Your Idea Collection: A Look Back

Writers don’t just collect ideas! They use those ideas when they have something to say to a particular audience.

It’s All in the Details

Authors grab our attention with interesting ideas. They hold our attention with details. As writers gather and collect ideas, they also focus on details.

Ideas From Favourite Books

Did you know that writers get ideas from other writers?

More Storytelling: From Photos to Words

Writers are often inspired, and find and collect ideas from photographs of real events.

Storytelling: From Photos to Words

Writers are often inspired by images or photographs.

Collecting More Ideas: Strong Feelings

Sometimes writers collect ideas that are about feelings

Important People, Places and Times

Writers often use ideas that come from real people and real memories in their lives.

Be an Idea Collector

Do you ever feel like you are out of ideas to write about? Ideas are all around us. Be an idea collector - be on the lookout for possible ideas and topics!

Ideas to Riddles

Sometimes ideas can be turned into a puzzle for others to solve by choosing the very best ideas and words.

A List Poem

List poems are just that - a list! The list poem can be funny, or serious. It can rhyme, but it doesn’t have to.

What Do You Do With Another Idea?

An “Acrostic Poem” is another kind of poem that writers use to help them share their ideas with others with just the right words.

What Do You Do With An Idea

With your child, talk about the ideas from their heart map that they created.

Ideas...What Is In Your Heart?

Authors have lots of ideas – you have lots of ideas! Sometimes it can feel hard to think of an idea, though.

April is Poetry Month

You have been learning that writers get their ideas from lots of places!

What Do You Notice?

Writers collect ideas from many different places.

Spring is Springing!

Writers often brainstorm words that might appear in a future piece of writing. Spring is springing all around us! What are some words that you might use to write about spring?

Share a Memory

Choose a memory that makes you feel happy. Share it with your child.

April Fool’s Day

Laughing makes us feel good! April Fools' Day is a fun day to play practical jokes or to tell some jokes or funny stories.

Stay Calm and Write On

Brainstorm some possible ideas with your child of hopeful messages or other kinds of messages that people in your life (siblings, grandparents, other family members, neighbours, friends, etc) might appreciate receiving right now.