Active Kids

When asking your child to write a story, make sure it is about something he or she is familiar with or has done.

Children cannot write about what they have never experienced. Older children may be asked to do more than descriptive writing or narrative writing. But to get younger children comfortable with putting their thoughts on paper, ask them to write about something they have knowledge of.

Depending on grade level, this may consist of one sentence, a paragraph, or a story containing more than one paragraph.

After paragraphs are started, always remind you child to have a beginning, middle, and end to their writing.