Friday, June 5, 2009

Writing a book with the grandkids

I have been researching how I am going to get Sarah and Randy interested and excited about writing their autobiography. They are only 9 but they have a lot to write about. Both are very expressive and creative so it should not be so difficult.

I checked out a few websites about teaching kids to write and the best idea was to begin by developing a verbal story.

We are going to sit on the floor on pillows. ( They will have to help me get up later)
We will decide on a title. For example "My First Puppy"

To make it more fun I will have a basket with 9 items. We will each pick one item. The first person to begin the story will use the item chosen in some way in the story. When that person is finished, the person to the left will pick up the thread of the story using their selected item etc.

Since there is only 3 of us, and 9 items, we should complete the story in two rounds.

I am going to tape the exercise.

This exercise is just to stimulate their thinking and creative juices.

The autobiography will come later.

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