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Help a Child Write a Story
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Activities & Projects
Grades K – 2 | Activity & Project
After reading a Corduroy book together, encourage creativity and develop writing skills by writing a story about a favorite stuffed animal.
Grades K – 2 | Activity & Project
All About Me! Use Photos to Write Stories
Help children use favorite photos to write a homemade memory book.
Grades 3 – 5 | Activity & Project
Children will draw on their knowledge of story structure and fairy tales to write their own.
Grades 3 – 5 | Activity & Project
Telling My Story: Make a Bio-Cube
Let children explore an interesting subject—themselves. An online tool will teach them to summarize and organize information as they write.
Games & Tools
Grades 3 – 12 | Game & Tool
The Bio Cube asks children to summarize information about a person for a biography or autobiography. The activity helps them learn how to identify and shorten key ideas.
Grades 3 – 8 | Game & Tool
The Fractured Fairy Tales tool lets children play with three familiar fairy tales, changing many things including setting, characters, point of view, and plot.