The word “writing” in educational terms can encompass a large number of things. Some would think handwriting, also things like creative writing, plus there’s things like persuasive, narrative, expository and descriptive. For today though we are only going to talk about creative writing homeschool curriculum.
Creative writing according to the dictionary is, “writing that displays imagination or invention“.
There are four types of creative writing:
- fiction (novel, short stories)
- creative nonfiction (memoir, personal essay)
- poetry
- scriptwriting or screenwriting/playwriting
Creative Writing Homeschool Curriculum for the Elementary Years
Workbook Options
Creative Writing Made Easy – Welcome to the series of books by Jan May called Creative Writing Made Easy! They provide a hands on approach to writing for homeschoolers. One of the books, the Zany Zoo Adventures, leads the young writer through a fun series of exercises to gently learn the writing process with this very familiar topic of zoo animals.
Story Starters Creative Writing Supplement – perfect for your reluctant writers and it is a creative writing supplement that can be used for a change of pace along side any writing program. If you’ve heard about using narration as a grammar tool, you will definitely want Story Starters on your school shelf. The name Story Starters is just what it says, a start of a story. And if you haven’t guessed it yet, the child reads the beginning of the engaging story and gets to finish the story.
Sequencing Simple Stories – In this workbook, children practice putting the parts of simple stories together! Through cutting and gluing, they construct their stories, and build a concrete beginning, middle and end to each story. Sequencing Simple Stories is a fun creative writing option for your young elementary kids! We used the illustrations as story starts, and made very simple books by just using one piece of construction paper, that was folded into two.
Full Elementary Writing Program
Just Write Homeschool Writing Program – This program does not kill the joy of writing as some programs can do. For my own children it has ignited a love for writing. This writing program is for the elementary years. There are four levels taught. Each level is taught over one year. It is a workbook type program. It is a creative writing program that is easy to teach program with very little preparation.
Online Writing for 6-12 Year Olds with Night Zookeeper – offers LIVE feedback. As your child writes, the program evaluates and shares what goals still need met. For example, a goal for my child’s skill level might be: include two adjectives. If he forgets, Night Zookeeper reminds him. In addition, a story can be saved as a draft to finish later. But, a story cannot be submitted for publication or to a tutor until all goals are met!
Some Fun Writing Games
Games for Writing: Playful Ways to Help Your Child Learn to Write – contains fifty-two games designed for ages ranging from kindergarten through third grade.
Homeschool Writing Activities for Middle School That Are Creative and Fun!
Homeschool Writing Activities for Middle School That Are Creative and Fun! – In this article, you will discover curriculum and writing activities for middle school – used by homeschoolers. Includes reviews by homeschool moms, tips and benefits too!
A Complete Guide to Creative Writing for Homeschool High School
A Complete Guide to Creative Writing Curriculum for High School – I often feel as though high school writing is solely focused on essay writing, response, and research papers. While all of these are important types of written work, we should not be leaving out creative writing in our homeschool high school studies.
This is a collection of resources that focuses specifically on creative writing in the high school years, including full creative writing curriculum options as well as some more out of the box ways to include creative writing in the high school years.
More Homeschool Writing Options
Choosing a Homeschool Writing Curriculum: Programs for Success – Choosing a homeschool writing curriculum can be a daunting task for any home educator, whether you are brand new or a seasoned one. Here we’re sharing our favorite tried and true homeschool writing programs that span many ages.
Writing Workshop for Homeschooling Multiple Ages – from our sister site, Your Best Homeschool, “Sometimes in our homeschool we just need to focus on a certain subject. I’ve mentioned this strategy in When You Need to Catch Up. I decided we would call this week a Writing Workshop for Multiple Ages. Something about a workshop makes it a little more fun, don’t you think? A workshop implies all sorts of things and reminds me to pull out all the resources.” ~ Tricia Hodges
The Ultimate Guide to Nature Journaling Tips for Writing About Nature – from our sister site, Homeschool Nature Study, comes a collection of the best tips for writing about nature in this ultimate guide to nature journaling. What a wonderful, joyful way to expand your homeschool nature study!
Homeschool Writing Curriculum Reviews all in one spot! Here you will find all our homeschool writing curriculum reviews!
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