Storybird

Which creative styles below speak to you?

Part of Chase Street's language arts program encourages students to "read the pictures." Storybird offers an engaging opportunity for kids to do just that. Choose from hundreds of artists, sequence a set of illustrations as you wish, then write a narrative that matches the images.

Storybird also allows pairs of users to collaborate. Students will receive their usernames and temporary passwords soon, but if you're feeling creative right, now click here to get started on your own.

Writing Prompts and Symbaloo

Symbaloo organizes websites and lets users share collections from any computer with an internet connection. Click the image above, or right here to explore a mix of upper elementary writing prompts crafted by Luke Neff and other creative souls.

Letter Generator

From comic creators and story maps, to activities that boost vocabulary, Readwritethink provides hundreds of interactive resources. This week the class will become familiar with the parts of a letter by completing a letter generator activity. Click the image above, or right here if you're ready to write.

Informational Writing

This quarter is all about informational writing.  We begin with how-to pieces that share a wide variety of talents.  After that, science and writer's workshop join forces as the class researches animals and plants native to Georgia (like the fall muscadine vine above).

Readwritethink.org offers free resources for young writers.  Click the image above to create your own essay map designed to organize a research project.  For an interactive outline to help you get started, click the image below.

Online Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Rhyming Dictionary

Word Central is perfect for young writers looking for just the right word.

Writing By Kids, For Kids!

Kids Booky Bubbles is a place for young writers to share their talent.  Created by the enterprising duo, Amelia and Audrey (with mom's help), the site features categories organized by grade level and topic.  If you're interested in narratives, comics, jokes, and poetry "by kids, for kids," click here.  To enjoy pieces by former Chase Street 3rd graders, click the names below.

Andrew

Cassius

Dynasty

Ketyra

Owen

Roan

Scotty

Thomas

Wordle

Copy & paste, or type any amount of text, and Wordle creates a customizable word cloud.  Click here to seed your own.

Writer's Workshop, Week 28

Persuasive writing is a favorite for third graders because they know what's fair, and what's unjust (and plenty of practice persuading family members).  ReadWriteThink has a useful graphic organizer for prewriting.  Click the image above, or here to get started.

White Tiger's Adventure

Inspired by read-along books of the 1970s, the students will create sound tracks complete with bell sounds signaling readers/listeners to turn the pages of the Flipsnack book above.  Once written and edited, they will publish a recording of themselves reading aloud.  Each interpretation will be posted here alongside the book.

To make a Flipsnack, click here.

Interactive Essay Map and Outline

Readwritethink.org offers free resources for young writers.  Click the image above to create your own essay map designed to organize a research project.  For an interactive outline to help you get started, click the image below.