Four Kids Writing Projects About Sports

Get Your Kids Writing About What They Love!

Even at just the elementary school age, kids can start to think of writing as chore. By making writing a fun at-home activity like art or music or sports, you can keep your kids’ start to see writing as a creative outlet not a homework assignment. How do you make writing a fun activity? Get some cool paper and pens, clear off a special place and pick a theme the kids will like. Sports, for instance, may appeal to a lot of boys and girls.

Just remember, even if it is an activity that can help them hone important writing skills, “fun writing time” should be just that – fun! So, while you can encourage your kids with suggestions enthusiastic like “What color is it?” or “Tell me more” don’t make this a time to worry about grammar, punctuation or handwriting. The kids, once encouraged to get writing, will amaze you - and maybe themselves- with their creativity!

Here are some sports-related writing prompts you can use to get your kids started. You may even want to add a “sports” element to their writing time, like blowing a whistle when they start or using sports stickers to

Writing Project #1 : My Favorite Team
Most kids by elementary school will have a favorite sports team. Ask your kids to write about the team, including details like what sport they play, who’s on the team – maybe even who their favorite player is. They may also want to describe what the team uniforms look like. Older kids can be encouraged to expand on the “why” of the prompt: why do you love the Cardinals? If your kid doesn’t have a favorite sports team, you may ask them to write about a favorite sport instead, or a favorite athlete like Shaquille O’Neal or Michelle Kwan and follow basically the same prompts.