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Writing: Show, Don’t Tell

Writing: Show, Don’t Tell

Writing: Show, Don’t Tell

Help students learn about descriptive writing with this engaging lesson. Your class will learn to show character emotions though the “show, don’t tell” writing technique with videos, practice writing, and class participation.

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Lesson Plan

Wacky Writing Prompts

Wacky Writing Prompts

Wacky Writing Prompts

Writing doesn't have to be a bore! Inspire reluctant writers to use their imaginations for storytelling. Colorful pictures can spark creativity in kids and help them strengthen descriptive writing.

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Workbook

Experience Explanations

Experience Explanations

Experience Explanations

When your students make connections to their personal lives, their writing will flourish! Use this lesson plan as a springboard to helping students plan and develop their own personal narratives.

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Lesson Plan

Working with Analogies

Working with Analogies

Working with Analogies

Use this resource with your students to practice making connections between words. As your students complete the analogies, they will identify the relationships between words and their meanings.

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Personification

Personification

Personification

Learn all about the practice of personification in writing, then try it your hand at it by bringing life to some silly characters in this writing worksheet.

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Elaborating on Feelings

Elaborating on Feelings

Elaborating on Feelings

Feelings and emotions can be a bridge to naming details and helping students identify details to use in their writing.

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Making It Real

Making It Real

Real-life connections are made in this realistic writing lesson. Students will explore differences between fantasy and realistic fiction, using trade books as a model for their own writing.

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Lesson Plan

Writing Prompt: Stranded on a Deserted Island

Writing Prompt: Stranded on a Deserted Island

Writing Prompt: Stranded on a Deserted Island

Use this creative prompt to peek into your young writer’s imagination and cultivate their writing skills.

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Working with Analogies 2

Working with Analogies 2

Working with Analogies 2

Use this resource with your students to practice identifying relationships between words. As your students complete the analogies, they will notice synonym relationships.

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Realistic Writing

Realistic Writing

Realistic Writing

Give your students practice bringing their stories to life as they write realistic fiction!

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Make It Realistic!

Make It Realistic!

Make It Realistic!

With this writing worksheet, challenge students to turn imaginary details into realistic details that could fit into a story.

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Snowflake Writing

Snowflake Writing

Snowflake Writing

Imagine you spent a day in the life of a snowflake. What winter wonders would you see? Have some fun with this creative writing prompt.

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Thanksgiving Writing Activity #3

Thanksgiving Writing Activity #3

Thanksgiving Writing Activity #3

In this creative writing prompt, children recall a past Thanksgiving and describe what made it so memorable.

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Thanksgiving Creative Writing #3

Thanksgiving Creative Writing #3

Thanksgiving Creative Writing #3

Children are invited to plan their ideal Thanksgiving in this creative writing exercise.

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Could It Happen?

Could It Happen?

Could It Happen?

What is real and what is imaginary? Give your students practice differentiating between realistic and imaginary details.

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

So Surprised!

So Surprised!

What was a time in your life when you were surprised? Use this prompt and worksheet to help students plan a personal narrative on this topic.

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Something Difficult

Something Difficult

Something Difficult

If your students need extra practice structuring a personal narrative, use this prompt to write a story about something that was difficult for them.

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Writing Narratives with Spooky Adjectives

Writing Narratives with Spooky Adjectives

Writing Narratives with Spooky Adjectives

Use this fun exercise to help your students add descriptive details into an eerie narrative.

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet

Creative Writing: Living Underwater

Creative Writing: Living Underwater

Creative Writing: Living Underwater

Ever wish you could breathe underwater? This creative writing prompt asks your child to imagine if humans could live underwater!

3rd grade

Reading & Writing

Worksheet