Learn at home resources

Help young writers cultivate a creative mindset with our free activities for students and resources for parents and teachers. Use these for generating ideas, moving past writing blocks, or when talking to children and young people about their work.

Activities and Tips

Learn at home activities
Collaborative Story Writing
Collaborative Story Writing

Here’s a great collaborative creative story writing activity for a family or a classroom.

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Create a continent
Create a continent

Create your own continent and give it life. Make descriptive writing fun, engaging and interactive.

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Master of the Universe
Master of the Universe

You woke up and found yourself the Master of the Universe! What is your first command to your loyal subjects, your Super-Highness? 

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Creativity Hacks for Teachers and Parents

Creativity Hacks for Parents & Teachers
Creativity Hack: Show yourself stuffing it up
Creativity Hack: Show yourself stuffing it up

Make mistakes in front of children and embrace them. It helps children learn that mistakes are a part of the creative process!

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Creativity Hack: set time limits
Creativity Hack: set time limits

It all begins with an idea.

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Creativity Hack: What do you think?
Creativity Hack: What do you think?

To tell a child ‘I don’t know. What do you think?’ is a great way to encourage them to have confidence in their own ideas and creative voice.

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Creativity Hack: Draw First, Write Later!
Creativity Hack: Draw First, Write Later!

Ask young writers to draw out their stories before they launch into writing.

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Things to watch

Sometimes you need a little help to be creative. Join our facilitators as they show you some of their favourite ways to imagine new stories, or for when you get stuck writing.

 

Things to listen to