Writing
Writing is being incorporated even more into our curriculum this year through the new requirements of the Common Core. In addition to just writing at school, encourage your child to write at home! They don't have to be writing about a specific topic, but can just write for pleasure! Poetry, essays, fiction, whatever sparks their creativity! If your child is working on some great writing, encourage them to type it out after they are finished and maybe we can submit it in a blog post to share with the whole class! Make sure to remind your child to use their editing skills to fix errors in their own writing!
FREE Writing Websites
Scholastic Story Starters- Spin the lever to come up with some ideas to start writing! Your child can choose from the different writing categories of adventure, fantasy, sci-fi, or take a chance with "scrambler" option.