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
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
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
Growing your child’s writing vocabulary
Tools like word banks and vocabulary games help kids expand their writing vocabulary.
Posted March 20, 2017
Spring word bank
Motivate your kids to describe the season of spring with fresh new color and pizzazz!
Posted March 8, 2017
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
Freewriting exercise: The Writing Well
Use these freewriting exercises to help students develop new ideas and write more vividly and concretely.
Posted January 9, 2017
A Christmas story | Free printable writing prompt
This free printable includes a Christmas story word bank that’s especially helpful for reluctant writers.
Posted December 2, 2015
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
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
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
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
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
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
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