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Reading for Connection

For ParentsSep 29, 2022

Reading aloud to children—especially young children—is one of the top two things I recommend to parents who want to support their young children’s literacy development. I wrote another blog post about…

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Dr Seuss on Nonsense

Be InspiredJul 30, 2021

Summer is a time rife for nonsense, and who better to remind us of its value and beauty than the master of nonsense himself—Dr Seuss. As we share some green…

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Writing Prompt: Wi-Fi Problems

Get StartedMar 6, 2020

Wifi is a precious commodity in today’s society—both elusive and everywhere—and its loss is something that will invariably stress out everyone it happens to. This prompt plays on that idea…

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All Dressed Up with Nowhere to Go: Why Reading and Imaginative Play Matter

For ParentsMar 5, 2020

It’s World Book Day and children in many schools in the UK and around the world are dressing up as their favourite book characters, sharing their favourite books with friends,…

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Beatrix Potter on Delicious Words

Be InspiredMar 5, 2020

The first bite of a crisp, juicy apple; the first sip of some steaming chicken soup; a big scoop of ice cream on a hot summer day: all these things…

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Writing Prompt: Zoom Surprise

Get StartedJan 31, 2020

In the age of virtual learning and teaching from home, the line between a teacher’s classroom life and homelife might be more blurred than ever. However, we still often only…

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Joseph Chilton Pearce on Being Wrong

Be InspiredJan 30, 2020

When our child trips and skins their knees on the playground, we comfort them and kiss them and put on a bandaid. When they are old enough, we might teach…

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Reading Corner: The Pout-Pout Fish

For ParentsJan 30, 2020

“Blub. Bluuub. Bluuuuuub.” These three words and everything about how they’re presented in The Pout-Pout Fish—from the spelling, the all caps, the growing font size, and of course the accompanying pictures…

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Jodi Picoult on Writer’s Block

Be InspiredJan 19, 2020

A blank page can be scary. Here at ECP, we know that better than anyone. As writers ourselves, many of us have been confronted by the dreaded blank page. This…

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Writing Prompt: Hidden Past…

Get StartedJan 18, 2020

This plays on the common fascination that many of us have with our heritage and background, as well as our love for clever rule breakers and dashing anti-heroes in our…

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Supporting the Anxious Writer

For ParentsJan 17, 2020

Many people tell me they or their children struggle with writing — and this struggle comes in many forms. It can mean identifying as “bad at writing”.  It can mean…

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Writing Prompt: Invisible Prankster

Get StartedJan 16, 2020

This is a fun prompt that allows the writers to go wild with their imagination, and encourages them to really stretch possibilities behind a very cool power. What’s more, while…

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Kadir Nelson on Resonance

Be InspiredJan 16, 2020

For thousands of years, storytelling has not only been a way to expand our imagination and knowledge, but also a way to represent and reflect our culture, experiences, and individualities…

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Reading Corner: Dear Zoo

For ParentsJan 16, 2020

One of the current favourites of my almost-two-year-old, Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell, continues to captivate readers 38 years after it was first published! The Flaps! The story is simple, yet offers so…

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Writing Prompt: Work It Out!

Get StartedJan 16, 2020

Like several of our other prompts, this one asks the writer to think about creative conflict resolution. With a strict location and time limit, the prompt really challenges the writer…

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Kurt Vonnegut on Creating

Be InspiredJan 15, 2020

You know what they say about singing like no one’s listening… One of the key ways to develop creative confidence and live a creative life is to get in the…

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Writing Prompt: Camp Switcheroo

Get StartedJan 12, 2020

This prompt speaks to a very realistic scenario that we have all probably faced at one point or another: being forced to spend time with someone that we dislike. It…

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Reading Corner: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

For ParentsJan 10, 2020

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen How (or wherefore) do we love this book? Let me count the ways! We love this book for the rhythm of…

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Writing Prompt: Mysterious Text

Get StartedJan 9, 2020

This prompt, like many of our others prompts, is one that the writer can take in many different directions. Your protagonist can choose to engage with whoever is sending messages…

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Maxwell Perkins on Editing

Be InspiredJan 9, 2020

Creative writing is at its core, well, writing. There is no denying that. Putting pen to paper (or fingers to a key board) is the most significant, fundamental part of…

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“Be brave, Mama.”

For ParentsJan 8, 2020

“Be brave, Mama.” The little voice of my 4-year-old as he hugged me goodbye echoed in my heart as I made my way nervously down the slopes, a beginner skier…

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Writing Prompt: Crazy Day

Get StartedMay 18, 2019

This should be a fun prompt for everyone, because the up-and-down roller coaster of a topsy-turvy day is something that everyone can relate to. Maybe it’s a day full of…

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James Gates Percival on Poetry in the World

Be InspiredApr 18, 2019
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Writing Prompt: Poem about a Misunderstood Crocodile

Get StartedApr 15, 2019

Write a goofy, rhyming bedtime story poem about a misunderstood crocodile. Not sure where to start? Here’s what we came up with when we gave it a try: Poor Smile…

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Rita Dove on Poetry and Language

Be InspiredApr 11, 2019
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Writing Prompt: Funny Story Time!

Get StartedApr 9, 2019

This is a straightforward one; the key is creativity and trying to figure out what your fellow schoolmates may find funny. Think of the funniest possible story you can tell…

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Lovely Litany by Matthew, Age 7

Be InspiredApr 8, 2019

In honour of National Poetry Month in April, here’s a lovely litany that we published back in 2011 by then 7-year-old Matthew. Litanies, also known as list poems, typically catalogue…

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Writing Prompt: Forbidden Corridor

Get StartedApr 6, 2019

This prompt plays on our natural instinct to explore that which is unknown to us. In fact, from the third-floor corridor in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone to the…

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How to Write: Haiku

Get StartedApr 5, 2019

Small but packs a punch Not spicy, might make you cry From the Japanese. That’s not me talking like a caveman, that’s a Haiku about Haikus! Haiku’s are traditional Japanese…

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Writing Prompt: Last Minute Career

Get StartedApr 5, 2019

How many times have you been caught in a situation where you have to come up with something on the spot? Improvisation—an exciting companion of imagination—is the key here; the…

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Charles Baudelaire on Dancing and Poetry

Be InspiredApr 4, 2019
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Writing Prompt: Fiction’s Visit

Get StartedApr 4, 2019

This should be a fun prompt for everyone, because it allows the writer to pull in their own interests and write about what their favorite fictional character might get up…

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Young Readers Festival Writing Competition for Secondary Students

Share Your WritingApr 3, 2019

There’s a long weekend coming up — perfect time to dive into some writing! If you’re looking for inspiration, check out this creative writing competition from the 2019 Young Readers…

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Writing Prompt: Doctor’s Discovery

Get StartedApr 3, 2019

A doctor’s appointment is something that everyone has to do, no matter if they are young or old, big or small. Sometimes they can be scary, but visiting the doctor…

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How to Write: Concrete Poem

Get StartedApr 3, 2019

One of the more underrated forms of poetry, concrete poems, are also known as shape poems. Here’s an example of a concrete poem (you’ll see for yourself why it’s called…

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Writing Prompt: Monkey Parade!

Get StartedMar 26, 2019

If the abrupt, curveball style of this prompt threw you for a loop… Great! Take that spirit of anarchy with you and use it to make the events in question/your…

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Sylvia Plath on Living

Be InspiredMar 25, 2019
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Writing Prompt: Technology Challenge

Get StartedMar 25, 2019

This is a fun prompt that explores generational conflict in a light-hearted way, as it asks the writer to imagine how the process of going off technology—an “essential resource” today—would…

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Improve Your Writing: Blast into the Past

Improve Your WritingMar 24, 2019

How to Round out Flat Characters with Backstories To add some curves to stock or flat characters, try to give them some memories. Having a backstory can help shape the…

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Writing Prompt: Missing Homework

Get StartedMar 22, 2019

Of course, we are not condoning missing your homework or lying to your teacher. But once in a blue moon, things can happen that prevent you from doing your homework.…

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How to Write: Fan Fiction

Get StartedMar 21, 2019

Are there characters from a book series that you can’t wait to read more about? Do you love the characters from your favourite TV show so much that you wish…

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Madeleine L’Engle on the Book that Wants to be Written

Be InspiredMar 18, 2019
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Battle Writer’s Block: Keeping an Inspiration Notebook

Get StartedMar 15, 2019

You never know when inspiration will strike! Part of being a writer of any kind is… writing! Obvious, right? But seriously, nothing exercises that writing muscle like having a place…

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Parent-Child Activity: Story Inspiration Board

For ParentsMar 12, 2019

Yes, Pinterest is all the rage, but sometimes you want to get your hands dirty (and have something fun to hang up in your child’s room). This is where (physical)…

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Peter Handke on the Importance of Storytellers

Be InspiredMar 11, 2019
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How to Write: Book Review

Get StartedMar 8, 2019

Are your friends always asking you for a book recommendation? Do you find yourself bumping into walls all of the time because you simply cannot take your nose out of…

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Improve Your Writing: Alliteration

Improve Your WritingMar 6, 2019

“Busy bees buzz brightly.” “Sally sells seashells by the seashore.” “Cats can create catastrophes constantly.” These sentences use alliteration. Alliteration is a literary device in which the writer repeatedly uses…

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Samuel Johnson on Reading to Write

Be InspiredMar 5, 2019
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Writer’s Block: Go to the Movies!

Get StartedMar 4, 2019

Let’s say you have an idea for a story, but you still can’t seem to put pen to paper. Try going to the movies! No, not actually leaving your house…

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Improve Your Writing: Metaphor

Improve Your WritingMar 3, 2019

Like simile, metaphor is a literary device that references another thing in order to tell you something about an object or idea. As we mentioned, simile compares two things using…

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Michael Morpurgo on the Writer’s Life

Be InspiredMar 2, 2019
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How to Write: Song Lyrics

Get StartedMar 1, 2019

I’ve never thought about song writing as a weapon. I’ve only thought about it as a way to help me get through love and loss and sadness and loneliness and…

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Improve Your Work: Personification

Improve Your WritingFeb 28, 2019

Have you ever heard someone say, “Shhh, the walls have ears!” Huh? That sounds like one creepy house, right? Just kidding! This doesn’t mean the walls literally have ears; rather,…

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Henry Longfellow on the Art of Ending

Be InspiredFeb 27, 2019
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How to Write: Literary Journalism

Get StartedFeb 26, 2019

Literary journalism. The term itself sounds a bit paradoxical, doesn’t it? Journalism is concerned with factual details. Literariness deals with the beauty of prose. But, literary journalism combines the two:…

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