Bite Size Writing Assignment: Thankful Journal Page One

This month America celebrates one of its most beloved holidays: Thanksgiving. In honor of the season of gratitude, we are going to have students work on the things for which they are grateful. Over the next three weeks there will be one journal assignment per week. Let's give thanks!

Have your student(s) collect a journal, a notebook, or a sheet of paper and something to write with. For tech-savvy students, a computer keyboard and blank page will do!

For this first journal page, have your student(s) list family and friends they are thankful for. Each person named should include a reason for the gratitude. This journal page can be list or essay style. Teachers choice!

To bump up this assignment, have each student write a letter to at least one of the people on his or her list and mail it.

Don't forget to check out one of the latest units by Little Darlings Press: Thanksgiving: Coloring and Copy Work Pages. It will keep your youngest learners busy learning all about Thanksgiving. CLICK HERE to check it out!

Bite Size Writing Assignment: Descriptive Writing

This week have your student(s) engage in descriptive writing. Not a description of an object or a scene, but a description of his or her own behavior.

Describing behavior is an excellent skill for the writer. Young learners can develop this skill by considering their own behavior based on a real-life experience. Have your student(s) choose one of the scenarios below and let the creative juices flow.

Describe a time when you:

• were afraid
• had to be brave
• laughed and laughed
• screamed loudly
• were confused about something
• felt very happy
• were surprised

Have fun! Be creative!

Don't forget to check out our units on journals, writing, and grammar at CURRCLICK!