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Tag Archives: Sondra Hall
Walt Disney Elementary – Creative Writing Excerpts!
Aarushi Creeeek…I suddenly woke up in the middle of the night screaming AAAAA! But when I got out of bed I heard a noise downstairs. I tiptoed to the bottom of the steps and I saw the fridge open and … Continue reading
18 Reasons – What Would the Big Bad Wolf Make for Supper?
Eli Ode to a Dragon Fruit Like it is day, but it tis night you play, you are red and juicy You are the great dragon fruit You blow your fire at the weeds so they will not take water … Continue reading
Park Day School – TMWFI Creative Writing Excerpts
Jake (POV Story inspired by a portrait) Monday, thought Mrs. Donaker as she rolled out of bed. Mondays, oh how she dreaded Mondays. She would rather go back to college than have to write an ode to Mondays. But … Continue reading
Where would you go with this?
Our creative writing challenge to you is to look at the image we post below and see where it may take you and your pen. Wake up your imagination and see where this takes you! Feel free to share anything … Continue reading
18 Reasons – Creative Writing Excerpts!
Assignment: personification A. Personify “hungry”: 1. What does hungry look like? He is a purple pumpkin that has only a mouth because all he does is steal food from other people. 2. One day I got a phone call from … Continue reading
Crocker Highlands
http://thecostaricanews.com/art-imagination-and-insight/9788 Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes. Such treacherous, terrible tomatoes. On my tongue, I do not love My terrible, treacherous tomato. Red is pretty. Orange is amazing But on a tomato, what a disgusting Zoo of ewww. Like fingernails on a chalkboard. … Continue reading
Why Not Write Wednesdays? Creative Writing Prompts for Kids!
Every Wednesday our creative writing prompt challenges you to pick up your pen and indulge your author self! Onomatopoeia. Words that decsribe sounds (crash, bang, huh?, meow). Write a short story, like the one above using ONLY onomatipoeia. Share with … Continue reading
Where would you go with this?
Our creative writing challenge to you is to look at the image we post below and see where it may take you and your pen. Wake up your imagination and see where this takes you! Feel free to share anything … Continue reading
Ted Talk – Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds
"You have to show kids interesting stuff." http://video.ted.com/talk/podcast/2010/None/TempleGrandin_2010.mp4 A great talk about different types of thinking.
Lakeshore (4-5)
Tom - Personification Once there was a clock, hanging on the wall of a clock shop in Denver. One day the shop owner tried to fix the clock because it was broken. The shop owner took a hammer and opened the … Continue reading