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On demand video workshops and resources designed to suit your schedule. Authors model writing techniques, set writing challenges and expand student vocab.
All workshops are linked to CBCA Book Week theme, Dreaming with eyes open...
The Program:
20+ Mini-Writing Festival workshops
Meet the line up!
Primary School : Mini-Writing Festival
High School: Mini- Writing Festival
That Homeschool Life
Littlescribe provides an opportunity for the Home Schooling community to access quality Australian resources. I am looking forward to sharing more programs that understand our unique needs as home educators.
Lusi Austin – That Homeschool Life / Littlescribe Literacy Advocate
Creator | Writer | Speaker | Consultant
On demand video workshops and resources designed to suit your schedule.
Your resource kit!
INSPIRE
PRE WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES
- Book Week theme
- Author biographies
- Book reviews
- Questions for the authors
- A letter to the author
- Vocabulary: Author’s 3 Words
- Author Writing Challenge
- Writing first draft
ENGAGE
WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES
- View author workshops
- Record author tips & tricks
- Review writing
- Vocabulary: Author’s 3 Words
- Author Writing Challenge
- Story creation
- Share writing on Story Starter Wall
- Book publication
CREATE
POST WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES
- Reviews
- Student learning reflections
- Micro author videos
- Story writing
- Book creation
- Book Week celebration
- Collaborative projects e.g. calendars
- Book publication
Resources like these
Create and Publish
Students from
St. Raphael’s School PARKSIDE, SA
celebrated the end of 2021
as published authors.
Micro Author Videos
Teaching gold!
5-minute videos to review and reinforce skills and techniques from author workshops.
View this 2021 sample.
Micro Author Videos
Teaching gold!
5-minute videos to review and reinforce skills and techniques from author workshops.
View this 2021 sample.
“Absolutely loved it! … not only inspired my students to write more creatively but inspired my teaching.”
Deborah Hansen, King’s Baptist Grammar School, Wynn Vale, SA.
Pricing and Inclusions
What's included:
- 20 x 45 min pre-recorded workshop, available from the 13th of June 2022.
- 150+ lesson plans, writing activities and resources available in digital and printable form.
- 75+ micro videos (3-5 minute videos with, 'teaching gold' curated from author workshops).
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Access and assign related writing activities to students.
What your children can do:
- Explore Dreaming with eyes open... (CBCA 2022 Book Week theme)in every session in the lead up to Book Week.
- Write and add their work to The Story Starter Wall.
- Complete assigned writing activities at home and remotely.
- Create original digital books, calendars and cards using work they've completed in the Littlescribe platform.
Home Schoolers
Each child has an account and can access resources
Maximum of 10 child licences per home
$55.00 per home
$AUD excludes GST
A Littlescribe thank you to our partners
On Butterfly Wings, Educator Community.
Media Partner
Dreaming with eyes open…
How a Mini-Writing session works
In every session, an author shares skills and models techniques while the illustrator captures key messages. A literacy expert guides and directs the lesson and writing activities.
Frequently Asked Questions
Click on the Register button, enter your details and provide payment information. We will send an email with your login details so you can get started.
The live sessions are a school event only, due to the complexity of managing privacy and security.
All videos are recorded and made available on demand as part of the Home Schoolers Education Kit. Home schoolers receive the same educational resources as schools.
Registrations are open. The earlier you register, the longer you have access to all the resources.
There will be downloadable lesson resources for each session with pre and post-workshop activities.
Pre-recorded workshop videos are available on demand until the end of Term 2. A series of approximately 100 micro-videos will be available until the end of Term 4. These are 3-5 minute highlight videos pulled from each full workshop. They can be used to reinforce skills.
If you have a coupon code, you can use it during the cart purchase process. Your discount will be applied.
No, you can pick and choose which sessions to attend. Each session can be viewed as a stand-alone learning moment.
Yes, you can attend all sessions. We recommend you attend sessions that are aligned to your student's capabilities and learning focus.
Once you have your login details, you'll have access to all the resources as they are released. The Mini-Writing Festival dashboard provides a summary of when the resources will be released.
Students should bring pens, pencils, paper white boards and imagination!
The Student Writing Journal is a useful resource to use before, during and after the workshop.
You can email questions for the authors to [email protected]. Make sure you include student name and hometown.
An online space for students to share original writing. All Littlescribe participants can opt in to view others’ work and share their own. Access the Story Starter Wall and be inspired! Access the Story Starter wall.
The student’s piece of work, the student’s first name only and the person they would like to read their writing.
Work is submitted by the teacher and reviewed by Littlescribe before making it live.
No, it is an opt-in activity.
- There will be downloadable lesson resources for each session. Pre workshop activities are released early Term 1.
- After the 13th of June you will get access to each of the authors' recorded workshops until the end of Term 2, 2022.
Yes. Home schoolers can access both primary and high school workshops.
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