One of my favorite ideas for writing journals is to use picture prompts. Simply find an interesting picture and ask students to describe what is happening. They could make up a story or tell how a person in the picture might be feeling. The possibilities are limitless. On Pinterest, I have a growing collection of
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While many teachers and students are on vacation, there are quite a few that are involved in summer school or have year-round-calendars. Here is a list of beach themed writing prompts for summer. The list includes topics about summer, the beach, sailboats, seashells, and more. Be sure to look for the free writing papers at
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My children’s new favorite book is Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners by Laurie Keller. We just discovered it a few weeks ago. It is about a rabbit who gets new neighbors, the otters. It is great for teaching kids about how to treat others. The otters are very silly. This book gets a
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