by Thomas | Sep 15, 2020 | Writing Games
What if you could get an endless supply of writing prompts? What if we all walked on the ceiling? What if it rained lemonade? Did you ever ask these questions as a kid? The What-If…? Game is a low-prep writing game turns everything into a writing prompt! ...
by Thomas | Sep 10, 2020 | Writing Games
Say goodbye to writer’s block with this randomized story writing game that can keep writers engaged for hours! Has your student ever struggled to get ideas? Maybe they just sit there, staring at that blank paper/screen as the minutes tick by? Are there tears...
by Thomas | Dec 1, 2016 | Teaching Writing
3 ways to turn idea-getting into a game to help students who can’t get ideas for stories Sammy (not his real name) didn’t love writing—as most young boys don’t. Sammy was in 5th grade when I met him, and he struggled to get ideas for stories—really...
by Thomas | Nov 16, 2016 | Grading Writing
Do you love writing and teaching writing, but grading it makes you tired, frustrated, or burnt out? Maybe you had great expectations for your students this year. This was going to be the year you tried this new strategy and they wrote beautiful prose. But it’s...
by Thomas | May 23, 2016 | Teaching Writing, Writing Activities
Get your students writing with 6 fun writing games that use only a six-sided die One important part of a lesson plan is the “back-pocket activity”—that short activity to keep your students writing when there’s a few extra minutes left of class. In...
