The first book in the popular Creative Writing for Kids series is full of great activities and tasks for children of all abilities. From funny stories to comic strips, unique poems and story projects, Creative Writing for Kids helps children rediscover the joy of creating their own worlds, without it feeling like school.

All too often, children are put off creative writing by feeling they have to do it right. Creativity comes in lots of different packages, and not just the ones marked with a red tick or a gold star! This book comes from original exercises and activities created especially for one-to-one lessons, creative writing groups, school visits and for home educated children. The focus is on fun and creative thinking, so that literacy and writing skills happen more naturally, without it feeling like work. The age range for all the books in the Creative Writing for Kids range is 7-14, depending on ability. Lots of exercises can be expanded to suit keen writers and adapted for reluctant learners and special needs students.

Creativity comes in lots of different packages, and not just the ones marked with a red tick or a gold star! Creative Writing for Kids helps children relax and have fun with creative writing. All the work in the Creative Writing for Kids series has been used in classrooms, workshops, private classes and individual one-to-one lessons, as well as by children working independently at home. The exercises in this book are suitable for ages 7-14. The work includes activities that can be adapted for different abilities, as well as more advanced exercises for budding authors and poets

This complete set of the Creative Writing for Kids series brings together four very distinct books, each with their own personality and overall theme. Creative Writing for Kids 1 is full of story starters, mini-stories, plans, comic strips and picture starters which are a good place to start with creative writing. Creative Writing for Kids 2 also has lots of fun story starters and ideas but also includes longer length activities which help children to work on more in-depth writing without being overwhelmed. Creative Writing for Kids 3: Winter Tales uses the themes of Winter, holidays, seasonal fun and familiar but exciting ideas to help children think and write creatively. Once upon a story... uses magical and fantastical ideas and imagery to encourage children to create their own stories about lands full of wizards and witches, goblins and giants. Both Winter Tales and Once upon a story... include longer projects as well as story starters and picture-based activities.

A guide to writing for children and teen-agers, including a survey of the field, discussion of specific techniques, marketing hints, and suggestions for handling research and special problems.

This workbook is designed to reinforce specific writing skills including understanding parts of sentences, writing paragraphs, and writing a letter.