250 Writing Prompts - Month by Month torrent

Writing can be a deeply satisfying activity for kids. It’s a great outlet
for their creativity, one that lends itself to wild flights of fancy. It’s
also a wonderful vehicle for personal expression, more so now than ever
in this age of e-mail.
But writing is also tough. Simply staring at a blank piece of paper is no
way to get started. It’s just too discouraging, when what is needed is
encouragement and plenty of it. If only kids can start with the seed of an
idea, their imaginations can flower. Writing can become an activity that’s
both exciting and enriching.
That’s the purpose of the prompts contained in this book. Think of them
as a little push to help your students get started, the same kind of push
that any writer—even the most gifted veteran—naturally needs.
The prompts are organized by the ten months of the school year. Most of
them are tied to specific events in a given month. For example, October
includes a selection of Halloween-related prompts and June is full of those
with summer themes. There are also prompts pegged to the anniversaries
of historic happenings, like the Wright Brothers’ famous flight (December
17); prompts tied to the birthdays of famous children’s authors such as
Theodor Geisel (March 2); and even some that relate to unusual dates
such as Elephant Appreciation Day (September 22).
Kids will find that the prompts send them off in all kinds of directions,
urging them to write stories, poems, songs, and mini-essays. The emphasis
is on variety—interesting exercises spur interesting writing. Kids are even
encouraged to write rap songs, e-mails, petitions, sports stories, and gos-
sip columns—all in an effort to get those creative juices flowing.

It doesn\'t say in the book; but I would guess this would be good for students from grades 3 to 6.