Whats a Zipper?
is a fun way for your child to begin to develop the skills that are vital to focused and concise rhetorical writing: clarity, timing, and the ability to accurately explain concepts and arguments. Materials: You’ll need a pen or pencil, a piece of paper, and a little bit of patience and imagination! What to do: Friendly, harmless, extremely curious aliens have landed in your hometown. Your child has been charged with the task of writing a manual explaining simple, every day tasks to them so they will know how to live, eat, sleep, and play on earth. Depending on how receptive your child is to writing you can do one of these activities at a time or a whole bunch of them at once. The trick is to explain each task in as much detail as possible. Getting ready for bed, how to make a sandwich, how to use a zipper, and how to ride a bicycle are all good tasks to use for this project. HINT: Look at the description of how to make a peanut butter sandwich, above. If you were from another planet an
