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22 Writing Activities To Help Kids Hone Their Writing Skills

When kids start writing, they’re unlocking a whole new world of imagination to explore. It’s a great way for them to be creative, express themselves and practice key reading and writing skills. 

But as most kids — and adults — will tell you, writing is hard! It can be intimidating to put pen to paper for the first time, and sometimes the challenge of a blank page seems like too much to overcome. 

Writing shouldn’t be scary for kids. These 22 fun writing activities can help them:

  • Use their imagination
  • Think up new stories and ideas
  • Share their writing with friends and family

Use them in your classroom or at home to get kids excited about writing!

Fun writing activities

Writing is supposed to be fun! Use these activities to help kids stretch their imagination and record their thoughts on paper in a fun, low-stress environment.

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Great for: Grades 1 to 6

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As students build and create, they’re always practicing key reading and language skills that help them write clearly and effectively. Every correct answer gives players more energy to gather resources, complete daily tasks and earn Wishcoins.

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2. Poetry scavenger hunt

Great for: Middle and high school students

Words are all around us, so encourage your students to take inspiration from the real-life writing they see every day. Have students collect printed words and phrases from the world around them, including:

  • Flyers
  • Billboards
  • Magazine ads
  • Graphic novels
  • Newspaper headlines
  • Social media captions

Students can collect and arrange their words on a piece of paper to make a unique piece of poetry. Encourage them to find a key idea and expand on it in creative ways, then have students share their work with the class. 

3. Create your own comic strip

Great for: Grades 4 to 10

Students learn in all sorts of ways. For visual learners, creating a comic strip to accompany their story can help them express themselves in a visual medium. 

Give students a set number of panels and challenge them to come up with a quick story — just a few sentences. Then, they can illustrate their scene in the style of comic books. 

Remind students the point isn’t to be the best artist — it’s to write a story that’s short and exciting. 

4. Create your own Madlib

Great for: Elementary and middle school students

Give students vocabulary practice and help them write a silly story at the same time!

Fill a sheet with the outline of the story, then remove key words like:

  • Verbs
  • Nouns
  • Adverbs
  • Adjectives

For younger students, add a word bank to get them started. As students fill in words, they’ll craft a unique story filled with unexpected twists and turns.

Creative writing activities

Once students start getting in the habit of writing, these creative writing activities can pull new ideas out of their heads and encourage them to experiment with different genres. 

5. Acrostics

Great for: Grades 3 to 8

Acrostic poems are a great way to introduce your students to poetry! Start with a meaningful word or name and use it as a theme for the poem. 

Writing the word vertically, students can go down the letters and write a short word or phrase that starts with each letter. Acrostic poems help students write within a structure and theme, so it’s easier for them to get started. 

6. A letter to your future self

Great for: Middle school and high school

Where do your students see themselves in a year? Five years? Ten years?

A letter to their future selves is a great way for students to explore their own story, and brainstorm what they want to achieve. Not only can students practice their letter-writing skills, they can use their imaginations to develop a growth mindset. 

For extra nostalgia, store the letters for students and mail them out once the right amount of time has passed. 

7. Write a “Choose your own adventure” story

Great for: Grades 5 and up

Whether it’s a fairy tale, detective story or drama, chances are you’ve had a student tell you they don’t know how their story is supposed to end. 

A “Choose-your-own-adventure” story lets students brainstorm different storylines and endings. Once they’re done, encourage them to share their stories with the class so their peers can go on the adventure too.

8. Write a fake advertisement

Great for: Grades 6 and up

Good writing doesn’t just happen in books — it’s all around us!

Whether students are writing advertisements on their own or as part of a project-based learning assignment, this activity helps them build key media literacy skills and practice their snappy storytelling.  

Have students make up a new product and advertisement, or encourage them to re-imagine an ad for something they love. It’s also a great way to bring media literacy and interdisciplinary learning to your classroom. 

9. Make a story map

Great for: Grades 2 to 8

Not every student is going to be comfortable putting pen to paper right away. Story maps can help students brainstorm details like plot, characters and setting in a way that makes sense for visual learners. 

Have students use charts to set out the beginning, middle and end of their stories. Mind maps can also help them plot out details about their characters or setting. 

Encourage students to present their story map as a finished product or use it to start writing!

Academic writing activities

Writing isn’t all fairy tales and short stories — it’s also an important part of learning in middle school, high school and college. Use these academic writing activities to help students understand proper essay structure, grammar and more.  

10. Story chains

Great for: Grades 4 to 8

Stories are better when they’re enjoyed with friends and classmates. And story chains encourage every student to get involved!

Put students in small groups of three to six. Give each student a blank piece of paper and have them write the beginning of a story. Then, pass it to the next student in the group so they can write what happens next. 

For extra educational value, have students work together to summarize a story from your lesson or an important historical event. 

11. Persuasive essays

Great for: Middle and high school students

Sometimes writing is about more than just telling a story. It’s about convincing your readers of your point of view. 

Have older students practice their debate skills with persuasive essays. Start with a prompt, then let students make their case. Some of our favorite prompts for this writing assignment include:

  • Is it more important to be right or to not hurt someone else’s feelings?
  • What important historical figure do you think belongs on the ten-dollar bill and why?
  • Do you think you’re born with your personality traits, or do you gain them as you grow up?

Most importantly, make sure students back up their opinions with solid facts and arguments that convince readers to care.  

12. Solve a real-world problem

Great for: Grade 6 and up

Climate change, litter, bullying, bad cafeteria food — no matter what students pick, there are lots of real-world problems for them to solve. 

Challenge students with a writing assignment that addresses a problem they see in their world. How would they fix it? Whether it’s a short paragraph or a longer essay, encourage them to find something they’re passionate about. After all, that’s where good writing comes from!

13. Vocabulary challenge

Great for: Elementary school students

Vocabulary challenges combine vocabulary strategies with student writing to make your next language arts lesson plan even more engaging. 

Give students a new word (or two or three). Once you’re done practicing it and they know what it means, challenge them to use it in a story as creatively as possible. 

14. Teach citations

Great for: Grades 1 to 12

Footnotes, endnotes and bibliographies are the least exciting part of writing, but they’re essential skills. As students write more complex research papers, they need to know how to give credit where credit is due. Thankfully, there are lots of online resources to help!

The Purdue Online Writing Lab offers teachers and students resources for all stages of the writing process, including citations. To practice, students can write an annotated bibliography as part of a project-based learning assignment or the first step in writing a longer research paper. 

At-home writing activities

Writing isn’t just something happening in the classroom. These at-home writing ideas can help you support your child as they experiment with prose and poetry.

15. Write letters to a pen pal

Great for: Grades 3 and up

Everyone likes getting mail! Got a friend with kids in a different part of the country, or far-away family members? A pen pal can be a great way for kids to build friendships and practice their writing skills at the same time. 

16. Bring a home object to life

Great for: Elementary and middle school students

“It’s as big as a mountain!”

“That’s the fluffiest thing I’ve ever felt!”

The ways kids describe things can crack us up sometimes. Full of wonder and hyperbole, it’s the perfect spark for creative writing, too.

Encourage kids to practice their figurative language skills with a description of something in your home. Let them pack as much alliteration and exaggeration into the description as they can, then do a dramatic reading out loud.  

17. Write reading reactions

Great for: Grades 2 to 8

If you want to boost reading comprehension and writing skills at the same time, this is the perfect activity. After your child is done reading, encourage them to write a few sentences about what they just read. 

Did they like it? What do they think happens next? Which character was their favorite and why? Learning how to express opinions in writing is a valuable skill. 

18. Document family stories

Great for: Grades 4 and up

Every family has a unique story, including yours. Make memories with your child when you share stories about important family events or your childhood.  

Kids can even interview grandparents, aunts and uncles to record their memories. When you’re done, store them in a shared space so everyone can go back and reminisce.

Daily writing activities

Writing is a muscle, and you have to flex it every day to get stronger. Use these daily writing activities to make writing part of your everyday routine. 

19. Journaling

Great for: Everyone

Sometimes, you’ve just gotta write it out. 

Whether you’re trying to make sense of life or just need a place to organize your thoughts, journaling is a great way to unwind, practice mindfulness and build social emotional skills. 

All kids need to get started is a notebook and a pen. Let them know you’re not going to read it, but they’re welcome to come to you if there’s something they want to talk about. 

20. Blog about your interests

Great for: High school and up

Everyone’s passionate about something. Whatever your students love, encourage them to share it with the world! Blogging is an accessible and fun way to express themselves, nerd out about the things that bring them joy and share their opinions with the world. 

Sites like WordPress and Wix offer free website builders to help students get started. This is a great way for kids to build computer skills and digital literacy.

21. Free writing

Great for: Grades 4 and up

Write, write, write and don’t stop. That’s the premise behind free writing, a writing practice that can help unlock creativity, discover new ideas and take the pressure out of a blank page. 

Give students a five-minute timer and challenge them to write continuously, without worrying about formatting, spelling or grammar. They can write about whatever they want, but there’s only one rule: don’t stop. 

22. Answer daily writing prompts

Great for: Grades 3 and up

Make time to exercise your brain with daily writing prompts! At the start of the day or as a quick brain break, set aside time for students to respond to a quick daily writing prompt.  

Students should have a dedicated journal or binder to make it a seamless part of your lessons. Whether or not you choose to read their writing is up to you, but it’s important to build good daily habits. 

Simple writing prompts for kids

A blank page can be a scary sight for a student who doesn’t know what to write about. 

Use writing prompts to:

  • Kickstart a student’s imagination
  • Start your lesson with a fun writing activity
  • Give students a topic to debate in writing

Some of our favorite simple writing prompts include:

  1. Write a story about a wooden door, a can of soda and a blue shoe. 
  2. If you met a monster looking for new friends, what would you do?
  3. What’s your favorite season? What makes it the best?
  4. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?
  5. Describe your dream birthday cake. 
  6. Write a story about being cold without using the word “cold. ”
  7. If you could decorate your bedroom any way you wanted, what would it look like?
  8. Is it better to have lots of friends or just a few really good friends?
  9. Write a story in 10 words or less.
  10. Write a story about the best surprise you’ve ever received. 

For more writing prompts you can use in and out of the classroom, check out our full list of 225 writing prompts for kids.

Writing activities can bring reluctant writers out of their shells

Writing is hard and can be intimidating for a lot of students. 

But even the quietest and most reluctant students have lots of stories to tell! You just have to encourage them to get their words out. 

Writing activities help remove some of the pressure and give students:

  • A fun way to approach writing 
  • A starting point for their stories
  • Chances to share their writing with students

No two stories are the same, just like your students. Every story can start in a different way, and that’s the beauty of writing prompts.

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10 Fun Writing Activities for Kids

2. Cards & Letters

When you assign homework, your students don’t always see the greater purpose. But, writing cards and letters is real-life writing with a purpose. Whenever there’s a holiday, you can use this method to get them to write and have fun while doing it. Let them design and write cards for Father’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Christmas, and all other holidays. This practice will also help your students learn the standard format for writing friendly letters.

3. 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. If you need inspiration, then you can get some worksheets with blank stories.

4. 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.

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

5. 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 have an authentic purpose for writing.

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

6. Cut Out My Name

This is a great way to teach cursive writing. Get some paper and fold each piece lengthwise. Each student should write their name in cursive on one half, with the fold being at the bottom. Cut around the upper side of the name.

When you unfold the paper, you’ll get a symmetrical figure. Each name gives a different figure. What does it look like? A bug! Let them draw or paint on the clean side of the paper.

7. Chalkboard Writing

For this activity, you’ll need clipboards, chalkboard paint, a paint brush, tape, and chalks. Tape the clipboards on the sides, so you’ll get a nice frame for your board. Then, paint the middle with a coat of chalkboard paint. Let it dry, and apply a second coat. When that dries, you can remove the tape, and the chalkboard will be ready.

You can get all students to tape their own boards, and you’ll be the painter. When the tiny boards are ready, they can use them to write answers to your questions.

8. Write A Choose Your Own Adventure

Write a collaborative class story in the style of “Choose Your Own Adventure.”  Start a story and bring that story to a fork in the road.  Allow students to write the optional paths that the story can take. Once you have a couple of student-written options, continue the story in the same way.   If you have older students, it’s fun to put them in small groups. Tell the groups they need to have at least three branches, and when everyone is done, trade stories and read each other’s adventures. 

9. Vocabulary Challenge

Pick a new word for the students 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.

10. Typing Challenge

The students love this one! Students have to learn how to type, right? This is a fun way to practice writing and typing! You can project a Google Doc and call up a student to write for one minute.  The next student will add on to what the first student wrote for one minute.  One after another, the students work together to write a (HILARIOUS) short story. They felt like real writers.  Grab a free digital composition notebook to use with this strategy. 

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.

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The execution of a transaction in the form of an electronic document is permitted in terms of compliance with the written form of the transaction

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From October 01, 2019, amendments to parts one, two and article 1124 of part three of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, introduced by the Federal Law of March 18, 2019, came into forceNo. 34-FZ.

Thus, the changes affected the method of making a transaction in writing, in particular, according to paragraph 1 of Article 160 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, as amended, a transaction in writing must be made by drawing up a document expressing its content and signed by the person or persons making transaction, or duly authorized by them.

The written form of the transaction is also considered to be complied with if a person makes a transaction using electronic or other technical means that allow the content of the transaction to be reproduced on a tangible medium in an unchanged form, while the requirement for a signature is considered fulfilled if any method is used to reliably identify the person expressing will. The law, other legal acts and agreement of the parties may provide for a special method for reliably determining the person who has expressed the will.

The law, other legal acts and agreement of the parties may establish additional requirements that the form of the transaction must comply with (execution on a letterhead of a certain form, sealing, etc. ), and provide for the consequences of non-compliance with these requirements. If such consequences are not provided for, the consequences of non-compliance with the simple written form of the transaction, provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 162 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, are applied. Amendments to paragraph 2 of Article 434 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation provide that a contract in writing can be concluded by drawing up one document (including electronic ), signed by the parties, or the exchange of letters, telegrams, electronic documents or other data in accordance with the rules of paragraph two of paragraph 1 of Article 160 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation set out above.

In accordance with the norms that supplemented part one of 1 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, some norms that determine the form of making specific types of transactions have also undergone changes.

So, in writing, by drawing up one document (including electronic), signed by the parties or by exchanging electronic documents or other data, it can be concluded in accordance with paragraph 1 of Art. 860.2, paragraph 2 of Art. 940 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, a nominal account agreement and an insurance agreement.

Clause 1 of Article 1124 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation establishes a ban on drawing up a will using electronic or other technical means.

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Transaction in the form of an electronic document is permitted in terms of compliance with the written form of the transaction

From October 01, 2019, amendments to parts one, two and article 1124 of part three of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, introduced by Federal Law No. 34-FZ of March 18, 2019, came into force.

Thus, the changes affected the method of making a transaction in writing, in particular, according to paragraph 1 of Article 160 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, as amended, a transaction in writing must be made by drawing up a document expressing its content and signed by the person or persons making transaction, or duly authorized by them.

The written form of the transaction is also considered to be complied with if a person makes a transaction using electronic or other technical means that allow the contents of the transaction to be reproduced on a tangible medium in an unchanged form, while the requirement for a signature is considered fulfilled if any method is used to reliably identify the person expressing will. The law, other legal acts and agreement of the parties may provide for a special method for reliably determining the person who has expressed the will.

The law, other legal acts and agreement of the parties may establish additional requirements that the form of the transaction must comply with (execution on a letterhead of a certain form, sealing, etc.), and provide for the consequences of non-compliance with these requirements. If such consequences are not provided for, the consequences of non-compliance with the simple written form of the transaction, provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 162 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, are applied. Amendments to paragraph 2 of Article 434 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation provide that a contract in writing can be concluded by drawing up one document (including electronic ), signed by the parties, or the exchange of letters, telegrams, electronic documents or other data in accordance with the rules of paragraph two of paragraph 1 of Article 160 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation set out above.

In accordance with the norms that supplemented part one of 1 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, some norms that determine the form of making specific types of transactions have also undergone changes.

So, in writing, by drawing up one document (including electronic), signed by the parties or by exchanging electronic documents or other data, it can be concluded in accordance with paragraph 1 of Art. 860.2, paragraph 2 of Art. 940 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, a nominal account agreement and an insurance agreement.

Clause 1 of Article 1124 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation establishes a ban on drawing up a will using electronic or other technical means.

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