I received this complimentary product through the Homeschool Review Crew.
Are you, like me, guilty of not having your kids write enough? As a professional writer, I find it ridiculous that I can't seem to find the time to do more in this subject. That's why I was thrilled to get a chance to review the Sparkling Bits of Writing Book 1 from Creative Word Studio. See how I used it with my 14-year-old son to get some creativity back into our classroom and encourage writing!
Sparkling Bits of Writing Book 1 Information
What is this resource? It's a single-use, spiral-bound consumable workbook that has everything kids need to start getting their creative writing juices flowing. It starts off right away with an exercise kids can do to think more critically about themselves and the world. My son was asked to create a name acrostic, and he did this without any issues or questions.
From there, he did some stream of consciousness activities (where you just write whatever comes to mind), as well as some more guided exercises. In the third activity, for example, he was asked to come up with reasons to have a smartphone, as well as reasons why you shouldn't.
This guide is the first in a series of two, and it's designed for kids in grades 5-7.
What I like about this resource
At first, I thought the best part of this would be that it's pretty hands-off. There is no teacher's manual or lessons plans to create or follow. You can pretty much hand this to your child, say, "please work on this," and see what they come up with. For the parent with no additional time but who values writing, I can't think of an easier and less complicated way to start kids writing.
What I ended up treasuring most, however, is how well it works. My son, who really hadn't written much at all during his school years and who hated more formal writing programs, really enjoyed this book. It was kind of a journaling activity for him, but also taught him some writing concepts appropriate for his age. Concepts that he just learned without really having to try that hard include:
- Modeling a poem
- Writing descriptions of people
- Alliteration (my favorite!)
- How-to articles
- Compliments and kindness
- Onomatopoeia
- Word association
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