WORDPLAY and word games can reenergize kids who feel bogged down with school work. If you need a break from formal writing activities this week, gather the family together for some fun with palindromes! A palindrome is any word or phrase that reads the same either...
NOW that the Christmas season is here, postal workers and volunteers around the world are busy answering letters to Santa. Every year, these widespread efforts encourage children to appreciate the wonder of reading and writing handwritten letters. Did you know? This...
It’s April Fool’s Day! Could there be a more appropriate time for a dose of writing humor? Share these groaners with your family today!
Gift catalogs offer a chance to buy greatly appreciated gifts for a child or family in need.
To give your children practice with synonyms and help them better understand the subtlety of word meanings, play Synonym Bingo!
Narration activities are perfect when age, immaturity, or lack of skill with a pencil prevents little ones from recording their own ideas.
WriteShop shares 8 fun writing ideas from Pinterest
Play descriptive guessing games, write jingles, and respond to photo writing prompts!
If your child struggles to choose the correct punctuation at the end of a sentence, do this fun exercise together to help him learn what each punctuation mark sounds like when spoken aloud. 1. Write the following words, phrases, and sentences on index cards or...
A Quick Word about Copywork I'd like to suggest a new way to incorporate copywork into your schooling. In a future blog article, I'll take time to extol the virtues of copywork, which I think is valuable for pre-writers to 14-year-olds (or thereabouts). But in a...
A variety of printable word games to challenge your kids to use vocabulary in different ways.
Writing games and writing warm-ups serve an important purpose in the writing process.
If your 8- to 12-year-old hates journaling (or writing in general), try becoming your child’s pen pal.
