I've shared pics of my writing center before...
And one new thing I added this year... a set of Snapshots- Critical Thinking Photo Cards that I received from Learning Resources.
I love these cards!
There are 40 large photo cards with interesting pictures on them that my students are loving to use as idea starters.
Kiddos who look at the picture and still don't know what to write about can flip the cards over. The back of each cards has several questions that my students are enjoying using as story starters!
These would be so great for working on so many skills... inferring, drawing conclusions, predicting, dialogue... so much!
Learning Resources has offered to give a set of these cards away to one of my readers too! Yay! You can enter using the Rafflecopter widget below and click HERE to check out the cards at Learning Resources. This is the grades 1 and 2 pack, but they are great for my 3rd graders. There is also a PreK-K pack available too!
You can check them out on Amazon too. Click here for more info on the PreK-K set. And here for more info on the 1st-2nd set.
You have lots of time to enter and spread the word. The giveaway runs from now until October 3rd... which is my birthday! On my b-day, I'll let you know who wins!
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I would love to use these with my reluctant writers!! I have been compiling my own writing picture prompts on Pinterest, but I would love to have these all set to go with no printing... laminating... cutting... prepping... Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDelete~Jen
Hello Mrs Sykes
I'm thinking adding these to the listening center. My NON writerz could record their story. wendy 1stgradefireworks@gmail.com 1stgradefireworks
ReplyDeleteI would use these in a writing center. I have never done writing centers before, but this may be a good idea for the centers I am hoping to start.
ReplyDeleteI could definitely see using these for those kiddos who "don't know what to write about". With so many different pictures (and suggestions on the back), it would be hard to still say they don't know what to write about. I could also see using the cards for a whole class journal write and compare the similarities and differences in what each student wrote.
ReplyDeleteIt would be fun to have students write a short story using only these pictures as the illustrations! My gifted kiddos would love it!
ReplyDeleteIt would be fun to have students write a short story using only these pictures as the illustrations! My gifted kiddos would love it!
ReplyDeleteThis would be a great activity for those early finishers. I think I might also use them for word work...looking for nouns, adjectives, etc...
ReplyDeleteTeacher Gone Digital
These would be great as a writing center, and early finishers extra, or a reading center. They could be used to write stories that they could read for fluency! Also would be good for oral development for common core.
ReplyDeleteI love that they've got a variety of questions on the back. I have sets of story starters that are just print, but I think that the pictures would really give the kids a visual coonection.
ReplyDeleteThese look great!! As soon as I saw these I instantly thought of my reluctant writers...this would totally make it easier for them to get up and writing! =) I would love to set up a writing center with these...
ReplyDeleteI have been wanting to find some pictures for this exact purpose... but I LOVE that these have questions on the back. What a fabulous idea!
ReplyDeleteAnd, my birthday is October 3rd as well!! This would be a great birthday gift :).
Vicky
phillips_v@nrschools.org
WOW, my birthday is also on Oct. 3rd! Must be a great date to have a kid! :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteThese look like so much fun:)! I would have them choose a couple of cards and make a story out of them. Seriously, I want to be in your classroom lol. Have a great year!
ReplyDelete~Sara
Sweetsarabowling@gmail.com
I would love to win these. I think that would be perfect for my ELS students. I hope I win.
ReplyDeleteI would love to use these with my reluctant writers. These picture cards might give them the ideas and motivation to put some ideas down on paper.
ReplyDeleteThese look great for my kiddos who love to write, those who are reluctant and my ELL kids. I think they're fantastic!
ReplyDeleteDeb
Wow i am so happy i found your site today, and its got a lot of interesting and useful things i could use for my class.. thank you ... how did you design this blog its so beautiful .. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm starting my writing workshop tomorrow...perfect timing!
ReplyDeleteThese would be great for my younger children in a pre-writing context. These kids would be able to use them to develop oral language skills in story-telling. I always need more oral language resources!
ReplyDeleteThese would be fun to use for a center or for early finishers. It would be neat to extend it and have students make their own pictures then switch with each other and then write!
ReplyDeleteThese would be amazing for my ESOL kiddos!! :)
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