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Grades 1, 10–12, 2–9, k
Videos
Write. Read. Feel. with Mychal Threets

by Mychal Threets, librarian and literacy ambassador

Memoir
Narrative
Poetry

Librarian and literacy ambassador Mychal Threets invites you to write about your feelings, your way with four writing prompts to explore your emotions on the page.

Grades 2–12
Educator
Writing to Discover Yourself

by 826 National

Memoir
Narrative
Poetry

This Educator Tool is designed to help you support students along their journeys in positive identity development.

Grades 3–12
Educator
Journal Writing: Implementing an Intentional Practice

by 826 National

This Educator Tool shares a variety of prompts to help you springboard into journal writing with your students.

Grades 1–12
Educator
Writing and Mental Health

by 826 National

This Educator Tool shares resources to help you support your students' mental health through writing.

Grades 1–5
Videos
What Do Feelings Sound Like?

by Molly Sprayregen, 826CHI

Poetry

Writer and 826michigan staffer Denise Ervin writes alongside students to show what feelings sound like.

Grades 3–5
Videos
Fill My Shoes

by Kinyel Friday, 826michigan

Narrative

Children's book author, and 826michigan staff member, Kinyel Friday shares a social emotional learning prompt that uses personification to bring emotions to life.

Grades 9–12
Lessons
Cataloging Gratitude

by 826 National

Poetry

What happens when we start from a place of gratitude? In this lesson, students will use Ross Gay’s "Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude" as a catalyst for a daily gratitude journal.

Grades 6–12
Videos
Writing & Mental Health with Arielle Johnson (AJ)

by 826 National

Memoir

In this lesson, you will learn a strategy for writing down your thoughts and feelings to understand them more clearly.

Grades 6–12
Sparks
Writing to Process (Secondary)

by Asia Calcagno, 826CHI

Memoir
Narrative
Poetry

Writing can be a powerful tool when working through feelings of grief, sadness, or anger. This Spark creates an intentional opportunity for youth to write and speak about what is on their minds.

Grades 1–5
Sparks
Writing to Process (Elementary)

by Asia Calcagno, 826CHI

Memoir
Narrative
Poetry

Writing can be a powerful tool when working through feelings of grief, sadness, or anger. This Spark creates an intentional opportunity for youth to write and speak about what is on their minds.

Grades 6–12
Sparks
A Place Worth Being with Jason Reynolds

by Jason Reynolds, The New York Times Best-Selling Author & National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

Narrative

Students will write a personal narrative where they describe themselves as a place. Not a specific place, but all the things a "place" consists of.

Grades 1–3
Sparks
Feeling Words & Healing Words: A Poetry Journey

by Molly Sprayregen, 826CHI

Poetry

In this collection of poetry activities, young writers will explore a range of feelings and strengthen their emotional vocabulary. Activities are available in print and web versions!