Night Zookeeper writing leagues are proven to increase engagement in writing.
The competitive element encourages children to write both at school and home.
During World Creative Writing Month we saw over 7 million words written,
with 52% of student writing happening at home.
In this new initiative, you can challenge a class to a Night Zookeeper Writing League
Your competitor can come from the room next door or across the globe
Forge links with students all around the world
We facilitate this by utilising services like Skype, Twitter and email.
Hear from Kelli Pottinger (Illinois, USA) about her classes experience with Night ZookeeperWhat do I Get?
Sign up to a Night Zookeeper Writing League and you'll receive the following:
- Two weeks free access to a writing tool that will
engage even your most reluctant writers. - An online Assessment Tool, so that you can grade all student writing.
- Your own 'Class Blog' page, which enables you to publish
writing and share with your school community. - You will be matched up with other classes to compete against.
Get your students writing
Signup NowWhat do Teachers Think?
"The bottom line is that there is not another program on the internet that I can recommend more than Night Zookeeper."
Want to Know More?
How much does the competition cost?
The competition is free of charge for two weeks. There is then an option to extend your access with a yearly subscription fee, based on the numbers of students you have participating.
Will we be able to connect with our competitors?
We will provide contact details of the teacher you are competing against. Will will also help you to connect on Skype Classroom to share stories with one another.
How will the league work?
The competition will be based on the number of words your students write. These are taken from the work that you publish as their class teacher.
Can I share the student work that is produced?
You are able to publish student writing onto your public 'Class Blog' page, which you can then share.