Primary Writing Activities

These creative writing activities for primary students have been designed to spark a love for writing in young learners. Whether you’re a parent looking for a fun way to incorporate daily writing at home, a primary school teacher looking for creative writing exercises, or a homeschooler thinking of a new writing task for your next English lesson, we’ve got you covered!

Writing styles covered

Aimed at children aged 6 to 12, our fun writing activities for primary students are the perfect way to ease the learning process of improving their ideas, writing skills, communication, and self-expression. Writing styles covered include:

• Story writing
• Explanation writing
• Presuasive writing
• Report writing
• Opinion writing
• Instruction writing
• Poetry

These activities also help to unlock children’s imaginations by providing a creative entry point to writing rather than being given a blank piece of paper and a pen. They make writing feel more like a game rather than a strict template to follow. Whether you’re a parent looking for a fun way to incorporate daily writing and reading at home, a teacher looking for creative writing exercises to plug in to your lessons, or a homeschooler thinking of a new writing task for your next English language arts lesson, we’ve got you covered! Get practice with nouns, adverbs, word choices letter formation, and more with over 40 activities to choose from.

Access our fun writing activities here:

• Year 1 writing activities
• Year 2 writing activities
• Year 3 writing activities
• Year 4 writing activities
• Year 5 writing activities
• Year 6 writing activities

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