creative writing (elementary education)

Carl Anderson explains how teachers can conduct powerful writing conferences in the classroom and integrate writing practices into their curriculum.

Presents a practical guide for teaching forms, elements, and writing of poetry to students in kindergarten through high school, and contains samples and bibliographies for sixteen poetic forms.

Examines the theoretical underpinnings of how students learn to write from reading other writers; describes various kinds of inquiry designed to help teachers and students learn how to learn from writers; and includes thoughts from the author on writing and teaching, as well as a selection of resource materials.

A collection of age-specific craft lessons educators may use to teach writing to students, grouped by grade level, from kindergarten through second, third and fourth, and fifth through eighth. Includes references.

Presents an introduction to creative writing for kids, in simple text with illustrations, providing activities and projects to get kids interestinf in writing stories, poems, and more.

Introduces the different kinds of poetry and the mechanics of writing poetry, providing an opportunity for the reader to experience the joy of making a poem.

Presents a step-by-step "recipe" for writing stories, discussing brainstorming, basic ingredients, special flavorings, characters, spicy settings, stirring, cooking, taste testing, and other topics.