CCSS ELA Standard: 3.W.3.a

When we try to solve a problem, sometimes we end up creating new problems. Which lead to new solutions. Which lead to new problems.

What is bobbing for apples like… for an apple?

Let's go roller skating in a Halloween costume! What could possibly go wrong?

Let's write from multiple perspectives using an old timey holiday photo!

Given twelve random phrases, students will pick four and then write about the strange situation.

Given twelve random phrases, students will pick four and then write about the strange situation.

Given twelve random phrases, students will pick four and then write about the strange situation.

Given twelve random phrases, students will pick four and then write about the strange situation.

Given twelve random phrases, students will pick four and then write about the strange situation.

Given twelve random phrases, students will pick four and then write about the strange situation.

What if an inanimate object could express thanks for a special person in your life? What would it write?

Let's take a classic Christmas poem and remix it to work with another holiday!

We'll take two seemingly unrelated pieces of content (say volcanoes and the human body) and then build analogies to connect the two ideas. In the end, students can create a skit, comic, or story relating the two concepts.

We tell students to "show, not tell" in their writing, but this advice isn't effective until they experience the difference. In this video, we'll put a famous character (of students' choosing) into a mundane situation and develop a fun scene to show off their main traits.