Writing Links RHYMING DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS: http://www.rhymezone.com/ Here's a wonderful little tool on the web that you and your class will use often--plug in the word you need a rhyme to and voila, you'll receive options you never knew you knew. WRITING PROMPTS http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/prompts.html STORY BUILDER: http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/writers/story_builder.html An interactive story builder template which can help students get started writing. They choose the number of characters they want to have in their story, click to submit, and receive a setting, characters, and a conflict for their story. CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND WRITING http://ssdsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/litandtech/managing_writing.htm Thinking through classroom management in advance helps anything go smoother. This is also true of the writing process.  Download several powerpoint files to assist in managing the writing process from this site. POETRY UNIT A website created during Project Integrate featuring examples for students to use to create a poetry portfolio. POETRY UNIT- Project Integrate web page with descriptions and examples of various types of poetry. PRESIDENT'S DAY- WRITING ASSIGNMENT Make front-page news this Presidents' Day with a headline-grabbin' research and news-writing activity! SPEECH WRITING http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/speech/writeit.htm Congratulations! You are a nominee for President of the United States. Now the whole country is waiting to hear your vision for the future. It's an incredible opportunity. What should you say? PICTURE WRITING- Project Integrate Activity Picture Writing.zip This Kid Pix activity will help students practice writing simple stories.  The intention of this activity is for students to first learn the basic story elements then incorporate them into a story to share with 1st graders.  The students can either pair up with 1st graders and help them read the story or show the stories collectively using a slide show presentation.  Either way, it is a fun and creative way for students to practice writing and to teach citizenship skills.  It is equally a valuable and fun way for 1st graders to practice their reading skills.