by Tina Velgos | by Tina Velgos |
Write from the Edge |
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Creative writing teaching tool!
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| If you're an elementary school teacher and you teach creative writing, Ken Vinton's
Write from the Edge is an ideal tool for promoting creativity in the classroom. This book consists of 50 reproducible handout masters of illustrated border pages grouped by theme. You'll find creative categories such as people, places, machines, animals & critters, and potpourri, as well as lesson plans (from things to do to discussion ideas) for each border page. Perfect for creative writing, this book could be applied in the classroom or home school for introducing kids to journal writing, writing practice, and extending thematic lessons. Using this book gives teachers more power to blend art with writing. Students can learn to express themselves in both art forms, while the illustrated borders seem to motivate students who may need a jump start for beginning the creative process. Encourage kids to express themselves in a variety of ways--whether it be traditional crayons and markers or charcoal and computers! This book is a timeless classic--teachers and home-school parents can easily cut binder paper to fit within the borders and reproduce the pages for beginning writers. You can also use the pages to communicate with parents by using them for progress letters on thematic units your class is learning. For less than $20, you'll find valuable content that will not only last throughout the current school year, but into future years, as well! |
