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Sparks: Year One
Creative writing lessons that kids will love!

37 lessons designed for classroom use, field-tested in schools. These are guaranteed to get your students excited about writing.

Sparks: Year One Homeschool Version

These are the same lessons, but designed for parents who teach their kids at home. My approach will inspire even the most reluctant writers with its sense of playful adventure.

The Adventures of Pirate Dog -- and 25 other suitably strange picture prompts

Picture prompts are a fantastic way to generate stories. Each large, detailed drawing comes with a pre-writing worksheet.

The Mystery of the
Monkey Mummy-- and 25 other obviously odd picture prompts

Here is another fun collection of picture prompts to use with individual kids or classrooms. Great for igniting imaginations!

Write Your Own Cartoons!

Perfect for classroom or home, these 26 wordless, four-panel cartoons will tickle young writers' funny bones as they add their own dialogue. An easy way to get kids writing!