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Home / All Posts / Tag: word bank

Tag: word bank

Practice freewriting with the Writing Well

Practice freewriting with the Writing Well

Kids can practice freewriting to develop new ideas and write more vividly and concretely.

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A Christmas story | Free printable writing prompt

A Christmas story | Free printable writing prompt

This free printable includes a Christmas story word bank that’s especially helpful for reluctant writers.

Posted November 21, 2018
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Fall and Thanksgiving word banks

Fall and Thanksgiving word banks

With fall in the air and Thanksgiving just around the corner, now’s the time to encourage seasonal and holiday-themed writing.

Posted October 8, 2018
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Describing a food: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Describing a food: The good, the bad, and the ugly

A food can be cold and rubbery or rich, flaky, and savory. Teach kids to use vivid words to describe tasty or yucky foods!

Posted July 30, 2018
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A gathering of adjectives | Writing activity

A gathering of adjectives | Writing activity

This vocabulary-building game helps kids of all ages create their own adjective word lists.

Posted March 27, 2017
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Growing your child’s writing vocabulary

Growing your child’s writing vocabulary

Tools like word banks and vocabulary games help kids expand their writing vocabulary.

Posted March 20, 2017
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Spring word bank

Spring word bank

Motivate your kids to describe the season of spring with fresh new color and pizzazz!

Posted March 8, 2017
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Brrrr! A winter word bank!

Brrrr! A winter word bank!

Here’s an icy blast of words that will help your kids write stories about winter!

Posted January 16, 2017
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How to make word banks about nature

How to make word banks about nature

This activity will help students create any number of nature-themed portable word banks they can use again and again.

Posted November 3, 2014
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Independence Day (and summer fun) word bank

Independence Day (and summer fun) word bank

Don’t let summer melt into autumn without assigning a little writing to keep those important skills sharp. If you’re looking for some writing activities to...

Posted July 5, 2011
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A cat weighs in on word walls

Humphrey the Cat belongs to author Nancy I. Sanders. he has his own writing blog, Writing According to Humphrey, where he shares helpful writing tips. From time to time...

Posted March 1, 2011
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Christmas Word Bank, Part 2: Ho! Ho! Ho!

Last time, I gave you a Christmas word bank centered on the birth of Jesus and the traditional Christmas story. Now you can enjoy yet another holiday word bank (or...

Posted December 8, 2009
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Christmas Word Bank | Jesus Is Born

Christmas Word Bank | Jesus Is Born

A wealth of vocabulary words to inspire kids to write stories and poems about Jesus’ birth.

Posted December 1, 2009
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Stumbling block #4 – Limited writing vocabulary

Stumbling block #4 – Limited writing vocabulary

For the past several weeks, we’ve been looking at writing issues that plague students and their parents. Writing isn’t a one-size-fits-all subject, but...

Posted November 23, 2009
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Wake up those tired words by choosing stronger synonyms

Wake up those tired words by choosing stronger synonyms

Try this idea for a pocket word bank to help children choose stronger synonyms.

Posted March 12, 2009
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