June 6, 2013

Free printable Father’s Day writing prompt

free printable Father's Day writing prompt

 

It’s quick, it’s easy and makes a great Father’s Day gift!  Simply print out this free printable Father’s Day writing prompt and have the children fill it in (or you can help).   The upper right hand box is for a picture of dad, either a photo or a drawing – either one looks adorable.

Practice handwriting, vocabulary, relationships and descriptive skills while you make one really cute letter for dad.   Frame it or laminate it and turn it into a long lasting gift.  Take a picture of the kids with dad and collage their Father’s Day writing prompts in the family album or scrap book.

 

Have fun with this FREE FATHER’S DAY PRINTABLE WRITING PROMPT!

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March 23, 2013

Adjective Bulletin Board and Language Arts Ideas for Spring and Easter

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c 2013 Angela LaFon

Language Arts Descriptive Words Lesson Plans for Spring

Teachers know that many students have some common adjectives that they rely on heavily. Words like “big,” “pretty,” and “fun” permeate many student’s writing. These language arts activities work to expand vocabulary and improve writing skills while creating a big, pretty and fun bulletin board. Make that a giant, eye-catching and enjoyable bulletin board! These lesson plan ideas can really be personalized for 2nd through 6th grade.

  • For each of these spring and Easter activities and bulletin boards there are three options.
    Each student could be given one word and asked to find several synonyms.
  • Each student could be asked to find one alternative for each word.
  • Students could work in small groups to find many adjectives that could be better descriptive words.
  • To reinforce the vocabulary building and create a bulletin board for spring, students will create a model to display what they’ve learned.

Now you can build your boards with Easy Easter Language Arts Bulletin Board, Blooming Spring Language Arts Bulletin Board or Bird’s Nest Spring Bulletin Board.   

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March 22, 2013

Woman’s History Month: Fast facts about Pocahontas

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Indian princess and legend Pocahontas led an interesting life. From a young tomboy who loved to run and shoot arrows to a kidnapped teen who learned a new language and culture to a traveling ambassador who met the English royal family, the biography of Pocahontas is fascinating. Here are 15 interesting facts about the life of Powhatan princess, Pocahontas.

Let these fast facts become the basis for a writing prompt, research project, or poster board assignment or even a diaroma. 

1. Pocahontas was Continue Reading …

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December 14, 2011

Teaching writing with SillyBandz

Thinking about buying SillyBandz as stocking stuffers this year? There not just trendy jewelry if you use these ideas for Using SillyBandz to teach writing.

SillyBandz, those little rubber band like bracelets that hold their shapes after you wear them, may seem really silly but kids are crazy about them. Some schools banned Silly Bandz, arguing that they are a distraction. The biggest thing I don’t like about Silly Bandz is the same thing I dislike about Barney the purple dinosaur; that I didn’t think of it myself.

My kids have fallen into the SillyBandz craze too. I decided if there were going to be hundreds of them in my house and on my children’s wrists, they might as well make themselves useful.

I started thinking about how SillyBandz could be used in an educational way and how I could use my children’s love of SillyBandz to inspire learning. Continue Reading …

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November 10, 2011

Unique gifts for kids for under $10.00: Jumbo pencil side walk chalk

The jumbo chalk pencil and eraser is big fun.

This is new and improved sidewalk chalk fun. It looks like a big fat pencil. This jumbo pencil comes with three colored chalk inserts that can be stored under the detachable eraser. This jumbo chalk pencil is under $10.00 at Amazon.com for Christmas 2011 or from Toys to Grow On for just $7.95.

Recommended for preschoolers or kindergarteners that are learning to write or love to draw.

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November 1, 2011

Writing Activities for November: Thankful for Journals

Once we teach them to read, then comes writing, writing and more writing.  This teacher and mom is thankful for journals as a great tool for encouraging writing on an ongoing basis.  Take the “just do it” approach using these creative Journal Writing Prompts for Students for November.

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October 5, 2011

Journal Writing Prompts for October

Ready to write the way through October? Try these fun writing prompts for students that were especially for journal writing in October. Journal Writing Prompts for October

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September 29, 2011

Gifts for 8 & 9 year olds: award winning Illustory

Illustory is a kit with paper and markers that allows young kids to write a story and illustrate it on special paper. That sounds nice but what’s really cool is that then kids can mail in the pages in a prepaid envelope for their book to be published and returned to them. This gift is perfect for eight year old girls and boys who’d love to see their name in print but aren’t old enough or savvy enough for internet publishing. This unique gift gets 4 and one-half stars from shoppers on Amazon.com. The few who rated it low basically said you can find this service online. I agree but maybe not everybody wants their eight year olds using online services and at just under $20.00 it’s a great gift for creative kids.

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July 1, 2011

July Journal Writing Prompts

Ready, set, write!  Keep kids writing this summer with these fun July Journal Writing Prompts for Students.

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June 2, 2011

Receive free admission to the Bookworm Wednesdays movie at National Amusements Theaters Summer Reading Program

Some of us need to provide our children with a little more incentive to read and write especially during the summer but thanks to National Amusements Theaters Summer Reading Program -BOOKWORM WEDNESDAYS you may have the perfect way to get them to not only read but to write about the story, characters and plot.

This program entitles kids to free admission to a select children’s film every Wednesday from June 27th to August 15th at 10 a.m. when they present a book report at participating Showcase/Multiplex Cinemas or Cinema de Lux box office. Children under six who accompany a participent and adults who accompany a participent receive free admission to the Bookworm Wednesdays movie and do not need to submit a book report.

Schedule of movies:
6/27 – Barnyard: The Original Party Animals PG 90 min
7/4 – Clifford’s Really Big Movie G 73 min
7/11 – Open Season PG 99 min
7/18 – Charlotte’s Web G 97 min
7/25 – The Ant Bully PG 88 min
8/1 – Ice Age 2 PG 91 min
8/8 – Flushed Away PG 90 min
8/15 – Over the Hedge PG 83 min

 

Find out if there is a Bookworm Wed program and movie near you.

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