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Every writer has moments when their mind goes blank. It can be frustrating and annoying when you really want to write something, but just don't know where to start. That's where writing prompts come in handy. Since it is J.K Rowling's birthday in July, I figured what better way to celebrate her birthday than writing your own fantasy stories. These 25+ fantasy writing prompts for kids are an amazing source of inspiration! Most these fantasy writing prompts relate to magic and wizardry. Aparecium - Turn that blank page into an unforgettable story!

25+ Fantasy Writing Prompts For Kids:

If you need inspiration for character names, see our list of fantasy characters (everything from humans to dragons and unicorns). Without further ado, here are our fantasy writing prompts:

1. You see a large opening in a tree, you decide to see what's inside.

2. Your father is an evil sorcerer, you must stop him before he kills all humans.

3. As you walk through a dark forest, trees whisper warnings "turn away now!"

4. You want to attend the best magic school in all of Macbury, but have no magical powers.

5. You have been cursed to never speak again by an evil witch.

6. You return from school one day to find a mysterious package in your room with an owl shaped logo on it.

7. You are the only witch in a religious neighbourhood. Everyone blames you for their misfortunes.

8. The evil witch has stolen all your powers turning you into a human.

9. You find an injured stray cat on your way from school, you decide to nurse it back to health. But soon find out that it has magical powers.

10. A boy helps out an old lady, in return he is given magical powers. Instead of using his powers for good, he uses it to destroy the world.

11. Your Grandad is the owner of an old antique shop. One day while helping your Grandad you discover a strange book called "The Guide to All Evil."

12. For years you have been spending your Saturday evening in a library, every week you see the same old man sitting in the corner. One night you decide to speak to him...

13. One night you are dragged into your favourite RPG computer game, where you play a knight trying save the land Tribula from the evil powers of the dark king.

14. While messing about in the library you find a strange necklace. Wearing this necklace turns you into your spirit animal for 24 hours. It turns out your spirit animal is something unexpected.

15. You find a magical map in your attic. The map shows the location of a moving target. One day that target appears in your back yard.

16. You have the ability to raise the dead for a few minutes and have spent the past few years hunting for the monsters that killed your parents.

17. You were the personal assistant to a crazy, old wizard who has now passed away. Before his passing he told you to hide a mysterious bag.

18. You find a spell book which gives you specific instructions on how to cast a body swapping spell.

19. You are story teller. One day you realise that the stories you've been telling are true and you have the ability to control the lives of others.

20. You work part time as a vet. One dark night, while you are closing your shop, a crazy women barges past the doors with a strange creature in her arms.

21. You share your heart and soul with the enchanted forest. When you are happy the flowers bloom and when you are sad the leaves fall. One day soldiers come to destroy the forest. Destroying the forest means that you will die.

22. A war has been raging between the witches of the West and the witches of the East for over 100 years.

23. You are preparing for the annual top magicians competition. For the past 5 years in a row you were voted wizard of the year. However this year there's a new wizard in town threatening your title.

24. You are a young wizard on a school trip learning about the different magical beings that inhabit the swamps. While there you notice one by one, your fellow students start disappearing.

25. You are troublesome child, everyone including your parents and teachers have had enough of your behaviour. You find that the witches are the only ones that will take you in and take care of you.

26. You have been marked with the scar of deceit. On you 18th Birthday you will be summoned to the underworld.

27. Legend goes that there is secret world which you can only access through a magical mirror. You think you may have seen this mirror in your attic.

How to use these Fantasy Writing Prompts:

Sit down and write for 10 or 20 minutes straight for a prompt of your choosing. You can even aim to write a short paragraph for all of these fantasy prompts. Pace yourself by doing one prompt a day. If you are struggling to write more about a prompt, then you can use the 5 W's and 1 H technique (What, why, where, when, who and how). Ask yourself, when did this event happen or why did it happen? For example for prompt 1, you see a large opening in the tree. Think about who was present at the time you saw this, what day was it and how did you feel in this exact moment? Hopefully, the 5 W's and 1 H technique will help you to expand your story and even motivate you to finish your story!
For more writing prompts, visit our writing prompts page. Have this fantasy writing prompts inspired you to write your own story? Join our community of writers and a write a story online to share with the world!

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The Award Winning Incredible Edibles Healthy Eating Programme will launch for its 15th year in October 2022.This hands-on SESE linked programme can strengthen geography, science and maths learning as well as giving pupils the tools to make better food choices.

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Incredible Edibles in Primary Schools The Award Winning Incredible Edibles Healthy Eating Programme will launch for its 15th year in October 2022.This hands-on SESE linked programme can strengthen geography, science and maths learning as well as giving pupils the tools to make better food choices. Participating schools are sent free grow packs that contain seeds...

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The Body Coach: 5 Minute Move, Active 8 and School Fitness Week Workout for Kids

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Map quiz games to test your knowledge about geography: the British Iles, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland and Europe

Free to use

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Toporopa brings entertaining educational map games for kids, students, adults and seniors to test and improve your knowledge of Europe. Our online quizzes include questions about the European continent that will challenge your brain. Whether you are practicing for a geography test, looking for a free interactive whiteboard resource, or searching for your next holiday destination, you've come to the right place. The free online teaching resources on this pages are useful for primary school, secondary school, homeschooling, tutoring and distance learning. For everyone who wants to explore and learn about Europe. Enjoy!

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Take some time out to complete mindfulness aural exercises

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Our #MindYourSelfie resources provide activities for young people to help them combat life's stressors and promote positive mental health in their lives.

Preparing for a mentally healthy life

Childhood and adolescence is an exciting period in life as young people discover and learn new things about themselves and the world they live in every day. It can also be a stressful time with many changes and different life experiences. Often, young people can experience high levels of stress, which may lead to feelings of anger and anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression.

Fortunately, there are many ways in which children and adolescents - with the help of their teachers, parents and guardians - can tackle these feelings of stress, anger, and so on to ensure that they live as mentally healthy a life as possible. Our #MindYourSelfie resources can make a great difference in this.

Teachers play a key role in the promotion of positive mental health for young people, and, through these resources, have the power to brighten up the classroom and their student's self-esteem through a range of different activities and exercises.

See more about our resources

Our free suite of resources includes:

A series of guided relaxation audio exercises that introduces the practice of mindfulness to children

Free eBooks designed to give practical tips and advice on mental health

Printable mindfulness colouring sheets that can help students feel more relaxed

Wellness Journals which provide young people with a template to record their feelings and thoughts

A Wellness Action Calendar which suggests daily, positive actions students can take

A Wellness Wall banner to create a space in classrooms or schools where everyone is welcome to read and contribute to a wellness wall

A Selfie 'Steem activity that invites students to share positive messages about one another

The Selfie Tips Origami Chatterbox game that encourages children to think positively about themselves

Our #FrameOfMind resource and teacher's companion guide which explores different mental health themes.

We regularly update our#MindYourSelfie resources, so watch out for new additions coming soon!

Mind Yourself, Mind Nature

Mind Yourself, Mind Nature

Mind YourSelf, Mind Nature is our nature workbook for secondary schools. Especially developed t ogether in partnership with BirdWatch Ireland, Leave No Traceand Biodiversity in Schools, the workbook explores the link between nature and mental health and offers lots of different nature-based activities for young people to try in school and at home.

The workbook looks at why and how the natural world is important for our health and wellbeing. It suggests ways we can connect with nature in daily life to support our wellbeing. It also looks, in turn, at ways we can look after the natural world, and some of the reasons why this is important.

Download the nature workbook here

Worry Lorry

Worry Lorry

At times, we can all feel anxious or worried. There are things that we can all do to help reduce that anxiety, like taking a few minutes for our Worry Lorry activity.

To get started, you'll need to download and print the activity sheet.Then, write down the things that make you worried or play on your mind on the lorry.

Think about the things that make you feel good and help your worries to disappear, and then share them with the second lorry driver below. Focus on these positive things as you colour in the rest of the sheet, and notice how your worries are driven away!

Download the Worry Lorry activity here

Wellbeing Action Calendar

Our mental health and wellbeing calendar suggests daily actions that children and young people can undertake to promote positive mental health and mindfulness. As it doesn't set dates or times, the calendar can be customised so that you have the flexibility to use it whenever suits you.

Download the calendar here

Mindfulness exercises

Our #MindYourSelfie series of guided relaxation audio exercises introduce mindfulness and meditation to young people. These exercises, which can be practiced in the classroom, engage students in body relaxation practices, which not only help to improve students' mindfulness, but also enhance their abilities to relieve tension built up in the body and mind

Mindfulness exercises

Mindful Colouring

Mindfulness can improve our wellbeing. Our mindful colouring activities help children and young people to feel more relaxed by bringing their attention to the present moment as they focus on how to choose and apply colour in our specially-created designs.

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#MindYourSelfie Wellness Journals

Our Wellness Journals provide young people with a template to record their feelings and thoughts as a once-off assignment or as a daily activity.

#MindYourSelfie classroom resources

#MindYourSelfie classroom resources

All of our #MindYourSelfie resources can be used in school, but some are designed with the classroom especially in mind. To start, our #MindYourSelfie mental health eBooks are designed to share practical tips on mental health that teachers can use as they work with their class. Every week, students spend more time in the classroom than anywhere else, meaning that their teachers are uniquely placed to promote positive mental health. These eBooks aim to provide useful advice on creating connections with students, raising awareness of mental health, and embedding positive attitudes towards it.

Read the eBooks here

Wellness Wall

Our Wellness Wall helps to promote positive, encouraging messages of wellness within the walls of your school. To get started, download the Wellness Wall banner below ( or send us an emailto request one). Then, check out our guides - also below - for details on how to use the banner in primary or secondary schools. You can use the banner to mark your chosen wall and create a space where everyone is welcome to read and contribute to it. Invite students and staff to write and share upbeat, helpful notes and messages of how they think wellness looks, sounds, and feels: the more creative, the better!

Selfie 'Steem

Our Selfie 'Steem activity encourages students to share positive messages about and with one another. Each student writes their name or places their photo in the centre of the Selfie 'Steem sheet, which is then passed around the class. Other students then write positive messages about their classmates - such as that they are kind, caring, or fun to be around - on the sheet.

Teachers can even take the exercise a step further by asking students to write five things they like about themselves on the sheet before passing it around. The exercise shows how, even though we can think of lots of compliments for other people, it can be very hard to compliment ourselves, thus teaching students the importance of learning to be kind to themselves.

The exercise shows how, even though we can think of lots of compliments for other people, it can be very hard to compliment ourselves, thus teaching students the importance of learning to be kind to themselves.
Get Selfie 'Steem here

Selfie Tips Origami Chatterbox

How can you teach children to think positively about themselves?

One simple way is to start discussing the topic of positive thinking through a fun, simple game, like our Selfie Tips Origami Chatterbox.

Start by inviting students to fold the Selfie Tips Origami Chatterbox.

To do this, they can follow the instructions in the downloadable folding craft sheet. Once students have folded their Chatterbox, the game can begin.

Step 1:Students play in teams of two. The first student asks the other to pick a number. They then work the Chatterbox back and forth as they count up to the number out loud.

Step 2:The first student asks the second student to pick one of the numbers on view inside the Chatterbox. Then, the first student works the Chatterbox back and forth again, counting up to the number chosen by their friend.

Step 3:The second student makes a final selection of one of the numbers on view inside the Chatterbox. The first student raises up the flap to reveal the positive message!

Step 4:Start all over again - either with the same friend or another student!

Get the Selfie Tips Origami Chatterbox here

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Use your time at home wisely and get outside and do as many activities as possible

Some great ideas for green fingers here

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Fun and educational kids activities - slime, glow in the dark, play dough, science experiments, kids crafts, fun recipes, and more!

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Dance Mat Typing, a fun way to learn touch typing

Free to use

There are four levels to play, each divided into three stages

You start by learning the home row keys

Each stage builds on previous lessons, introducing new letters as you progress. You’ll soon be touch typing like an expert! At the end of each level you can test your typing speed and get a fun reward

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There are four levels to play, each divided into three stages.

You start by learning the home row keys. Each stage builds on previous lessons, introducing new letters as you progress and giving you plenty of touch type practice. You'll soon be touch typing like an expert! At the end of each level you can test your typing speed and get a fun reward.

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Learn how to touch type with the BBC Dance Mat Typing game. It's a fun introduction to touch typing game for kids and covers levels 1, 2, 3, 4.

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GeoGuessr is a geography game which takes you on a journey around the world and challenges your ability to recognise your surroundings

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Embark on a journey that takes you all over the world. From the most desolate roads in Australia to the busy, bustling streets of New York City.

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Embark on a journey that takes you all over the world. From the most desolate roads in Australia to the busy, bustling streets of New York City. - GeoGuessr is a geography game which takes you on a journey around the world and challenges your ability to recognize your surroundings.

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Dublin Zoo are releasing an activity book of an animal a day. Try these booklets and then try make your own one... Enjoy

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The Maths Factor : Homepage - make Carol Vorderman your child’s online maths tutor

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Hey, art friends! Welcome to Art For Kids Hub! 🎨✏️ Here, you’ll discover all sorts of awesome art lessons, from drawing to painting, and even some super cool origami. Whether you’re a beginner or a budding artist, there’s something fun for everyone! I’m Rob, and along with my amazing wife, Teryn, and our four creative kids, Jack, Hadley, Austin, and Olivia, we make art together as a family and love sharing it with you. ❤️ Ready to jump in and start creating? Most of our art lessons are self-contained, so grab your favorite black marker, some paper, and your coloring supplies, and let’s get drawing! 🖍️📒 Join us on this colorful adventure, and let’s make art that brings smiles and joy. Happy creating! 🌟

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Dublin Zoo - One of The Most Popular Attractions in Ireland

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Start off you day with a mental maths challenge

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Daily 10 - Mental Maths Challenge - Topmarks

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Maths home learning | Home learning | White Rose Maths

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Google Hangouts Engineering Class:  Towers, Roller-Coasters, and Go-Carts

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In 2021, over 108,000 participants took part in Ireland's largest celebration of engineering in the community.

STEPS Engineers Week celebrates the world of engineering in Ireland. The annual event is coordinated on a national basis by the Engineers Ireland STEPS programme, which promotes engineering and the importance of the profession to children in Ireland and is funded by the Department of Education and Skills and industry leaders ARUP, EPA, ESB, Intel and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII).

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STEPS Engineers Week celebrates the world of engineering in Ireland. The annual event is coordinated on a national basis by the Engineers Ireland STEPS programme, which promotes engineering and the importance of the profession to children in Ireland and is funded by the Department of Education and Skills and industry leaders ARUP, EPA, ESB, Intel and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII).

Subscribe to the STEPS mailing list to hear about news and upcoming activities across our portfolio of projects and news about STEPS Engineers Week 2022.

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StoryJumper: Make and read illustrated story books

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Create your own storybook online. Make writing and publishing a book more fun with our picture book making tool!

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Create your own storybook online. Make writing and publishing a book more fun with our picture book making tool!

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3 maths questions for Infants - 6th Class

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Online learning | Make a stop motion animation

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Free online animation activity for primary school students.

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Fraction walls are a great way to teach about fractions and in particular equivalent fractions. In a fraction wall each row or layer of the wall represents one whole number. The layers are divided into a number of bricks and hence each brick represents a fraction whose denominator is equal to the number of bricks in that layer. Each brick can be turned on or off by clicking it. This wall also allows the display of decimal and percentage values. To the right of the wall are boxes which can be hidden, the value of each box is fraction of the wall that has been turned on.

Selecting different walls

When you launch this interactive teaching program the initial wall is a mixed one showing 3 distinct fraction families. Change the wall by using the mode control. 'Large' displays a wall in which the layers are split 1,2,3 up to 12. The others split the wall along 2s, 3s or 5s. The 5s also includes a lower wall of 100 bricks, this naturally works quite well in explaining percentages since each brick represent ¹⁄ ₁₀₀ or 1%.

Fractions, decimals or percentages

Use the display type control to display decimals (rounded to 2dp), percentages (rounded to 1dp), fractions or none.

The equivalent fraction control

Normally when you click a brick to turn it on or off, only that brick is affected. However if you turn on the equivalent fraction function by clicking the 'Eq' toggle button. Now when a brick is clicked the other layers will turn on bricks if they can match an equivalent fraction. Note, this is not always possible, in fact if you select the primes wall it is never possible to show an equivalent fraction. In this case all the other layers have bricks turned off.

Least Common Multiple

Also known as 'the lowest common multiple' or 'smallest common multiple' is crucial when adding, subtracting or comparing fractions. This button will calculate the LCM based on the rows that have active bricks. Pressing the LCM button will create a new wall that contains the originally selected fraction but also a new layer with the number of divisions equalling the least common multiple of the denominators of the other rows. Sounds complicated, but it really just means that it is always possible to create an equivalent fraction in the LCM row from the other rows.

Other controls

The other controls are

'On' button when clicked will turn on all the bricks

'Off' button when clicked will turn off all the bricks

'Random' button creates a randomized wall in which roughly half the bricks are on. Usually you would hide the totals before pressing this and then the class can work out each fraction in the random wall.

' < ' button will align all the bricks to the left hand side of the wall. This is often pressed after using the randomize function. Fractions can then be compared by considering the length of each row of on bricks.

hide totals click to hide all the totals. The individuals total can then be clicked to show the value.

show totals reveal all the totals.

Advanced Section

To show or hide the advanced section click the advanced toggle button

When the advance controls are on, each layer of the wall has a dedicated slider, move this to change the number the number of bricks in that layer.

Automatic 1 button when clicked create a new wall by dividing the top layer by all its ascending prime factors. So for example if you move the top slider so the top layer has 42 bricks and then click the button. The primefactors of 42 are 2,3 and 7. So the second layer will have 42÷2=21 bricks, the third layer will have 21÷3=7 bricks and the final layer will have 7÷7= 1 brick.

Automatic 2 is similar but creates a layer for every factor of the top layer value.

Add Layer adds a new layer to the bottom of the wall.

total type select control will change the type of total to display. The default is to match what the wall shows, so in this case if the wall is showing fraction the total will be a fraction. But using this control it is now possible for fractions to be shown in the wall but the total to be given as a percentage.

Further fractions

Closely related to this activity is the percentage fraction and decimals grid, which can be used to display a square or circle fraction representation.

Other activities that can be used to teach fractions are the clock activity which uses the clock face to show the fraction of minutes passed in an hour. Launch the activity and select the fractions mode, this mode also show equivalent fractions for example ³⁰⁄ ₆₀ = ¹⁄ ₂. The number explorer activity can show the fraction resulting from division of a number.

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1. Paint with water- Dip a Q-tip in water and practice spelling the words on a chalkboard. The words will disappear like magic, leaving the chalkboard clean!

2. Shaving Cream Practice- An easy way to clean those dirty work tables clean is to let the children finger paint on the table tops. Have the students practice their spelling words in the shaving cream.

3. Scratch n' Sniff- Use a new sensation to teach the alphabet or spelling words. Write letters with glue on paper, then sprinkle with Jell-O. Makes a super scratch n' Sniff when tracing over the letters.

4. Adding Machine Tape Spelling- Students get tired of writing their spelling words the same way every time. Try having the students practice their words on adding machine tape.

5. Fishing for Words- On 3" x 5" cards print the students spelling words, fold in half, and fasten each with a paper clip. Place the cards in a large fish bowl. Using a toy fishing pole or a long stick, place a magnet on the string. The students go fishing for a spelling word to practice.

6. Finger Paint Bags- Freezer strength zip lock bags and fingerprint make great writing slates. Place a dab of finger paint (tempera paint can work, although, not as well. Hey, look! A use for all that semi-dried up paint!) in the zip-lock bag, tape the bag closed for extra strength. The student then lays the bag flat on the table and writes the word on the bag with a finger. The word will disappear like magic.

7. Record a Word- Have students use a tape recorder to practice their spelling words.

8. Disappearing Act- Help your students perform a real disappearing act. Children write their spelling words with chalk on black construction paper. Then you can spray and watch their words disappear and return.

9. Flannel Board Practice- Students use a flannel board and flannel board letters to practice their spelling words.

10. Scrabble Spelling- Place the wooden letter squares from an old Scrabble game on the Scrabble rail. Students can use the squares to spell the weekly words or to write a sentence of words. Incorporate math practice by having them add the number values printed on the squares to find the week's "most valuable word."

11. Word Cubes- Write letters on small wooden blocks and have the students arrange them and to spell their weekly words.

12. Spelling Magic- Try a little magic to teach spelling words! Have students write words on white construction paper with white crayon. Then have them paint over the paper with watered down tempera paint or watercolors. Words appear like magic!

13. Partner Word Step- On large piece of butcher paper print the letters of the alphabet. Have two partners pair up together to play this game. Have one student read the word aloud. The other child must step on the letters to spell the word.

14. Read and Grow- Encourage flash card practice with this growing flower. Cut a large, colored, construction paper flower with a yellow circle glued to its center. Use an X-acto knife to make two parallel slits in the center of the flower. Cut green tag board strips the width of the slits, and insert the strip though the flower from the back. Write the spelling words on the stem for the children to practice.

15. Egg Spellers- The teacher writes the weekly spelling words on small pieces of paper and places them inside plastic eggs. (Now you know what to do with all those plastic Easter eggs after your kids are bored with them. ) Students pick the eggs from an Easter basket. The students then must write that word.

16. Spelling Keys- The teacher writes the words for the week on construction paper keys. The keys are placed on a shower curtain ring. The students can use keys as flash cards to help them practice the weekly spelling words. On Friday, after the spelling test they can tear off the keys that they learned to spell. The words that they missed remain on the ring, this allows the student to continue to practice the words they need help on. If the student can spell these words on the review test they may then tear off the keys to take home.

17. Take the Pepsi Challenge- For a motivational technique, "Take the Pepsi Challenge!" Each student has a Pepsi cup. When Friday's spelling test is returned, he writes words he misses on a card and places it in his cup. When we have our review test, students are re-tested on the same words. Anyone who has a perfect score on all the unit tests and keeps his cup empty wins a Pepsi! Give a Pepsi also for perfect scores on review tests.

18. Spelling Puzzles- Write the spelling words on different colors of tag board. Cut the words apart in a variety of ways. The students then put the puzzle back together to form the spelling words.

19. Q-Tip Eraser- Write the spelling words on the chalkboard. The students then erase the words by tracing over them again and again with a Q-tip until the words are erased.

20. Block Puzzles- The teacher strings together wooden block beads. Write the spelling words on the top of the cubes, fill in the other sides with other letters. Attach a tag to the end of the string of blocks and write the spelling words on it. The student turns the blocks to reproduce the spelling word.

21. Spelling Bingo- The teacher gives a blank bingo card for a fun activity to take the place of your traditional pretest. As the teacher reads each word, students write it in a space of their choice. After giving all the words, I call words randomly until someone calls, "BINGO!" The winner must say the correctly spelled words that gave him the win.

22. Spelling Dice- The teacher writes the weekly spelling words on dice made from inverted milk cartons. The student rolls the dice and whatever the dice lands on they write 5 times.

23. Musical Words- A word skill game that is played like musical chairs. The teacher places the spelling words on small pieces of paper in a large box or bag. The children sit in a circle, and start passing the box around while music plays. Whoever has the container when the music stops must pick out the paper and read the word. If he can't, he is out. Continue to play until there is only one person left.

24. Transparency Show Off- The teacher makes a transparency of regular lined paper. The students practice writing their spelling words on the transparency. The students then show off their work on the overhead projector for all to see.

25. Individual Chalkboards- Have the students practice writing their spelling words on small chalkboards. They love it!

26. Tissue Paper Tracing- The teacher writes the weekly spelling words on a large piece of paper. The students then place tissue paper over the words and trace over them with crayon.

27. Wooden Flash cards- Try using pieces of wood as flash cards. The students enjoy the change!

28. Contact Paper Chalkboards- The teacher needs to make 5" x 7" cardboard pieces, cover half the cardboard with the special chalkboard contact paper. (You can also do this with chalkboard paint!) Then write the spelling word on the other half. The students look at the word and then copy it on the chalkboard side.

29. Magnetic Cookie Sheet- The teacher arranges assorted magnet letters on a cookie sheet. Students use the letters to form the weekly spelling words.

30. Overhead Posters- The teacher makes a transparency of the weekly spelling words. The list is then shown on the wall. A piece of butcher paper is taped to the wall. The student then traces the spelling words onto the butcher paper.

31. Hold It- Young children often find it difficult to hold a handful of cards while playing "Go Fish!" These card holders are really simple to make and really do the job! Place two plastic lids (Cool Whip lids work great!), flat sides together. Place a button in the center on each side, and sew the entire unit together with strong string or dental floss. Children slip cards between the two lids and hold the card holder. The game is played just like "Go Fish!" by using a pair of cards for each spelling word.

32. Typewriter Fun- Have the students write their spelling words ten times each on the typewriter. (Or try it on your classroom computer. If you're brave you can use your graphics software! Kid Pix is perfect for this.)

33. Paint Your Words- Have the students use small paint brushes to paint their words 5 times each.

34. Soft Flash cards- Use wall paper scraps to make unusual flash cards to practice the words.

35. Carbon Paper Practice- Have the students use carbon paper (yes, remember that stuff?) to help them write their words. I got some old NCR scraps from a printer that worked great and was a lot less messy. The best part: it was free!

36. Close pin Spelling- The teacher cuts out articles of clothing, from construction paper. The spelling words are then written on the articles of clothing. The students then reproduce the spelling words by hanging them on the clothes line with clothespins that have the letters written on them.

37. Salt Box Spelling- The teacher pours salt in the lid of a box (approx. 1/4"). The student then practices the words in the salt.

38. Alpha-Bit Spelling- Students use cereal to reproduce their spelling words. Don't forget to have a snack with the words you make.

39. Pudding Practice- Try using instant pudding as a finger paint to practice spelling words.

40. Palm Reading- Motivate your students with palm reading. Write a spelling word with watercolor marker, (you might want to make sure that this is all right with the parents first. ) on the palm of each student. Have the students try to spell each other's words. The students can check their spelling by reading each other's palms.

41. Pyramid Power- Give your students a weekly spelling assignment with a different twist. Have students write their words in order of difficulty. They write their easiest word once at the top of the paper near the middle, the next easiest twice, and so on. Students will have a pyramid shape when they are finished.

42. Portable Slates- Portable slates make a great spelling game. Plastic coffee can lids and 1 pound margarine tub lids are used as slates. The teacher calls out a spelling word and the students write answers with crayons, hold up their slates to be checked, then wipe them off with tissue.

43. Sandy Words- Have students write their spelling words in glue, sprinkle sand over the glue. The students then trace over the words with their fingers for practice. They make terrific flash cards!

44. Rainbow Words- Have the students practice words with felt pens, alternate colors for a rainbow look.

45. Put It In Print- Have the students cut out the letters from a newspaper to spell the weekly spelling words.

46. Round About Flash cards- Have students decorate a paper pate. Cut a slice out of the paper plate so it looks like a slice of pie cut out of the plate. Brad around piece of paper to the back. Then write the weekly spelling words in the window. The students turn the wheel and practice saying the word.

47. Spell It With Beans- The students use lima beans to spell the weekly spelling words. The students can also glue the beans in place for a 3-D flash card.

48. Spelling Squares- Students practice their words on graphing paper. The students use 1 box for each letter. Have the students figure out which spelling word is in the shortest, longest, etc. . . .

49. Rainbow chains- Rainbow chains are a great way of keeping track of the words a student knows. The student writes the words he successfully spelled on Friday's final test on a construction paper chain. The children love to see their chains grow!

50. Sandpaper Practice-Students write their words on sheets of sandpaper. The students can really feel their words!

51. Pipe cleaners - Children use these to form their spelling words.

52. Toothpicks - Same as above.

53. Word search - They can pick 10 of their stumper (high frequency) words to make up a word search.

54. Alphabet Stamps

55. Word collage - They design a collage using all of their words using markers, colored pencils etc.

56. Design a word - They pick one word and bubble letter it and design it.

57. Magazine letters - They find the letters in a magazine and glue them onto construction paper.

58. Painting - Paint their words.

59. Playdough - I have cookie cutters that are letters of the alphabet. The kids also like to form the dough itself into letters.

60. Magnetic Letters - I bought at a dollar store. Twist-Tie Spelling - use the twist-ties from the store to form letters to spell the words.

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The Art Projects for Kids step-by-step method of elementary art instruction breaks the often anxiety-inducing subject of art down into a simple, fun process (for students AND teachers) that boosts your students' confidence and allows them to create with joy.

Each of your kids can set their own pace to create artwork they can be proud of. And you can feel empowered to instill your kids with the delight of creativity (even if you tend to be a left-brained, "in the box" thinker yourself).

But after 20 years in the classroom as an art teacher, I also know what it's like to give up every Sunday afternoon (and most evenings) to plan the week's lessons. You shouldn't have to give up all your free time to bring your students meaningful art instruction. That's why at Art Projects for Kids, you'll find a variety of easy, step-by-step lessons your kids will love all in one place. The result is an instant extra 90 minutes minutes back in your weekend - just by signing up for our emails (and it's free!).

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