With Krea
How to write a script
This course teaches your kid to write a short script: who talks, what they feel, and what they say. Krea hosts four short films, and your kid writes lines on paper and reads them out loud. Plan about 3 minutes of films and 30–45 minutes of writing.
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What your kid makes
Your kid ends with a short script on paper: two characters, a feeling for every line, and lines short enough to say out loud. The script is ready for a play, a puppet show, or a cartoon.
- Ages
- 6 to 13
- Time
- 4 films, about 3 minutes, then 30–45 minutes of writing
- You need
- Paper, pencil
- Host
- Krea
The 4 lessons
Lesson 1. Who's talking?
Pick two characters who want different things.
- Pick two characters
- Write what each one wants
- Make sure they can't both get it
Where: Paper
Lesson 2. One feeling per line
Every line shows one feeling, so the listener knows how the character feels.
- Write a feeling next to each name
- Write one line that shows that feeling
- Swap the feeling and see what changes
Where: Paper
Lesson 3. Short and sayable
If you can't say it in one breath, cut it.
- Read each line out loud
- Cut any line that runs out of breath
- Swap long words for short ones
Where: Paper
Lesson 4. Write it like a script
Name, then a colon, then the line, so anyone can read it and act it.
- Write the name, then a colon, then the line
- Put what they do in brackets, like (grabs a flashlight)
- Read it out loud with a friend
Where: Paper
Take the quiz
Krea asks 3 questions about the films. Get 2 right and you finish the course.
Lesson 1 transcript: Who's talking?
Want your characters to talk? Then you need a script!
A script is the words your characters say, written down. Movies and cartoons all start with one.
First, pick two characters. Here's Sam. And here's the Shadow on the closet door.
What does each one want? Sam wants to sleep. The Shadow wants to be scary.
They can't both get it! So they talk, and they argue. That's the fun part!
Your turn. Pick two characters. Write what each one wants. Make sure they can't both get it. Then press Next.
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Questions parents ask
My kid is still learning to write. Can they do this?
Yes. Lines are short, and your kid can say them out loud while a grown-up writes them down. Reading each line out loud is part of the course.
Does this course use AI?
No. The writing happens on paper, and your kid reads the lines out loud with a friend.
How is this different from writing a story?
A story tells what happens. A script is only what the characters say and do, so your kid practices dialogue, feelings, and short lines.