Games
Click the images or 'PLAY' to try the writing games...
Click the images or 'PLAY' to try the writing games...
LEARN ABOUT WRITING IDEAS WITH WRITING GAMES
When I visit schools, I show children some of the ideas I've learned about writing with My Story House. Writing is an important part of communicating with others. You need to write in a way your reader can easily understand what you are trying to tell them. Games can be a fun way to learn things about writing. Try the writing games below...
When I visit schools, I show children some of the ideas I've learned about writing with My Story House. Writing is an important part of communicating with others. You need to write in a way your reader can easily understand what you are trying to tell them. Games can be a fun way to learn things about writing. Try the writing games below...
Story Planning
Set the scene at the beginning, try to build up the excitement in the middle, and, at the end, say what happens to the characters, clear up mysteries, and tie up any loose ends. Click the image or PLAY to try the 'Story Planning' game. |
Balanced Argument
A balanced argument is about helping someone to see both sides of an issue. Click the image or PLAY to try the 'Argument' game with Big Babies. |
Explanation
An explanation gives you information about a subject that you are interested in and would like to know more about. Click the image or PLAY to try the 'Explanation' game with Big Babies. |
Instructions
Instructions tell the reader how to do something such as cook a recipe, build a model, put furniture together, play a game or get from one place to another. Click the image or PLAY to try the 'Instructions' game with Big Babies. |
Leaflets
Leaflets and brochures give the reader a message in a small amount of space, usually one or two sides of a small page. As well as being informative, leaflets often try to persuade the reader to do something. Click the image or PLAY to try the 'Leaflets' game with the Midnight Bride. |
Letters
People write letters for all sorts of reasons: to tell someone something, to complain, to ask for information, or to apply for something, like a job. Click the image or PLAY to try the 'Letters' game with Budge and Princess Gaga. |
Newspapers
Newspapers report on news stories from around the world every day. They are written in the past tense because they are reporting on things that have already happened. Click the image or PLAY to try the 'Newspapers' game. |
Recounts
Recounts are a way of retelling an important event or describing an experience that you have had to others, such as a school trip or a funny story. Click the image or PLAY to try the 'Recounts' game with Major Moustache. |
Reports
A report is a formal text that gives you information about a subject that you are interested in and would like to know more about. It is different from a recount or an explanation text because it isn't written in the order that things happen. Click the image or PLAY to try the 'Reports' game. |
Vocabulary
Vocabulary refers to all of the words we use to read, talk, and write. When you use vocabulary well, you can speak more clearly, read lots of different texts, and write down your ideas in a much more interesting way. The more words you know, the more you will have to say! Click the image or PLAY to try the 'Vocabulary' game with Gonch. |