It can be a big AH HA moment for a child when they recognize that something they are crazy about can ALSO be the topic for their writing. Suddenly, the problem isn’t “I can’t think of what to write about,” but “Where do I begin? I have so much to say!” This box invites them to solve this problem by offering several different ways to write about their great love: as a diary entry, a poem, and a convincing piece that this (something they love) is the best in the world. If they only want to write about it one way, or if they want to switch to new favorite topics with each piece, high-five your young writer and be an excited audience. There is no one way to do it wrong and many ways to do it right. There are many invitations for writing here. Help your child find the way that works best for them!

For children ages 7 to 12. 

THIS BOX INCLUDES:

• Four weekly lesson plans. 
• Guide for printing and gathering materials for writing. 
• Writer's notebook divider page.
• Child Directed Writer's Guide:
  On-Ramp: Invitation to explore multi-genre writing by publishing in three forms. 
  Clubtime: taking note of things you love and shaping thoughts into a poem.
  Playbreak: record things you love to on a heart map with QR code from author Barbara Davis-Pyles.
  Editor's Table: Common nouns and proper nouns.
• Heartmap for children to use. 
• Heartmap example.
• Count the Ways page with examples of three different kinds of writing--list poems, persuasive writing, and personal experience.
• Dear Diary writing publishing page.
• Best in the World writing publishing page.
• Let Me Tell You About writing publishing page.
• About the Author page.
• "I Love . . . How About You?" poetry page.
• Lovin' It for publishing poster.
• 10 writing prompts.
• I Love to Write theme poster.
• I Love to Write notebook stickers.
• "Lovin' It" Booklist for grades 2nd-4th and 5th-7th.