For Teachers

Looking for fun and creative writing ideas for your classroom? Look no further. Follow my blog for posts that will guide you to inspire your students to want to write!

For Parents

Does your child write every day? Follow me to find fun and creative writing ideas to inspire your child to want to write. If your child can write sentences, then they can write stories too!

About Your Teacher

Welcome to Make Writing Magical for Kids! The goal is to inspire kids to want to write every day.

MY STORY

Writing wasn’t always my favorite subject, but it is now. I love finding fun and creative writing activities that will inspire kids to want to write.  I have taught in a classroom for over 10 years and online since 2020. I love both modes of teaching and find that you can inspire kids in person, online and all over the world!

I teach elementary students in person, but I also teach online with Outschool.  After having such happy writers and positive reviews on Outschool, I was recruited to teach in China.  My job included teaching classrooms of students over a big screen and also small groups on zoom from home.  It was a fascinating experience.  I continue to teach kids from all over the world.

LET’S INSPIRE KIDS TO WRITE

The goal is to inspire kids to WANT to write. I have seen reluctant writers become excited writers.  I have also seen avid writers love it more.  What I teach isn’t magic, but it is a magical experience.  If you guide your child with some simple tips from me, I think it will make all the difference for your child to write.  Even better, it will give them the confidence to want to write.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO MAKE WRITING MAGICAL?

Books! I love pairing writing activities with books we read together.  One of my favorite activities is reading the book STUCK by Oliver Jeffers and writing outside under the trees.  The kids are provided with a fun story starter and write their own version of the story.  All my students wanted to share their stories out loud when we returned to class. They were clearly proud to be authors. “I can’t believe I threw my whole family in the tree” laughed a student on the way out of school at dismissal.  Check out my TPT Store to find the activity or you can make your own, it’s simple!  Our librarian read this book to my class and we went outside to write under the beautiful trees.  It was one of the kids’ favorite writing activities of the year.  To get a FREE copy of the story starter for STUCK, download it from my TPT page.

Follow my blog to stay up to date on fun and creative writing activities plus advice for inspiring children to want to write. My experience online and in the classroom has been truly magical and I want to share what makes it magical with you. Follow along as I share my writing success stories with you.

If you have ay questions, feel free to leave them below and I will be more than happy to help you out.

All the best,

Jodi Smith
MakeWritingMagical.com

Comments (2)

  1. Hi Jodi,
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    Would you be open to exploring how you could publish your courses on Classful?

    Reply

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