This jam-packed, colorful, patriotic word list is sure to inspire some great stories.
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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.
Practice freewriting with the Writing Well | Homeschool brainstorming tips
Kids can practice freewriting to develop new ideas and write more vividly and concretely.
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.
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!
A gathering of adjectives | Writing activity
This vocabulary-building game helps kids of all ages create their own adjective word lists.
Growing your child’s writing vocabulary
Tools like word banks and vocabulary games help kids expand their writing vocabulary.
Spring word bank
Motivate your kids to describe the season of spring with fresh new color and pizzazz!
Brrrr! A winter word bank!
Here’s an icy blast of words that will help your kids write stories about winter!
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, I'll feature some of his articles here (with permission from Nancy, of course). Today we get to...
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 several, when divided into categories), perfect for those jingle-jolly creative writing activities,...
Christmas Word Bank | Jesus Is Born
A wealth of vocabulary words to inspire kids to write stories and poems about Jesus’ birth.
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 certainly there are overarching principles that apply to many students and situations. In this series, 10 Stumbling...
Wake up those tired words by choosing stronger synonyms
Try this idea for a pocket word bank to help children choose stronger synonyms.
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