Get your most reluctant writers primed for great writing! 50 appealing reproducible pages pair drawing prompts with quick companion writing prompts on topics kids know and love: favorite friends and animals, special events, playtime, school, and more. As a pre-writing warm-up, drawing sparks kids' interest, helps them generate ideas and details for writing, and makes their subjects lively and real. Plus, the variety of writing forms will keep them on their toes. Perfect for collaborative class books! For use with Grades K-2.
Alysse Sweeney earned a B.A. in Elementary Education at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and an M.A. in Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A certified reading specialist, she taught a range of grade levels in Nantucket. Alyse is the Editor of Scholastic News for first and second grades. She is the author of All About Me Write & Read Books, a Scholastic Professional Book.