To deter any hint of a summer slump, Summertime Reading is an excellent way to continue feeding those little heads at home. Since we’re well into August, kids around the country are now busy checking off the books from their summer reading lists. But, hey! What about writing? Why is writing the lesser known twin?
For PBS’ latest Parent Show, I spoke with my very good friend (better known as the voice of Blue from Blue’s Clues) Traci Paige Johnson, about putting a little something extra behind the motivation to write over the summer break. Build upon this skill at home & they’ll walk right into school next month a passionate and eager writer!
Check out this version of The Parent Show with Angela Santomero on PBS.org and let us know what you think.
“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”
-Benjamin Franklin
That’s weird, I had my kids do some creative writing over the summer as well! Great minds think alike, I guess 🙂
My oldest write about a boy who had magic powers (I wonder where he got that idea) and seemed to mainly use them to create explosions. My daughter was in princess-mode and seems to have her future castle planned suspiciously well. It seems kids these days have a good handle on high concept, but are slightly sketchy on copyright…