Every time I work with children on creative writing, I realise why I enjoy it so much. Each interaction is full of laughter, fun, and most joyous of all–moments when children finally understand something and it shows on their faces. I’m still elated after yesterday’s online creative writing session!
Since I launched the programme on the 5th of October, I’ve had a regular routine. Early in the morning, I log on to my forum. What will I find? Which of the writers would have contributed something delightful?
One morning, I discovered a letter to be placed in a high technology envelope that could be opened and closed with a button. Another morning, I discovered a list of words that one of the young writers loves – goofy, amazing, surprise … And soon, I will find a set of limericks. I can’t wait to read them!
Yesterday, as usual, my session was full of all kinds of activities. I love exploring ways to keep the children engaged during an online interaction, and I wanted to work with synonyms. I chose the word ‘happy’ to start the conversation and used the white board for the first time, inviting them to work together on a word search puzzle. I had to bite back my smile when I saw the poor white board at the end of the session.
Rhyme, rhythm, meter, homophones, alliteration, tongue twisters, limericks … That’s what we’ve done so far in just two weeks. The next ten weeks promise to be exciting.
And on that note, a reminder: registrations are still open for the age-group 12-14 for the batch that begins on Thursday the 15th of October. Click here for more details. I can’t wait for it to begin!
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