{"id":772,"date":"2014-03-02T21:11:31","date_gmt":"2014-03-02T21:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/?p=772"},"modified":"2019-04-17T10:26:21","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T14:26:21","slug":"spring-writing-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/spring-writing-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring Story Starters"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:100%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}<\/style><h3><em><span style=\"color: #c1de07;\">These spring story starters are just what you need for student writing inspiration.&nbsp; FREE ideas from The Curriculum Corner!<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/springwriting456.jpg\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-773 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/springwriting456-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Spring Writing Ideas by The Curriculum Corner\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/springwriting456-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/springwriting456-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/springwriting456-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/springwriting456-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/springwriting456-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/springwriting456.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 24px), 720px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-773 alignleft eager-load\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20300%20300'%3E%3Crect%20width='300'%20height='300'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Spring Writing Ideas by The Curriculum Corner\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 24px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/springwriting456.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/springwriting456-300x300.jpg.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/springwriting456-300x300.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/springwriting456-150x150.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/springwriting456-768x768.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/springwriting456-1024x1024.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/springwriting456-400x400.jpg.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/springwriting456.jpg.webp 1500w\" data-svg=\"1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We all have had those students who, despite our best efforts, still claim to have &ldquo;nothing to write about&rdquo; during Writer&rsquo;s Workshop.&nbsp; And then there are those who just need a little inspiration to get them creatively writing.<\/p>\n<p>Of course one way to get these students thinking of and remember ideas is to brainstorm spring story starter topics together and have them write things in their Writer&rsquo;s Notebooks or add them to a page in their Writing Binders.&nbsp; This is always our first suggestion so that students always have &ldquo;go to&rdquo; place to get a little inspiration for their writing.<\/p>\n<p>Seasonal writing can be a great idea too.&nbsp; Changing weather, upcoming holidays, favorite seasonal activities, family traditions and sports can provide a variety of topics for students.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Another idea is to provide lists for them, and that was the intent behind these lists of spring story starters for writing.&nbsp; We have three suggestions for how these might be used:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Display the lists in your classroom for students to go look at during independent writing time if they are between stories and are needing some inspiration for a new piece.<\/li>\n<li>Copy the pages and have students place them in their Writer&rsquo;s Notebooks or Writing Binders.&nbsp; To conserve paper you might consider shrinking these size 50% and copying back-to-back to get them all on one page.<\/li>\n<li>Set these out at a writing or morning work center as an option for students.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Does your district require monthly writing prompts for assessment purposes?&nbsp; If these aren&rsquo;t already chosen, you might find an idea or two in the lists for March, April and May that we have created.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We have provided these in three easy downloads so you can print just those that you need for this time of year.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Spring Story Starters:&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner456.com\/wp-content\/pdf\/writingbinder\/march456.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #c1de07;\">March<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #c1de07;\"><a style=\"color: #c1de07;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner456.com\/wp-content\/pdf\/writingbinder\/april456.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #c1de07;\"><a style=\"color: #c1de07;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner456.com\/wp-content\/pdf\/writingbinder\/may456.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">You will also find our student writing binder here which contains many other student resources for your Writer&rsquo;s Workshop: &nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #c1de07;\"><a style=\"color: #c1de07;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecurriculumcorner.com\/thecurriculumcorner456\/student-writing-binder-2\/\">Student Writing Binder<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These spring story starters are just what you need for student writing inspiration.&nbsp; FREE ideas from The Curriculum Corner! 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