Good thing to do with a 6 yo: type stories they dictate. At that age, the physical act of writing is a bottleneck, so this can release a torrent of imagination. They love seeing their stories printed, like “real” stories they read in books. And it’s a fun thing to do together.
When I do this, I don’t edit what he writes. It’s his story. I’m just transcribing it. So the most I’ll do, if he mangles a sentence so badly that it’s not even something he’d say, is repeat the first half out loud as I’m typing, and let him finish it again.
My kids are familiar with recording sound on Windows. They already record their songs or poems. For some reason, they don’t like the idea of recording a story, even if I offer to transcribe it afterwards.
Perhaps transcribing in real time would be more fun...
My 9 years old daughter read the first book of Harry Potter and now she is writing her first fanfic, a Harry Potter / Paw Patrol crossover.
So far she has only written the first page; I wonder how far she gets.
Paul Graham recommends that it goes better if they don’t have to type or write:
My kids are familiar with recording sound on Windows. They already record their songs or poems. For some reason, they don’t like the idea of recording a story, even if I offer to transcribe it afterwards.
Perhaps transcribing in real time would be more fun...