Hi, You need to enable javascript on your browser to use TpT. See how this improves your TpT experience.

The Writer's Garden

Follow Me (189)

United States - California

4.9

280 votes

~Bringing Creativity to the Classroom~

FREE Download

Assess the general quality of my work with this free download

Halloween Memory Match Game

DOWNLOAD NOW

My Products (31)
Ratings & Reviews
Ask a Question
My Profile

CUSTOM CATEGORIES

Grades

PreK

Kindergarten

1^st

2^nd

3^rd

4^th

5^th

6^th

7^th

8^th

Other

Not Grade Specific
Homeschooler

Subject

Prices

Top Resource Types

MY FEATURED ITEMS

Outdoor Explorers: (Nature Sensory Writing,...

$5.00

Spring Poetry: 36 Poetry Prompt Ribbons

$3.50

Superhero Writing: Story Packet, Character...

$6.00

Nature Walk Journal (Outdoor Sensory Writing)

$6.00

My Products

sort by:

Best Sellers

view:

Nature Walk Journal (Outdoor Sensory Writing)

By The Writer's Garden

This Nature Journal is a 16 page booklet (8 ½” by 5 ½”) full of writing prompts, nature art, and sensory activities that will keep your students interested and engaged as they explore their outdoor surroundings. This journal is great to take on

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Environment, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Service Learning

$6.00

Digital Download PDF (2.41 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost": Piece the Poem Together

By The Writer's Garden

A hands-on-poetry activity where students unscramble Robert Frost’s poem, “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” The challenge is to figure out the order of the stanzas using comprehension skills and poetic devices. Piece the Poem Together uses a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry, Winter

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Lesson

$6.00

Digital Download PDF (3.17 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

Superhero Writing: Story Packet, Character Cards, Comics

By The Writer's Garden

Superhero Writing includes: Create-Your-Own Superhero and Villain Cards, a student-led story shuffle activity to inspire creative writing, directions and templates on creating Superhero Comics, and a writing packet with Superhero/Villain character

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Task Cards, Centers

$6.00

Digital Download PDF (6.67 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

Invent-an-Animal: Writing Packet and Task Cards

By The Writer's Garden

Take a trip to the Zoo of Imaginary Animals where students dream up the animals and create the stories that go with them. This NO PREP resource includes guided questions, writing prompts, Invent-an-Animal task cards, and drawing ideas to get your

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Worksheets, Task Cards, Centers

$6.00

Digital Download PDF (3.63 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

Outdoor Explorers: (Nature Sensory Writing, Art, Drama)

By The Writer's Garden

Explore nature with these sensory writing, art, and movement activities! These Outdoor Journals will lead your students on a scavenger hunt and inspire them to use their senses to explore the outdoors. After the scavenger hunt, have your students

Subjects:

Environment, Drama, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Activities

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (6.60 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

My Pet Dinosaur: Writing Activities

By The Writer's Garden

Kids will enjoy creating dinosaur pets and writing about them using these Dinosaur Description Cards, Dino-Facts Worksheets, and Story Planners. The imagination will soar as students write about their dinosaurs having superpowers, playing with

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Arts & Music, Writing

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Worksheets, Printables, Centers

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (4.74 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

Nature Walk Sensory Activities

By The Writer's Garden

Take your students on a nature walk, and have them explore their natural surroundings by focusing on their senses. These Nature Walk Worksheets are great to use in preparation for writing descriptive essays and poems. They can be used separately

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (3.28 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

Recipe Writing and Cooking Show Skit

By The Writer's Garden

Cooking with Creative Writing and Drama is a fun-filled packet of activities that will lead students through the steps of recipe writing to acting as lead chef in their very own Cooking Show. This is a great activity to use in centers, drama class,

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Drama, Cooking

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Printables, Centers

$6.00

Digital Download PDF (3.84 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe: Piece the Poem Together

By The Writer's Garden

A hands-on-poetry activity where students unscramble 2 stanzas of verse strips from Edgar Allan Poe’s, “The Raven." The challenge: to figure out the order of the stanzas using comprehension skills and poetic devices. This activity provides a

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Poetry, Halloween

Grades:

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Lesson

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (2.76 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

Plot Cards for Creative Writing, Drama, & Brain Breaks

By The Writer's Garden

Plot Cards with different settings, characters, and plots ready for your students to use and write and/or act out their own stories. Also included is a Hiking in Plot Mountain activity to teach the elements of plot to your students. Whether

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Drama

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Printables, Centers

$6.00

Digital Download PDF (2.00 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

Poetry Writing Task Cards

By The Writer's Garden

28 Poetry Writing Task Cards to celebrate National Poetry Month or the culmination of your poetry unit! Each card has a different poetry prompt along with a drawing or art activity for students to complete along with their poem.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Poetry, Spring

Grades:

4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th

Types:

Printables, Task Cards, Centers

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (3.04 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

Superhero Writing and Story Cards

By The Writer's Garden

"Create your Own Superhero and Story Shuffle Cards" is a fun, hands-on character development activity that you can easily use with your students and adapt in preparation for writing superhero stories. Students use the set of Superhero/Villain Cards

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Task Cards, Centers

$6.00

Digital Download PDF (8.16 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

Science Fiction Creative Writing and Drama

By The Writer's Garden

Set of 81 Setting, Character and Action Cards great for creative writing and drama activities. Students can mix and match cards to write their own science fiction stories or create skits. Just print, cut, and place into three separate bags, and

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Drama

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Task Cards, Centers

$6.00

Digital Download PDF (2.08 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

Halloween Creative Writing Cards (Setting, Character, Plot)

By The Writer's Garden

95 Halloween themed Setting, Character, and Plot Ribbons for endless creative writing fun! Students will have lots to write about as they pick Story Shuffle Ribbons of characters dwelling in the most unusual of settings and plot twists and turns

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Writing, Halloween

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Worksheets, Task Cards, Centers

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (3.20 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

Halloween Memory Match Game

By The Writer's Garden

A visual memory skill building game just in time for Halloween! Use in classroom centers, for quiet time activities, or during snack and recess. Also great for vocabulary building! Students will have fun playing this game by themselves, with

Subjects:

Vocabulary, Halloween, Speech Therapy

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables, Games

FREE

Digital Download PDF (1.73 MB)

WISH LIST

Summer Camp Journal

By The Writer's Garden

Summer Camp Journal is a 12 page booklet (8 ½” by 5 ½”) full of writing prompts, nature art, and sensory activities that will keep your campers interested and engaged as they explore their outdoor surroundings. This journal is great for campers to

Subjects:

Environment, Writing, Summer

Grades:

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (3.65 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

Inventions Activity Booklet: (Writing, Art, Drama)

By The Writer's Garden

A Mad Science Inventor’s Booklet (5 ½” by 8 ½”) & 4 different workshop activities full of creative thinking, writing, art, and drama activities for young inventors. Your students will have fun developing their own Mad Scientist personas,

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Drama

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (3.76 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

Inventions Activity Packet: (Writing, Art, Drama)

By The Writer's Garden

NO PREP "Mad Science Inventor’s Packet" and 4 different workshop activities full of creative thinking, writing, art, and drama activities for young inventors. Your students will have fun developing their own Mad Scientist personas, creating

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Drama

Grades:

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Printables

$5.00

Digital Download PDF (4.14 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

Winter Poetry: 66 Poetry Prompt Ribbons

By The Writer's Garden

66 Poetry Prompt Ribbons for students to select from, and write their own winter themed poems. Great to use as a one-time activity or have your students pick one ribbon each day for a week, and then write a collection of winter-themed poems to put

Subjects:

Writing, Poetry, Winter

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Task Cards, Centers

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (1.37 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

Autumn Poetry: 66 Poetry Prompt Ribbons

By The Writer's Garden

66 Poetry Prompt Ribbons for students to select from, and write their own autumn themed poems. Great to use as a one-time activity or have your students pick one ribbon each day for a week, and then write a collection of fall-themed poems to put

Subjects:

Writing, Poetry, Autumn

Grades:

5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Task Cards, Centers

$4.00

Digital Download PDF (2.20 MB)

ADD TO CART

WISH LIST

showing 1-20 of 31

12next ›

Ask The Writer's Garden a question. They will receive an automated email and will return to answer you as soon as possible. Please Login to ask your question.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

It brings me great joy to dream up new lessons for my students, and watch them grow and learn. I have over 18 years of teaching experience with elementary and middle school students, and have taught classes in English, creative writing, drama, and social studies. I'm currently working on a creative writing workshop series entitled, Stories-Poems-Plays.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I have a cross-curricular, hands-on style of teaching. Performing and visual arts are important components to many of my lessons. When I include art, music, and movement into my lessons, whether it be history, grammar, or English literature, my students connect to the material in a more meaningful way. I believe that movement in the classroom also enhances creativity, attention and mindfulness- all necessary tools in teaching and in lesson planning.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

*Reviewed education grants for the National Endowment for the Humanities *Presented professional development workshops at CAIS: -Teaching Mindfulness through Haiku -Replenishing the Well for the Writer/Artist in You *Published lesson plans on ReadWriteThink

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BA in Political Science from McMaster University, Ontario, Canada B.ED in English and Social Studies from University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I enjoy writing, yoga, gardening, and being in nature. Store Banner Font & Graphic Credits: My Cute Graphics Creative Lesson Cafe

GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

SUBJECTS

English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Vocabulary, Specialty, Science, Environment, Arts & Music, Drama, Classroom Management, Cooking, Writing, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Halloween, Speech Therapy, Winter, Valentine's Day, Spring, For All Subjects, Summer, End of Year