Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be invisible and the people around you didn’t know you were there?
Were you ever sort of invisible?  You might be reading and so quiet that someone coming into the room didn’t realize you were there.
What would happen if you were invisible for an hour?  A day? A week?
Write about your “invisible” experience if you have had one.
Pretend you’re invisible and write about what would happen.
Or you can make up a story about an animal who is invisible.
It can be funny, scary, adventuresome.   And very enjoyable to write.

As I mentioned earlier, I’ve been sorting through a lot of boxes from my basement.  This week I came across a book that I made with my first grade students.  What memories!   

The week we made this book, we had been learning about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. The students took what they had learned and decided they wanted to write about Abraham Lincoln. Each student helped to illustrate the book.
You can do this activity with your child at home or with your students at school.  Here are some suggestions for topics:

write about something they’ve learned (such as the story …read more