| Kids are often uncomfortable writing. Even after all the | | | | same results? If just every now and then, children |
| writing they do in school - or maybe as a result - they | | | | could not get their parents' attention without putting |
| often see little value or joy in the exercise. That's why | | | | their request in writing, would we start to see faster, |
| writing games for kids are so important. Making writing | | | | better writers who understand the importance of the |
| fun and enjoyable will break down whatever barriers | | | | skill? |
| are keeping your child from being able to not only | | | | Being able to write well is no less necessary to |
| enjoy writing more but to write well and with energy | | | | success now then it was before the advent of email, |
| and excitement. | | | | text messages, and social websites. We need to |
| If you're a parent, you remember the tremendous joy | | | | make sure our children succeed in all the major school |
| with which you celebrated every first - first rolling over, | | | | subjects and when we make learning fun, it tends to |
| first steps, first words. By the time they begin writing, | | | | go down better - like a spoonful of sugar with |
| they're four or five years old and while there are still | | | | medicine, as the song goes. |
| many firsts to celebrate, there's nothing quite as | | | | So try a few silly games to get kids writing as much |
| transforming as first words. From the moment they're | | | | as possible. You can turn many games into writing |
| born, children are trying to communicate and they | | | | games for kids. Take the old grapevine game where |
| never stop. Even quiet children are communicative in | | | | information is whispered person to person until it turns |
| their own way, using their body language to tell you | | | | into something else by the time it hits the last child. |
| how they feel or to get your attention. | | | | Instead of whispering, have one child write out a full |
| I've often wondered how well our children would write | | | | sentence on a piece of paper and pass it to the next |
| if we spent as much time communicating with them in | | | | player. Have the next child rewrite the same sentence |
| writing as we do verbally. Watch how much a young | | | | on a new piece of paper but instruct them to change |
| child will struggle to get his point across with the few | | | | one word. Have the next child do the same. When the |
| words at his disposal, grabbing a mother's leg as a | | | | last child has finished their sentence, they should give it |
| plea for understanding. He quickly realizes the | | | | to the first player to read aloud. All children will be |
| important of being able to talk and to use the right | | | | amazed at how the sentence has changed with only |
| words to meet his end objective. If we placed as | | | | slight modifications at each step. |
| much importance on their writing, would we see the | | | | |