Happy New Year!
As we celebrate the start of 2021, it’s a great time for students to spend a bit of extra time building their writing skills.
To help your child do just that, we’ve created this creative writing prompt that has been inspired by Christmas.
Before you download the prompt, here are some quick tips to help your child:
Emphasise the importance of checking SPAG (spelling, punctuation and grammar).
We encourage students to check their SPAG as many times as possible because most people will make SPAG mistakes at some point (we’re human after all). However, to minimise the amount of mistakes made, it’s key to check SPAG over and over again.
Read a wide variety of literature for inspiration.
Most children prefer to stick to reading one type of literature (which is perfectly normal). However, to improve one’s writing, it’s important to read a wide variety of texts as it helps with sentence clarity, vocabulary and the overall development of excellent writing skills.
Listen In
If your child isn’t much of a reader, encourage them to listen to child-friendly radio stations (you can listen in with them and discuss the topics for even better interaction). If you’re able to, consider an audible subscription as audiobooks are fantastic for helping children to visualise texts and enhance their imagination.
Make writing fun
If your child has an exam coming up, it’s natural to feel the need to pressurise them to write as much as possible. However, the best writers are those that genuinely enjoy writing so try to have a positive attitude and mindset around it. For example, use fun and engaging writing prompts like the one below or create your own if you’re able to.
Finally, download our free Creative Writing Booster Kit to help your child improve their writing in as little as 5-days. We’re offering it for a limited time only so grab it whilst it’s still available.