Writing Prompts and Games

I had a question yesterday about good sites for helping with writing skills...  The Scholastic Website came immediately to mind:

It has a great game called Story Starters, appropriate for grades K-6.  It generates a creative story starter:

Then your child can pick a format: notebook, letter, newspaper, or postcard.  Your child is then able to print out the masterpiece upon completion.  The link to story starter follows:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/storystarters/storystarter1.htm

The site also has a game page, including writing games:

The link to the games page can be found here:
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/games/

Really, the whole Scholastic website is a treasure trove of learning ideas for teachers, parents and kids. Not surprisingly, the focus is primarily on reading and authors.  Parents might be interested in exploring the Parents home page:

http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/collection/fun-in-the-sun-activities/

If you are looking for a specific web-based activity, please let me know!  I'll see what I can find...

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