Wall chart ready for word collecting What do you collect? I collect buttons, books, all manner of things. But I love to collect words most of all. Words that I hear people say, words I read in books, words I see at the shop or hear on TV or radio. Why not make yourself a … Continue reading Collecting Words
I learned from my friend Elizabeth, at lunchtime today, that when she grows up she is going to be a giraffe. Sounds like a plan to me. Although giraffes don’t eat bacon and egg sandwiches. Perhaps it wouldn’t matter. And that long neck could be handy. I think I might like to be a bird … Continue reading When I grow up…
I hope you are finding plenty of things to write about. Why don’t you look around and make a little collection of paper? Different sizes and shapes of paper might make you think pf different things to write. There is no need to go raiding the family’s stash of good paper, there are plenty of … Continue reading Paper hunt
My teddy bear is very old now, but he still lives in my bedroom. Tell us about your soft toy friends. Draw one –or more. What are their names? Where do you keep them? Where did they come from? Do you have any true stories about them? Could you make up a story about them? … Continue reading Teddy bear, teddy bear
Let’s collect words today. When we begin our Writing Club, we always think of words. Sometimes we each write them down in a list. Sometimes we keep one or two in our head. Then we share our words, one each around the circle. You can collect words in your head, in a list in your … Continue reading Words
Really! There is an elephant in the room. Well, just the head of an elephant. But I imagine that she is real. She is very quiet. What unexpected creature lives in your house? Real or imaginary – draw them and show where they like to be in your house. Tell us their story. Where did … Continue reading Elephant in the hallway
What is your favourite snack? Draw it. Tell us about it. Or draw today’s snack [it might be your favourite anyway]. Can you write instructions for making the best snack in the world? Or the silliest. Here are a couple of verses from a very silly poem by Jeni Smith It’s time for a snickety … Continue reading Snack Time
In his book, The Thirteen Secrets of Poetry, the lovely poet, Adrian Mitchell, tells us that the seventh secret is: Good ideas often fly off and so Take that notebook wherever you go (and three pens). If he was reading the secrets to an audience, he would stop and show us the three pens he … Continue reading The Seventh Secret
It is story time today. Maybe you could put your story into a little book. Here is a frog who got stuck in a watering can spout. Can you write a story? The frog could be the central character. Or maybe you are the main character and you meet the frog. What happens next? What … Continue reading A Frog Tale
Ten minutes a day I think it is time to get writing. Writing has special powers. It is a kind of magic. It can make you feel happy and it can help you sort things out. You can share it with others or keep it to yourself. Writing can surprise you, even when you think … Continue reading Ten minutes a day -again!
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