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Creative Writing for Children

Students write stories each week under the guidance of the teacher - perfect for homeschool or enrichment or general practice in writing. #academic
Mrs. Stephanie
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1 live meeting
35 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

US Grade 1 - 4
(If this your your child's first time with this teacher and the student is 6 or 7 years old, the student is required to take Part 1 first.  Please message the teacher for the link. Eight, nine and ten year olds are welcome to take this Creative Writing for Children class as a first time class with the teacher.)
Creative Writing for Children is an ongoing class that is designed to jumpstart your child in writing. This weekly class is built around 15 weekly prompts for children who are just beginning to write or students who find much enjoyment in writing. The teacher will show the students the picture prompt and will lead the class in a discussion around the prompt.  The students will either be given a starter sentence or ideas for a starter sentence if they need it and then they will add their own personal details to the story as the story develops. Students will have the opportunity to share their stories with the class and are welcome to read the stories to their family after class. 

Six and seven year old students must have taken one or two days of Creative Writing for Young Children Part 1 before enrolling in this class. Please message the teacher if you need a link for Part 1. 

This class is perfect for advanced writers who love to create short stories, but they just need to be provided with writing time and ideas and perhaps some help with spelling. Also, if they reach a road block in their story and are not sure what to say next, the teacher will provide ideas. 

After teaching this Creative Writing Series to more than 1,500 students, these are some general principles that  have been noticed by the teacher:
1. Students who did not enjoy writing have fun in this class. 
2. Students who love to write have fun in this class. 
3. ESL students benefit because of the immersion in the English language.
4. Students that need help with sentence structure will receive that help in this class and become immersed in good writing. 
5. Students receive help organizing their ideas into a written format. 
6. Students gain confidence in their writing skills and realize that they CAN write. 

Each week we will write about a different trip or journey or adventure. 

The rotation will begin again after 15 weeks.  These classes do not build upon each other. You may enter the ongoing class at any point. After fifteen weeks, the prompts will repeat. 

This class does not provide formal writing instruction in class.  The teacher's Editing Self Paced class (which can be taken in conjunction with this class) will help students with editing skills such as punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure, grammar and overall improvement in writing skills.   Students can spend several weeks writing  with the teacher in this in person class and then enroll in the Editing class to refine specific editing skills.  A discount is given for the Editing class if the two classes are taken in conjunction with each other.  Message the teacher if you have any questions.  (The Editing class is only for students 8 years old and up.)

When the student has finished at least 10 weeks of this Creative Writing for Children class, they are welcome to enroll in my special Writers Club class. The Writers Club class is much the same as this class, but there are brand new picture prompts and only students who have been writing with me for a long time are allowed to enroll.

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Joined June, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Texas Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
I have taught first, second and fourth grades in the public school system and I have also homeschooled my own children (one has now graduated from college.) Looking forward to working with your child!

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weekly
1x per week
35 min

Completed by 512 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-10
1-5 learners per class

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