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Teaching Children To Write - 6 Tips
Teaching children to write is crucial in today's world. Email and websites are just a few of the ways we communicate today. Learning to write well takes practice and diligence and is only learned by doing it. Here are 6 ideas for you to create a writing environment for your children.
1. Inspire them. Show your children that writing can be very fun and exciting. Show them letters you have written. If you keep a journal show your children how rewarding and exciting it is to look back through the years in your journal.
2. Writing challenge. One day I challenged my kids to write a 400 word article on any subject they wanted. It was great. They turned the television off a started writing. I told them that I would give the winner for the best article $10. You can try something like this and your children will amaze you.
3. Create a blog. Blogging is extremely popular and you can get started for free. Blogger.com is a great resource. Your blog can be about anything but consider choosing a subject your whole family is interested in. You and your children can then write and post articles about your subject. Then you and your children can spread the word to friends and family. You can even monetize your blog which will really get your children interested.
4. Give your children a notebook. A notebook is a necessity for any good writer so they can quickly jot down ideas as they come. They can also start composing stories in their notebooks that can later be transferred to the computer.
5. Thank you notes. When your children receive presents from each other, friends and family, consider including a box of thank you notes around the Christmas tree. This will be another opportunity for them to write and will be very meaningful to those who gave the gift.
6. Write letters. Writing letters is a habit we should all have. You can help you children develop a love for writing by encouraging them to write letters to grandparents and friends. They can even write letters to you complete with postage and an address. I have sent my children mail before and it is very fun.
Teaching children to write can bring a lot of joy into your family. You need to first inspire them by showing how much fun writing can be. You can conduct writing competitions, do a blog, encourage your children to write thank you notes and send letters to friends and family. Writing is a great activity.
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