"Take My Word For It!" - creative writing for kids

Where would you go with this?

Our challenge to you is to look at the photographs we post and see where they may take you, and your pen.

Let your imagination wander freely! And, please feel free to share comments you have, or stories, poems, musings that were spurred on by this week's photo.

Happy writing!

Why Not Write Wednesdays?

Some Wednesdays we challenge you to pick up your pen and indulge your budding author self with our writing activity. 

Here's one to try:

This morning when I woke up I decided I didn’t want to go to school anymore.
So I packed my backpack and hit the open road…

You Read It Here First!

Every week, in "You Read it Here First!" we feature writing from students in "Take My Word For It's!" creative writing classes.

When these young authors become well known writers, you can say you read them here first!

At Chabot Elementary, we asked our students to develop a Never Ending Story Collection. What is the Never Ending Story? It all started with a mousetrap. We had to make that the centerpiece of our stories. Each week a new object was introduced, and our job as creative writers was to integrate each of them into our ongoing story. Our Never Ending Story objects were a mousetrap, a bow tie, a bird ring, a sun hat, a slingshot, a “posion” ring and a bell. 

This week we're spotlighting, Ross' Never Ending Story!

Where would you go with this?

Our challenge to you is to look at the photographs we post and see where they may take you, and your pen.

Let your imagination wander freely! And, please feel free to share comments you have, or stories, poems, musings that were spurred on by this week's photo.

Happy writing!

Why Not Write Wednesdays?

Some Wednesdays we challenge you to pick up your pen and indulge your budding author self with our writing activity. 

Here's one to try:

Have you ever had to tell someone something you didn't want to? Try writing about something you were afraid to say or something you knew someone wouldn't want to hear. Here's a start: "I hate to tell you this but….

 

You Read it Here First!

Every week, in "You Read it Here First!" we feature writing from students in "Take My Word For It's!" creative writing classes.

When these young authors become well known writers, you can say you read them here first!

Have you heard of found poetry? It's fun, creative and easy to do at home! Flip through magazines and cut out words/images that you like. Collect as many words and images as you want. When you're ready, glue the cut outs on a piece of paper to create a poem. It's as simple as that. This week Ella from Miraloma Elementary is showing us how it is done! Great job, Ella!

 

You Read It Here First!

Every week, in "You Read it Here First!" we feature writing from students in "Take My Word For It's!" creative writing classes.

When these young authors become well known writers, you can say you read them here first!

At Chabot Elementary, we asked our students to develop a Never Ending Story Collection. What is the Never Ending Story? It all started with a mousetrap. We had to make that the centerpiece of our stories. Each week a new object was introduced, and our job as creative writers was to integrate each of them into our ongoing story. Our Never Ending Story objects were a mousetrap, a bow tie, a bird ring, a sun hat, a slingshot, a “posion” ring and a bell. 

This week we're spotlighting, Renzo's Never Ending Story!

This I Believe!

Based on a 1950s radio program of the same name, "This I Believe" was originally hosted by acclaimed journalist Edward R. Murrow. Each day, Americans gathered by their radios to hear compelling essays from the likes of Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Robinson, Helen Keller, and Harry Truman as well as corporate leaders, cab drivers, scientists, and secretaries—anyone able to distill into a few minutes the guiding principles by which they lived.

Upon reviving "This I Believe" in 2004, executive producer Dan Gediman said, “The goal is not to persuade Americans to agree on the same beliefs. Rather, the hope is to encourage people to begin the much more difficult task of developing respect for beliefs different from their own.”

Inspired by this project, we asked our students to write about one of their beliefs. Fourth grader Ashley wrote about her belief in special talents.

I believe that everyone has a special talent. I learned it from the people around me. Some people think they don't have a special talent because it is hard for them to see it in themselves and can only see it in famous people like Martin Luther King.

It is harder for you to see this special talent. All kinds of people have talent, like hobos and orphans. I believe that even animals have a special talent that no other animal has.

I found my talent by people supporting me. My talent is playing soccer and drawing. I know what my friend Sammie's talent is. Her talent is playing tether ball.

 

 

Where would you go with this?

Our challenge to you is to look at the photographs we post and see where they may take you, and your pen.

Let your imagination wander freely! And, please feel free to share comments you have, or stories, poems, musings that were spurred on by this week's photo.

Happy writing!

You Read It Here First!

Every week, in "You Read it Here First!" we feature writing from students in "Take My Word For It's!" creative writing classes.

When these young authors become well known writers, you can say you read them here first!

This week we asked our students, Elle and Ezra, at Mariloma Elementary to do a writing exercise practicing personification. Personification is the act of giving human traits to non-living objects. In writing, personification can be a fun tool to activate your imagination when describing an object. 

We also had our students, Sarah, Ella, Ezra, and Ava work on a few different prompts to get their creative juices flowing. 

Below is a fun sampling of writing that is sure to get any budding author's imagination flowing!