Writing

A great way to get kids writing is to give them a picture and then have them write about it. 

They can write what they think led up to the occurence in the picture, what is currently happening, what is going to happen next, etc. They can also write about the people in the pictures- what they think their backgrounds are and what they're feeling. You can find tons of colorful and interesting pictures in the photo galleries of www.kids.nationalgeographic.com.