BIC Fight For Your Write
Last week I came across one of my old binders from junior high. It was teal in colour, though you wouldn’t know it with all the doodles and writing gracing the cover. Time rewound as I traced the markings with my fingers and then flipped through the lined pages of handwritten notes and studies within. In my hands was knowledge and much hard work. Also … did I ever have great penmanship! What the heck happened since then?
Ahh right – the digital age.
It’s a fact that penmanship is in great peril. As the world becomes more and more digital, the importance of handwriting, especially for school-aged children, is a hot topic of discussion. Despite the allure of electronics, experts agree that handwriting is critical to a child’s education and development, and plays a vital role in helping children build confidence, creativity, critical thinking and fine-motor skills.
Fight For Your Write!
BIC the handwritten supplies leader is rallying Canadians to take the Fight For Your Write Pledge to help save hand writing!
BIC has partnered with Breakfast Club of Canada to help ensure children go to school hungry for knowledge, not hungry for food. To help make writing fun and keep kids engaged, BIC is offering the chance to win a BIC stationery prize pack valued at $200 {see below}! Visit www.BICFightForYourWrite.ca to sign the pledge and join the fight to save hand writing!
It’s been estimated that 60% of the learning in school happens before lunch. This makes breakfast food, brain food. This is why BIC Fight For Your Write is donating $10,000 directly to Breakfast Club of Canada, and giving an additional $10,000 {retail value} of stationery supplies to Canadian schools in need through the organization.
I pleased to have also partnered with BIC, to help the highly important Fight For Your Write initiative, and also assist in donating $500 worth of BIC stationary supplies to a school in my own city. Thanks to BIC and their generous donation, I’m taking these supplies to Aspen Heights School here in Red Deer, Alberta.
While I would have loved to help all the schools in my city, I chose this particular school from teacher suggestions on which needed the supplies most. I know that arming them with the best in writing instruments will help make this year a success. Popular choices for the upcoming school year include: BIC Atlantis Original Ball Pen, BIC Extra- FunTM Pencil, BIC 4-ColorTM Ball Pen, BIC Extra-CrazeTM Mechanical Pencil, BIC Velocity Gel Pen, BIC Briteliner Highlighters and BIC KidsTM Mechanical Pencil.
How You Can Help Too!
First of all, head on over to www.BICFightForYourWrite.ca and sign the pledge to join the fight to save hand writing.
Then, start with your own kids. Here are five ways to get kids writing more often:
- Set aside specific times during the week for writing stories, songs or even jokes. Let your kids use their imaginations.
- Have an assortment of colourful pens and pencils on hand that will make kids want to spend more time writing.
- Make writing special for kids with their own personal table, desk, or designated area. Get them excited about their own writing space!
- Give kids a fun assignment that requires them to write. Make a birthday wish list or write a letter to someone famous.
- Make up games around writing. Practice signing their autograph to give to mom or dad.
The BIC Fight For Your Write movement will help build a positive foundation for the future, one with written word! Make sure to follow BIC on Facebook to learn more and follow the #BICFFYW hashtag.
Disclosure: I was compensated for this post and program, all opinions are my own.
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Miss R writes or rather prints something everyday as do I because we both have journals.
i love to write especially mailing out cards
every day! i write things down for work, as well as many lists – my daughter writes for school, homework
writing something pretty much every day!
in the summer, we make my 12yo son write in a journal. during the school year, he has plenty of homework that involves plenty of writing. my 5yo daughter loves to trace letters and write her name, spell different words, etc.
My son has a pen pal that he writes to at least once a month !
My teens write all their assignments by hand rather than handing in printed pc copies of their work. I write all my notes and documentaion as well.
Everyday i am writing something , or my Grandson is marking 🙂 thanks for the chance 🙂
I am always writing or doodling on something,,my son only writes when he absolutely has to for school.
We write everyday.
Thanks so much for this BICarific giveaway!
We write daily! Kids are always scribbling something and I love to write my recipes, shopping list, do sudoku, word search
Even though I do a lot on the computer, I do write everyday. I still make lists, write notes to my hubby, send cards etc.
My kids right almost daily.
We write with our kids onece each weekend just to focus and work on spelling, writing and stuff we need 🙂
My kids do daily!!!
I write to my grandma every month and the kids draw a picture since they are too young to write yet
We all write pretty much daily! My three kids are all in university and they are always stealing my pens from my desk. I use my pens constantly, I always am writing things down! Note to self: buy more pens!
I agree, we need to preserve the art of handwriting! I take the pledge!
Almost every day!
I write everyday because I have lists for every occasion.
My kids and I write something every day. My oldest is trying to learn cursive, even though it’s not taught in school anymore.
We write ever day. 🙂
I am actually in the middle of trying to teach my daughter how to write
only in school and for assignments.
Id say everyday or pretty close ! Love writing ! 😀
I try to write at least once a week
She likes writing little notes, and actually practices with her weekly school homework
My son almost every day with school. And I do a few times a week
We write everyday!
I do write daily but not very much. Now that I have arthrosis and arthritis my writing, not good at the best of times (in school they stopped me from writing with loops on letters and it’s been bad ever since), is now awful. I do think it’s very important that children learn to write and use cursive script too.
I write things down all the time. I have lists for everything.
I write something every day.
Good handwriting is becoming a lost art
Every single day, it’s important to learn how to write and to draw and doodle, it also helps with eye and hand coordination, I think there is way to much being done on tablets and computers
I write daily at work; and occasionally outside of work
My daugher is learning to spell so shes writing everyday. Myself maybe every second day.
Sophie writes small words, letters, and numbers everyday. I write absolutely everything down so that I don’t forget anything. Recently I have been writing back and forth with my grandfathers cousin to find out how my grandparents met and to do a family tree.
I really write very little as I make my lists on my iPhone. I can not remember the last time I ever wrote a letter. My granddaughter loves to write and make cards for everyone.
i write a couple of times a week
To be honest, I barely write since almost everything is done electronically. The schools here don’t teach cursive anymore, so my youngest hasn’t learned handwriting. He wants to though and practices it a bit.
I do write quite a lot, about 5x a week.
We made our daughter have reading and writing time all summer, everyday. Writing stories by hand. Although these days it seems you need to write less because of computers/ iPads etc.
We write daily, daughter’s homework has to be done by pen and I just love writing on paper..I like making list then crossing things off as it’s done..not sure why but just how I do things
I generally write something everyday
I write notes to myself daily!
We write every day, my kids are usually making books and stories and I am always making lists.
I write daily, like shopping lists, to do lists, mailing out cards
Daily
My kids send notes to my mom fairly regularly as she enjoys it.
I write a couple times a day. My daughter writes a lot, she rewrites all her notes at night, it helps her study.
We write every day!
I write a bit every day – just not very legibly….
my daughter writes every day
Almost everyday.
My son uses pen and paper for many of his assignments. I write notes and lists daily and still send cards, including a note, by mail.
I write daily. I make written to do lists for family and myself. I write my thoughts in my journal and with a home business I do a fair bit of writing there too. I also write my grocery list and shopping lists.
I write something everyday be it at work or when I’m drawing, making lists or notes to someone. I love writing 🙂
I write a lot – I still love making lists and writing my husband little notes. I always have a notebook around to jot stuff down
all the time, from shopping lists, to greeting card, and my daughter always love to write the families name down on paper and draw stick ppl
We write every day. We like to make lists, doodle, and write stories in our house.
I like to write everyday and encourage my children and grandchildren to do so.I love writing notes,poetry and I also love doodling and drawing for fun.It’s relaxing and enjoyable for me.
We write everyday. My kids practice their letters daily and I still use a notebook for meetings.
I write daily because I keep a journal and I have my niece doing the same.
I write in a journal almost daily but my kids don’t write often. Even at school, they do most of theor work on laptops now.
my 8 year old loves to write notes and lists, and I am old school and still write lists and use a notebook, all with pen and paper nothing digital.
I write out lists of things I need and reminders daily.
we write daily its important to know how to write
I try to write everyday. I use to journal and should start again soon.
I write every day making notes for myself.
I write every day. I make list and write a lot of recipes that I find on line
Most of my workday and also my daughter’s entails using a keyboard and therefore not writing. Neither of us keeps a journal so writing is becoming a lost art to us.
I write everyday. I encourage the kids in my family to write as well, so important to keep writing.
I write in a journal every day and I am trying to teach my son cursive so he writes at least a little every day.
I still write frequently, and hope the same for our 2.5 year old!
Well my son is only 3 and a half so he’s just starting to learn how to write his name. We do like to scribble.
I write just about every day.
As a writer by profession, I write every single day!
Granddaughter just learning
I write everyday, any thing from my grocery list to thank you cards
We write something everyday!
write things down for work
I probably write a bit each day, but usually just a list of somthing.
It is great that you have helped the kids at Aspen Heights!;
My kids write almost every day and I write at least a few times a week.
We write everyday. I especially love writing letters and cards to friends and family
Me and my kids write daily!
My kids and i write everyday
I write everyday at work. At home I am always jotting down ideas and lists
I still write actual letters to penpals!
I write every day since I need to take down notes and instructions. My kids write every day as they have spelling exercise and language school homework to do
I write something everyday. Not a book or anything like that but mostly notes to remind myself to do something.
I would definitely say everyday.
I make my kids do all their homework by hand so they write a lot. I write all the time with my work.
I like to write in my daily journal, to keep track of my exercises and to make lists. Both my son’s jobs entail manual bookkeeping.
Several times each week. We make it part of our evening homework ritual. My 14 year old loves writing and is working on a novel while my 10 year old son is more of a challenge so it is usually just a couple sentences or a paragraph answering a question we ask him.
I write everyday and the kids write at night.
I write everyday – usually lists and notes to my family. My son takes notes at school by hand rather than on a computer.
You can never have too many art supplies
we practice our writing when we are doing crafts
I used to write absolutely everything, but not so much now. These BIC supplies could inspire me for sure!
I continually write making notes for myself and lists of what to do or to buy
and when I send out cards.
My husband and I were just talking about this! He writes all the time in his notebook, but I rarely do. I need to change that!
My son is 4yrs old and in SK…so we are practicing everyday!
I handwrite notes and to do lists everyday.
I enjoy writing! I am constantly doing paperwork and writing out reminders and to-do lists and grocery lists. I am very picky too when it comes to my pens. I love a medium tip and blue ink.
We write everyday! When we do artwork I have the kids sign their art.
I still love to write. I think my writing is pretty 🙂 So I encourage my children to teach their children to write and that I like to receive written letters 🙂
My oldest is in first grade, so she is doing schoolwork in school or practicing for school at home on the weekend… She writes every day
My son is newly 5 so while he does write almost daily, at this point it’s mostly just his name.
kids need to write more and keyboard less
almost every day
I write every day and my grandchildren have homework every night and have assignments to write.
I write most of the week and my kids do for school
My kids write their homework and diary on a daily basis.
Almost every day.
I send my friends postcards by mail on a weekly basis. Writing is so much more personal and intimate.
I try to write at least once a week!
i write everyday ..whether making lists for myself or leaving notes for my family
We right every day ,daughter writes for school, homework and I love to write letters to friends and family and for daily tasks such as grocery lists or to-do notes
I am always writing things down! I am the type of person that learns by doing and taking notes along the way. I also find that writing something helps me remember it better than typing it out.
Almost everyday. Mostly little notes here and there.
i write birthday and christmas cards
I write something almost every day but my daughter less, my son the same. They mostly print.
We write something everyday notes to each other, notes to the teacher, grocery litst.
I consider myself old school, I still write a diary, write everything at work before typing it out. I feel I can think better writing with a pen than using the tablet or computer. I encourage my kids to do the same too 🙂
i write everyday
I kids write often in school. I don’t much, it’s mostly on the computer.
I write everyday, either in my planner or just notes in my journal.
My daughter writes alot to friends and in her journal. I mostly make lists lol . My son loves to write stories so he is a big writer as well
I write every day
We write everyday notes all the time
We write pretty much every days!
I think this is awesome to encourage and inspire people to write.I write some notes every day,occasional letters and keep a log book where I write inspirational sayings,things that happened in my life and drawings of characatures! I love to doodle too.
I am writing almost every day.
We write daily…. to-do lists, gratitude journal, etc…
A while ago, I noticed that my handwriting was getting very messy due to lack of use. Since then I try to write each day even if it is just a few lines.
I write daily. While I use my ipad and pc a lot, I find I do my best brainstorming when writing!
I write nearly every day. I keep a few different journals. I try and encourage my kids to write as much as possible. The lack of focus on cursive writing in schools now is very disappointing.
My daughter just started writing!
I hardly every write anything, my handwriting has always been atrocious. My daughter is learning to write her name and spelling basic words.
I write everyday!
I write every day for work and the kids like to draw and write so we do that as much as possible.
My LO and I doodle everyday but he’s still a little young yet. I love niece and nephew print all of their homework daily. Thank you.
We all write everyday – lists, stories, everything!
My little guy draws and writes daily , he loves to write and draw things
We write almost every day.
My kids write more often then I do because they are doing homework on a daily basis.
we write daily and have pens available in every room of the house, in my purse & car
It just seems to be Cards and thank you notes. I’m trying to encourage pen pals
I write often, in a journal every day; making lists of various things like :my exercise every day, my Christmas list, list of knitting I have done and giveaways I enter and on what day.
I like to write letters and notes.
My girls write too, but probably not as much as I do. I enjoy it so much.
My family just loves the notes I leave them through out the house almost daily, things like “Please wip the seat”
I would have to say almost everyday for myself and for him three to four times per week .
I write something daily and love to send out cards for birthdays and such!
I am always writing!
The kids do everyday when doing their homework. For me I would say every couple days.
Rarely for me just the shopping list to be honest and as for my 4 boys not enough for sure this campaign has got me thinking we must not lose the art of writing
I write daily. Im trying to get my 5 year old to print daily as well.
I write everyday.
My kids and I like to sit down and write our own books together, doing all of the illustrations and writing by hand. It gives them some practice with writing and drawing, and they love to read their books to us later.
I have to confess, I seldom write anymore. I used to when I was working, but now it is mostly online.
Me and my kids write everyday!
We write pretty much every day and go through pens and pencils like crazy in this house. I prefer to hand write things and so do the kids 🙂
I write daily but usually it’s just notes to myself or in my day planner.
I dont write a lot unless filling out forms or writing checks and such. My daughters write a bit but all school assignments are to be written and printed on a computer. Schools don’t encourage writing in any form. Kids don’t write notes at school, they type them. It is terrible that the pen is going to go the way of the dodo bird.
I am sure we write every day 🙂
I write often–I journal everyday, and I prefer pen and paper. My kids–not so much. The electronic age!
I write notes at work and try to send handwritten notes to my friends.
I keep a journal, I write almost daily. The girls write pretty much daily as well.. my son will avoid it 🙂
Gosh, I used to write all the time – to friends and family in Australia, across Canada etc. But now I just use email or facebook… 🙁 My daughter writes a couple of times a year to her grade one teacher who recently moved to South Africa – she likes to practice her printing (and now she is learning writing too!), as well as her French, since she doesn’t have the chance to write in French as much as English (she writes stories in English all the time at home).
I write most items, I find it easier to remember things if I write them. Its a shame penmanship has gone by the wayside
Every day, we’re constantly writing notes or lists!
Everyday
I’m not writing as often as I would like to. I’ve dug out some un-used journals and am now toting one around with me though, so get some time writing down my thoughts instead of typing them.
We make sure to sit down and write daily.
My cousin and still write snail mail to each other so at least every few weeks I sit down and regularly write
I’m a bit old school – I still write letters and postcards! Who doesn’t like getting mail?
I make lists every day, and my kids write all the time. They’re still learning to read/write so I encourage it.
We send postcards to friends!