and study with 4th Grade Spelling Words / Fourth Grade Spelling Lists Enjoy our 4th grade spelling lists plus practice these spelling words for fourth graders online. You can also create your own custom lists all for free at Home Spelling Words. Fourth grade is a great time to use spelling to improve vocabulary which helps your student become a better writer. All Printable Lists / Study Online Make Your Own Spelling Lists Make your own spelling lists by registering for your free account. What Parents Are Saying... Spelling Games Fill-in-the-Blank Game A new game is generated every time so you can play all week and not get bored! Word Find Randomly creates a new word find for your student with the words from their spelling list. Spelling Soup Catch the correctly spelled word with your soup bowl for points.