Welcome to “Toying with Writing”

Teach your students to be adept writers through the use of toys.

This Web site will give you a sample lesson on how to successfully use toys to teach grammatical and writing skills. Specific analogies which connect toys to writing skills are featured in our books entitled "Toying with Writing: Mini-Lessons for a Kid's World" and "Toying with Writing Too/Two: More Mini-Lessons for a Kid's World." 

Why teach writing with toys?

    * They are research based

    * They utilize a child's prior knowledge

    * They are relevant to a child's world

    * They make meaningful connections to reinforce concepts

    * They are concrete manipulatives

    * They are fun for kids

About the Books:

    * Contains numerous teacher tested writing lessons with activity

       masters that can be used in a writer's workshop

    * All lessons contain useful writing connections for student use

    * All lessons are extended to specific stages of the writing process

If you would like additional information about this innovative writing technique, please email me at nancy@toyingwithwriting.com. To order books and materials online using Paypal, please visit our online order form. If you would prefer to place an order by mail, please submit our printable order form.