Make first writing simple, playful and achievable! ✏️

This ready-to-use writing workshop for very young EFL learners helps children practise am, is and are while taking their first steps towards writing meaningful sentences about themselves and others.

Rather than practising the verb be through repetitive grammar exercises, learners gradually move from highly supported sentences to their own short piece of writing.

The workshop includes 5 child-friendly activities:

⭐ ME! Build My Sentences – writing simple sentences about themselves
👾 Meet My Monster! – describing a funny imaginary character
🔎 Sentence Doctor – spotting and correcting mistakes with am, is and are
👫 One or Many? – moving from singular to plural sentences
🌈 ALL ABOUT ME – creating their very first mini profile

The activities are short, spacious and carefully scaffolded, making the resource particularly suitable for young beginners who may still find writing challenging or intimidating.

Level: Pre-A1–Early A1
Focus: Verb be • Sentence building • Guided writing • First independent writing
Suitable for: Classroom practice, individual work, homework or revision
Answer key included

A gentle first step from “I know the verb be” to “I can use it to write about my world.”