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Writing activity

A sentence that made you smile, laugh or gasp

A sentence from your book that made you smile, laugh or gasp, copied into your journal with the book, the page and how it felt.

This follows the 'Words I loved' pages in My Reading Adventures, our reading journal for ages 6 to 10. Each page has room for two sentences, the book, the page number and a way to mark the feeling: smile, laugh, gasp, wow or cosy.

A few ways in

  1. Maybe a sentence you have just read, or one you remember. A grown-up can help you hunt for it.
  2. Copy it into your journal, or onto a scrap of paper, in your best or messiest handwriting.
  3. Add the name of the book and the page, and circle how it felt, if you like: smile, laugh, gasp, wow or cosy.

Example: copy the sentence, then 'Book: the one with the dragon. Page 42. Laugh.'

A thought: Copying a sentence is plenty, and nobody has to explain why they liked it.

A journal is a writing hobby, not a treatment. A plain notebook is every bit as welcome.

Warm cream and lilac background with Pip the bookworm, a green caterpillar character in round lilac glasses, next to a pearly shell, an open sketchbook and two pencils. Heading: "A sentence that made you smile, laugh or gasp." Text: "Copy it into your journal, with the book and page, and circle how it felt, if you like." Footer: From My Reading Adventures, Words I loved.