Tip # 163 from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents (McKinley, Trombly): Kids' Brochure

 


Today's tip for parents from two talented teachers comes from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly.

 

#163

Kid's Brochure

 

 Until further notice, celebrate everything.

~Tim Hansel

 

Have you ever been persuaded to take a trip or visit some place simply because of what you’ve read on a brochure? Brochures use words and pictures to create imagery in hopes of convincing the reader that this is someplace he just must visit!

Look through your home for brochures you may have collected or saved from past trips. If you don’t have any brochures, consider writing a letter to a vacation spot you’d like to visit (Idea #170). You could also visit local museums, historical buildings, or interesting sites and collect their brochures. Look through the brochures, and notice how the writers use descriptive phrases and colorful pictures to keep your attention.

Some brochures are made to entice the reader to visit. They may be informative and full of facts. Still others are full of information to explain a specific place, person, animal or event. Your child could highlight or circle any words or phrases that he feels got his attention and he would like to try, too. Have him start keeping a list of his favorite phrases and words. Ask him to create some of his own descriptive phrases.

Now your child is ready to create his own brochure. Have him fold a piece of paper vertically into thirds. You now have a homemade brochure ready to fill with interesting information, facts, pictures and descriptive paragraphs. Your child can design a brochure for any number of things:

●      a place he has recently visited (another state, museum, play, musical);

●      a place he would like to visit (real or imaginary);

●      a past event or one approaching (county fair, parade, festival);

●      an animal he learned about at school or the zoo;

●      a special event taking place in the family (reunion, wedding, shower);

●      the town you live in;

●      his school;

●      a team sport he is on; and/or

●      a brochure to detail material that he has learned (i.e. the effects of pollution, information about his state, an endangered species).

 

Your child can use crayons, markers, glitter, real photos, magazine picture clippings, clip art or anything else he can think of to help him create his own brochure. Older children who are comfortable with the computer can use Microsoft Word to create a brochure. There is a template on Word that is easy to fill in, save and print. Your child is still practicing writing but also using the computer as his tool for creating the brochure. Whether he does it by hand or on the computer, this should prove to be quite a motivational writing experience!

 

                                              


     Cindy McKinley Alder                                            Patti Trombly

 

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