{"id":1095,"date":"2020-08-20T18:25:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T18:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/obsidianeducation.wordpress.com\/2020\/08\/20\/creative-writing-for-children-insects\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T02:36:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T02:36:28","slug":"creative-writing-for-children-insects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/20\/creative-writing-for-children-insects\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Writing for Children (Insects)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">You shouldn&#8217;t expect children to suddenly start writing amazing content. First, you need to provide them with enough information \ud83d\udcd6 . All children are obsessed with insects&nbsp;\ud83e\udd97and arachnids&nbsp;\ud83e\udd82&nbsp;so why not start with them first?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/obsidiansofteducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/insects-title.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:422px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I have compiled some interesting information about many intriguing insects and arachnids. This information is simple but exciting and can be easily absorbed by little minds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Read it with your children and then, ask them to write on the provided worksheets. You will be amazed by the amount of interest they will show in this exercise&nbsp;\ud83d\ude0a\ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I believe that every writing piece about any type of animal should answer the following questions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It should start with an important fact about the animal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It should tell what the animal looks like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It should tell where the animal lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It should tell what the animal eats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It should end with an interesting fact about the animal or the writer&#8217;s own feelings towards the animal&nbsp;\ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>I have provided questions in the worksheets with a word bank so that the children get used to answering in this pattern. 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First, you need to provide them with enough information \ud83d\udcd6 . All children are obsessed with insects&nbsp;\ud83e\udd97and arachnids&nbsp;\ud83e\udd82&nbsp;so why not start with them first? I have compiled some interesting information about many intriguing insects and arachnids. 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