The document discusses the benefits of creative writing for students. Creative writing can be used as a form of therapy to allow students to freely express themselves. It also helps teachers identify potential issues students are facing. Regular creative writing exercises can help students develop good writing skills while providing a break from routine schoolwork. The document advocates for incorporating more creative writing opportunities in classrooms to challenge students and nurture their imagination.

1. CREATIVE
WRITING

2. CREATIVE WRITING CAN BE USED IN
SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS:
• As a form of therapy for children.
• To detect further issues in the life of a child.
• Teaches them it is okay to think outside of the box, and grow comfortable with
themselves.
• It helps students to develop good writing skills.
• Allows students to have a break from standard and routine school work.
• Challenges them on a mental and imaginative level.

3. CREATIVE WRITING
HOW IT WORKS
• Before creative writing can effectively be used in all these different ways
students must first understand how to use their imagination in writing.
• In my opinion, I think that teachers should have creative writing exercises often.
• Starting young: By the time kids are in preschool they know what a story is and
they know how to make them up. As they learn and grow creative writing skills
can be developed by allowing students to have a daily journal, free write for
10 minutes everyday about whatever they want, or even talk with a partner to
make up a fun creative story.

4. CREATIVE WRITING
AS A FORM OF THERAPY
• Creative writing allows children to freely express how they feel by writing about
it or allowing it to be represented by something else in their story.
• It allows them to escape from whatever issues they are having and use their
imagination freely.
• Therapists often use this technique as a way to detect how children are feeling
about one thing or in general.

5. CREATIVE WRITING
AS A WAY TO LEARN WHAT ISSUES CHILDREN ARE DEALING WITH
• Kids who are being abused or struggling with different things in their lives will
often express it in their writings by talking about a similar situation.
• Therefore it can be used in the classroom if a teacher thinks a child is having a
rough time with something outside of school, have the student write a story.

6. CREATIVE WRITING
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
• Many schools have extremely structured days for kids with intense work all day.
• This is not a bad thing but we cannot forget that imagination and creativity is
just as important.
• For some kids, math, science, english and other core subjects are not where
their full potential is.
• For all children it gives them a chance to think differently: What if the sky was
purple? Why can’t people live underwater? What if we lived on a different
planet?
• Creativity gives the mind an outlet while allowing for new ways of thinking.

7. CREATIVE THINKING
GOOD WRITING SKILLS
• Studies have shown that students who keep a journal or are assigned to write
on a daily basis excel in things like grammar, sentence structure, and
descriptive writing.
• Creative writing can be presented to students and teachers as a fun way to
practice writing skills.
• It can also be very beneficial when working on using adjectives because it is
important to be descriptive in creative writing.
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8. CREATIVE WRITING
GIVING KIDS A BREAK FROM STANDARD SCHOOL WORK
• Creative writing challenges a different part of the brain
• Allow them to work in groups from time to time to write stories.
• Giving kids a break helps them to focus better when they return
• Using creative writing as a buffer between other lessons can help to give
students time to exercise the creative side of their brain.

9. CREATIVE WRITING
ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE
• I challenge you all to think outside the box.
• Be creative.
• Use your imagination.
• Express yourself.
• Challenge your mind on a deeper level.
• Represent aspects of your life within your story.
• Write creatively in the classroom.

10. GIVE STUDENTS
THE GIFT OF
IMAGINATION
C H A L L E N G E T H E M I N N E W W A Y S .