Writing Exercise

Items you will need: paper, pencils or pens, and lots

of imagination.

For this writing exercise, I am going to give you specifics

and you can read the list to the child(ren). This list of 

particular people, names, places, actions, and the like,

must be turned into a story that makes logical sense. 

This exercise will help with oral skills, imagination, and writing skills. You can

repeat the list as many times as needed to the child or children. Allow either

a half an hour or an hour, for the child(ren) to create the story. I strongly 

suggest that the teacher or reader of the list, create a story as well. There isn't

any particular order for the items listed below and the child(ren) can write their

own list if needed:

Timmy
Tabatha
Toad
Castle
Knight
Mr. Ivan
Rock
Hand
Blades of grass
Metal pot of eyeball soup
Pebble
Sword
Magic
Porcupine
Running
Water

And once the story has been created by the child, have he/she draw a picture of a particular scene from the story.

Now, read out the story or stories to the class for an audience,

or to mom and dad when they arrive. If there isn't time to read

them today, then save them for tomorrow and read them to everyone. The 

children will see that different variations of a story can be created from 

different people. Where a toad can be turned into a porcupine in one story,

the toad might eat a pebble in the next.

Imagination and creativity are sure to come shining through. Usually with
 the lesser amount of time, an older child might be forced to produce 

something rather than contemplating with more time.

This is a great exercise for students, children being babysat, and after
school children in care. Good luck and let me know what you can come

up with!