Poetry Month Creation Stations: Kids’ Writing Workshop
Last week we had our Kids’ Writing Workshop Creation Stations program, and celebrated National Poetry Month with Haikubes, Paint Chip
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Writing
Ideas for writing, and stories & poems by kids
“The Journal” — story by Lauren Sales
Young Readers League 2017 Writing Contest 1st place Category 1 (ages 8-11) The Journal by Lauren Sales Age 11 (Grade
Read more“The Haunted Pair of Ballet Slippers” — story by Maelee Rose Acosta
Young Readers League 2017 Writing Contest 2nd place Category 1 (ages 8-11) The Haunted Pair of Ballet Slippers by Maelee
Read more“The Ghosts in the Cemetery” — story by Sienna Ng
Young Readers League 2017 Writing Contest 3rd place Category 1 (ages 8-11) The Ghosts in the Cemetery by Sienna Ng
Read moreWriting Parties September and October
Every month on the 2nd Tuesday, kids between the ages of 5 and 8 come to the library to hear
Read moreLearning the Art of Writing Plots, with Author Kristen Kittscher
Last Friday, kids came to Pasadena Central Library for a free writing workshop with middle grade author Kristen Kittscher, who
Read moreWriting Dialogue for Wordless Picture Books
Yesterday, after reading the book Du Iz Tak by Carson Ellis, kids in primary grades did an activity making up
Read moreSilly Split-Panel Books – Writing Parties for Primary Grade Kids
At our most recent Writing Party for Primary Grade Kids (previously named “Creative Writing for Beginning Readers”), we made split-panel
Read moreReading Great Books to Learn Writing Great Hooks
At our Kids’ Writing Workshop on Friday, June 16th, we learned about writing engaging beginnings. I combed through the upper
Read more“Where I’m From” Poems and Blackout Poetry from Kids’ Writing Workshop
On April 21, our Kids’ Writing Workshop for ages 8-12 met to do some poetry in honor of National Poetry
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