Get a Little Exercise!

Today, have your little darlings get a little exercise and work those creative writing muscles.

This project can take a little bit of time or a lot of time. You decide! Here's the workout:

Building Characters

1. Find a good spot for creative juices to work. It can be a couch, the kitchen table (my personal favorite), or any spot that allows for writing and, maybe, drawing.

2. Have students collect supplies. They will need a notebook with lines, paper without lines (optional), a pencil or pen, and colored paper or crayons (also optional).

3. Instruct students to begin making a list of characters. This is a sort of "character bank" that can be used in future writing projects. The list should include potential names and some character traits for each name. This is an early writer's exercise in character development (a very important part of writing).

4. Allow students to draw pictures characters on the blank paper and color them. This is the optional part of the exercise, but it is a fun part and some students prefer drawing to writing. You decide!

This "workout" can be short. In fact, if time is an issue, assign a number of characters for your student(s) to create (one, two, three, whatever!). If time is no issue, let them create more characters.

Now get them creating!

Go ahead, let your little darlings fall in love with writing!

Short, fun, user-friendly (and affordable) Language Arts units by Little Darlings Press are available HERE!