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    • Planning your story
      Planning your story
      Get your story going with this quick plotting sheet. Who's your main character? What is the setting? How does it end?
      Age: 7+ years
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    • Create a  character
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      Age: 7+ years
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      Try writing a story, article or poem about this picture.
      Age: 7+ years
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      Creating characters
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      Age: 7+ years
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      Finding ideas for your story
      Feeling stuck? Try borrowing a character from a book or film, and add new traits to make it your own.
      Age: 7+ years
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      Story pick and mix
      Choose three cards, then make up your own story with them.
      Age: 5-6 years
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    • What is poetry?
      What is poetry?
      Lots of people have some ideas about what poetry can be... but the truth is, nobody has a final answer...
      Age: 7+ years
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      Ridiculous rhymes and ludicrous limericks
      It can be a lot of fun thinking up amusing rhymes, or give a silly, bizarre description of a person in a limerick.
      Age: 7+ years
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      View book: Write Your Own Poems
    • Write an interview
      Write an interview
      Ask your family for an interview – or make up an interview with a fictional character such as Sleeping Beauty!
      Age: 7+ years
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      View book: Write and Design Your Own Magazines

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    Draw funny stories with these comic strip activities.
    • Draw some comic book characters
      Draw some comic book characters
      Follow the instructions to create different characters.
      Age: 7+ years
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      Cartoon story
      What do you think the animals are saying? Add speech bubbles to show their conversation.
      Age: 5-6 years
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      View book: Write and Draw Your Own Comics
    • Write a comic strip story
      Write a comic strip story
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      Age: 7+ years
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    Design a cover

    All great pieces of writing need an eye-catching title and cover. Here's how to design yours.
    • Design a cover
      Design a cover
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      Age: 7+ years
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    Write-in activity books for stealth learning

    When learning is this much fun, children won't even think they are doing schoolwork. With engaging topics from maps to measuring.
    1. Math Scribble Book
      Math Scribble Book
      Age: 7+
      US$12.99
    2. Little Children's Nature Activity Book
      Little Children's Nature Activity Book
      Age: 4+
      US$9.99
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