The luck of the Irish may be just what your students need to get inspired about writing! With a few simple activities and supports, you can make St. Patrick’s Day writing an engaging experience for everyone in the classroom.
And you’ll be in luck when your St. Patrick’s Day Writing is worth its weight in GOLD!
St. PaPatrick’say Writing Supports
A Narrative Graphic Organizer is a great place to start when preparing for any creative writing activity. It allows students to brainstorm ideas, organize their thoughts, and create an outline before beginning the actual writing process. Students should also have access to a list of transitional words and sentence stems to help strengthen their writing skills as they compose their narratives.
Pair Share is another great way to support student learning during this activity. Use it to facilitate thoughtful conversations between two students as they discuss their stories before sharing them with the group.
You’ll find all these supports and more within the St. Patrick’s Day Narrative Writing Craft Activity.
A Rainbow and Gold Craftivity
Once narratives are complete (or at least close!), a Writing Checklist is a helpful tool that can guide students through the editing and revision process by providing them with guidelines on what makes strong narrative writing. For more tips on setting your students up for writing success, I have this blog post for you.
As an added bonus, once your students finish creating and polishing their stories, you can display them in your classroom with this fun St. PaPatrick’say Writing Activity craft for everyone to admire! What better way for your class to show off their work than with bright shamrocks hung around the room?
So go ahead—get lucky this St. PaPatrick’say! With all these scaffolded supports, you’ll be sure that every student succeeds in creating a unique narrative filled with luck and creativity! Not only will your students have written something special, but they will also gain confidence in their own abilities as writers along the way. Now that’s something worth celebrating!
–Melissa
If you’re looking for more ideas on creating a writing routine that works for your elementary-aged students, be sure to check out my Sentences, Paragraphs, and Essays: Oh, my! E-book. You’ll love the tips, tricks, and activities to excite your students about writing!
