Writing every day — a must. Any skill we wish to develop we must practice — some would suggest, REALLY practice. Here is another idea for keeping our young ones writing every day: shape books!
Sometimes interesting paper is all that is needed to get those creative juices flowing. Shape books add interest and fun to personal projects, literature go-alongs, or unit studies.
Here are 36 free primary-lined shape books from EduPlace that include everything from apples to umbrellas.
We’ve added these simple, but inspiring shape books to the following helps:
- 4 Apple Unit Studies {Free}
- Free Nature Studies: Our Daily Bread (Wheat)
- Free Nature Studies: Wildflowers
- Summer Fun: Easy Homemade Ice Cream {Roll the Can}
- Fun and Wonderful Kites {Free Unit Study}
- The Steam Locomotive: A Unit Study
- The Transcontinental Railroad: A Unit Study
Update: This resource is no longer available, so we are linking to an archived version.
Free Resource
Write Something Every Day: 366 Pencil Sharpeners for Students of Writing
Our book will get you started. This huge 554-pg. resource provides carefully crafted writing prompts and challenges for each day. We use nearly 20 different forms of writing to keep the student engaged. Also included are writing instruction, tips for modifying assignments for “younger writers,” and other resources. Learn more.
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