Writing Studio Start-Up: Tools for Making Writing Often, when we write on our feet and out of our seats, magic happens. Ready to help your students slice, break, build, tack, paste, bend, and mix their words? Try adding some of these tools to your writer’s workshop kit. Paper Products:
Adhesives and Fasteners:
Writing, Drawing, Painting Tools:
Sticky Notes Index Cards Composition Books Primary Composition Books Wide Ruled Paper College Ruled Paper Copy/Printer Paper Construction Paper Rolls of Easel Paper Butcher Paper Newsprint Tissue Paper Cardboard Boxes Flip Charts Box for Scrap Paper Finger Paint Pads Doodle Pads Card Stock Envelopes Discarded Books Discarded Magazines
Tape Runners White Glue Invisible Tape Masking Tape Painter’s Tape Duct Tape Repositionable Glue Sticks Spray Adhesive Glue Guns Stapler and Staples Paper Fasteners Binder Clips Clips Rubberbands Modge Podge Packing Tape Washi Tape Thumbtacks Ticky Tac Command Strips
Pens: Blue, Black, Colors Pencils Colored Pencils Washable Markers Sharpies Dry Erase Markers Highlighters Crayons Watercolors Poster Paint Craft Paint Finger Paint Paint Brushes and Sponges Paint Cups Easels Aprons/Old Shirts Drop Cloths/Table Covers Erasers Chalk Chalk Markers
Cutting Tools:
Labels, Stamps, and Stickers:
Collaborative Thinking Tools:
Straight Edge Scissors Decorative Edge Scissors Paper Cutter Three Hole Punch Single Hole Punch Stickers Adhesive Letters Sticky Dots
Name Badges Stamps, Inkpads, Cleaner Embossing Powder Embossing Tool Labels
Small and Large Dry Erase Boards Dry Erasers Individual Dry Erase Markers Felt Boards Felt Vertical Spaces for Sharing Ideas and Work Foam Boards
Devices, Programs, and Technology Tools
Toys
Laptops installed with Open Office WiFi Printers Digital cameras Thumb drives Desktop Computers, iPads, and e-readers Adobe Illustrator, Acrobat, and Photoshop Moviemaker Garage Band Digital writing, movie making, and photo apps Video Game Systems and Games
Erector Sets Blocks Board Games Puzzles Dolls Puppets Dress Up Clothes Field Game Equipment Cards
©Angela Stockman, The WNY Young Writer’s Studio, 2014 Adapted from the work of Mark Hatch CEO of Techshop and author of The Maker Movement Manifesto: Rules
for Innovation in the New World of Crafters, Hackers, and Tinkerers