What do you think this ______ is thinking? Fill the thought balloons to go
along with these funny animal pictures and print you create.
Back Talk
List of other words to use in place of more common descriptive words
Be More Descriptive!
Writing prompts for grades 1-5
Bright Ideas for Writing
Writing prompts and journal topics
CanTeach
Resources to help students in grades 3-5 proofread written work in the
different genres
Evaluation Station
Houghton Mifflin; put your ideas and notes in order with these printable
graphic organizers
Graphic Organizers
This activity will allow you to write haikus, free verse, limericks, and more
Poetry Idea Engine
Animated game that lets elementary students practice proofreading passages
for all types of errors
Power Proofreading
Pick a scene, answer a few questions, and we will start your own personalized
story which you get to write the ending to
Story maker
Examples of different genres of writing - written by students in grades 1-12
The Write Source
Take a look at good examples of elementary student writing in different genres
Writer's Showcase
An innovative and exciting forum for student's responses to the books read at
school and at home
BookHooks
Submit a poem of your own to be displayed on Fern's website!
Fern's Poetry Club
A place for students ages 6-18 to post stories and poems for people around
the world to view!
Kid Authors
Use this free tool to publish your writing projects on the Internet; once
posted you have the opportunity to edit and revise your project
Project Poster
Try your writing skills, share your imagination, read fun stories and maybe
even get published on the Internet; challenges kids to write a story using
the character, place and prop that is provided
Write Me A Story
Write responses to weekly topics/questions...responses will get posted after
being reviewed
Writer's Block
Publish short stories, chapter books, poems, book review, reports and plays;
for ages 5-???
Writer's Window
Scholastic site; famous authors lead online writing workshops by genre
Writing with Writers