Summer Journaling

I’ve got another literacy tip to keep your child practicing their literacy skills in a fun way this summer.  Practicing their writing skills sounds like a chore but remembering the fun parts of the day can be appealing!  If you add taking pictures or drawing that makes it even better.

It’s not too late to encourage your child to keep a summer journal.  This is a good discipline that will strengthen writing skills and create a record of the summer.  Have them write one fun thing that they did that day or something funny that happened that day. They can draw pictures in the journal or add photographs.  Keep a journal yourself and share journal entries.  It’s a nice way to look back on the day together and talk about the good parts of your day.  These journals are also fun to go back and read in later years!