Stimulating creative writing at the elementary level was the goal of KIDS radio station, which involved student planning and participation in live broadcasts over the school intercom. (STS)

Describes how Wantagh Elementary School's reading lab became the School Publishing Company's Write-In Center where students can write stories and have them bound into books. Discusses the motivational benefits of a school publishing program. (SJL)

This booklet contains ideas on how to save children's writings and suggests various methods of collecting and displaying them. The first section discusses children as writers and argues that most writing can be the result of personal and classroom or school related experiences when children are free to express their own ideas in relation to their…

Part of a series of books written and illustrated by the students of Northland School Division, Alberta, Canada, this anthology of elementary school student writing honors the spirit and authentic voice of young people. The writing selections in the book are made accessible to educators so that a bridge of understanding can continue to be built…

Designed for teachers of students in grades 1-6, this representative sample of artwork and creative writing illustrates activities for teaching peace education. Based on a curriculum created by the Greater Boston Chapter of Educators for Social Responsibility ("Perspectives"), the booklet presents student art and writing samples…

Adaptable to all age levels and to various areas of the language arts curriculum, the activities suggested in this book are examples of the types of experiences that teachers have found interesting and exciting for children and that call for involvement on the part of the children. The activities have been used successfully by teachers in…

The major portion of this book by a professional writer employed as a special teacher records experiences, observations, techniques, and reflections of creative writing activities in selected 6th and 8th grade social studies classes of a public school. Focus of this project is upon producing a new curriculum that is relevant to children's…

The teachers guide explains how original class reading books were made from children's own work for an elementary grade oral literature project in an urban education environment, and presents a collection of these stories. The objective was not to set up scholastic rules for composition but, rather, to concentrate on the natural competency of…

Describes how fourth graders, together with first graders, planned, wrote, and edited a book of recollections, opinions, personalized stories, and poems. The article discusses the interviews between the fourth and first grade students, the final editing and production of the book, and the publication party. (SM)

A successful elementary school writing center in which students follow their creative stories from dictation through publication is described. Intended as a handbook for schools contemplating a similar program, the pamphlet is divided into three sections which outline the center's history, establishment, and present format. Section 1 charts the…