Kool-Aid® Play Dough
* 1 cup flour * 1 tablespoon vegetable oil * 1 package unsweetened Kool-Aid® * 1/4 cup salt * 2 tablespoons cream of tartar * >>>
Earth Friendly Play Dough
* 1 cup all-purpose flour (white, not self-rising) * 1/2 cup salt * 1 cup water * 1 tablespoon vegetable oil * 1-1/2 teaspoons cream >>>
Mister Rogers’ Easy Play Dough
A fast, easy, simple recipe for non-toxic play dough.
Traditional Play Dough
Traditional cooked flour play dough recipe.
Résumé Writing
If you sense the Web is one big ego trip, it would follow there would be lots of resumes, and resumes there are. So if you need a good computer, business or English class project with real-world applications, or want to turn students loose on a mission on the Web, have them research and write resumes. And for teachers, it never hurts to have a current resume on file. You may not need it for a new job, but it can be timely and impressive at evaluation time.
I’m Dreaming of a Rhyme Christmas
Rhyming and writing poems for all grade levels.
Writing Letters-to-the-Editor
Students will incorporate writing skills with an awareness of public issues.
Combining Non-related Ideas with Creative Writing
An assortment of random images from magazines become the basis for a creative writing assignment.
Creative Writing Morphing
Have students construct a creative writing piece from old newspapers or magazines, using a random assortment of photos and pictures. Collages to accompany their writings make a nice wall display.
Newspaper/Magazine Activities
To jump-start creativity, keep a supply of old newspapers or magazines on hand. For information processing and communication exercises, students can write new captions for >>>
Project: Letters to Santa
Older and younger students will work cooperatively in using listening and writing skills, and learning proper procedure for mailing letters.
Hieroglyphic Art Project
As part of an Egyptian unit or Hieroglyphic study, have students create their own drawings to convey meaning.
Christmas Between the Lines: Creative Writing
A fun creative writing exercise that utilizes a theme and a list of related words that student aren’t allowed to use in their writing. Can easily be modified to work with many themes.
Non-Linear Writing
Non-linear writing as an introduction to footnotes and/or hyperlinks.
Setting Up A Writing Workshop
If reading seems to be going out the window due to television and computer time, it follows that writing might be close behind. Here are T2T Contributors’ suggestions for setting up a writing workshop.