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

Why Not Write Wednesdays?

Some Wednesdays we challenge you to pick up your pen and indulge your budding author self with our writing activity. See where your imagination takes you, and feel free to share your ideas in the Comment section!

Here's one to try:

Take a trip back in time and talk about what you see. Start with something like: "Long ago people did things differently. They…"

 

April Theme: Metaphor & Simile

Did you know that "Take My Word For It!" 's theme for the month of April is Simile & Metaphor?

These are like spices that will add flavor to your writing! They're easy to use, and fun to create!

Here's a quick definition:

metaphor: A figure of speech comparing two unlike things.

example: Mary is such a fast runner. She's a cheetah!

simile: A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as.

example: You don't want to go outside today, it's as hot as an oven!

 Here's a challenge to get your fingers tickling the keyboard: write a metaphor or simile describing the season SPRING.

 

The most captivating metaphor or simile will be entered in our drawing to win a fabulous word game! Write your most creative metaphor or simile and send it along with your name and age to wordincubator@gmail.com

 

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 Grace from Miraloma Elementary is showing us how it is done! Great job, Grace!

 

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, Tess' 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. See where your imagination takes you, and feel free to share your ideas in the Comment section!

Here's one to try:

Use your imagination to tell us about what goes on unknowingly right beneath your very own feet! Here's a start: "I don’t know what goes on underneath the ground, but I suspect…"

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!

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, Sara's Never Ending Story!