Unschooling Writing Tips

Have a reluctant writer and prefer a more unschooling-ish approach?

Work it into the day-to-day, and believe the process of when it's important to them, they'll be ready to learn how.

Here are a few ideas to get a reluctant writer writing (or in some cases working on one piece of the writing process at a time):

• write notes to each other

• have your child make lists

• play typing games

• get a pen-pal (regular mail or email)

• have them dictate to you what they want to say

• roller coaster writing (set a timer and let the ideas flow but ONLY for 2 min or 5 min, whatever you decide)

• tell a story with pictures

• tell a story by acting it out (no words!)

• have them create a treasure map or scavenger hunt

• make sticky-note labels for everything in the house (the more silly the better!)

• teach someone else how to write