Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Walking Through the Jungle
In this lesson, students will read and discuss story events and then write an informative sentence about one of the events.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Looking at Writing
An interactive tool to help teachers and parents learn more about writing. Here, writing samples from real kids provide examples and next-step guidance for students from pre-K to third grade.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 4: Writing and Spelling
Hosted by Vivica A. Fox, Writing and Spelling examines the connection between reading and writing and between spelling and composition. The program features successful methods for encouraging children to write and build their...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: A Word Game for Kids: The Top Three Game for Kids
In this word game, young writers brainstorm three relevant details before writing. It they are having trouble finding ideas, they can click the magic button for "top three" ideas.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: A Word Game for Kids: The Setting Game for Kids
In this game, young writers are asked to describe a place with memorable details. The main focus is to describe a setting -- time and place. If they need help with ideas, they can click the when and where buttons until they have...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: A Word Game for Kids: The Wacky Word Game for Kids
In this game, young writers click on the three word buttons producing nouns and verb until they find a combination they like for a creative writing. Students can launch a VERY creative story when some wacky nouns and verbs come together.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Color Game
Click the buttons to get a unique starter for a descriptive piece of writing. You can make up a story, a poem, anything you like.
FableVision
Fable Vision: Peter Reynolds: The North Star: Writing Activity
Be inspired to write your own simple story or poem by choosing a picture from this collection of child-centered illustrations.
TES Global
Blendspace: Authors Purpose
A five-part learning module with links to videos and an image on author's purpose.
Tom Richey
Slideshare: Creative Brainstorming
This slide presentation provides a background of why the process of brainstorming is important as well as elements and tools you can use to get your creative juices flowing.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Word Race
In this activity for grades 1 and 2, students practice examining, copying out, and reading words that are written in the classroom.
Literacy Head
Literacyhead: Images to Give Writers Ideas: School
A collection of images of school to use as writing prompts. Students can make text-to-self connections, write creative stories, or just write about how the students in the images might feel.
Literacy Head
Literacyhead: Images to Give Writers Ideas: List
These writing prompt images are from children's book illustrator Todd Parr. Let his whimsical art inspire your young writers, as they connect to his universal themes of childhood.
Can Teach
Can Teach: Class Book Ideas: Story Frames
This site discusses how story frames are a great way to support emergent writers in the classroom. Lots of story prompts and writing frames to use in a K-2 classroom.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Handwriting
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is designed for students to come up to the Activboard and practice their writing motor skills.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Writing a Story
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores the steps for writing a story such as coming up with a title, a main idea and supporting details that keep the reader interested.
EL Education
El Education: Abc's of the Intertidal Zone High Tide
This guide to the intertidal zone was created by 7th grade students in Portland, Maine, as part of a Learning Expedition called, "In the Zone." Each student was responsible for studying and researching a particular species within the...
Education.com
Education.com: w.k.3 Worksheets
[Free Registration/Login Required] Choose from a variety of worksheets to reinforce the skill of writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a...
Education.com
Education.com: w.k.2 Worksheets
[Free Registration/Login Required] Choose from a variety of worksheets to help students practice writing to compose informative/explanatory texts.
Literacy Head
Literacyhead: Images to Give Writers Ideas: Rhyme
These images and writing prompts are to spark writing ideas in your young writers.
Education.com
Education.com: Sl.1.5 Worksheets
[Free Registration/Login Required] Choose from a variety of worksheets to reinforce the common core standard of adding drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
English Worksheets Land
English Worksheets Land: Relationships Between Illustrations and Texts Worksheet
When we are reading nonfiction or fiction we can often use a point of reference that drives us to make better conclusions. Illustrations are the perfect media to achieve this. This can help the reader attribute value to a setting, a...
ABCya
Abc Ya: Story Maker
Create your own story using the tools on this site. You can add a title page, type your story, and illustrate it using the paint tools. The story can then be saved and printed.
Other
The Digital Scoop: Drawing and Writing Fun With Abc Ya Story Maker
This article describes how to use the Story Maker app on the ABCYa website. A sample of student writing about making a snowman is provided.