The best journals for kids are . . . the journals they write in! And like us, every child will have his or her own preferences. (Updated: 9/2019) The Best Journals For Kids Just remember . . . — encourage writing stamina and fluency, not spelling — journals aren’t meant to be revised or edited […]
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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 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 favorite […]
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.) […]
Project Pet Rock (Craft and Procedural Writing Activity)
Help your kids adopt the easiest pet ever — a ROCK! (I know. Why didn’t you think of this before?) Once your child adopts a rock, he can dress it up, name it, and give it a home! Not only that, add literacy learning with a funny and fun writing activity. Use a procedural “How-To” book like Laura Numeroff’s 10-Step Guide […]
Found Poetry with Recycled Magazines
Reuse your old magazines and create found poetry from the words and phrases you discover on their pages. Found poetry takes kids on a treasure hunt for wonderful words and phrases. Then, they will use those words and phrases to find a poem; to write a “found” poem by collaging together something in a new, poetic way. […]
Word Collection Jars
Our word collection started when JJ’s teacher read aloud Donavan’s Word Jar to her class. JJ wanted to start a word collection jar at home. Of course, I was happy to oblige! Find a Jar We found jars and labeled them. One of these days, we may get fancier and decorate the jars but we wanted to […]
Easy Handmade Books for Young Writers
A few months ago, I got to teach writing workshop in second grade. I taught them how to make an easy handmade book that they could replicate at home. All one needs is paper, a paperclip, and a rubber band. We made word collection books. The kids used them in reading, where they copied down […]