summertime fun cards 2.0:

It’s been busy here this week, our first official week of summer, with me heading out of town for Type-A Parent Conference and my husband getting his knee fixed (finally!).

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Summertime Fun Cards 2.0

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I said, Okay, my friends, today’s our first day of summer! Before we head to the pool, let’s think about all of the things we love about summer.

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We took turns calling out things like Camp in our back yard! Catch fireflies! Eat shrimp at the pool!

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Owen was busy writing his own card that said Good Sun. I asked him what it meant. He said, It means that I want some good time outside in summer sun.

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I didn’t care that he kind of missed the point in writing down specific activities or that he missed some words that would help to clarify his idea.

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Because research says that especially for the little guys–our emerging readers and writers–if they willingly write freely without prompting, that’s awesome and we should be happy.

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