Tag: Writing Prompts
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What cities do you want to visit? (WordPress daily writing prompt)
As usual with the WordPress daily writing prompts that I participate in, I am going to give the answer a history twist. It is fun to debate which contemporary cities I’d visit but the real challenge for me is to narrow down which historical cities I’d like to visit. (Real answer: all of them.) I…
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Your life without a computer: what does it look like? (WordPress daily writing prompt)
Computers are nice and I like the ability to look things up but could I give up my computer? Yeah, I could. This includes my phone. It is convenient and provides a lifeline during many situations in life but I could do without it. My life is filled with many things outside of electronics and…
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How do you feel about cold weather? (WordPress daily writing prompt)
I’m proud to be a Northerner. Climate change is quickly changing everything but I grew up in the snow belt. Lake effect snow, freezing temperatures, and blizzards. Snow well into spring was common. It even snowed the first weekend of my second year of college. And it stuck for a day. In August. I’ve always…
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What’s your favorite game (card, board, video, etc.)? Why? (WordPress daily writing prompt)
What’s my favorite game? The one I invented for my TPT shop.
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When is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out? (WordPress daily writing prompt)
When talking about teaching risks (classroom teaching not physical, mental, or emotional safety), there is a lot to unpack. Teaching to the test, teachers paying their bills, public pressure, and school funding; there are a lot of reasons why teachers don’t push themselves to try new methods. Sometimes, you do find a few teachers who…
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7 Social Studies Writing Resources on TpT
Writing practice in your social studies classroom should be frequent but that doesn’t mean it always has to be formal. Explore these 7 resources to add a new assignment to your usual curriculum. 1.Fun History Writing Prompts Be goofy. Get students talking about or writing about history with these writing prompts that are weird and…
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Fun History Writing Prompts
How could you tell your Model-T from your neighbors Model-T? Which would you rather live in: castle or palace? Which old skill would you rather have: being able to dial an 11-digit number on a rotary phone or grabbing a CD without touching any part of it? These are the tough history questions that we…
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Geography Descriptive Writing
How would you describe a tree? Firstly, what kind of a tree? Where in the world is this tree because any description is going to rely on the location and type of tree. The point is, expand your descriptive writing activities to include some geography to switch up the adjectives you use. Inspired by my…
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PERSIA Charts: What are they and how do you use them?
What are PERSIA Charts and how do you use them?
Integrated Social Studies 