Writing songs

My kinders seriously love these. They sing them all the time. I absolutely love overhearing one of my students singing it quietly while writing a number independently. Just pulls at my heart strings. Too sweet. Even better... we have been introducing the correct "technique" for writing each number -- one number each day. The kids beg for me to introduce another one. But nope. One per day. As I always say... "I guess you'll have to come back to school tomorrow..." I thought I'd share my…

What emotion represents just you?

These Figures of Speech worksheets are great for working with Figures of Speech. Use these figures of speech worksheets for the beginner and intermediate levels.

In much the same way as my reading workshop, I begin writing workshop with a foundational unit on sentences and paragraphs. That's right! Before students are ready to begin writing various genres, they must have those basics down....how to write complete sentences and simple paragraphs. Let's face it, learning to write complete sentences is not that fun, so I like to incorporate lots of activities to help teach this concept besides just sitting and writing - we play games, use interactive…

Learning to write songs can be a rewarding experience. To make your songs better you need to understand some fundamental things. This page was created to help Songwriters write better songs. In doing so the songwriter is better equipped to express the message better.

Stuck on your new song? Try these songwriting tips and prompts to get to your next creative breakthrough!

Day 11: Write a list poem.

Daddy and I had so much fun doing the 10 Day Blog Challenge, we’re doing more! *squee* I really wanted to do the song one, so that’s what we’re tackling this time. I love you…

From the maker of Beatles Smuts and fluffs;)- It's about time I made a Queen book, all you beautiful people. Imagines from both the original Queen AND Bohemian Rhapsody (actors included;) ). So I hope all you Super Sonic Men and all you Fat Bottomed Girls love it.