In this episode of the Shared Teaching Podcast, we explore the heart map—a simple yet powerful tool to help students brainstorm meaningful topics for personal narrative writing. Learn how to guide your students through the process of creating their own heart maps and discover how this tool can keep them engaged with writing all year long.

In today’s episode we’ll talk about:

• What a heart map is and how it helps students generate personal writing ideas
• Introducing the heart map to your class and guiding students in brainstorming important people, places, and memories
• Step-by-step instructions for creating and filling a heart map with details
• Using heart maps as inspiration for personal narratives and writing prompts
• Keeping heart maps relevant by adding new experiences throughout the year

SHOW NOTES / BLOG POST LINK:  https://sharedteaching.com/heart-map/

Resources Helpful with Today's Episode:

• Second Grade Writing Units (narrative unit coming soon)
• Heart Map available to my email subscribers - sign up at SharedTeaching.com

Tune in to learn how heart maps can transform personal narrative writing in your classroom!

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