Writing – Imagination Soup https://imaginationsoup.net | Best Children's Books Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:40:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://imaginationsoup.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Imagination-Soup-Logo-sml-100x100.png Writing – Imagination Soup https://imaginationsoup.net 32 32 Poetry Month: Best Resources for Reading & Writing Poetry with Kids https://imaginationsoup.net/resources-teaching-writing-poetry-children/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:19:36 +0000 https://imaginationsoup.net/?page_id=39314 Poetry Month is often the time we remember to teach and read poems with kids and help our children write poetry. But you can read...

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]]> Top 10 Tips for Teachers: How to Make Your Students’ First Writing Contest a Success https://imaginationsoup.net/how-to-make-your-students-first-writing-contest-a-success/ https://imaginationsoup.net/how-to-make-your-students-first-writing-contest-a-success/#respond Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:49:06 +0000 https://imaginationsoup.net/?p=121878 By Dean Owen, Guest Contributor for Tadpole Press Writing When our school signed up for the Tadpole Press 100-Word Writing Contest, I saw it as...

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]]> https://imaginationsoup.net/a-cup-of-quiet-writing-prompts-for-elementary-age-writers/feed/ 0 28 Picture Books with Simile Examples and Metaphor Examples https://imaginationsoup.net/picture-books-similes-metaphors/ https://imaginationsoup.net/picture-books-similes-metaphors/#respond Mon, 17 Feb 2025 18:27:41 +0000 https://imaginationsoup.net/?p=40577 Read aloud picture books and look for simile examples and metaphor examples to learn how writers use figurative language to convey meaning. Use these mentor texts to teach writers how to write similes and metaphors in their own writing.

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]]> https://imaginationsoup.net/picture-books-similes-metaphors/feed/ 0 Behind the Scenes with Children’s Book Illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky https://imaginationsoup.net/childrens-book-illustrator-paul-o-zelinsky/ https://imaginationsoup.net/childrens-book-illustrator-paul-o-zelinsky/#respond Tue, 10 Sep 2024 18:40:57 +0000 https://imaginationsoup.net/?p=115591 If you read a lot of children's books, you already know (and love) illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky's work.

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]]> https://imaginationsoup.net/childrens-book-illustrator-paul-o-zelinsky/feed/ 0 40 Impressive Personal Narrative Examples in Children’s Books https://imaginationsoup.net/personal-narrative-mentor-texts-teaching-writing/ https://imaginationsoup.net/personal-narrative-mentor-texts-teaching-writing/#comments Wed, 21 Aug 2024 19:12:26 +0000 https://imaginationsoup.net/?p=60903 Build empathy by reading personal narrative examples in children's books, including picture books and middle grade books. In other words, read someone's authentic memoir based on their life experience. And see how it gives you empathy as you walk in that person's shoes. (It will also help you become a better personal narrative writer!)

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]]> https://imaginationsoup.net/writing-idea-kids-ultimate-guides/feed/ 0 Back to School Activity: Fill-in-the-Blank Story https://imaginationsoup.net/back-to-school-fill-in-the-blank-story-printables/ https://imaginationsoup.net/back-to-school-fill-in-the-blank-story-printables/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 21:16:43 +0000 https://imaginationsoup.net/?p=80056 Happy back to school! These Mad Libs books or this free fill-in-the-blank story with a printable download to give you an engaging activity for the...

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