Creative Writers Unite!

We're offering a new community class called "The Word Party" in partnership with Berkeley-based tutoring center, Classroom Matters. Open to kids from any school, our focus will be on imagination and inspiration. We'll provide lots of innovative ways for kids to jump into writing and work with some tried and true methods for getting ideas down onto the page.

The class will be taught by "Take My Word For It!" Director, Sondra hall, who leads Classroom Matters' Summer Essay Writing course. For kids in 5th-8th grade.

Location: Classroom Matters, 2436 Sacramento Street, Berkeley

Dates & Times: four consecutive Wednesdays - 10/2, 10/9, 10/23 and 10/30 from 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Cost: $100, all materials included

Registration: Please contact frontdesk@classroommatters.com

Elias Writs to His Future Self

Dear Elias,

What's your favorite animal? Did you get into Yale? What's your favorite thing to do? Sincerely, Elias PS: This will implode in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, BOOOM!

-Elias, Chabot Elementary

JC Tells Us About Himself

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I am a kid I am a football player I hear hip-hop I want a playstation 4 I know there are more stars Than grains of sand On all the beaches in the world I understand life is hard I am a kid

-JC, Chabot Elementary

Why Not Write Wednesdays? Creative Writing Prompts for Kids!

Every Wednesday our creative writing prompt challenges you to pick up your pen and indulge your author self!  Write a letter about a generous sailor who receives a box with airholes punches in it. You can be the sailor or someone the sailor met on the high seas!

Share with us! Post your descriptions in the comments section of our blog.

Jackson Tells Us About His Father's Lost Necklace

Something Lost

Today I was going to leave once and for all to head out into enemy territory. It is 1944 and I am a spy in WWII. In my bag I have two sandwiches, an eraser, a pen, a pencil, a notebook, and most importantly, a stone necklace with a fox engraved. It is the last of my father's, who died as a spy. After he passed away, I joined the war to fight back for my father, with the fox to guide me.

-Jackson, Grattan Elementary

Wai-Kirn's Favorite Memories

I Remember This

I remember my first friend, brother bear and my second friend, Logan I remember my favorite TV shows I remember when I learned to cook I remember my invention which was also my Halloween costume I also remember when I learned to tell my right to my left I remember my mom yelling at me I remember my mutated self I also remember my first baseball game when the Giants lost 6 to 5 I remember when all earth broke and it opened a portal to another dimension I remember this but I really really remember reading this poem to you.

-Wai-Kirn, Grattan Elementary