writing ideas

Storytelling Games That Will Get Your Kids Thinking Out of the Box

Engage kids with storytelling games. Once kids start telling fictional narrative stories out loud, it will improve their written stories. When I teach kids how to write stories, we generally start out loud. In other words, we think, plan, and share orally before writing silently. Of course, not all kids are oral processers but sharing out loud helps organize our thoughts and gives […]

The Best Writing Prompts for Kids in Books and Online

Want to get your kids writing? Many kids want (and even need) ideas and inspiration for writing. These fantastic books and online story and character prompts will help. The Best Story Writing Prompts 1. The Storymatic Kids! The best thing about Storymatic Kids! is the amazing (and seemingly endless) combinations that push you to think creatively. It’s our […]

Summer Printable for Kids

Download this amazing free summer learning printable for kids that will guide them in reading, writing, and math learning. (And prevent the summer slide & summer learning loss!) Summer Printable for Kids Stick the printables into a 3-ring binder or just staple the packet. (I like the binder because then I can add math worksheets and handwriting worksheets.) […]

Writing Idea for Kids: Ultimate Guides

written by homeschooler, writer, and mother, Patricia Zaballos Writing Idea for Kids: Ultimate Guides Ultimate guides are well-loved around here. Currently Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Ultimate Guide has been found sprawled in various settings around the house, attesting to its popularity–with my ten-year-old son, Theo, anyway. An ultimate guide is simply a rather cockily […]

Summer Writing Ideas for Kids

If you’ve downloaded my free Summer Brain Camp printables, you’ll see the page of choices for summer writing ideas. Today I want to make sure you have the links for these fun summer writing activities. Hopefully, these ideas will motivate your kids to write this summer –or anytime. For me, writing has been a gift. It’s a way to […]

Writing Inspiration: How to Get Ideas for a Story

The picture book, Any Questions by Marie-Louise Gay, is the author’s answer to children about the writer’s journey — how to get ideas for a story. It’s an interactive experience because you get to write part of a story, too and is beautifully illustrated with water color and ink. Gay writes that children often ask her where does a story start. […]

Storytelling Activities for Kids

Storytelling activities allows children to stretch their thinking and imaginations. Here are more storytelling activities and ideas to inspire word play, storytelling, and writing. Storytelling Play Activities for Kids 1. Haikubes Haikubes are meant to inspire haiku but we use them to make silly sentences and start stories. They make a great centerpiece for the dinner […]

Will Wreck This Journal Everywhere Get Your Kids Writing?

I’m always trying to motivate my kids to write. I’ve introduced Keri Smith’s Wreck This Journal Everywhere (affiliate link), a take-with-you compact book of writing prompts and activities. It’s a fun little book that sparks creative thinking and wonderment. Do you think your kids need extra urging to write, too? Wreck This Journal . . . Everywhere They might […]