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It's never too early to start writing, and so we've created this fun list of 300 creative kids writing prompts for teacher and parents to use.

You'll love these fun ideas for kids writing prompts to use as creative sparks to get young imaginations writing in no time!

These are perfect to use as kids journal writing prompts, as short story writing prompts, or just for exercises to help students and children of all ages tap into their creativity. Maybe your kids will write an essay, maybe a poem, or maybe even a whole book!

Whether you are a teacher or parent looking to inspire your kids to write, or maybe even an adult who would like to practice writing with a more playful and young-hearted approach, I hope you find these creative writing prompts inspiring!

The Ultimate List of 300 Fun & Creative Writing Prompts for Kids

#1. Imagine a giant box is delivered to your front doorstep with your name on it. What's inside and what happens when you open it?

#2. Write a short story about what it might be like if you woke up one morning with a mermaid tail.

#3. Which is better, winter or summer? Write about the reasons why you think winter or summer is better.

#4. Write about what would it be like if you had an alligator as a pet.

#5. If you had $1,000, what would you buy and why?

#6. Write a story using these 5 words: apple, train, elephant, paper, banjo

#7. What do you want be when you grow up and why?

#8. Who is your favorite person on the planet? What do you like most about that person?

#9. If you could have any secret super power, what would you want it to be and why?

#10. Write about 3 places you would like to travel someday. What do these three places have in common?

#11. Write about a time you felt really happy. What happened? What made you feel happy?

#12. Imagine what would happen if someone shrunk you down to be only 1″ tall. How would your life change?

#13. If you were in charge of the whole world, what would you do to make the world a happier place?

#14. Write a story about what it would be like to climb to the very top of the highest mountain in the world.

#15. If you were in charge of planning the school lunch menu, what foods would you serve each day?

#16. What are some of your favorite animals? What do you like about them?

#17. Imagine that dogs take over the world. What do they make the humans do?

#18. Write a story about flying to outer space and discovering a new planet.

#19. You are a mad scientist and have invented a new vegetable. What is it called? What does it look like? What does it taste like? Most importantly: Is it safe to eat?

#20. You go to school one morning to discover your best friend has been turned into a frog by an evil witch! How do you help your friend?

#21. Describe what it is like when trees lose all of their leaves in the autumn season.

#22. Write about your favorite sport and why you like it so much.

#23. Imagine what it might be like to live on a boat all the time and write about it.

#24. If you had one wish, what would it be?

#25. Write about what you might do if you have the super power to become invisible.

#26. You are walking through the forest when one of the trees starts talking to you. What does it say? What do you do?

#27. The weather forecast is calling for a blizzard in the middle of the summer. What do you do?

#28. What types of transportation will people have in the future?

#29. What were some of your favorite toys when you very little? Do you still enjoy playing with them?

#30. What would a day in your life be like if you were a movie star?

#31. Imagine you've invented a time machine! What year do you travel to?

#32. What are your favorite things to do over summer vacation?

#33. What is your favorite holiday and why?

#34. If you could meet any fictional character from a book, who would it be?

#35. You are writing a travel guide for kids visiting your city. What places do you think they should visit?

#36. What is a food you hate? Write about it!

#37. Imagine what it would be like if there was no electricity. What would be different in your daily routine?

#38. You are building a new city! What types of things do you think your city needs? How will you convince people to move to your new city?

#39. What is your favorite movie? Write your review of the movie and why you think people should watch it.

#40. Imagine you get a magic sweater for your birthday. What happens when you wear the sweater? What do you do with these new found magical powers?

#41. You are the security guard at the zoo and someone has stolen a rhinoceros! How do you track down the thief?

#42. You have been invited to have lunch with the queen. What foods do you eat and what topics do you and the queen discuss?

#43. If you could design a school uniform, what types of clothes would you suggest? What colors would they be?

#44. Imagine you are a reporter interviewing a celebrity about their life. What questions do you ask?

#45. You are running a lemonade stand. Describe the steps for how you make lemonade and the types of customers you see during the day.

#46. Write a story about being the ruler of an underwater world.

#47. Write an acrostic poem for the word "treehouse".

#48. You decide to grow a sunflower, but the sunflower grows so tall it reaches up to the sky! Write about what happens when you decide to climb to the top. What do you discover?

#49. Imagine you look out the window and it is raining popsicles from the sky! Write a story about the experience.

#50. If you could be any animal, which one would you be and why?

#51. If you were on a spaceship, what would you be most excited about seeing?

#52. Do you have any pets at home? Write an essay about how you take care of your pets. If you do not have a pet, what type of pet might you like?

#53. Imagine you are opening a store that only sells items which are blue. What types of items do you sell?

#54. Have you ever lost something that is important to you? Were you able to find it?

#55. Write a story about a kid who is moving to a new school. How do you think they might feel?

#56. Rewrite the ending of your favorite fairy tale. For example, what would have happened if Cinderella never went to the ball?

#57. Have you ever forgotten to do your homework? What happened?

#58. Do you have a favorite song? Write about the type of music you like to listen to.

#59. Imagine your parents wake you up one morning to tell you they will take you to do anything you want to do for the whole day - you don't even have to go to school or do your chores. What would you choose to do and why?

#60. Do you like amusement parks? What are some of your favorite rides?

#61. Write a story using these three words: detective, piano, and pizza.

#62. Have you ever been to the beach? Write about your favorite things to do. If you have never been to the beach, what would you like to do the first time you visit?

#63. Is there a favorite tv show you like to watch? Write about your favorite character and why they are your favorite.

#64. Write a poem using onomatopoeia, where the words you use are pronounced similar to the sound they make. For example, buzz, bark, sizzle, slam and pop.

#65. Have you ever had to stand in line to wait a long time for something? What did you do while you waited? How did you feel while waiting? How did you feel once the wait was over?

#66. Is it a good idea to keep ALL secrets a secret? Write about examples of when it is okay to spill a secret - and when it isn't.

#67. Is there something you are good at doing? Write about your best strengths.

#68. What historical time period and location would you go back to live in if you could? Write about it!

#69. Write about 5 things you can do that are important for you to stay healthy and safe.

#70. Do you think thunderstorms are scary? Why or why not?

#71. What would you most like to learn over the next year? Think about things that interest you or questions you might have about the world and make a list!

#72. You are going on a trip to a jungle safari! What items do you pack in your suitcase?

#73. Imagine you are sitting at home one day and you hear someone shrieking in the living room they see a mouse in the house! Write a story about what might happen next.

#74. You are writing a letter to someone who is having a hard time making new friends at school. What do you write? What advice do you give them?

#75. Imagine you just met a magician - but their beloved rabbit who they pull out of a hat for all the tricks has been kidnapped! How do you help find the rabbit?

#76. Do you hear what I hear? Set a timer for 5 minutes and write about all of the sounds you hear in those 5 minutes.

#77. Imagine you go to get a haircut and they accidentally shave your head! How do you feel about that and what would you do?

#78. Do you find it easy to talk to people you don't know? What are some ways you can start up a conversation with someone you have never met before?

#79. Are there any chores you have to do at home? What are they? What do you like - and not like - about each one?

#80. Open up a random book to any page. Write for 5 minutes about the first word you read.

#81. Pretend you are a writer for your city's newspaper. Who would you like to interview for a news story and why?

#82. There are many fictional characters who live in unusual houses, such as the old woman who lived in a shoe. What kind of unusual house would you like to live in? Write about what it would be like to live in an unusual house!

#83. Write a list of 10 things you can do to practice kindness to others.

#84. Is there a homework subject you dread? Why do you not like getting homework in that subject?

#85. What is your favorite month of the year? Write about why you like it and some of your favorite things to do during that month.

#86. Imagine you are planning a surprise birthday party for someone. How do you keep it a surprise?

#87. Pretend you walked outside to find a sleeping dragon in the grass! Why is the dragon there? Is it a friendly dragon? What do you do? Write about it!

#88. What are you grateful for today and why?

#89. You were on your way to a very important event when you fell into a puddle. Now what?

#90. Have you ever watched a movie and didn't like how it ended? Write what you think should happen instead.

#91. Can you answer this riddle from Alice in Wonderland? How is a raven like a writing desk?

#92. Imagine you are the captain of a pirate ship. Write a diary entry for what your day was like.

#93. If you could start any type of business, what kind of business would you start? What types of products or services would you provide?

#94. Write a sequel to one of your favorite fairy tales. For example, what was Goldilocks's next adventure after she left the bears?

#95. What is something you are afraid of? What helps you to feel less afraid of something? What would you say to a friend who feels scared to help them feel less afraid?

#96. Write a letter to your future self in 20 years.

#97. In addition to basic survival needs such as food, water, air and shelter, what are 3 things you would you need to be happy?

#98. If you could invent a robot of any type who could do anything you imagine, what types of things would you would have the robot to do?

#99. Which do like better? Apples or Oranges? How are they alike? How are they different?

#100. Why did the chicken cross the road? You are a detective and are assigned to the case. How do solve the mystery?

#101. Write instructions for how to make your favorite snack. Be sure you add your favorite tips and suggestions for how to select the best ingredients!

#102. Imagine you borrowed a friend's favorite lucky pencil to help you pass a math test - but then it snapped in half! How will you ever tell the news to your friend?

#103. Look around the current room you are sitting in and choose 3 random objects that are nearby. Now write a story or poem that includes those three items!

#104. Write a letter to the author of a book you recently read and tell them what you liked most about the book.

#105. Ernest Hemingway is famous for writing a six word story. Can you write a story in just 6 words?

#106. What do you think will be the future for cell phones? Will people still use them in 25 years or will something else take its place?

#107. Do you want to go to college? Why or why not?

#108. Write a story or poem about a kitten who wanders off and gets lost. How does the kitten find its way home?

#109. Currently, it is required by law that kids go to school. Do you think this is a good or bad idea?

#110. If you could invent a new board game, what would it be called? How is it played? What are the rules? What makes it fun to play? Write about it!

#111. Imagine you come home to discover your entire bedroom is covered in ketchup! What on earth happened? What is your reaction? How do you clean everything up?

#112. What is something you learned today?

#113. Would you rather have a goldfish or shark as a pet?

#114. From A-Z: make a list of something for every letter of the alphabet.

#115. Have you ever gone fishing? If you have, did you like it? Why or why not? If you haven't, do you think you might want to?

#116. What is one of the most important things you do each and every day?

#117. Write a story about Gretchen the Grouch, a girl who is always angry! Will she ever be happy? Why is she so grumpy all of the time?

#118. How do you feel when someone takes something of yours without asking? What is a good way to deal with it when that happens?

#119. Write a poem that starts with the word "if".

#120. Write a story about a family of rabbits who live in the woods. What are some of the challenges they face?

#121. What clothes do you think are the most comfortable? What kind of clothes do you like to wear the most? What clothes do you NOT like to wear?

#122. Imagine there are no grocery stores and you must get your own food. What are some of the ways you find food? What types of things do you eat?

#123. What are 3 things you can do that are good for the environment?

#124. If you could meet any famous person today, who would you want to meet and why? What questions might you ask them?

#125. A tongue twister is a quick poem where many of the words start with the same letter and are similar in sound. For example, "Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers." Try writing your own with this fun kids writing prompt!

#126. What is the first thing you think of when you hear or see the word green?

#127. A hero is someone who is admired for their courage and achievements. What do you think makes someone a hero? Who are some of your heroes?

#128. What did you do during summer vacation last year? What do you want to do for summer vacation this year?

#129. Write a story about a super hero dog who saves the day! Who does the dog help and why?

#130. Would you rather live somewhere that is always cold, or somewhere that is always hot? Write about which one you would rather choose.

#131. Have you ever volunteered to help a charity? If so, write about the experience! If not, what are some charities you think you might like to volunteer for?

#132. What does the word courage mean to you?

#133. What makes you unique? What are some things about you that make you an individual?

#134. Have you ever been to a museum? What is your favorite thing to look at on display?

#135. What can you do to set a good example for others to be kind?

#136. A Tall Tale is a story that exaggerates something that actually happened. Write a tall tale about something that recently happened to you.

#137. What is one of your favorite toys that you think you might still want to have and play with when you are 22 years old?

#138. Oh no! Everyone around you is sick with a nasty cold! Write a silly poem about how you try to avoid catching their germs!

#139. Personification is when a non-living object takes on human characteristics. Write a story where you personify a common electronic gadget in your house, such as the Television or toaster.

#140. Write a poem using similes, which is when you say an object is like something else. Here is an example of a simile: "Her eyes were as blue as the sky."

#141. Have you ever read a book written by Dr. Suess? Write your own "Suess-style" story, complete with rhymes and made up words.

#142. Do you have any siblings? Think about what it might mean to be a good brother or sister and write about it!

#143. Make a list of questions to interview your parents or grandparents about what it was like when they were growing up as a kid. Then, ask them the questions and write about their answers!

#144. You are in charge of writing a new radio show just for kids! What topics will you talk about? What music do you play?

#145. What do you usually eat for breakfast every day? What, in your opinion, is the greatest breakfast food ever created? What makes it so great?

#146. Write a 12 line poem where every line is about a different month of the year.

#147. What is something you look forward to doing the most when you are an adult?

#148. Do you like to try new things? What is something new you have tried recently or would like to try?

#149. Imagine what it might be like to be alive in Egypt when the pyramids were built. Write about what it was like.

#150. A credo is a statement of personal beliefs. Try writing your own credo for things that you believe in and feel are important.

#151. The circus has come to town but they have no place to perform! How do you help the ringmaster find a place to put on a show?

#152. Do you like to act? What are some of your favorite actors or actresses? What do you think makes someone a good actor or actress?

#153. "Practice makes perfect" is a popular saying. What is something you like to practice so you can become better at it? A sport? A musical instrument? A special skill? Do you like to practice?

#154. Write about what it might be like to be water drops freezing and turning into ice.

#155. Do you think it is important to keep your room clean? What do you like about having a clean room?

#156. Imagine your parents are sending you away for a two week summer camp trip. Would you be excited? Why or why not?

#157. What are you currently learning about in history class? Write a fictional story about someone from the past you are learning about.

#158. Many wars have been fought in the past. Instead of going to war, what do you think countries could do to resolve their differences peacefully?

#159. Every year over 8 billion plastic bottles and cans are thrown away. What are some things you can do to help encourage your family and friends to recycle?

#160. Imagine if you were the principal of the school. What might you do differently? What things would you do that are the same? Write about it!

#161. Pretend that one day you are at your neighbor's house and you notice a strange noise coming from the basement. You go downstairs to investigate to see a large machine running with many lights and buttons. Why is it there?

#162. Write an essay that starts with the line, "Tomorrow, I hope..."

#163. If you could give one thing to every child in the world, what would you want to give them?

#164. Do you have a piggy bank at home? How do you earn money to add to your savings?

#165. What qualities make a house a home? What are 3 things you think every house should have?

#166. Would you rather go scuba diving or rock climbing? Write about which one you think you would like to do more and why.

#167. Do you think it is a good idea for kids to write a daily journal? What are some of the benefits of writing every day?

#168. Do you like watching fireworks or are they too noisy? Write about a time when you saw fireworks in the sky.

#169. Oh no! Your friend has turned into a statue! How did this happen? What do you do? Does your friend ever turn back into a person again?

#170. If you could be any movie character, who would you be and why?

#171. A mysterious message appears in code on your computer screen. What could it mean?

#172. If you could go to work with one of your parents for a day, what do you think the day would be like? What types of things do your parents do at work all day long?

#173. Imagine you are the President and you are creating a new national holiday. What is your holiday about? How is it celebrated? What day of the year do you celebrate? Write about it!

#174. You won a never-ending lifetime supply of spaghetti noodles! What will you do with all of these noodles?

#175. Would you rather be a bunny rabbit or a hawk? Why did you choose the one you chose?

#176. Your teacher has been acting mysterious lately. After school one day, you notice a weird green light shining through underneath the door of your classroom. What do you do? What is happening with your teacher?

#177. Write an article about tips for how kids can be more organized and study well for tests.

#178. Look at any product in your house and read the ingredients labels. Research what each ingredient is. Do you think these ingredients are good or bad for people?

#179. If you were a doctor, what do you think would be the most important part of your job every day?

#180. The school librarian needs your help! A truck just arrived with 2,000 books and she can't fit all the books onto the shelves! What do you do? How do you find a place to put all these books?

#181. Do you think it would be fun to plant a garden? What types of plants would you want to grow? Write about your garden ideas.

#182. What is a sport or activity you would like to try playing for the first time?

#183. Do you think kids should be allowed to do the same things as adults? What things do you think kids should be able to do that only grown-ups can?

#184. Imagine you and your parents switch places for a day. Your parents are the kids and you are now in charge! What would you do?

#185. Write a get-well letter to someone who has been sick. What can you say to make them feel better?

#186. If you could visit any planet in the solar system, which planet would you like to visit the most and why? Write about what it might be like.

#187. Have you ever been to a farm? What did you like about it? If you haven't been to a farm, do you think you might like to visit one? Why or why not?

#188. The mayor of the city has a big problem and needs your help! What is the problem and how will you solve it?

#189. Pretend your little sister ate carrots for dinner and the next morning woke up with rabbit ears! How did this happen? What do you do? Will she be a rabbit forever?

#190. Imagine you wake up in the morning to find out you get to relive any day of your life again for the whole day. What day would you want to experience again and why?

#191. Do you think you might like to be a firefighter? Why or why not?

#192. You are a lawyer and your client has been accused of stealing a car. How do you convince the jury your client is innocent?

#193. Think of the four elements: fire, air, earth, and water. Which of these four elements do you like the best?

#194. What would you do if you could be invisible for a whole day? Do you think you would enjoy it or be glad to be back to normal the next day? Write about it!

#195. Imagine you are a meteorologist and people are starting to get angry that your weather predictions are always wrong. What do you do?

#196. If you could create any law, what would it be? Why do you think the law is an important one to have?

#197. You are going incognito and need to hide to your identity so you aren't recognized or discovered while you walk through the city. What type of disguise do you wear?

#198. Write a persuasive letter to your parents explaining why you should get a new pet. Make sure you provide a convincing argument they won't be able to refuse!

#199. Your friend wants to do something dangerous. What should you do?

#200. How do you think the world would be different if there were no oceans?

#201. What do you do when someone disagrees with your opinions? Is there a better way to handle conflicting opinions?

#202. What do you think you as a kid could do to help encourage more people to read?

#203. Do you have a good luck charm? What makes this item lucky? When do you use it? How do you use it?

#204. What is at the end of a rainbow? Imagine you follow a rainbow to the end. What do you discover? Is it a pot of gold, or something else?

#205. What do you think the consequences should be for someone who is caught cheating on a test at school?

#206. Imagine you are riding your bike one day when you encounter an older kid who wants to steal your bike. What do you do?

#207. You are the lead singer and star of a famous rock and roll band, but there is one problem - your drummer is jealous of your fame! How do you solve this situation?

#208. If you could help a group of kids in any part of the world, what kids would you want to help the most and why? What are some things you think would help these kids?

#209. Everyone knows the house on the end of the street is haunted. What are some of the strange things that happen there? Why is the house haunted?

#210. You notice at school one day there is a door to a secret passage next to the janitor's closet and decide to explore. Where does it lead? Why is it there? Do you go alone or bring a friend along?

#211. A bucket list is a list of things you want to accomplish in your lifetime. What are 5 things on your bucket list?

#212. Imagine the perfect treehouse or clubhouse for you and all of your friends as a place to hang out. Describe what it is like inside.

#213. Do you get bored easily? Make a list of things you can do whenever you feel like you are bored and there is nothing fun to do!

#214. Now vs. Then: Think about how today is different from one year ago. How have you changed? What things in your life are different?

#215. Write your autobiography about your life.

#216. It's a heat wave! What do you do when the weather is hot? What are some of your favorite ways to stay cool?

#217. What are three important safety tips every kid should know to stay safe?

#218. What genre of books do you like to read the most? Write about the characteristics of the genre and list some of your favorite books as examples.

#219. Holiday Traditions: How does your family celebrate the different holidays and events? What are some traditions you do each and every year?

#220. Imagine one day in science class a science experiment goes terribly wrong and now you and all of your classmates have superpowers! What are your superpowers and what do you do with them?

#221. Who is favorite teacher? Why are they your favorite?

#222. You are baking a cake, but you accidentally put salt in the cake instead of sugar. Nobody will eat it! How do you feel? What will you do next time?

#223. Do you think it is important to have good table manners? What do you think some good manners to practice might be?

#224. Many schools no longer teach cursive handwriting. Do you think this is a good or bad thing? Do you know how to write cursive handwriting? Would you like to learn if you haven't?

#225. If you were the owner of a theme park, what types of rides and attractions would have? Describe what they would be like and why people would want to visit your park.

#226. Your parents give you $100 to spend at the grocery store. What do you buy and why?

#227. Some people who are alive today grew up without computers or video games. What would you do if you didn't have a computer or video games? How would life be different?

#228. You walk into your living room and discover there is a giant elephant standing there. How did the elephant get there? What do you do about it? How do you explain the elephant in the living room to your parents?

#229. Have you ever had a weird dream? What happened in the dream? What do you think it means?

#230. Do you like to draw or paint? Write a story inspired by a painting, doodle, or sketch.

#231. You are being sent on a mission to outer space to live in a space station for 5 years. What supplies do you pack and why?

#232. What is the scariest creature alive on earth? Describe in detail what makes it so horrifying.

#233. What do you think your pet might say if they could talk to you?

#234. Imagine your school is putting on a talent show. What act will you perform? What other acts will be in the show?

#235. If you could breathe under water, what would you do?

#236. What time of day do you think school should start? Write a convincing argument on why or why not the time of day school starts should change.

#237. If you were to start your own YouTube video channel, what would the videos on your channel be about?

#238. Do you like to cook? What are some things you like to make and eat?

#239. Your school is having a field day and you are in charge of planning the activities and games. What types of activities and games would you plan for the event?

#240. If you had a remote control drone that takes video of everything it sees from the sky and you could take it anywhere, what would you film? For example, the inside of a volcano or soar it over the plains of Africa.

#241. The Bermuda Triangle is an area of the ocean where many ships and planes have gone missing. Why do you think this could be? Write a story about what it might be like to travel there.

#242. There are 7 great wonders of the world - which one do you think is the most wonderful?

#243. If you could speak any foreign language fluently, which one would you like to speak and why?

#244. You are inventing a new flavor of ice cream! What is the new flavor called and what ingredients do you need to make it?

#245. Would you rather go to a baseball game or read a good book? What reasons do you have for your choice?

#246. You walk outside to get your mail and your mailbox starts talking to you! What does your mailbox have to say?

#247. Imagine you are a famous person. What are you most famous for? What is it like to be famous?

#248. What do you think would be the most fun job in the world to have? Give examples of why you think it would be a fun job to have.

#249. Write a poem about an object that is shiny and dazzling.

#250. Do you like to watch the Olympics? Why or why not? If yes, what is your favorite Olympic sport?

#251. What kind of car do you want to drive when you are older? Do you think learning to drive will be easy or hard?

#252. What do you think would make for a great gift to give someone on their birthday?

#253. Describe a time when you needed help and someone helped you. What did they help you with and how did it make you feel?

#254. If you could be any type of fruit or vegetable, what would you be and why?

#255. Do you think it is more important to have a good imagination or have all the facts proven?

#256. Do you have a favorite aunt, uncle, or another relative? Write a story about their life and why you like to be with them.

#257. Think of a time you laughed really, really hard. What was so funny? Why were you laughing? Write about it!

#258. Write a poem about an emotion. For example: happy, sad, angry, embarrassed, guilty.

#259. Do you ever have a hard time falling asleep? What are some things that help you feel sleepy?

#260. If you could drive a car, where would you drive and why?

#261. Imagine you are trading places with your friend for a day. What will it be like to be at their house? What will your friend think while they are at your house? Write about it!

#262. If you could break a world record, what would it be? What do you think would be necessary to be able to break the world record?

#263. Imagine you live in Colonial times. What would it be like to grow up as a kid in Colonial America?

#264. You are building a new city. What is the name of your city? What is the weather like? What buildings will you build?

#265. What do you think it would be like to work as a sailor on big ship in the ocean each day?

#266. Imagine you are the teacher for the day. What types of activities do you make the students in the class do?

#267. How would you feel if your parents told you that you would be getting a new baby brother or sister? Write about it!

#268. Do you know any good jokes? What are some of your favorite jokes? What makes them funny? Do you think you could write your own?

#269. Imagine you are floating down a river on a raft. What types of things can you see from the river that you normally wouldn't see from the land?

#270. You want to start a new hobby collecting something. What kinds of things would you collect and why?

#271. Your mom announces she is having a yard sale. Would you let her sell any of your things? Why or why not?

#272. Imagine you walk out your front door one morning and it is raining popcorn! What do you do?

#273. You are camping in the woods one night and hear a scary noise. What do you do? What might be the cause?

#274. What do you think might make kids really happy to go to school? What are some things you think schools should do so that it could be more fun?

#275. Today's lunch at the cafeteria was unusually horrible. You are a detective on the case to investigate. What do you think is the cause?

#276. If you had a tree that grows money, what would you do?

#277. What would you do if you had a unicorn as a pet?

#278. Would you rather go to the zoo or go to the aviary? Which one would you pick and why?

#279. What are some safety tips you should follow when riding a bike?

#280. You are designing the cover of a magazine. What are some of the headlines on the cover?

#281. Are you afraid of the dark? Why or why not?

#282. If you could learn to play any type of musical instrument, which one would you like to learn how to play and why?

#283. Imagine you are playing a sport that involves a ball, such as soccer, baseball or kickball. What would it be like if the ball could talk?

#284. You come home to discover a friendly alien has been living in your closet. What do you do? Why is there an alien in your closet?

#285. Is there something you are afraid of that you wish you weren't afraid of? Write about it.

#286. Write about the best party you've ever been to. What made the day fun and special?

#287. What makes you feel loved and cared about? What are some ways people can show you that they love and care about you?

#288. There is a kite flying competition coming up and you are going to design your own kite. What will your kite look like? What colors will it be? Will it have any certain shape?

#289. You are given the challenge to drop an egg on the floor - without it breaking! What are some things you might try to make sure the egg won't break?

#290. What are some of the things you can do every day to stay healthy?

#291. Do you think grown-ups are boring? Why do you think they are so boring all of the time? What is something fun that boring grown-ups could do instead of being so boring?

#292. Write a lyrical poem or song about what kids do while they are at school all day long.

#293. What are the first things you like to do when you are done with school each day? What are some of the activities you like when you are not at school?

#294. Imagine dinosaurs were still alive today. How do you think our lives would be different?

#295. Would you rather visit a volcano or a desert? Which one would you choose and why?

#296. Is there a sound you think is annoying? What types of sounds drive you crazy? Write about them!

#297. What do you think it would be like to be the size of an ant for a day? What types of things would you do?

#298. Imagine one of your stuffed animals comes to life and starts talking to you. What types of things will you talk about? What will you do?

#299. What makes you feel happiest? Write about the things in life that make you feel happy!

#300. Imagine there is no gravity. What kind of things would you do you for fun? How would some of the things you already do for fun be different?

Parents and teachers, I hope you enjoyed these 300 writing prompts for kids and that you will use them to inspire your children's creative imaginations.

These prompts of course can be used in a number of different ways and can be adapted for a variety of different styles of writing!

What do you think? Do you think these are good conversation and story starters for kids? Do you have any ideas for writing prompts you would like to share?

And of course, if you'd like to make it super fun and easy to use these prompts at home or in your classroom, be sure to get our ad-free printable version of these kids writing prompt cards now available in my Etsy shop.

We'd love to hear your thoughts on different creative writing ideas and topics for kids to write about! Share your thoughts in the comments below!

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Printable cursive writing worksheets help you teach your students how to write in cursive.

If your students can already write, cursive is the next step.

Cursive writing is easy! 'Just connect the letters with five basic strokes.

Slant the letters, if you like.

Add a swoosh or a style, if you like.

Free Cursive Writing Worksheets

Well, some children do not think cursive writing is easy.

If so, encourage them that fancy cursive writing is simple, fun, and actually faster than manuscript.

These free PDF cursive practice sheets are easy to file, print, and use. Jump to oodles of free practice PDF worksheets below:

1. Cursive alphabet worksheets,

2. Practicing cursive strokes,

3. Cursive words worksheets,

4. Cursive sentence worksheets,

5. Advanced cursive practice poems and sentences,

6. Reading and grammar sentences,

7. Buy handwriting bundles: for kids and adults.

All of the free printable worksheets on this page use the usual third or fourth grade sized line spacing.

See other handwriting and practice worksheets throughout PrintNPractice.com.

Instructions For Teaching Cursive Writing

Easy Cursive Writing Instructions

Teaching cursive writing can be easy if you make it an adventure. Basically there are six strokes to connect letters:

A short upswing,

A short upswing over to two on the clock,

A tall upswing,

A short dip,

A short dip over to two on the clock,

See more instructions below.

If your elementary school students already know how to write in manuscript, encourage them that writing in cursive is as easy as connecting the letters together. The rest is style.

Write the manuscript alphabet on the board or a piece of paper, or some part of it. Then make the connections both on the board and in their minds by drawing the connecting strokes.

That's it!

Truly, that's most of writing in cursive.

How To Write Cursive For Beginners

With beginners or those who struggle, another idea for teaching cursive handwriting is to drag your lines on the board as you move to write the next letter in a word. Say the letter or its sound as you write the letters naming the strokes you're using.

Students like seeing that

Cursive is smooth and flowing.

Cursive is pretty and makes fancy writing.

Writing in cursive is faster than manuscript writing and doesn't use as many starts and stops.

Cursive writing helps children see the end of one word and the start of the next word.

What was that?

Yes.

Practicing cursive offers an "Aha!" moment for some reluctant readers. When they see the break between the words in their own handwriting, they often make a better association for where words start and where they end in their reading, certainly in their handwriting. :-)

Cursive Writing Instructions For Adults

Cursive writing instructions for adults is the same as for children. A beginner is a beginner.

Learning how to write in cursive as an adult can actually be easier, especiall if you've been printing with an italic hand, meaning your letters already slant as if for cursive script.

Best advice? Long story short?

Connect the letters as you write.

You can learn style as you practice writing in cursive hand.

For adults who will be using these cursive script sheets print the pages "two-up" so that you can use the smaller font and less paper.

No sense trudging through larger handwriting to learn cursive.

It is the same for basic cursive practice sheets for older kids and high school students. Keep it short and sweet.

1. The Alphabet In Cursive

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Basically, there are five cursive strokes to add to the manuscript letters.

Romalda Spalding has an excellent description in her book at Amazon, The Writing Road to Reading. In a way, this is my favorite cursive writing book as she makes cursive seem easy.

1. A short upswing from the base line

2. A tall upswing from the base line

3. A short upswing that curves over to 2 on the clock

4. A short dip kept at the mid point.

5. A short dip that curves over to two on the clock

The whole lesson is only six pages and can be taught in just a few classes. Truly, I've seen even small children learn to write in cursive in just two weeks using what she wrote.

She taught several general rules like "All letters sit on the base line." Then she writes that you should teach the terms for the five strokes as you show how to connect the letters:

You can read more about using her book for teaching reading by teaching writing.

Usually, the capital letters do not connect with the rest of a word, yet these capitals letters can be connected to the rest of a word:

Once your students have learned both upper and lower case cursive, they can stay sharp practicing this cursive sentence with all letters present:

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

1.A. 26 Printable Cursive Writing Worksheets PDF For the Cursive Alphabet

The first image can be used for crayon or finger tracing "just to get the idea" of the cursive alphabet.

Each of the A-Z letters have a dotted cursive writing PDF.

These 26 PDF printable cursive worksheets show the alphabet in cursive with upper and lower case practice for each individual letter of the alphabet.

The instruction guides show the upper and lower case cursive directions for where to start and where to end each letter, A-Z.

Each page has the capital or upper case letter and the lower case letter for each letter of the alphabet.

1.B. Cursive Alphabet: Lower Case ABC Cursive Handwriting Alphabet - 5 Practice Pages

Why put upper case letters first? Children often learn best what they learn first.

Since most cursive letter writing is lower case and since most cursive words practice is lower case, it is a good idea to practice these cursive letters first.

See these worksheets for the lower case alphabet in cursive:

These five worksheets show the lower case cursive handwriting alphabet.

Print or download five PDF pages of cursive letter writing practice worksheets.

The first letter is solid with a line of practice letters that are dashed and blank space to practice the lower case letters.

Lower case cursive Q?

Demonstrate that the flag is like the manuscript and moves forward "in the direction in which we write".

1.C. Cursive Alphabet: ABC Cursive Uppercase Alphabet - 5 Printable Capitalization Worksheets

Cursive capital letters are often made just like the lower case alphabet in cursive.

See five free downloads for capital letter writing practice:

Print or download five PDF pages of cursive uppercase writing alphabet practice.

The first capital letter is solid for better visualization and has a line of dashed practice letters.

The blank space is for practicing the cursive uppercase letters.

Uppercase cursive Q?

Teach the style that you use most or use the big Quaker Oats Q. That's what I do.

Capital Cursive Letters

2. Free Cursive Writing Worksheets Using Difficult Cursive Strokes

Enter: The short dip.

Many times it's hardest for children to get the idea of connecting letters that use the short dip or a connecting loop at the midpoint or midline.

Staying at the mid-line is the trick, and these practice cursive worksheets are the answer.

Since b and o each end at the mid-line, they are difficult letter combinations. Practicing letter combinations with this stroke makes the letters easier to form in everyday handwriting in a continuous stretch of letters.

Use these free cursive writing worksheets to show your students how to write cursive letters that end with a short dip at the midpoint.

See the individual pages first or download the group of five all at once at the link below the individual pages (2.F.).

2.A. Letter Pairs For Cursive Writing Practice For br, oe, we, ve, oo, on - 1 Page

These letter pairs for mixed cursive writing practice include: br, oe, we, ve, oo, on.

Focus on starting at the midpoint and dipping right back to it.

Take time to demonstrate the short dip and show how it connects the first and second letters.

The better the children can make each letter on this page, the easier the next four pages will be. Allow plenty of time.

Difficult Cursive Letter Combinations In Cursive Writing

2.B. Cursive Practice For oa, ou, ow, oi, oy, wh

2.C. Cursive Printable For wr, be, bo, bu, by, ol

2.D. Cursive Handwriting For op, ot, ve, wi, bs, or

2.E. Cursive Writing For os, wr, ws, ee, oc, and wo

2.F. Bundle of 5 Cursive Handwriting Worksheets

See all five of the above cursive handwriting worksheets in one download:

1. br, oe, we, ve, oo, on

2. oa, ou, ow, oi, oy, wh

3. wr, be, bo, bu, by, ol

4. op, ot, ve, wi, bs, or

5. os, wr, ws - with extra space for your own combinations.

This download is a collection of all five cursive handwriting worksheets above with some space at the end for your choice of difficult letter combinations.

Print all five two sided for fifth and sixth grade review work.

Older students like the elegant look of smaller cursive fonts, so you can print these two-up for a nice effect.

3. Cursive Words Worksheets

This next set uses a larger sized font for first and second grade handwriting.

3.A. Buy our bundled Cursive Spelling Words Lists. See our 4th, 5th, and 6th grade spelling words worksheets for cursive words. The words are printed in cursive for your students to practice writing three times each.

3.B. See our common and compound Nouns Lists. Awesome spelling practice and awesome cursive writing practice.

3.C. Spelling and writing number words in cursive: great practice writing checks.

4. Poems And Cursive Sentences

Four 3rd grade cursive writing worksheets: These worksheets are for cursive writing for grade 3 and higher and have space for copywork underneath each line.

If you want smaller line spacing for grades 5 and 6, print the sheets two up. High school levels can be printed in multiples of four.

1. Little Things, by Julia A. F. Carney - 2 pages (4 extra pages blank)

2. The Flag Goes By, by Henry Holcomb Bennett - 6 pages copy underneath

3. Preamble to the Constitution, United States Founding Fathers - 2 pages

4.A. Furry Bear Cursive Handwriting Sheets 2 pg.

4.B. Little Things Cursive Worksheets, 2 pages

4.C. The Flag Goes By Cursive Practice Sheets

4.D.Preamble Constitution Cursive Writing Sheet

5. Advanced Cursive Printable Handwriting Practice - Poems And Cursive Sentences

Moving up through the handwriting skills levels: These worksheets have the text to the left of the writing space.

It takes more thinking to copy the sentences this way.

These cursive writing worksheets may be best as 4th, 5th, and 6th grade cursive writing worksheets rather than 3rd grade.

5.A. Beautiful Cursive Handwriting: October

5.B. Cursive Handwriting Sheets: Father Is Coming

5.C. Kids Cursive Writing: Where's Mother

5.D. Cursive Writing: White Snow, Bright Snow

6. Reading And Grammar Cursive Writing Sentences

See our Robert Louis Stephenson's poems, A Child's Garden of Verses, in four formats, one of which is cursive writing. You'll find 61 cursive writing worksheets with poems and sentences here.

PrintNPractice grammar worksheets are available with cursive sentences for even more cursive writing worksheets using easy sentences for grammar lessons or handwriting practice.

7. More Cursive Writing Worksheets

7.A. Cursive And Print Handwriting For Kids

You'll find many more cursive writing worksheets with our grammar, handwriting, and alphabet worksheets here most of which also have print handwriting worksheets.

7.B. Cursive And Print Handwriting For Adults

Adults usually need to write smaller. They do not have the time, space, or patience for huge writing font sizes. Well, neither do children; but that's another story.

An idea that works beautifuly to have cursive or print handwriging worksheets for adults and high school level students is to print the bundles as

If there are two handwriting worksheets per page, adults have an easy model that is a grown up size, more mature and even elegant.

Simply change your printer settings to booklet, two-up, or multiples.

The print and cursive worksheets on this page are included in the phonics worksheets bundle.

Buy Print And Cursive Handwriting Worksheets - Digital And Printable PDF

Buy these printable PDF bundles with manuscript and cursive handwriting worksheets organized in files by topic. Students can practice in remote digital files offline.

Cursive writing worksheets are super helpful when you need something quick to teach how to write in cursive. See our other PrintNPractice worksheets as well.

Thank you for visiting and for sharing. :-)

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This post is a comprehensive resource on cursive handwriting letter families. Did you know that teaching cursive letters in a series of similar letters can be helpful for kids who are just learning letter formation? Using groups of letters that are formed similarly makes them a letter family. So, when we use the motor plan required to form a cursive letter, we can help learners retain and use that cursive formation appropriately for legible handwriting when completing cursive writing. Let's break down cursive letter families!

What are Letter Families

Letter families are related letters. Just like a family, letter families contain similar traits. These similarities might include the same starting point when forming a letter, similar lines that make up the letter, or other traits that make the letters easy to group. Letter families might include these traits:

Same starting point

Same initial pencil movement

Same connecting lines or ending pencil strokes

Similar movements within the letter, like bumps, slants, re-trace, etc.

When it comes to cursive letter families, this is a powerful teaching technique because we can break down the task of learning all uppercase and lower case cursive letters as we break down the task into chunks.

Teaching cursive letters in chunks can be helpful because many cursive letters are similar in formation either in starting lines or with components. Consider a lower case cursive letter "i". The way the beginning line curves up and stops is similar to the start of a lower case cursive letter "t".

Letters like m, n, v, x, y, and z all start with a bump curve that starts from the baseline and curves up in an arch toward the middle line.

Letters like e, l, h, b, f, and k all start with a loop.

There are similarities in upper and lowercase cursive letters that indicate a need to teach letters in an order that takes cursive letter families into account.

Why use letter families to teach cursive

Cursive families and grouping letters by lines is an occupational therapy strategy that uses motor planning, muscle memory, and fine motor development to impact legible cursive writing.

Tricks to help with teaching cursive handwriting can make all the difference when it comes to carryover and legibility. Below, you will find information about teaching cursive handwriting and letters that are similar and should be taught together in groups for ease of learning.

You'll discover more about cursive letter families below as well as more cursive writing strategies and tools here and in the How to Teach Cursive Writing series.

You can find all of the tips and strategies for teaching cursive handwriting under the handwriting tab up above.

Lowercase Cursive Letter Families

Lowercase cursive handwriting letter families are broken down by the writing strokes that start the letter. We've broken these letter groups into these types of starting strokes:

1. Wave Letters

2. Spike Letters

3. Loop Letters

4. Bump Letters

5. Slant Letters

6. Tow Truck Letters (based on the ending strokes or connecting strokes)

You can see that when we break cursive letters down into groups, it makes it easier for learners to learn and carryover the motor plan to form the letter because the letters that start similarly use the same small muscle movements.

Wave Letter Family

Wave letters are lowercase cursive letters that curve up from the baseline with a curve that follows the outside and left side of a circle. The curve traces back on itself to create a curve shape. Read here about specific strategies to teach Wave Letters.
Wave letters include lowercase cursive: c, a, d, g, q, and o.
Spike Letter Family

Spike Letters are are lowercase cursive letters that curve up from the baseline with an inverted curve that follows the underside and right side of a circle. The curve traces back on itself for the strait portion of the letter, but then pulls away to either continue with additional components of the letter or to connect to subsequent letters.
Spike letters include lowercase cursive: i, t, u, w, p, and j.
Loop Letter Family

Loop letters are lowercase cursive letters that begin with a loop from the baseline. These can be easy to learn at first : cursive e and cursive f are simple motor plans. But, the remaining loop letters contain re-traced lines, inverted lines that move back toward the middle line and then in the opposite direction (cursive k), and multi-loops (cursive f).
Loop letters include: e, l, h b, k, and f.
Bump Letter Family

Bump letters are lowercase cursive letters that start from the baseline with a low curve on a 45 degree angle that peaks with a curved "bump" at the middle line.
Bump letters include: n, m, v, x, y, and z.
Slant Letter Family

Slant letters are lowercase cursive letters that start from the baseline and slant at a 45 degree angle without a curved portion at the direction change.
Slant letters include: s and r.
Tow Truck Letter Family

Tow truck letters use terminology from the Handwriting Without Tears program and refers to the way the letter connects to another letter.

Another way to distinguish cursive letters even further is to identify tow truck letters. This term uses a verbal prompt from the Learning Without Tears handwriting program which identifies letters with a high connection point. The "tow truck letters" connect to subsequent letters in a word with a connector at the middle line rather than the baseline.
Tow Truck Letters include: o, v, w, and b.
Uppercase Cursive Letter Families

Upper case cursive letters can be hard to learn. Why? Because uppercase letters are not often used, especially as often as their lowercase relatives. An uppercase K may not be used often and it is easy to forget which way to make the starting lines or the mid-loops.

We'll break down uppercase cursive letters into groups, just like we did with the lowercase letters.

Uppercase cursive letter families are broken down by starting point.

Right Curve Start Upper Case Cursive Letters

Right-Start Letters are uppercase cursive letters that start at the top line with a counter clockwise (or right curve) motion from the top line down to the baseline.

Right Curve Start Letters include: A, C, O, Q, and E (Uppercase cursive letter E starts with a right curve to the middle line.)

Rocker Start Upper Case Cursive Letters

Rocker-Start uppercase cursive letters are those upper case letters that start with a small rocker motion to the top line.
Rocker start letters include: B, R, P, and L.
Down Stroke Start Letters

Down-Stroke upper case cursive letters are uppercase cursive letters that start at the top line and move down.
Down stroke start letters include: D, T, F, U, Y, V, and W.
Left Loop Start Letters

Left-Loop start letters are uppercase cursive letters that begin with a small loop start at the top left side of the letter.
Left loop start letters include: H, K, M, N, X, and W.
Slant Start Upper Case Cursive Letters

Slant start cursive are uppercase cursive letters that start at the baseline and slant up to the top line at a 45 degree angle.
Slant start letters include: G and S.
Left Curve Up Start Cursive Upper Case

Left Curve Up start letters are uppercase cursive letters start at the baseline and curve up to the left side. They start of the opposite side than the rest of the upper case cursives. This can be a difficult start for some learners, especially if these letters are not used often.
Left curve up start letters include: I and J.
Other Upper Case Cursive

Uppercase cursive letter Z doesn't seem to fit into any of these categories! That is to say: all of these cursive letter starts depend on the font. Occupational therapy practitioners tend to teach simple writing strokes to reduce the motor plan and to improve carryover. So, it is possible to group Z into another group, including the Slant Start Letters or Left Loop Start Letters.

What order to teach cursive Letter families?

When it comes down to it, having a specific order of uppercase and lowercase cursive letters doesn't matter hugely. It is much more important to teach letters in their family chunks for ease. That being said, you do need to start somewhere when it comes to starting to teach cursive letters. So where to begin?

It's also a great idea to teach letters that are similar in look or formation to their printed counterpart.

There are so many different cursive letter curriculum out there without a clear letter sequence so it's truly up to the instructor. Consider the benefits of teaching cursive letters in their letter family clusters. Here is one list of recommended cursive letter order for ease of instruction.

For explicit instruction, use the suggested order to teach cursive letters listed on this handout.

How to Teach Cursive Families

Teach Cursive Letter Families with Picture Frames!

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Use the cursive letter order descriptions to create family photos like we did. Use these in the classroom to teach kids about how the letters are related in formation. We used just a few items to create family photos for cursive letters:

To make teaching cursive with a cursive letter family fun and "stick" try this memorable activity.

Cut the cardstock to fit the frames. Add a small piece of tape to keep the cardstock in place. Write the groups of cursive letters on the cardstock. Fit the paper into the frames.

Use these frames to teach common cursive letter families. Place them on desks or tables in the classroom or home and refer to cursive families during instruction.

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Cursive Handwriting Letter Families - The OT Toolbox

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Teaching cursive by handwriting letter families is a powerful way to group cursive letters according to motor plan needed to form each letter.

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Before a child learns to write letters in cursive, connect letters together, and recall the formation of cursive letters, it is helpful to build the skills needed for controlled pencil movements. When writing in cursive, we keep the pencil tip on the paper for a longer period of time compared to printed handwriting.

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Little Story Creator - Digital Scrapbooking and Photo Collage

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Ever wonder what it would be like to mash-up a Shakespeare poem with a Hip Hop Song? Verses is a new iPhone and iPad app that puts a fresh spin on a cherished classic: refrigerator magnet poetry. We built this app to set your creativity ablaze with Verses's limitless word mixing possibilities that allow you to become a kind of dictionary DJ. After creating a poem out of your own personal mix of dictionaries, you can send your creation to friends via email or publish it in your Facebook photo album! (network connectivity required)

Arranging words into your own poetry is much easier and smoother (and thus more enjoyable) using Verses, as opposed to the original "real life" fridge magnets. But even more enjoyable is the pleasure of sharing your poetic creations with friends. With the click of a button, you can publish your poem to Facebook (assuming you're logged in). Then ALL of your friends can see your creativity, not just the ones who happen to be in standing in front of your fridge (Facebook account and network connectivity required). Plus you can email your poetry directly to your friends, all without ever leaving the app. You can also save your poetry to your device's photo album.

Verses comes with 4 dictionaries, including:

*Old School Words
*New School Words
*'The' Dictionary
*If Ands Or Buts Dictionary

You can also buy premium dictionaries for an additional cost, which can add even more flavor and character to your poems. Premium dictionaries are available as optional in-app purchases and include:

*Hip-Hop Dictionary
*Beatnik Dictionary
*60's Dictionary 1
*60's Dictionary 2
*LOL-tionary
*Sci-Fi Dictionary
*Shakespeare Dictionary
*19th & 20th Century Dictionary

We've also added Achievements that will track your progress and keep a tally of your own personal "Poetry Score."

The New Update

I have been waiting for being able to add custom words. But I'm a little confused with how the system works. I am for sure going to buy the new word dictionaries, they seem like they will be wonderful. But it seems a little greedy to ask us to pay a dollar just to add 25 words, and then to only be allowed 10 words. Over all, I can't wait to buy the new dictionaries.

What a philosophical lark (but needs a saved folder)

How much fun you can have with this "game" definitely depends on how much you are willing to spend on extra mixology dictionaries. If you have them all, and I highly suggest that if you are really going to play around with this, you just buy them all ($6 for both sets, I believe), you can really write yourself some interesting poems. You get to mix how much of each dictionary you want in your word drawer at any time. The addition of points toward awards is okay, but I'm not all that concerned with it myself.

I LOVE the look of this magnet poetry take-off. The 70s-girly-scrapbooking/collage art that accompanies the app is certainly fun. And I really appreciate that although I have had this app on my iPad and iPhone (you only have to buy the dictionaries once by the way), this is the first time (in almost a year) that I have been asked to rate this app. I hate apps that ask after about 20 minutes into using the app.

All in all, if you're a poet, sort-of poet, or just like making word mash, this is the poetry maker I choose to play with and I have played with almost all of the magnet-type poetry apps. If you're just seriously trying to write poetry, a notebook is probably your best bet. This is a really neat way to create some fun and sometimes some spontaneously serious poetry (haikus are a good way to go as well) and then share it via Facebook or email or however. Or just have fun and keep it to yourself.

I see potential

I think this game could be much better and more popular. It needs to be geared more towards artistic expression and the discovery of truth rather than you can you get money. I mean the entire app is supposed to be centered around poetry but I'm so limited unless I want to spend a lot of money. Also, make a more modern fun design that everyone will love and make more room for bigger poems, and more word options. But I like how you can play with different ideas. I'd rather have adds and plenty of poetry than no ads but very limited tools if that's what you choose. I'd love it if you'd help me make art. Not help me help you make $$$. This is a great idea and could get big again but not like this. You're limiting yourself.

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Compatibility

iPhone

Requires iOS 4.0 or later.

iPad

Requires iPadOS 4.0 or later.

iPod touch

Requires iOS 4.0 or later.

Mac

Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

Age Rating

12+ Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes Infrequent/Mild Sexual Content and Nudity Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes

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‎Poetry Creator | Verses - Poetry, Poems & Poets

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A tactile tool to randomly combine a plot, a subject and a setting or style, the Brainstormer can provide that elusive moment of inspiration for writers, painters, or any kind of creative endeavour.

A Five Minute Writing Exercise

The Brainstormer can serve as a limitless supply of fiction writing exercises. Ideas from The Brainstormer can spark a quick flash fiction workout, ignite short stories, or even kick off entire screenplays or novels. You can also use the World Builder to create rich and unexpected settings, and the Character Builder wheel to create fascinating three dimensional characters, or try the Sci-Fi Brainstormer for a sci-fi flavor.

Writing killer fiction takes practice. Practice takes inspiration. Just spending a few minutes writing less than a page every day, using random ideas from The Brainstormer will elevate your writing and inspire the kinds of original ideas that make publishers salivate over your manuscript.

The Best Defense Against Writer's Block

It's a terrible feeling to be stuck facing a blank page. You know that once you get started, once you build that momentum it can carry you to a stack of pages ready for a deadline. But where to begin? The Brainstormer is a powerful weapon against writer's block. It's that little, magical push to get you started.

What's New in Version 2.0.0

HUGE UPDATE!

Supports all iPhone screen sizes!

Apple Watch support for ideas on the go!

Export and Share Wheel Sets

Improved Word Editor

Use International Characters and Emoji!

New Sci-Fi Brainstormer

Edit Words from your desktop Browser

Feature Packed, Fiction Powered

Time-tested and artist-proven, featuring the carefully curated 'Classic Brainstormer' lists.

Circular 'Wheel Mode' and linear 'Slot Machine' mode provides two views into the nearly endless combinations.

Shake your device or roll the dice for "Random Spin".

Lock any of the wheels to fine tune your spins.

Fully editable: Tweak the Classic 'Brainstormer' or create your own wheels entirely.

Export and Share your wheels with others via email, AirDrop and more.

Supports International Characters and Emoji!

Found the perfect combination? Send it via email or share it on Twitter and Facebook.

Apple Watch support for ideas on the go!

Edit your wheels in your browser over Wi-Fi.

Show me the Screenshots

Wheel mode: spin the wheels to generate unique combinations of plot/conflict, style/setting, and subject/location.

Slot mode. Shake the device (or roll the dice) for a random spin!

The word lists are fully editable. Make your own wheels.

In addition to the Classic Brainstormer, try the World Builder, Character Builder, Creature Builder and Sci-Fi Brainstormer!

Share your inspiration via email, Twitter or Facebook.

Now supports International Characters and Emoji.

Desktop Editing! Edit wheel sets from your destop browser.

Try it Online

Try the FREE online version of The Brainstomer:
The Brainstormer Online
Get it now!

History

The original Brainstormer was created by concept artist Andrew Bosley while he was in art school at SJSU, studying visual development and illustration. As Andrew describes it, "I was always trying to give myself little concept projects to keep myself sharp and thinking. So I created a list of objects, persons, things, etc. and a list of styles, adjectives, etc. These very large lists were in the back of my very first Moleskine (an address book used as a sketchbook).
Sketch Hunter, the art of Andrew Bosley
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The Brainstormer - Story Idea Generator for iPhone

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A tactile tool to randomly combine a plot, a subject and a setting or style, the Brainstormer can provide that elusive moment of inspiration for writers, painters, or any kind of creative endeavour. The Brainstormer can serve as a limitless supply of fiction writing exercises.

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Fun and Motivation. With this app writing is like a game, because when we enjoy, everything gets easier

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Whole school plan and resources for teaching spelling

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Within each year group folder you'll find some planning documents, and a huge resource bank of word sort lists, all ready for you to print out, cut up, and use as part of your Word Study teaching sequence.

Also, look at our posters which have been designed to help you and your students understand the word study teaching sequence, what the different sorts are, and how to do a word investigation.

We're working on having everything you need to teach the 2014 spelling curriculum requirements. If you have resources or other website links you'd like to share with us, please do so: email us, and we'll add them to the site.

We've also shared some ideas on our Pinterest page so that's worth checking out for ideas.

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Within each year group folder you'll find some planning documents, and a huge resource bank of word sort lists, all ready for you to print out, cut up, and use as part of your Word Study teaching sequence.

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Make Bingo games, Word Searches , Word Jumbles , Handwriting pages etc

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Free Literacy Printables. Custom worksheets, teaching resources, printable games and manipulatives.

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KS2 English learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

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Children’s attention can also be drawn to the various parts of words such as prefixes (parts of words at the start of a word) or suffixes parts of words at the end of words.  By understanding this part of a word, they can infer meaning about other words and expand their vocabulary.

Examples of prefixes are as follows:

Anti (against) – antibody, antiseptic, antivirus

Semi (half or partial) – semi-circle, semi-annual, semi-conscious

De (opposite) – devalue, denounce,

Inter (between, among) meaning interview, interrupt, intercom

Mid (middle) – midline, midpoint, midfield

Pre (before) – prefix, preview, pre-order, presume

Sub (under) – subway, subpar, submarine

Re (again) – review, resume, reapply, rewrite

Some sample suffixes include:

Est (the most) – longest, tallest, smallest, shortest

Less (without) – hopeless, ruthless, speechless, gutless

Er (more) – taller, smaller, longer, shorter

Ful (full of) – helpful, thankful, cheerful

Ed (past tense) walked, jumped, hopped, talked

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Root words can be considered the ‘main’ part in a longer word.  Some roots come from Greek and Latin and have various definitions. Some roots of words are stand-alone words, whereas some root words are not standalone words. For example, walk is a root word, it is the root of the words walking, walks, walked, walker, walkway, sleepwalker, hillwalker etc. Understanding parts of one word means that children can transfer that meaning to other words.

Some examples of root words that come from Greek include:

Tele (meaning far away), and is words such as television, telescope, telephone

Therm (meaning heat) such as thermometer, thermal

Astro (stars/space) – astronaut, astronomer

Auto (meaning self or same or one) – autopilot, autoimmune, autograph, automatic

Photo (light) – Photograph, photosynthesis, photographer, photocopy

Some examples of root words that come from Latin include:

Aqua (meaning water) – aquarium, aquamarine, aquatic

Audio (to hear) – audiofile, audible, audiobook, audiotape

Cent (meaning 100) – century, centenary, centimetre

Multi (many) – multiple, multiplied, multiply, multimedia

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Structure writing

Use notes and attachments to quickly create a structure for an article or a writing assignment, then create a document outline and continue editing in your favourite writing tool

Create storyboards

Use a frictionless planning canvas to capture and organise your thoughts, and then put them into a powerful storyboard to turn a hierarchy of ideas into a sequence of slides.

Post to social media

MindMup Atlas automatically adds images and contextual information to ensure that your maps show up nicely on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn and Pinterest.

Plan and manage projects

Add measurements to map nodes to automatically calculate cost, completion and other important factors. Manage project progress easily with icons and priorities.

Collaborate easily

Maps saved to MindMup Cloud support concurrent editing for teams and classrooms, enabling you to instantly see updates made to your map by other users.

Attach documents

Add longer text, videos and spreadsheets to your maps. MindMup for Google Drive also allows you to link to other project documents on Google Drive easily.

Add images

Quickly add images and icons to your maps to provide context and illustrations.

Administer easily

Administrators can easily control sharing settings for the entire organisation. MindMup also integrates with Office365 and Google authentication for easy account management.

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Free online mind mapping. The most productive online mind map canvas on the Web. Supports Freemind mindmap import/export. Easy mindmapping software.

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Coggle is online software for creating and sharing mindmaps and flowcharts. It works online in your browser: there's nothing to download or install. Log in to start diagramming!

Whether you're taking notes, brainstorming, planning, or doing something awesomely creative, it is super simple to visualise your ideas with Coggle. Share with as many friends or colleagues as you like. Changes you make will show up instantly in their browser, wherever they are in the world

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The clear way to share complex information. Coggle is a collaborative mind-mapping tool that helps you make sense of complex things. Create unlimited mind maps and easily share them with friends and colleagues.

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Free Word Cloud Generator - Create a Word Cloud Live

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Rebus puzzles seem to come in two different types. The first type uses pictures as well as small parts of words that combine into a longer phrase. This is more of a traditional rebus:

Another sort, and the kind that we have a few pages here for you to print out, use almost exclusively words and will typically symbolize some popular idiom. These sort of rebus puzzles can get you thinking in new ways, and we all need a change of thought from time to time, don't we?

Rebus Strategies

Here are a few things to look for when solving this type of puzzle:

1. Word position. If a word is over or under another word, or if one word is within another word, then that probably has something to do with the solution.

2. Color. If a word is a different color than the others (or even just a different color from black) that might be a clue.

3. Size. If the word is unusually large or small.

4. Quantity. If a word or letter is repeated, then there is a probably a number involved in the solution.

Worksheets

Ready to try out your new found Rebus wisdom? Here are a couple of pages of rebus puzzles that you can print out and ponder (solutions included if you just can't figure them out). Share it with friends and family for even more enjoyment!

Please note that native English speakers, especially Americans, will have an unfair advantage because these are based mostly on American idioms and expressions.

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Rebus puzzles can help stretch your mind and stimulate creativity. Print these out and see how many your friends can guess.

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Use a word wheel to deepen understanding of the word they are learning, focusing on synonyms and antonyms e.g. Wordwheel.pdf

Teach word learning strategies: When it comes to the senior classes you want them to be able to work independently and be able to figure out meanings of words themselves:

Actively teach dictionary skills, play games with the dictionary to get children used to using them e.g. teacher calls out the word and the class race to find the page the word is on. Ask the children to provide a work to look up. Use the scrabble game as mentioned in this lesson previously.

Using context clues

Morphemic awareness (we will explore this later in the lesson)

Glossaries

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This strategy connects two different vocabulary words in a unit of study. Students choose two words that go together and explain the connection between these words. Then, in pairs challenge them to create an oral story using the words. This allows the children to use the words in context and provides you with an excellent method of assessing the children’s understanding of the words.

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A concept sort is a vocabulary and comprehension strategy used to familiarise students with the vocabulary of a new topic or book. Teachers provide students with a list of terms or concepts from reading material. Students place words into different categories based on each word's meaning. Categories can be defined by the teacher or by the students. For example, provide children with 15 or so words from new novel or SESE topic. Working individually, in small groups or as a class, have the students sort the cards or objects into meaningful groups. The groups (or categories) can be pre-defined by the teacher (often called a closed sort) or by the students (often called an open sort).

Video example of Concept sorts (while this is a younger class the same approach can be adapted in the senior classes, just choose more age-appropriate vocabulary)

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This technique requires students to

(1) define the target vocabulary words or concepts, and

(2) apply this information by generating examples and non-examples.

This information is placed on a chart that is divided into four sections to provide a visual representation for students.

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Choice: Allow children to pick their own words they wish to learn. Create their own vocabulary dictionary. Here are some questions you could ask children about their words:

How useful is the word? Can you use it in different situations?

Is the word used frequently? Could it appear in different texts?

Is the word’s meaning easy to explain in everyday language?

Does the word refer to something concrete or abstract?

Does the word have multiple meanings?

Does the word have a prefix, suffix, or identifiable root? (Janis Harmon et al, 2009)

This example is a page the children could use to create their vocabulary dictionar

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The cartoon can contain the following features:

vocabulary term

phonetic spelling of the word

brief description

linking word

cartoon

sentence that uses the vocabulary term

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Make Word ladders to replace over used words

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Teach self-talk strategies

Use visual organisers or mind maps

Use of mnemonics

Recite poetry

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Debates are extremely effective in the senior classes as children must persuade others of their opinion and justify their stance.  Students will be required to research topics to provide relevant information to support their point of view. Debates can be used for exploring issues and different points of view such as topics from novels being studied in class, or local concerns such as pollution, phone masts, and current affairs.

Vocabulary for debates https://pdst.ie/node/5899

Assessment for debates https://www.pdst.ie/node/5898

Watch some debates on the TV

Would you rather challenge cards – simple way to practise justifying opinions

Create an agree and disagree section in the classroom. Call out a statement. Children choose a side and must justify their stance. Or play it with four corners: agree, strongly agree, disagree and strongly disagree. After children have justified their stance ask probing questions, then ask the other children if they would change their viewpoint now based on their classmates’ opinions.

Engage the children in a debate e.g. ‘Children under 16 should not have phones.’ Brainstorm the topic first before putting children into groups to create arguments. Encourage children to create rebuttals.

Put the debate on for an audience if possible e.g. another class, parents

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Debate: Would you Rather Questions for Kids

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Debate: Would you Rather Questions for Kids

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Are you planning any road trips? One thing to keep kids busy in the car are some good old-fashioned car games. And who doesn't love the game? It's easy to make up Would You Rather questions for kids but if you're planning a long road trip you may run out of ideas!

We're going to make it easy for you to play this game with our free Would You Rather Questions for Kids printable cards. You can print off all of the cards or we have a 1 page with all 100 Would You Rather Questions for Kids. Take either of them with you on your next road trip or just to have some fun at home!

We also have all 100 Would You Rather Questions for Kids listed on this post if you want to copy and paste to your own document. We just kindly ask if you are reprinting in a community newsletter or school newsletter that you credit our website as the source.

Note: This is just a preview of the one-pager and will not print at a good resolution. To get the one pager to print, skip down to the bottom and see more details about our newsletter subscription.

Would You Rather Questions for Kids

Here are the 100 Would You Rather Questions for Kids. Some are simple. Some you may need to think a little harder on. Some may make you laugh (we hope a few will). But we do know these will keep your kids busy for awhile. And hopefully get a few giggles out of them in the process. All of these questions are made for kids and with kids in mind.

Make sure you skip down below to grab the free printable cards available to all newsletter subscribers. They are great for making the game easy for kids to do or keeping in an activity box for a rainy day.

How You Can Use Your Would You Rather Questions for Kids Printable Cards

Passing time on road trips

Bring the cards to the doctors office, dentist, whenever you have to wait

Bring them with you to the amusement park waiting lines

Conversation starters

Ice breakers

Here is a preview of what the cards look like and we have left a few blank for you to fill in your own too!

Would You Rather for Kids - 100 Questions
Here are all 100 Would You Rather Questions for Kids:

Would you rather lick a dirty trash can or the bathroom floor?

Would you rather have a magic carpet that flies or your own personal robot?

Would you rather be the worst player on a team that always wins or the best player on a team that always loses?

Would you rather have one eye in the middle of your head or two noses?

Would you rather see a firework display or go to a concert?

Would you rather go water skiing or snow skiing?

Would you rather eat donuts or candy?

Would you rather fly a kite or ride on a scooter?

Would you rather have an extra finger or an extra toe?

Would you rather only be able to crawl on all fours or only be able to walk backwards?

Would you rather be able to create a new holiday or create a new language?

Would you rather be the funniest person alive or the smartest person alive?

Would you rather be a famous singer or a famous actor?

Would you rather be able to fly or be invisible?

Would you rather never have to shower again or never have to clip your toenails?

Would you rather have the chance to design a new toy or direct a movie?

Would you rather be ten years older or four years younger?

Would you rather be able to control the weather or have the ability to talk to animals?

Would you rather be a master at painting or an amazing dancer?

Would you rather live on the Moon or live on Mars?

Would you rather meet your favorite celebrity or be in a movie?

Would you rather only be able to whisper or have an incredibly loud voice?

Would you rather eat a raw potato or a whole lime?

Would you rather be invisible or be able to fly?

Would you rather speak every language or play every instrument?

Would you rather live without a TV or without a phone?

Would you rather be a bird or a horse?

Would you rather live in the desert or on a deserted island?

Would you rather go on a rollercoaster or go sky diving?

Would you rather live in the sky or under the sea?

Would you rather have a hand twice as big or half as small?

Would you rather have a pet dinosaur or a pet dragon?

Would you rather always have to enter rooms by announcing your name or always have to do cartwheels out?

Would you rather have butterfly wings or a horse tail?

Would you rather have wings but you can't fly or have gills but you can't swim underwater?

Would you rather be the smartest person in the world or the best athlete in the world?

Would you rather eat a beetle or get stung by a bee?

Would you rather be able to change the color of your hair whenever you want or be able to change the length of your hair whenever you want?

Would you rather live in a mansion in the city or on a farm with lots of animals?

Would you rather have 5 brothers or 5 sisters?

Would you rather be a unicorn or a pegasus?

Would you rather meet a superhero or a cartoon character?

Would you rather be an Olympic athlete or the President?

Would you rather drink sour milk or eat rotten eggs?

Would you rather eat a whole jar of mayonnaise or drink a cup of hot sauce?

Would you rather live without music or without movies?

Would you rather have a new cool shirt in your closet every morning or a new pair of shoes once a week?

Would you rather play in the snow in the mountains or in the sand at the beach?

Would you rather have a pet panda bear or a pet zebra?

Would you rather sweat honey or always smell like a skunk?

Would you rather kiss a frog or hug a snake?

Would you rather have lived in the 1870's or in the 1970's?

Would you rather shovel snow or rake leaves?

Would you rather play the guitar or the piano?

Would you rather not be allowed to watch T.V. for a year or not be allowed to eat any sweets for a year?

Would you rather have a car that can fly or go underwater?

Would you rather be the fastest person in the world or can freeze time?

Would you rather be trapped in a room with a friendly tiger or with 10 bumblebees?

Would you rather have a bucket stuck on your head or a cement block stuck on your foot?

Would you rather have a pool or a trampoline?

Would you rather be a doctor or a scientist?

Would you rather go to the zoo or an aquarium?

Would you rather be really fast or really strong?

Would you rather set the table before dinner or wash the dishes after dinner?

Would you rather jump into a pool of chocolate pudding or a pool of strawberry ice cream?

Would you rather have pizza or chips?

Would you rather have a pet hamster or a pet cat?

Would you rather have hamburgers or hot dogs?

Would you rather be an art teacher or a physical education teacher?

Would you rather eat a dead spider or a live worm?

Would you rather have really small hands or really big feet?

Would you rather read minds or be invisible?

Would you rather have french fries or chocolate cake?

Would you rather be a police officer or a doctor?

Would you rather play paint ball or laser tag?

Would you rather have a picnic in a park or on the beach?

Would you rather eat pizza for every meal or ice cream for every meal?

Would you rather have a purple nose or green ears?

Would you rather moo like a cow after every sentence or bark like a dog?

Would you rather live in the North Pole or the South Pole?

Would you rather have 3 legs or 3 arms?

Would you rather see a giant ant or a tiny giraffe?

Would you rather always be dressed up or always wear your pajamas?

Would you rather drive go for a drive in a convertible or a double decker bus?

Would you rather have to wear a clown wig or a clown nose for the rest of your life?

Would you rather only be able to wear your swimsuit for the rest of your life or only be able to wear pants and a winter coat?

Would you rather play soccer or baseball?

Would you rather be able to live 100 years in the past or 100 years in the future?

Would you rather go to the doctor or the dentist?

Would you rather fly a helicopter or a commercial plane?

Would you rather have breakfast on the Eiffel tower or dinner in a castle?

Would you rather give up eating sweets or give up eating fast food?

Would you rather live where it is always dark outside or always light outside?

Would you rather it be warm and raining or cold and snowing?

Would you rather discover a hidden treasure or discover a living dinosaur?

Would you rather go to the movies or go to a waterpark?

Would you rather be friends with superman or spiderman?

Would you rather go bungee jumping or go on the tallest roller coaster?

Would you rather go ice skating or tobogganing?

Would you rather constantly itch or always have a cough?

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Use of drama

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Designated Space –have a specific place in the classroom e.g. a table with pictures and props to support communication

At the beginning engage in one to one conversations that last ten minutes. Then move onto groups (as seen in video)

Rules – Establish rules for the conversation station e.g. thoughtful listening

Display a message board where children can record topics they could be discussed at the station

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Oral reports

Story-telling and anecdotes

Partner and small group work

Giving instructions/procedures

Conversations

Questioning and interviews

Arguments and formal/informal debates

It is important when addressing the different types of language to give consideration to

The range of different social contexts of language (formal or informal, familiar or unfamiliar)

The range of cultural contexts for language (local, community, institutional)

The possible participants in a conversation and the relationship between them (the people who are known, unknown, students, peers, adults.

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