6 FUN WRITING ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS

Here we have some writing activities that we could do with young

learners.

1. Journaling for Beginners

For this activity, you’ll need to provide journals and colored pencils. If you
can provide this for your students, they will be excited to do the task. If you
don’t have the finances, however, you can tell them to use their own
notebooks and pencils.

If your students still don’t know how to write, they can draw. The important
thing is learning self-expression.

Tell them to write (or draw) what they did throughout the day. How they
brushed their teeth, what breakfast they had, how they prepared for school…
anything. It’s even better if you can encourage them to express feelings,
such as happiness, excitement, anger, or whatever else they feel.

2. Fill in the Story

It was a sunny day. The little tiger just woke up… He saw the
_____________, and he said _____________. Together, they
____________________________. Then, they ________________________.
They had lots of fun. They agreed to ________________________.

You’d be surprised to see how creative your students can get with few
simple sentences.

3. Drawing Words

How would you draw the Moon? How would you draw the word “precious”?
Think of different words. They can signify items, but you should also let
them play with abstract concepts, such as love or beauty.

Lorena Vidal Salvador

This activity inspires writing because it helps the students understand the
true meaning and importance of every word they use.

4. Birthday Messages

Whenever someone has a birthday, get the entire class to write a message.
You can get a big piece of paper, where everyone will have space to write.
You can also turn this into an art project, so the students will make it more
beautiful.

The sentences can start with, “I wish you…” Let everyone express their
message and appreciation for the friend.

5. Vocabulary Challenge

Pick a new word for them to learn. Think of something unusual. Explain the
word. Tell them to use it in a sentence. Then, tell them to write a short story
around that sentence. If you turn this into a team activity, it will be more
fun.

6. Typing Challenge

This is the best one. Students have to learn how to type right after they learn
how to write. There are great online keyboarding games  they can try. Do
you know what worked for my class? I showed them a typewriter. I let each
student write sentences in a logical flow. One after another, the students
wrote a story on the typewriter. They felt like real writers.

We, teachers, have to be fun. It’s a choice, but it’s the right one to make.
With a bit of creativity and effort, we can make even the most challenging
aspects of learning easy on them.

Source: https://minds-in-bloom.com/10-fun-writing-activities-kids/

Lorena Vidal Salvador

In the following link, we can also find lots of writing activities that we could do in a the
class with young learners: https://ddeubel.edublogs.org/2009/09/22/teaching-writing-
activities-and-ideas/comment-page-1/

Lorena Vidal Salvador