Games for writing : playful ways to help your child learn to write /
Peggy Kaye ; with illustrations by the author.
- 1st ed.
- New York, NY : Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1995.
- xxi, 213 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Introduction -- Part One: Just for Starters -- Wribbling -- Three-color road race -- Obstacle course -- Just what I said -- Catch my silly -- Story maps -- Read aloud plus -- Say it with pictures -- Write it for me -- Popcorn writing -- Pretzel letters -- Part Two: Stress Busters -- Halting Stories -- Silence is Golden -- Monster Cafe -- A Race of Words -- Word by Word -- Make a List -- A Silly Book -- Let's Argue -- Do It -- Schedules -- Is It True? -- Bragging Contests -- Rhyme Time -- Acrostic Poems -- One Question, Please -- That's Good/That's Bad -- Part Three: Bugaboos - Spelling, Handwriting, and Grammar -- Word Hunt -- Speed Contest -- Which is Right? -- Alphabet Code -- Words by Design -- Traveling Words - Dotted Alphabet -- Mixed-Up and Missing -- Strange Sentences -- Part Four: Writing with Style -- She is So Mean -- What a Personality -- How Many Words? -- Forbidden Letters -- Egg-Carton Tales -- Writing to Form -- The Three-Sentence Challenge -- I'm a Quiet Mouse -- Part Five: Made with Pride -- Shape Books -- Angry Alphabet Book -- Write a Letter -- Board Games -- Family Journal -- Comic Books -- Plays and Players -- The Longest Story Ever Written -- Appendices: A List of Important Spelling Words -- Books for Reading Aloud -- A Note to Teachers -- Games Listed by Age Level
"There is no skill more important for a child to master than writing - and none more difficult or fraught with anxiety. Peggy Kaye, renowned teacher and author of the widely praised Games for Math, Games for Reading, and Games for Learning, now gives parents more than fifty ways to help their children become skilled, confident, and enthusiastic writers. The games are easy to play, requiring few or no materials, and are remarkably effective. Children will manoeuver through mazes to improve their handwriting, learn the alphabet by baking pretzels, play rhyming games to stretch their vocabulary, and crack secret codes while practicing their spelling. While playing, they will develop the skills needed to write clear and lively prose. Better yet, they may discover a true love of writing." (Book Cover)