How to Build a WRITER at Home

Write to your Child The Writing Process

WRITE! WRITE! WRITE!
 Encourage your child to
write every day
 Write in a journal
Ideas to Make Writing Fun:
 Take turns writing back Encourage your child to
and forth to your child follow the Writing Process:
 Leave notes to your child
1. Prewriting
by their bed or in their 2. Drafting
lunch box 3. Revising
4. Editing
5. Publishing

 Write letters and cards to family members.

 Write stories about your favorite things.
 Create your own comic.
 Create a newspaper and write articles about things that happened that week.
 Use fun writing tools, like markers and gel pens.
 Write a play and gather kids in the neighborhood to perform.
 Create your own version of Mad Libs.
 Play word games, like Hangman and Wheel of Fortune.
 Practice note taking by pretending to be a reporter when visiting a museum or a new city.
 Display your child’s writing in a special place at home.
 Publish your child’s writing using programs, such as StoryJumper.com and Scribblitt.com