a mash up from resources around the web

1. Fun Writing Activities
A mash up by:
Asmah Hanim Che Ani

2. Grab a word
What you need:
• i ndex car ds
• mar ker

3. Grab a word
What to do:
• Begi n by wr i t i ng wor ds on i ndex car ds. Be sur e t o i ncl ude
nouns, adj ect i ves, and ver bs.
• Pr ovi de some si l l y choi ces, t oo — wor ds such as
" squi shy, " " hi ppopot amus, " " l i ver , " " bumps, " " f l i p, " and
" gar gl e. "
• Toss 10 t o 12 of t he car ds i nt o t he ai r and l et t hem f al l
t o t he gr ound.
• I n gr oup, t eacher wi l l t oss t he car d, as t hey ar e
f al l i ng, chal l enge your pupi l s t o pi ck up wor ds as qui ckl y
as t hey can, r ead t hem, and use t hem t o f or m a sent ence.
• The pupi l who abl e t o f or m a sent ence wi l l t oss t he
car ds.

4. a worm slimy play pond
beautiful girl dances reads canteen
boy runs at the playground

5. Noisy Punctuation Game
What you need:
• shor t r eadi ng t ext t hat has many
punct uat i on mar ks ( per i ods, excl amat i on
poi nt s, commas, quest i on mar ks, et c. )

6. Noisy Punctuation Game
What t o do:
• Looki ng at t he st or y you have chosen, di scuss t he di f f er ent punct uat i on
mar ks and deci de on a sound ef f ect f or each.
• Next , devi se an act i on t o go wi t h each punct uat i on mar k. Exper i ment wi t h
di f f er ent movement s t o f i nd ones you can agr ee on and per f or m successf ul l y!
• Now comes t he " per f or mance. " One per son r eads t he st or y, whi l e t he ot her
per f or ms t he punct uat i on on cue.
• Tr y swi t chi ng r ol es of per f or mer and r eader , wi t h t he same pi ece or wi t h a
di f f er ent one.
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7. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
By Eric Carle
• Brown bear, brown bear, what do you
see?
I see a red bird looking at me.
• Red bird, red bird, what do you see?
I see a yellow duck looking at me.
• Yellow duck, yellow duck,
what do you see?
I see a blue horse looking at me.
• Blue horse, blue horse, what do you
see?
I see a green frog looking at me.
• Green frog, green frog, what do you
see?
I see a purple cat looking at me.
• Purple cat, purple cat, what do you
see?
I see a white dog looking at me.
• White dog, white dog, what do you
see?
I see a black sheep looking at me.
• Black sheep, black sheep,
what do you see?
I see a goldfish looking at me.
• Goldfish, goldfish, what do you see?
I see a teacher looking at me.
• Teacher, teacher, what do you see?
I see children looking at me.

8. Funny Writing Prompts
• What you need:
• Thr ee smal l cont ai ner s, such as boxes or bags
• Sever al smal l scr aps of paper or i ndex car ds.

9. Funny Writing Prompts
What t o do:
• St ar t by l abel i ng t he cont ai ner s wi t h “ Set t i ng” , “ Char act er ” , and
“ Pl ot ” .
• Make a l i st of di f f er ent set t i ngs t hat coul d be used f or a st or y,
such as “ t he moon” , “ t he beach” , or “ school ” .
• Li st di f f er ent char act er s t hat coul d be t he f ocus of a st or y,
such as “ an ast r onaut ” , “ a bal l er i na” , or “ Gr andma” t o pl ace i n
t he “ Char act er ” cont ai ner .

10. Funny Writing Prompts
• Li st di f f er ent conf l i ct s t hat coul d be t he basi s f or t he pl ot
of a st or y and put t hem i n t he “ Pl ot ” cont ai ner .
• Have your chi l d dr aw one sl i p f r om each cont ai ner and combi ne
t hese si l l y i deas i nt o a st or y.
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11. Set t i ng Charact er Pl ot
The moon Bal l er i na spy on a secr et mi ssi on t o
save t he wor l d
The beach Ast r onaut t r ai ni ng t o j oi n t he ci r cus
The school Headmast er l ear ni ng t he comput er
The mar ket But cher myst er i ous veget abl e on sal e
The pl aygr ound Tal l boy mi necr af t zombi e on t he
l oose
The t r ai n
st at i on
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