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Fresh kids' writing prompts for fall, winter, spring and summer — plus a simple way to turn them into a year-long writing keepsake.
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Fifty fun, kid-friendly creative writing prompts — adventure, silly, mystery and more — plus simple tips to help young writers beat the blank page.
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The blank page scares kids. Teacher-tested ways to get a reluctant writer past that first sentence by shrinking the ask and lowering the stakes.
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