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by Vanessa Genova DeSantis
Topics: Fourth Grade, Writing

This game will help your child write with more attention to detail.

What You Need:

  • 1 clipboard for each person
  • A pen or pencil
  • Lined paper
  • Timer

What You Do:

Step 1

Begin by telling your child that you’re going to play a game called Guess What? Ask your child to pick any room in the house to play the game.

Step 2

Each person in the game will secretly focus on one object in the room without letting the other person know what it is.

Step 3

Each player must write as many sentences as possible describing the object in 30 seconds. (Use a timer to make it more exciting). The more descriptive the writing, the better.

Step 4

Players then switch clipboards, read each other’s descriptions and try to guess what object is being described.

Play this game a few rounds, and each round increase the amount of time each player writes about the object. So, if the first round is 30 seconds, make the second round one minute, the third round one and a half minutes, etc.

At the end of the game have your child pick his or her favorite paragraph, and discuss the use of detail.