Activity
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Left Brained Writing Prompt: The Start and Stop Game: Clauses

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
To use this writing prompt generator, click on the button until you find a subordinate clause that inspires a description or a poem in your mind. Sometimes just one good clause can put a whole story idea in your head! The object of every...
Activity
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Left Brained Writing Prompt: Mini Workshop: To Be Perfectly Honest

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Think about a time you lied. You are going to write a description about a time when you were less than truthful. When you are ready to begin writing, get some scratch paper and a pencil, then click the button and follow the directions on...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Tell Me About It

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will be able to describe familiar items and with prompting and support provide additional details by making Flubber. Making Flubber encourages students to engage in descriptive dialogue which helps develop the ability to provide...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Guess My Solid

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Descriptive details are used as students develop a guessing game poster for others to try and guess their chosen solid. Included in this detailed lesson plan are videos, samples of student work, a printable worksheet, an assessment...
Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic: Owl Moon

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Discover more about the Caldecott Medal book Owl Moon by Jane Yolen. This online resource provides a description, a discussion guide, a writing prompt, a teaching plan and more.