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TEKS ELA Standard: 1.11.B.ii
developing an idea with specific and relevant details
Extreme Closeup in Slow Motion
Any Shape With Just One Cut
Octopus Walks on Two Tentacles
Ice Bike With Circular Saw Wheels
A Rock That Looks Like Cookie Monster
Domino Chain Takes 10,000 Steps
Getting Inside a 704 lb Pumpkin
Carved Pumpkin Stop-Motion
Samurai Folded From One Sheet of Paper
Square-Wheeled Tricycle
Backdraft in Slow Motion
Kid Invents a Seed-Launching Backpack
Omnidirectional Bike With Ball Wheels
Embroidered Food
Ice in Hot Coffee, Seen by a Thermal Camera
Pancakes That Look Like Bacon and Eggs
Tatsuya Tanaka Builds a Miniature Scene
Popcorn Popping in Slow Motion
Dude Perfect Archery Records
Lego Sun, Earth, and Moon Model
Steph Curry’s Warmup Trick Shots
Robot Fighters
Magnetic Newton’s Cradle
Fruit and Vegetable Carving
Charles Schulz Draws Peanuts Characters
Faux Shadows on Streets
Insects Made From Plant Clippings
Art Using Space as a Background
Jetpacks Flying Over Dubai
Underwater Volcanoes Erupting
Stacking Books on Rolled-Up Paper
Tossing Tea at -40°C
Cube-Shaped Watermelons
Miniature Marble Music Machine
Floating Ball of Water on the Space Station
Shredding Paper With Lego
Pineapple Disintegration
Time Lapse of a Tiny Painting
Hot Dog Built With Construction Equipment
Time-Lapse Volcano Eruption
Hair Dryer Kinetic Art
Marble Course All Around the Backyard
Making a Chain Link From a Red-Hot Rod
An Under-Appreciated Planet
Students write from the point of view of the most under-appreciated planet.
Power Big Idea Worksheets
Your students will investigate statements like: Power leads to change, Power comes in many forms, Power can be used or abused.
Power Can Be Fast, Slow, Loud, or Quiet
Power may seem loud and fast, but it can also be slow and quiet.
A Land Octopus
The only type of octopus that routinely wanders onto land!
Two Animals Switch Biomes
What if a capybara and a kangaroo rat switched homes? Would their adaptations be helpful at all?
Characters’ Faults Can Also Be Strengths
Strength and weakness are often two sides of the same coin. Students will explore how a character’s flaw can be a benefit.
Getting Specific With St. Patrick’s Day Writing
Let’s take a starting phrase about St. Patrick’s Day and get specific. No, even more specific!
Comparing Characters’ Bedrooms
What item’s in a character’s bedroom would reflect their deepest desires? And what if they toured a similar character’s room?
New Uses For A Cardboard Tube
So, what can a cardboard tube be used for other than holding wrapping paper?
Holiday Emoji Story ⛷️
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Holiday Emoji Story 🍪
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Holiday Emoji Story ☃️
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Holiday Emoji Story 🎅
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Holiday Emoji Story 🚚
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Halloween Emoji Story 🎃
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Halloween Emoji Story 🌕
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Halloween Emoji Story 🕷️
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Emoji Stories 🦁
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Emoji Stories 🐌
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Emoji Stories 🚚
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Emoji Stories 🏟️
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Emoji Stories 🕰️
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Emoji Stories 👁️
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Emoji Stories 🚗
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Emoji Stories 🤖
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Emoji Stories 🐻
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Emoji Stories 🏰
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Emoji Stories 🛥️
Five emoji. One story. Where will your imagination take you?
Greekymon Studies – Round 3
What might a creature named “Aquacornus Rex” be like?
Greekymon Studies – Round 2
What might a creature named “Hypermnemonicus” be like?
Mother’s Day Cards
Let’s write the cleverest Mother’s Day cards you’ve ever seen!
Bobbing for Apples
What is bobbing for apples like… for an apple?
Super Specific Similes – Strong Uncle
Let’s make this simile about a strong uncle even more specific.
A Halloween Costume Gone Wrong
Let’s go roller skating in a Halloween costume! What could possibly go wrong?
Super Specific Similes – Slimy Broccoli
Start with a basic simile. Now make it more specific. Now even more. Watch how much better writing gets with each round.
Super Specific Similes: Quick Baby
Let’s make this simile about a quick baby even more specific.
Super Specific Similes: Loud Class
Let’s make this simile about a loud class super specific!
Super Specific Similes: Stinky Seaweed
Start with a basic simile. Now make it more specific. Now even more. Watch how much better writing gets with each round.
Squiggles Collection 3
Everyone starts with the same squiggle. No two drawings end up the same. What do you see?
Squiggles Introduction
What do you see in this squiggle?
Squiggles Collection 1
Everyone starts with the same squiggle. No two drawings end up the same. What do you see?
Squiggles Collection 2
Everyone starts with the same squiggle. No two drawings end up the same. What do you see?
What If… Unreliable Water?
What would the consequences be if a town’s tap water became… unreliable?
What If… Long Life?
What would the consequences be if all people lived much, much longer?
What If… No Sleep?
What would the consequences be if no one had to sleep anymore?
New Uses For A Chair
So, what can a chair be used for other than, you know, sitting in?
New Uses For A Pencil
So, what can a pencil be used for other than writing and drawing?
New Uses For An Aluminum Can
So, what CAN a CAN be used for other than storing liquids?
Random Emoji Prompt Generator
Click up an interesting, visual writing prompt suitable for any grade or purpose.
Looking Closely at Holiday Photos
Let’s write from multiple perspectives using an old timey holiday photo!
Stories with the Same Problems and Solutions
Have you ever noticed that some stories have awfully similar problems? What if we looked for the most unusual way of solving a repeating problem?
Introducing Universal Theme of Conflict
So what could you do with a Universal Theme of Conflict? Well, here’s an introduction that will get your students’ brains sweating.
Back to School: Rewriting The Beatles’ “Help!”
Can your students come up with a one-syllable word to sum up their time away from school? And then rewrite The Beatles’ song Help!?
Introducing Universal Theme of Change
Everything changes. But how does it change? Students brainstorm dozens of examples and boil them down to one big idea.
Introducing Universal Theme of Systems
So what could you do with a Universal Theme of Systems? Well, here’s an introduction that will get your students’ brains sweating.
Writing About Art: Impression, Sunrise
Look closely at Impression, Sunrise. What do you notice? Now turn those details into a poem you didn’t know you could write.
Parabolic Curve Art
Create mathematical art with curves that, well, aren’t curvy.