Fall Harvest

This week, September comes to a close and we kick-off the month of October. When fall really gets rolling it's time to think about bringing in the harvest. Why not have your little darlings write about it?

If you have anything to harvest at home (garden vegetables, apples, crops, etc.) put your student writers to task on a short essay about harvesting at home.

Perhaps there is no bounty of produce in your back yard. No problem! Have your students write about fall harvest down the road, at the apple orchard, or anywhere else they can find a collection of autumn goodies.

Possible fall harvest essay topics:

• Bringing in the garden produce
• Our loaded apple trees
• A visit to an apple orchard
• In the pumpkin patch
• On the farm, we harvest...

Let the creative juices flow. Any harvest topic will do. The important part is to write, write, write! 

Bite Size Writing Assignment: Journalism

This week, have your little darlings (and your bigger darlings, too) try their hand at newspaper writing.

Journalism is a unique and exciting form of writing. Newspaper articles answer the following six essential questions:

• Who?
• What?
• When?
• Where?
• Why?
• How?

Assign students a topic and have them write an article that answers the six essential questions.

Some possible headlines:

• Family pet gets a bath
• My sister (or, brother) has a job
• Supper is great, mom loves to cook

Any other newsworthy topic around the house will do.

Don't forget to check out the latest unit by Little Darlings Press: Journalism: Newspaper Writing. It's a fun, short unit all about writing newspaper articles. CLICK HERE to check it out on currclick.