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Brain Boosters
Give your mind a workout with these writing prompts.
By Bob Barlow


What you need:
  • pen
  • paper

    What to do:
    Put your head together with your child and answer these questions.

    1. If dogs had a country all to themselves, what would be the words to their national anthem?

    2. Do you know the details surrounding the invention of the ice cream sundae? Neither do we. But don't let that stop you: Write a one-page play about this very important moment in history.

    3. Come up with ten new uses for popcorn (other than eating it).

    4. Give three absolutely ridiculous, laughably false explanations for the sky being blue.

    5. Some people still believe that the earth is flat! Whether or not you agree with this theory, come up with as much evidence as you can to support it.

    6. The items in your refrigerator have gone on strike and posted a list of demands (right next to the mustard). What are their demands?

    Learning Benefits
  • creative writing
  • problem solving
  • imagination and creativity

    From Bob Barlow's Book of Brain Boosters! by Bob Barlow
    (Scholastic Professional Books)




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    Interactive
    Be a Reading Coach
    Virtual Tour: Make Your Home Reaing Central

    Articles
    Make the Connection
    Choosing the Best Books for your Child
    Day Trips for Book Lovers
    Raising a Reader

    Activities: Beginning Readers
    Dear Teacher...Get Ready for back-to-school with a letter
    Family News: Help your child grow as a writer-encourage him to create a family newspaper
    Grab-a-Word
    Hop to the Word

    Activities: Independent Readers
    Brain Boosters
    Poetry Challenge
    Family Riddles
    Noisy Punctuation Game

    Summer Book List
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