Creative Writing Worksheets - 10 Pages
Creative Writing Worksheets for kids (FREE)
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Creative Writing Prompts - 10 Pages! FREE
Are you excited for this download? I know I am!!
You get 10 FREE creative writing worksheets, aimed at homeschooled children (ages 6/7 ish so year 1 or year 2 - But each child works at their own pace so don't worry you can of course use them for any age. You know your child best!)
However! These aren't exclusive to homeschool children. If your child attends school and you feel they need some additional help with their creative writing, when added to what school is already teaching, these would be perfect.
What's included?
- This download comes with 10 printable worksheets (in a pdf format). Meaning you can use one a day for 2 weeks!
- The questions are simple and clear. The aim here is not to overwhelm the child and give small easy to digest questions.
- The questions are broken into 2 parts so your child can write short answers and not have to worry about giving lots of detail per question.
- The worksheets contain handwriting practice layout. This is to ease some of the handwriting element of the work. With clear guides your child can write with ease.
- Lastly there isn't an overwhelming amount of lines. Each page only contains a few line per question. At this age/ability we aren't expecting a whole lot of writing so showing that through fewer lines can be reassuring for those children who want everything perfect.
- I've also added a little image to each worksheet to make it a little more inviting, and of course to give them someone to colour at the end!
Need more details?
Sometimes children have so much more to say than the worksheet allows right?
During moments like this, rather than grabbing another sheet of paper to let them write it all down, let the child narrate the story to you. (Unless they really want to, in that case go ahead with that sheet of paper). Ask them questions, get as much detail as you can out of them.
What colour shoes was he wearing?
Did he have socks on? Were they warm? Did they have patterns on them?
How comfortable were his gloves. Were they new? Were they waterproof?
How was he feeling? Tired? Hungry? Excited? Why is he feeling that way today?
Has he already had breakfast? What did he eat? Did he enjoy it?
Get really detailed, hopefully this will encourage them to give more details next time they're doing a piece of writing like a story.
Helpful Handwriting Sheets
These worksheets are aimed at children who are still working on their writing skills. They have "handwriting practice" style sheets which can aid in the formation of letters and words.
Handwriting exercises help children coordinate their hand movements with what they see on the paper, enhancing hand eye coordination.
These worksheets encourage uniformity in letter size ensuring a consistent and organised appearance in their written work.
The solid lines for the top and bottom and the middle dashed line to help guide the smaller letters.
Since there are two aims with these worksheets (creative writing as well as handwriting practice) I'd say don't worry about how much your child is writing. Instead focus on the quality of the writing.
We can't expect so many things from one piece of work, especially not at this age/ability.
1 or 2 goals/aims per piece of work is realistic and plenty.
1 aim is for handwriting practice.
The 2nd and more important aim is for them to get their thinking caps on and get creative with their piece of writing!
Learning to write creatively is much more than just that. It can help with so many other areas including speaking and understanding.
Could these factors be contributing to your child's challenges?
It's easy (and natural) to start stressing and worrying when your child isn't doing as well as you thought they would. Especially when you are taking measures to help them. (But try to remember every child is different, your child will get there eventually).
There are thing you can do to help. They aren't like one day things. These are slow progress but very impactful!
If they are still finding creative writing challenging, maybe these factors could be playing a part in that struggle.
(Don't underestimate the importance of these points!)
- Vocab! Do they have a broad vocabulary? If not it could be that they have the ideas but they struggle to articulate in the way they want to.
- Exposure. Do they read often? Or are they read to often? Being exposed to different scenarios/ideas through reading are an absolute must! How can we expect them to come up with ideas without ever having been exposed to some first.
- Even things like role play can contribute massively as they come up with so many ideas and scenarios during role play.
What can you do?
Thankfully the above point sorta overlap meaning less work for you!
1. To help increase their vocabulary I would say when speaking to them, try to include words you would usually assume they can't understand. Kids are versatile little sponges! They will pick them up so quick!
2. Also reading is a must! Books books and more books!
I genuinely cannot stress the importance of reading to them. Like a few books a day as a minimum!
More if you can.
Not only with that aid in helping them become avid bookworms. But they will pick up so many new words. (And it helps massively when it comes to their reading ability. What a huge win!)
3. And lastly role play with them. Start adding in new characters. Think outside the box. Get creative. They will soon follow suit and go much further with their creativity.
(I know what your'e thinking, who wants to role play!?🫠)
But get them started and then encourage them to play with their siblings. (Such a massive benefit of having more than one child). Maybe you character has gone abroad for this week😬
If you have an only child then I'm sorry I have no what how you can get out of it🤪 haha
Maybe take role play style toys the next time they meet up with friends. Maybe even take dress up outfits so they can really get into character.
This book from Usborne books looks really good. I actually don't have it but am considering it after hearing great things!
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