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ng prompts for elementary students elementary technology lessons used party printer to turn writing assignments into valentine shapes connect a blog offers free valentine s themed stationary for writing projects tweet pin it now posted by katie from abc 123 a learning cooperative at 5 00 am 0 comments labels valentine valentine s day writing monday september 12 2011 journal writing with preschoolers kindergarteners let the children play uses journaling portfolios to show children s progress and learning preschool lesson plans encourages writing with a creatively stocked center inspiration surrounds creativity abound s uses a matchbox picture activity to stimulate story starting suggestions for storytelling which could be recorded by an adult katie from a list maker s life uses cut up sentences with early elementary children to encourage journaling waddleeachaa has a great series on teaching writing here are the basics about journal writing with preschool age students and another about working on journaling with kindergarteners tweet pin it now posted by katie from abc 123 a learning cooperative at 5 00 am 0 comments labels journaling preschool writing monday august 29 2011 playful learning creating a writing center giveaway included update this giveaway is now closed it was fun to see all of the excitement about mariah s book and e course the winners below have been contacted regarding their gifts thanks for your participation katie book winner comment 49 cindy e course comment 45 today we are thrilled to introduce you to mariah bruel the author of playful learning develop your child s sense of wonder and joy we are honored to be part of her blog tour she is a creative teacher and talented writer find out more about playful learning by checking out her site creating a writing center it never ceases to amaze me how a well stocked organized writing center inspires spontaneous writing among young children the goal is to create a space that invites a variety of impromptu writing experiences for your child by having an area dedicated to providing writing tools papers and a place to work children can independently write lists letters stories or books building writing skills through authentic and engaging writing experiences creating a writing area in your home or classroom does not need to be complicated or overwhelming by simply leaving out a few interesting writing supplies you can inspire the young writers in your life here is a helpful list of some fun materials you can add to your child s writing area a variety of writing papers printed on colorful playful paper download the nurturing young authors printables here alphabet chart blank note cards and envelopes sticky notes blank books assortment of fun pens and pencils fine point permanent markers fine point black markers colored pencils alphabet stickers alphabet stamps interesting hole and paper punches tape glue sticks scissors erasers pencil sharpener one of my favorite ways to create interesting writing areas for children is to think out of the box when it comes to the storage organization and display of the materials i love it when i can re purpose items i already have on hand below are some images of storage solutions that can be created by using everyday household items magazine racks and file holders make great displays for a variety of writing papers if you have limited space i recommend filling a utensil caddy with pens pencils and other interesting writing materials most caddies are big enough to hold blank cards and books as well simply place the caddy on your coffee table and watch the writing begin caddies are also great for moving from room to room or even outside when the inspiration strikes a wire fruit basket along with some buckets cab be used to house scissors hole punches tape pens pencils and glitter glue napkin holders also make great holders for blank cards envelopes or list paper hooks and buckets are an easy and inexpensive way to make use of open wall space above a table or desk here are some more out of the box sources of inspiration tin can caddy peg board my new favorite pen cups simple wood box more tin cans here and here giveaway after spending time reading and re reading my copy of playful learning i am especially excited to be joining mariah this fall for her playful learning spaces e course while taking the course i will be sharing brief tidbits here on abc 123 during our bi weekly show and tell feature however i would love for as many of you to join me as possible mariah and her publisher shambhla publications are offering 2 great resources as giveaways to you 1free admission to the 6 week e course value 125 1 copy of the book areyou as excited as i am about either of these opportunities please leave a comment here to be entered into the random drawing if you would specify whether you are interested in the book the e course or both that would be helpful comments will close on this giveaway on tuesday september 6th and the winner will be notified immediately if you are interested in reading more here are other stops on the playful learning blog tour 8 17 sew liberated 8 18 the artful parent 8 19 ohdeedoh 8 22 let the children play 8 23 simple kids 8 24 spell outloud 8 25 not just cute 8 26 make and takes 8 29 abc 123 8 30 modern parents messy kids 8 31 a bit of this and a bit of that 9 1 adventures in mommydom 9 2 inspiration surrounds creativity abounds 9 5 happy healthy hip parenting 9 6 tinker lab 9 7 helping little hands tweet pin it now posted by katie from abc 123 a learning cooperative at 5 00 am 73 comments labels creative writing writing friday april 29 2011 encouraging creative writing mommy labs believes that in order to get kids interested in writing we have to give them reasons to write she helped her little ones create pin up noteboards out of upcycled dvd cases this activity from primary graffiti will give kids of any age a chuckle parents donated magazines the kids selected funny pictures and created quirky dialogue to enhance each picture the important book became an interested writing spring board at together time 4 families creative writing now has ideas for starting your own creative journaling in honor of the royal wedding today i just had to share a goofy little book that i had fun working in to a creative writing lesson in the story a little girl lets her imagination run wild as she imagines which knickers the queen will be wearing when she comes to visit the child s school kids book review shares a complete review of the highlights of the book the illustrations are adorable and the text is sure to bring some giggles check out what one school did to get creative after reading the book tweet pin it now posted by katie from abc 123 a learning cooperative at 5 00 am 2 comments labels writing thursday april 28 2011 poetry welcome new to abc and 123 please check out our faq in the sidebar sneaker teacher explains how to write an i am from poem ignite a poetry unit with poetry bags small types inspired her lego crazed little one to create poetry with his favorite toy i imagine this would make a fun center activity in any classroom at crayon bits the first grade teacher encourages reading fluency using poetry small types also put together their own version of an on the go poetry activity that does not require any materials read write think has a fun interactive acrostic poem building activity first grade serenade explains how she uses poetry in the classroom and shares poems of the month celebrate poetry with a great list of activities from kristine o connell george post it poems balloon poems cookie poems and so much more if you haven t had a chance to enter to win a copy of rip the page adventures in creative writing check it out it is a great resource for teaching children to write poetry tweet pin it now posted by katie from abc 123 a learning cooperative at 5 00 am 1 comments labels creative writing language arts poetry writing thursday january 13 2011 dictate draw and drama activity with a build your own stage suggestion welcome new to abc and 123 please check out our faq in the sidebar karen the sippy cup central mom submitted this interactive language arts activity titled dictate draw and drama the idea behind the 3 d s dictate draw and drama is creating or retelling a story illustrating it and then acting it out have your child begin by telling a story using his or her amazing imagination as the child tells the story write it down in his or her own words when the story is complete allow the student to draw an accompanying picture on a separate piece of paper finally set up your stage and prepare your props to dramatize the new story don t already have your own puppet stage check out these step by step instructions for inexpensively creating the fold up stage shown below tweet pin it now posted by katie from abc 123 a learning cooperative at 5 00 am 3 comments labels dramatic play writing friday july 9 2010 tips for teaching writing welcome new to abc and 123 please check out our faq in the sidebar there are so many different pieces to the puzzle of learning to write often as parents we focus on the logistics of letter formation and printing however there is much to be learned about creativity sentence formation grammar story structure character development writing to demonstrate understanding and so much more this post features a variety of tips and activities that have been submitted alicia at discoveries of a teacher writes about the steps she uses in her classroom to teach the writing process nurture store has submitted the following link for a child led nature inspired way to begin writing letters this post focuses on letter formation and shows c is for caterpillar layers of learning has shared an informative post on the basics of a writers workshop katie at a list maker s life has a post explaing the step by step instructions for using cut up sentences to help young children start to put their ideas into words this is an early journaling activity teaching two explains the process of interactive journaling as a method for developing quality writing skills in this post there is also a link to anothe post explaining a morning message quirky momma uses playdough gel packs sticky sticks and a mini whiteboard to practice writing skills becca burda sent us the following useful suggestions in an email i used writer s workshop and reader s workshop with my kindergarteners and first graders throughout my teaching there is a wonderful book called reading with meaning by debbie miller that integrates both reading and writing activities i love this book because she gives examples of differentiated lessons activities and books to use with young children she goes into detail about each lesson s objective every time i read through one of her lessons the wheels in my head would start turning and it always got my creative juices flowing it s a fantastic book i love the fancy nancy books and i found that my first graders did to even the boys i used these books to help develop good word choice in our writings i created two puppets for our classroom they weren t fancy puppets by any means but the kids loved them i used two brown paper lunch bags to create a girl puppet named fancy nancy and a boy puppet named larry very ordinary i attached a piece of paper to the end of each bag receipt paper rolls work well we would write ordinary words on the paper underneath larry and then write better word choice or fancy words on the paper underneath nancy the kids took off with this i couldn t believe it they were soon asking to use a thesaurus i went out and bought several age appropriate thesauruses and created several mini lessons on how to use one keep in mind i did not introduce the thesaurus until mid year after the kids were familiar with and comfortable with abc order even children who were having difficulty with their writing would choose better fancy words from the thesaurus many times i would be busy working with students on their writing and i would look over to see my advanced writers helping other students with their writings my first graders came up with a goal of stretching the paper 200 words long they said they wanted it to reach across the room by the end of the year we had well over 200 words j this activity can be used to teach writing skills vocabulary skills reading skills comprehension skills book skills cooperative learning etc and it created excitement in learning thanks becca all of you who also submitted your great writing links if you are looking for more great links perhaps you d like to check out the link list from last year s picnic table talk on writing activities and inspiration tweet pin it now posted by katie from abc 123 a learning cooperative at 5 00 am 5 comments labels writing tuesday march 23 2010 review and giveaway this is me a kid s first keepsake journal congratulations to pati at a crafty escape comment 3 and winner of this giveaway pati we left you a comment on your blog please email us right away thank you to everyone who entered today we have another fabulous birthday celebration giveaway we especially love the this is me journal because it gets kids to begin expressing themselves by recording their feelings and memories through writing journaling can provide a snapshot of your child s thinking language and writing developement journaling habits begun at an early age can last well into adulthood it can provide an outlet for them to cope with their fears and frustrations as well as promote self awareness and increase self esteem both you and your child can look back at entries and see how they ve grown the this is me journal is the perfect way for your child to begin recording their memories and provides a simple easy and fun way to do so it provides lots of space for drawings photos and writing it s also a great way for parents to connect with their child pre writers can dictate their answers to their parent and young writers can start off with the simple prompts the first part of the this is me journal pages 1 31 is comprised of pages with subjects ranging from my favorites to my family to i feel proud the writing and drawing prompts are not only designed to capture your child s life but also promote creativity and self esteem pages 32 49 covers eight major holidays including the child s birthday and also has a generic celebrate page to fill with another family specific holiday celebration pages include questions about each holiday celebration as well as holiday specific drawing prompts and spaces for a few choice holiday photos the second half of the this is me journal pages 50 93 is set up as free space for weekly journal entries and drawings or whenever there is something to write or draw about writing spaces can be used to record events activities and emotions that were not already covered in the journal drawing spaces can be used to accompany journal entries 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