Writing+ideas

Keep a notebook or journal in the house or car. Your child can use this notebook to write down interesting topics from a book, favorite parts of a song, memories of places or people you visit, or questions he or she wonders about.

Write notes to your child and leave them around the house. Ask questions so your child will write back to you.

When your child asks you to buy him or her something or take him or her somewhere, have him or her write a short paragraph explaining his or her reasons.

When your child is bored, let him or her find an interesting picture from a magazine and make up a story about the picture.

Write a story or comic strip using one of the reading websites.