Writing Adventures
Overview
With a different topic for each series of 7-8 lessons, Elephant Community Press’s teacher-writers will lead students through themed writing adventures that incorporate quality readings and creative activities to get their imaginations fired up and ready to write. Students are separated into two groups (ages 4-5 and 5-6), and we will introduce age-appropriate writing skills and text types as we share our passion for writing, and have fun!
Learning objectives
As a writer:
- Explore new story genres and themes
- Become familiar with the characters, conventions, language and vocabulary of different story genres and begin to apply them in their own writing
- Experiment with new text types and writing skills
- Stretch creative thinking and take creative risks
- Express ideas with detail and clarity
As a learner:
- Develop creativity and collaboration through a workshop environment
- Develop greater independence as a writer
- Learn to look at own work critically and consider how to improve it
- Learn to be open to and respond to constructive feedback
- Gain confidence as a writer by writing and sharing their work with peers
Skill-Building
For children aged
4 to 6
