Writing

A hundred class periods' worth of short prompts to spark the creative writing process. One or two sentences - and then it's up to your high school students to take it from there. The titles tell it all: The Person at the Wheel Food, Food, Wonderful Food New Year's Eve and Nothing to Do! Animal Experimentation: Yes or No? A TV Show of My Own ...and 95 more! Grades 9-12. Reproducible Teacher Book. From Walch Education. Learn More

100 Writing Starters for Middle school. The terror of the blank page intimidates many students. These books contain 100 high-interest topics that will get your middle school students writing. Features writing starters that begin fictional stories for students to complete. 108 pages. From Walch Education. Reproducible. Grades 6-8.

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Middle school students typically face 8 Kinds of Writing assignments: Autobiographies Biographies Cause and effect Evaluation Information reports Observational writing Problem/solution writing, and Short stories. Use this flexible resource to strengthen your students’ capability in each format and bolster their test-prep skills. Each lesson includes four prompts, a graphic organizer, suggested approaches, and a final-draft checklist. The lessons are correlated to state standards. Grades 6-8. From Walch Education. Learn More

Character-Based Writing Lessons in Structure and Style by Daniel K. Weber. Progressing through the nine IEW units, each of the 24 lessons provides a specific objective and an assignment at three levels: elementary, intermediate, or advanced. These lessons explore the virtues of three characters of great substance—Mother Teresa, Saint Francis, and Abraham Lincoln. Most appropriate for children grades six and up who are in their formative years of character development. 126 pages. Grades 6-12. From IEW (Institute for Excellence in Writing) Learn More

Classical Rhetoric through Structure and Style teaches the student to compose essays and arguments based on the Progymnasmata, the most successful and enduring collection of rhetorical exercises in the Western tradition. This approach to composition emphasizes the classical method of building up the student’s reasoning and articulation skills through a series of interrelated, rhetorical exercises. Learn More

Communication & Interpersonal Relationships teaches teens the most neglected area of language arts: personal communication. Self-guided lessons on essential topics such as disagreeing respectfully and communicating with body language. From National Writing Institute. Learn More

Write and illustrate these blank books and create your own best seller. 2 high-quality hardcover books measure 8.25" x 11" and 6.25" x 8.25". The smaller book includes a die-cut frame. Insert your photo and write an "all about me" book. Includes story starter ideas and an assortment of Faber-Castell colored pencils, clip art, alphabet and number stickers. Learn More

The newest addition to the Create Your Own Books series. Set includes 2 high-quality hardcover pop-up books 8.5" X 8.5" and 6.25" X 6.25", stickers, 8 markers, and pop-up designs. Just add drawings, photographs and your own imagination. Illustrated instructions include story starter ideas and step-by-step pop-up ideas. Create Your Own Pop-Up Books was announced as the 2009 Toy of the Year by the Toy Industry Association on February 15th, 2009. Learn More

Creating Fiction is for those students who love to write fiction. It presents 17 elements of short story writing with detailed and explicit explanations and directions. It also has these exercises written by high school students. It shows students how to write short stories and how to submit them to publishers. These are very sophisticated exercises and should be attempted only by serious young writers. Each of the exercises in this level has, in the index, a student's paper based on it just as it was handed in to the teacher. There is an 18th exercise that asks students to use the 17 skills in the writing of a short story. Creating Fiction is for those students who love to write fiction. It presents 17 elements of short story writing with detailed and explicit explanations and directions. It also has these exercises written by high school students. It shows students how to write short stories and how to submit them to publishers. These are very sophisticated exercises and should be attempted only by serious young writers. Each of the exercises in this level has, in the index, a student's paper based on it just as it was handed in to the teacher. There is an 18th exercise that asks students to use the 17 skills in the writing of a short story. To be used after completing Writing Strands Level 7. Learn More

Daily 6-Trait Writing Grade 2. 25 weeks of daily practice covering the 6 traits of writing. Helps students develop trait-based writing skills using 125 engaging lessons! Daily 6-Trait Writing is the first teaching resource to provide students in each grade with daily practice and instruction on trait-based writing skills. Days 1-3 provide writing activities and models for students to analyze, revise, or add to. Day 4 provides students with a prewriting form to help them approach writing in logical, structured ways. Day 5 asks students to apply their new skills while responding to a writing prompt. 160 pages. Grade 2. Evan-Moor publishing.

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This book contains practical suggestions and ideas for writing. Helps you incorporate daily writing in meaningful ways through the daily news, experience stories, and journal writing. Also includes story starters. Grades k-2. Learn More

Contains the novel as well as a parent's manual which dissects the book's structure and shows how to discuss literature with your children. This is a good way to see READING STRANDS in practice. Upper elementary grades and up.

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Includes: On the Farm, Kids and Critters, and Storybook Characters. In On the Farm experience life on a farm while drawing and writing about horses, cows, tractors and more! In Kids and Critters learn fun, new ways to draw children and their favorite animal friends. Storybook Characters allow you to practice handwriting and learn how to draw popular storybook characters like The Little Red Hen and The Three Bears! Ages 5-9, Grades K-3. Learn More

Includes: Christopher Columbus, Autumn Harvest, and The Weather. Christopher Columbus allows you to Explore the world while learning about Columbus voyage of 1492. In Autumn Harvest celebrate the wonders of autumn with lessons on pine cones, owls, squirrels and more! The Weather unravels the mysteries of the weather. What makes a cloud? Why does it snow? What is fog? Ages 5-9, Grades K-3. Learn More

Includes: Native Americans, North America, and The Pilgrims. In the Native Americans section learn about North America’s diverse Native cultures–past and present. North America allows you to explore the vast North American continent with lessons on the mountainous West, the frozen North and more! The Pilgrims section allows discovery of who they were and why they came to America.Ages 5-9, Grades K-3. Learn More

Includes: Polar Regions, The Arctic, The Antartic. The Polar Regions section allows you to discover the wonders of our planet’s polar regions. Why is it so cold near the poles? The Arctic provides an exploration of “The Land of the Midnight Sun” while learning about polar bears, igloos and more. In The Antarctic you will experience one of Earth’s most amazing places. How do penguins keep their chicks warm? Why is the southern ocean teeming with life? Ages 5-9, Grades K-3. Learn More

Includes: The United States, From Sea to Sea, and Moving Forward. In The United States learn about the United States and the fundamental principles for which it stands. In From Sea to Sea discover how the United States grew from 13 colonies to a nation that spans a continent and encompasses 50 states! In Moving Forward you can float down the Ohio River on a flatboat in the 1700s and then learn about the Internet while traveling through time with famous Americans, their inventions and innovations. Ages 5-9, Grades K-3 Learn More

Includes: Animals & Habitats - On the Land, Ponds & Rivers, and Oceans. Animals & Habitats On the Land provides an opportunity to learn about the speedy jackrabbit and his shrub land neighbors and climb high peaks with mountain goats. Where do butterflies go when it rains? In Ponds & Rivers splash with frogs in wetlands and swim with turtles in lakes. Do beavers live in flowing water, pooled water or frozen water? The Oceans section provides an exploration of shallow tidelands with hermit crabs and herons, swim sunlit waters with dolphins and then plunge into the oceans’ dark depths–home of weird and wonderful sea creatures. Ages 5-9, Grades K-3 Learn More

Part 1 in the Animals of the World Series includes: Tropical Forests, Northern Forests, and Forests Down Under. In Tropical Forests draw Bengal tigers, monkeys and more while exploring the world’s tropical forests. How do Asian elephants differ from African elephants? Northern Forests provides an exploration of the planet’s northern forests and their animal inhabitants. In Forests Down Under learn about the fascinating animals that inhabit Australia, “the land down under.” Do you know how far a kangaroo can jump? Do platypuses quack? Ages 5-9, Grades K-3. Learn More

Part 2 in the Animals of the World series of Draw Write Now Books by Barker Creek includes: Savannahs, Grassland Animals, and Mountains and Deserts. In Savannahs, learn about the animals that call the savannahs of the world their home. . .Can a gazelle run faster than a cheetah? The Grassland Animals sections allow you to gallop across the steppes with a wild horse and raid an ant hill with an anteater while exploring eastern Europe and central Asia’s grassy plains. In Mountains and Deserts learn about the fascinating animals that inhabit the planet’s highest and driest places. Learn about them and, in the process, discover why Europe and Asia—although connected—are two continents. Ages 5-9, Grades K-3. Learn More

Save money by purchasing the Draw Write Now series as a boxed set. You'll receive all eight award winning books- 168 drawing lessons- in a beautifully illustrated, sturdy library case. This boxed set is a wonderful addition to your family or classroom library. It's a great gift item, too. Ages 5-9. Grades K - 3. From Barker Creek. Learn More

These workbooks give students the opportunity to write and illustrate their own books. Parents and teachers love them because they keep their children’s work organized. Workbooks are printed on quality, white paper. The horizontal format gives children a long line on which to write and a large drawing area. Each 48-page workbook will hold all of the lessons in one of the Draw•Write•Now® books with a few extra pages for practice. Ages 5-9, Grades K-3. Learn More

Draw...Then Write Teacher Resource. Children love to draw, especially when they can follow simple steps. In Draw…Then Write, students follow picture and written directions to draw animals, people, and vehicles. The finished drawings provide motivation for creative writing. Grades 1-3. From Evan-Moor. Learn More

Draw...Then Write Teacher Resource. Children love to draw, especially when they can follow simple steps. In Draw…Then Write, students follow picture and written directions to draw animals, people, and vehicles. The finished drawings provide motivation for creative writing. Grades 4-6. From Evan-Moor. Learn More