3 Fall Writing Prompts for 1st Grade Inspired by Children’s Books
Summer is swiftly coming to a close. Before we know it, we’ll all be wading knee-deep through autumn leaves and picking out pumpkins to carve for decorations or dessert. For kids, fall is an especially exciting time of the year—a time of ghost stories and crackling...
4 Project Ideas Inspired by the Fall 2018 Scholastic Book Fair
Book fairs are wonderlands for anyone who enjoys a good story. And, as someone who’s always loved fairy tales, Scholastic’s choice of “Enchanted Forest” for their elementary-level theme this fall truly speaks to me. I can’t wait to see what charming books my students...
Talk Like a Pirate! 4 Writing Prompts for 3rd Grade Swashbucklers
Arr, matey! Talk Like a Pirate Day is coming up soon—on September 20, to be exact—and you know what that means. It’s time to break out the feathered hats, red bandanas, plastic spyglasses and raise the black flag! Talk Like a Pirate Day is always a popular one among...