Time Away

Thank you all who have used the writing assignments on this blog and visited regularly. I'm taking time away from this endeavor and hope you continue to use the writing assignments that are archived here!

Don't forget to set your little darlings free to write from the heart!

Summer Writing: An Attitude of Gratitude

Today's writing assignment is going to begin with a list and end with a few phrases or paragraphs about gratitude.

Writing Topic
An attitude of gratitude

Writing Tools

For very young writers:

·                     Provide a pencil and lined paper

For growing and older writers:

·                     Provide a pen and wide- or college-ruled notebook paper or a laptop/PC

Writing Prompts

For very young writers:

·                     Have your little writer make a list of what he/she is thankful for. The list can include anything and everything from orange juice to a grandmother's love. Let him come up with the list. After the list is complete, have him pick a few things from the list and write a few phrases or a paragraph (age appropriate) about why he/she is thankful for those things.  

For growing and older writers:

·                 Have older students follow the instructions for very young writers but turn it into a gratitude essay. The idea is to think and write about all the things there are to be grateful for!

Set your little darlings free and allow them to write from the heart!

CLICK HERE to check out the short, creative units by Little Darlings Press.




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Quick Write: Left-Handers Day

Today is "International Left-Handers Day" and we are going to have a bit of fun. Have your little darlings pick any summer topic to write about. The fun part is to have him/her write it with the hand they don't write with. Right-handed? Use the left! Left-handed? Use the right! Good luck with this one!

Writing Topic
Left-Handers Day

Writing Tools
For very young writers:

          Provide a pencil and lined paper

For growing and older writers:

          Provide a pen and wide- or college-ruled notebook or a laptop/PC

Writing instructions
Have your little (and big) darlings spend time coming up with a summer topic. It can be anything seasonal!

Examples:
The beach
Heat
Gardens
Bugs
Birds
Water skiing
Whatever!

After he/she comes up with a topic, let the writing begin (with the opposite hand, of course)! A paragraph about said topic should suffice.

Set your little darlings free and allow them to write from the heart!

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Summer Writing: It's a Lazy Day!

Today is national lazy day. Can you believe it? A whole day dedicated to being lazy! Hey, let's just call it "rest" and put a bit of a positive spin on it. Nevertheless, it gives us something to write about!

Writing Topic
A lazy day!

Writing Tools

For very young writers:

·                     Provide a pencil and lined paper

For growing and older writers:

·                     Provide a pen and wide- or college-ruled notebook paper or a laptop/PC

Writing Prompts

For very young writers:

·                     Have your little writers begin by making a list of all the things they don't want to do on a lazy day. The list can include made-up stuff but should also include the usual things that make up a "not lazy" day (make the beds, feed the dog, etc.)! Then, a simple paragraph is in order. A word or two about why they don't want to do the tasks is essential!

For growing and older writers:

·                 Have older students follow the instructions for very young writers. Then, add a challenge: Ask them to write a paragraph about the result of not doing the tasks. You might want to have your writers complete the first part of the assignment before telling them what the second part is. This writing exercise has a double purpose. 1) To write (of course!), and 2) To consider the consequences of avoiding the mundane but necessary tasks that come with each new day. 

Set your little darlings free and allow them to write from the heart!

CLICK HERE to check out the short, creative units by Little Darlings Press.




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Quick Write: Summer Poem

Today have your little darlings write a poem about summer. They should make it fun, make it short, and make it rhyme!

Writing Topic
A summer poem

Writing Tools
For very young writers:
 
          Provide a pencil and lined paper

For growing and older writers:

          Provide a pen and wide- or college-ruled notebook or a laptop/PC

Writing instructions
Have your little (and big) darlings spend time thinking about summer. Instruct them to write down some words and phrases that relate to summer (hot, swim, mow the lawn, sun, etc.). Then, they can form it into a poem. One stanza (the paragraph of poetry) and four lines should suffice. If they want to write a longer poem, give them the freedom to do just that!

Example:
Summer is for having fun,
Lakes and hikes and heat.
Soaking up the summer sun
is really hard to beat!

Set your little darlings free and allow them to write from the heart!

CLICK HERE to check out our curriculum units on currclick.com! 

Summer Writing: On an Adventure!

Today marks the anniversary of the day that Christopher Columbus set sail on his first voyage. He set sail from Spain to find an all-water route to Asia. Well, we all know he didn't end up in Asia! Instead, he landed on an island in the Bahamas. The rest, as they say, is history.

This week have your little darlings write a page or a paragraph (depending upon age) about an adventure. Ahoy, Matey!

Writing Topic
On an adventure!

Writing Tools

For very young writers:

·                     Provide a pencil and lined paper

For growing and older writers:

·                     Provide a pen and wide- or college-ruled notebook paper or a laptop/PC

Writing Prompts

For very young writers:

·                     Have your little writers think about an adventure they have been on or an adventure they would like to take. An imagination is the best tool for this assignment if your young writers are going to conjure up an adventure! Help them write down some words and phrases before putting them into paragraph form.  

For growing and older writers:

·                 Older students can draw on a real life adventure, but an imagined one might be a little more exciting. Have writers brainstorm about an imagined adventure. For brainstorming, a blank piece of paper with a circle in the middle will suffice. Draw the circle (not to cover the entire sheet) and write the name of an adventure. Then, outside the circle, words and phrases that come to mind about the imaginary adventure should be jotted down. 

·                 After the brainstorming session, have your older writers get busy writing a one page adventure description. Very enthusiastic writers might want to make the description into a story. Let them go for it! 

Set your little darlings free and allow them to write from the heart!

CLICK HERE to check out the short, creative units by Little Darlings Press.