WriteShop - Story Builders Review

WriteShop graciously sent me two of their products to review: StoryBuilders, World of People and World of Sports. Formatted as eBooks, these easily downloadable card decks are intended to give your young writer a creative jump start. Priced at an affordable $7.95 a piece, these would make a great addition to any homeschool.

World of People

World of Sports

Basically, the concept is that you will print out the cards and your child will use them to spur creativity in their writing assignments. There are four classifications of cards: character, character trait, setting, and plot. By picking one from each deck, the student will use those as the building blocks to their stories.

I personally love this product. My children are not yet old enough to write their own stories. However, my two oldest were able to use these to help them as they told me stories out loud. I also intend to print these out on sturdier card stock so that when they are ready, my children can use these as helpful supplements to whatever writing program I will be using with them.

Some of the suggestions on the cards may be over their heads. "Monk" was a word that they did not know, yet it opened up our conversation to another learning opportunity. You can also print out some blank cards and fill them with words of your own desire.

Another great idea for this is to print out these cards and use them as a game on family road trips. You could also use this product in class-room settings, like you would find in a co-op. There are many different ways you could use these. WriteShop has a Christmas version of this as well that would be perfect for around the holidays.

I encourage my readers to visit WriteShop's web home and see if these products would make a great for their families.