Skills Being Practiced
Descriptive writing skills Being detail-oriented
What You Need
Pencil and paper Timer
How to Play
- Sit down with your child and tell her you are each going to write a description of one of your favorite things. It can be a food, a place, a person, or anything else she can think of, but neither of you is allowed to tell the other your topic. 2. Explain that when you are done writing, you will each read the other’s piece and try to figure out what picture has been painted with the words, so including a lot of detail is a way of providing clues. 3. Set a timer for 10 minutes. When the timer rings, exchange papers and see if you can guess what each of you “painted.”
