SHARON’S BLOGDo your students ever have a hard time knowing what to say to people? Is small talk difficult? Is it easier for them to turn to an electronic device than to a real person? Join us this week as we explore conversation starters, small talk, and communication. Great for students in grades 5-12. To…
SHARON’S BLOGLet’s use a quote from Confucius and a passage from Proverbs to get your students thinking about wisdom. In this bundle of writing prompts centered around wisdom, your students will encounter these types of writing: opinion, personification, parallel construction, definition, and more. These prompts are just right for students in grades 5 – 12. So,…
SHARON’S BLOGIs it too early to dream about the beach? I think not! This week’s fun prompts are beach themed and are great for your 5th – 12th graders. The first set of prompts is from a recent news article that caught my imagination, and the second is from a goofy song by Phil Harris…
SHARON’S BLOGSaint Patrick’s Day is a great time to encourage the thinking process in your students, and these two prompts are here to help. Younger students will enjoy the categorizing and attention to words in this prompt. A free printable is included. Older students will read of two examples and then use something concrete to…
SHARON’S BLOGNarnia and Middle Earth—what delightfully intriguing places to visit! Enjoy this compilation of activities involving C. S. Lewis’s Narnia and J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth. Suitable for anyone who is old enough to read The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, other Narnia tales, The Hobbit, or The Lord of the Rings. Your students…
SHARON’S BLOG Quotations are rich wells in which to dip our pens. Give your 7th – 12th graders something to ponder with these intriguing, thought-provoking quotations. Most of these quotations come from famous people and are accompanied by more than one writing prompt, so your students have many options open to them. Opinions are the…
SHARON’S BLOG Would any of your sentences ever sell for $1.56 million? That’s what happened recently with Albert Einstein’s one-sentence “Theory of Happiness.” The story, according to USA TODAY, is that Einstein was visiting Japan to receive his Nobel Prize in physics in 1922 when he did not have enough money to tip a messenger….
SHARON’S BLOG “A writer is simply a photographer of thoughts.” -Brandon A. Trean Oftentimes our writing spills forth from an experience we’ve had or memory we’ve made. We keep a picture or image in our mind’s eye about that event, and it becomes the inspiration that prompts our writing. Have you experienced that? Using someone…
SHARON’S BLOGSummer is almost here, and that means picnics! When you think of picnics, what comes to mind? It might be fried chicken, sweet tea, or potato salad. You might think of your mom, siblings, or other family members at a park. Maybe you think of Frisbees, Nerf balls, or a blanket to sit on….
SHARON’S BLOGLife is about making decisions, and you’ve got some large ones in your future. Big ones include your future education or training: Should you pursue a college or technical degree. If you do, which one? Will you make the best choice? Will you change your mind several times? What about marriage? Starting a family?…
