Writing is an exploration; an exciting journey into the wilderness of our very own imaginations. Where that expedition will take us is only limited by our inability to let go and give in to the vast emptiness awaiting our thoughts. Creating a writing environment that is non-judgemental and encourages exploration during each step of the writing process is essential for children to succeed in writing. This is why writing fluency is such a vital step in the teaching of writing. If children are unable to put the fear of writing behind them, then they will never get the opportunity to explore. Therefore, writing fluency is the cornerstone of teaching success; if you want to help your students become better writers, then you must help them become fearless and confident when confronted with the blank page. Writing is a form of art and expression. Children need to be encouraged to see writing as an artistic activity; a time when they can explore their imagination and create new worlds. Children have vivid imaginations – maximising these imaginations is the key to creating writing classrooms.
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The focus of Exploring Writing is to enable children to become descriptive writers who take risks. The activities in this section are designed to spark imagination and elicit creativeness from children. Further to this, the activities show children various techniques they can add to their own writing to help it become more descriptive. Teaching students the power of precise verbs and nouns through exploration creates interesting writing.
These activities will help children to consider and explore their settings and learn about their characters. They will help children analyse human actions and emotions and realise how to use this knowledge to enhance writing. The tasks will help children write more precise and descriptive sentences; they could be descriptive yet simple, or they could begin to construct complex sentences.
These activities will help children to consider and explore their settings and learn about their characters. They will help children analyse human actions and emotions and realise how to use this knowledge to enhance writing. The tasks will help children write more precise and descriptive sentences; they could be descriptive yet simple, or they could begin to construct complex sentences.
Teachers need to continually remind students that writing is an art form. They need to sketch out the outline and fill in the details. They need to manipulate and explore a range of sentences and techniques to make their writing meaningful. Writing should be as joyous as a craft activity in the classroom.
When children become active explorers in their own writing, they emerge with powerful language and ideas. They will not always nail their first attempt, but they expose opportunities to learn. Discovering teachable moments surrounded by context and eagerness, allows for students to become active learners. When encouraged to explore, even the youngest child will surprise you. Children who have the confidence to play around with words and express themselves open doors to unlimited possibilities.
When it comes to writing, we want our children to be explorers. We want them to become self-learners as they journey through their imagination.
When children become active explorers in their own writing, they emerge with powerful language and ideas. They will not always nail their first attempt, but they expose opportunities to learn. Discovering teachable moments surrounded by context and eagerness, allows for students to become active learners. When encouraged to explore, even the youngest child will surprise you. Children who have the confidence to play around with words and express themselves open doors to unlimited possibilities.
When it comes to writing, we want our children to be explorers. We want them to become self-learners as they journey through their imagination.