Resources
Are you looking for writing activities, tips, or ideas on how to start writing? Our wide-array of resources aim to support and inspire every writer — whether you're writing alone or with others.
Trying to motivate a child or student writer? Click on "For Teachers and Parents" below!
Featured Resource: Write Outside: Investigations of the land outside
Our popular nature writing prompts have been turned into a book! lisa eddy, an YpsiWrites volunteer and former teacher, wrote these original prompts to help writers engage with and notice nature in a myriad of ways. From the summer solstice, new blooms, textures in nature, and more, these prompts are great for writers of all ages. Use the #writeoutsideYW on social media to share your writing with us!
Activities
Writing How-Tos
Writing as a Gift
Writing from the Heart - Letters to Show You Care
Writing from the Heart - Letters to Healthcare Workers
Writing from the Heart - Letters to Refugee Families
Writing from the Heart - Acrostics
Writing from the Heart - Haikus
Writing from the Heart - Limericks
Writing from the Heart - Sonnets
Writing from the Heart - Six-Word Stories
Writing from the Heart - Interactive Writing
Thank a Teacher - Parent Guide
Thank a Teacher - Guide for Older Students
Thank a Teacher - Guide for Younger Students
YpsiWrites Capturing Your Holidays Through Writing
Book List with Books About Gifts
YpsiWrites Cookbook Recipe Example
Writing as a Gift Youth Prompts
FOR TEACHERS AND PARENTS
Student's Journals Could Become Primary Sources
Sharing Our Notebooks - Writing Teacher
Using and Creating Informational Texts at Home
Kelly Gallagher - Building Deep Readers and Writers
100 Writing Prompts from John Spencer
7 Outdoor Writing Activities for Kids
