When I wake up on Friday morning there’s a dance in my step cuz I know it’s almost the weekend and I’m really full of pep I run out of the front door and all the way to school not thinking of my homework just feeling really cool I hope you woke up happy but [...]
Inside My Brain To get inside my brain, you have to explode the Grand Canyon, fly around the universe 60,000 times in 3 months, smell my stinky socks for 500 days, play tug-of-war with a gorilla (and win!), sleep on my spaceship, climb Mount Everest, tie yourself to my rocket that’s blasting off to Mars [...]
From the website of Amazing Kids: Attention all Amazing Kids! Do you love to make people laugh? Do you have some hilarious and creative stories that you’d like to share? Are you excited about trying out a new type of writing? If this sounds like you, show us what you can do by submitting your [...]
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Once there was a guy who was breakdancing when suddenly, he squeezed through a door and did a back flip onto a skyscraper. Then he jumped onto the roof of a saloon and cartwheeled into a house. Inside he skipped around a room, rolled onto a bed, crawled up a chimney, and began to spin [...]
Writing biographies is fun! Many children love researching the lives of people that they admire and then producing mini-books about them. I’ve also found that children respond with delight when they use the 3rd person to describe themselves or write the biography of imaginary characters! Here is an example of a boy whose autobiography was [...]
Want to have some fun? Choose 2 items that are the same color and write a story or poem using both of them. If you need a jump start, read Joe’s story inspired by yellow. Cheez-It and Goldfish Once there was a Cheez-It that met a goldfish. He winked and said, “Hi, good looking.” She [...]
Dear Alejandra, careful, there will be bullies at school but the cool friends will help you in tough situations. It’s easy to learn the alphabet and your numbers – you’ll get help from me! Teachers should be your best friends. You will have dreams about being the ruler of animals. When you come home, you’d [...]
There is a dream of playing tag on the playground And a horse bunny that hops and gallops in underpants. There is a morning of playing Barbies with her sister. There is a mysterious machine. and a plan to be happy. By Allison, Kindergarten Photo by dfbiz via Flickr
Laugh turns red in the face. Laugh’s hair stands up. Laugh has crazy eyes. One eye Stands up and the other stands down. The ears of Laugh cannot hear Anything but what is funny. Laugh’s teeth turn black From a red face. His nose gets cold. His nails turn redder than his face. The body [...]
Because of the crushed house, Because of the pig, Because of the glass of Milk, because of the spinning Saw, because of the rock, The house fell down. So they bought a new House. They bought a car, A porch swing, They bought a grill, and they Bought a TV. The pig got on the [...]
My soul pulled up into the garage Rusty and broken down With a hanging left headlight, Black faded paint, Smoke coming out of the tailpipe, Bottom dragging on the ground. I got out and said, “My soul needs a fixin’ A new paint job Twenty-four inch rims To take me toward good decisions. My soul [...]
Two fish went to the deep blue sea, One got eaten by a shark, Then there was one. One fish went to the deep blue sea, One got eaten by a shark, Then there were none. Zero of the fish are in the deep blue sea. Only their bubbles left, And they pop, pop, pop. [...]
There’s a unicorn in my backpack. He wants to come to school with me. He might butt me with his horn, and he might chase me and the other kids in the school. He might run in the street, and he might ram the kids, and he might eat the snacks, and he might hit [...]
What: GiggleIT Project competition for students ages 10-14. This is a international competition encouraging literacy and cultural education. Share your sense of humor with the world through your poems, stories, jokes, etc. and win funny prizes too. When: Free online registration starts now at the IASL website. Where: A digital publishing project hosted by the [...]
I wonder what kind of dog I will have. I hear the ocean. I see the beach. I want Christmas to come. I am kind. I pretend Christmas is here. I feel a thousand feet tall. I touch winter’s snow. I worry about my mom and dad. I cry for my mom when she is [...]
