Explore high-quality mentor texts that tackle topics like germs, farts, and poop in a fun and educational way! Discover how these engaging books can inspire young writers to address challenging topics with humor and respect. Plus, share your thoughts in the comments for a chance to receive some wonderful book giveaways!
Category: topics
Poop, Gamers, and Guns, OH MY!
Yes- writers in my class write about uncomfortable topics. Here's why.
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Passionate Writers: Save a Seat for Every Writer
Passionate writers focus on certain topics and can expand their ideas across genres. They can develop their unique voice and perspective by identifying their recurring themes. With guidance and support, these writers can flourish and become experts in their favorite topics, leading to greater success in the writing workshop.
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“I Don’t Have Anything to Slice About!”: Generating Ideas for the 2023 Classroom SOLSC
While we still have twenty-one days left in the Classroom SOLSC, you might already have students struggling to think of a topic. Today's post shares ideas for "slice-peration!"
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Conquering the Blank Page with Borrowed Lines
Borrowed lines from nonthreatening text is one way we can demystify writing for students and help them see the page, not as an empty vast space, but as an opportunity to produce beautiful writing.
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Inspire Your Young Writers With A Wide Inclusive Range of Topics and Stories
One thing we can do to support all writers, is to be intentional in the topics and story ideas we use as models and mentors. Modeling a wide range of stories and ideas can help each of your writers be inspired.
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Never Write About the Same Topic as Your Students–Except Sometimes
The cornerstone of writing workshop is that students get to choose their own topics rather than be assigned a topic by the teacher.
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Uncomfortable Topic Choices in Writing Workshop
How do you handle these moments? What does a conference look like when you're thinking, "Oh my goodness. Should I even be letting them write about this in school?!"
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10 Math & Science Topic Choice Mentors + 10 Book Giveaways
Do you have students who are interested in math and science, but claim they hate writing or don't know what to write about in their writer’s notebooks? Here are 10 newer picture books to inspire them to write about their passion.
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Supporting Boy Writers: An Interview with Ralph Fletcher
Have you ever banned a topic from your writing workshop? If you have, you’re not alone…but you may want to think twice about that policy.
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10 Topic Choice Mentor Texts
Do you have students who claim they don't know what to write about in their writer's notebooks? Here are 10 new picture books to inspire them to write.
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I don’t know what to write. Really? Really.
Sarah Picard Taylor provides you with five ideas to get K - 2 writers writing when they find themselves stuck.
