farm:activities:creative_writing
Table of Contents
Creative Writing
Picture Bank for pictures to inspire…
RECOMMENDED LEVEL:
can be adapted to any level
TIME REQUIRED:
30 minutes; can be expanded into larger project
OBJECTIVES:
- Develop writing skills
- Spark imagination
- Logical sequencing
MATERIALS REQUIRED:
- Pictures of ducks [try here for some pictures]
- stapler (to bind book)
- cardboard (for book cover)
- pictures (from magazines ,etc.)
- Writing paper
- Coloured pencils
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Pick out 1 picture and write a story or poem about it.
- Colour the picture
QUESTIONS:
What is happening in the picture?
How did they get there (what happened before)?
What happens next?
Pretend you are one of the birds and narrate a story.
VARIATIONS:
Choose 3-5 pictures; let students choose 3-5 pictures;
decide on a sequence; make up a story to go with the pictures;
write/tell the story; colour the pictures; make story and pictures into a book.
Choose 6-12 words from the word list and write a story using these.
This idea can also be used to prompt the imagination for silly/ bizarre/ or fantastic stories.
SEE ALSO: DRAMA
farm/activities/creative_writing.txt · Last modified: 2020-05-09 15:02 by 127.0.0.1