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Students will be able to describe their summer holiday experiences using spoken and written English, including at least three activities or places they visited.

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How can we use descriptive language to share our summer holiday experiences effectively?

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The teacher introduces key vocabulary and phrases related to summer holidays such as 'visited,' 'enjoyed,' 'explored,' 'relaxed,' etc. Class actively participates in repeating and contextualizing the words.

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Samantha Cleaver, PhD, Special Education & Reading Intervention

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200 Summer Words for Writing, Vocab, and More (Free Printable)

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Students collaborate in small groups to share one highlight of their summer holiday. Encourage students to ask follow-up questions to practice conversational skills.

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Summer Season Vs Winter Season Group Discussion in English | Debate Competition in English

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With teacher support, students write 3-4 sentences about the most memorable part of their summer. Focus on using descriptive adjectives and correct tenses.

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Summer is upon us, so here are 8 summer writing activities for writers to consider as the temperature rises.

This past weekend, I moved my oldest son out of his dorm at Ball State University. And my younger kids are able to use their fingers to count out the days remaining until their summer break begins. So it's time to start thinking about our summer game plans when it comes to writing.

In this post, I share 8 summer writing activities for writers, along with some resources to help out.

8 Summer Writing Activities for Writers

Write something new. Writers write, right? Start something new this summer, whether it's a story with a creative writing prompt or a poem with a poetry prompt. Or try these 25 ways to get your story started.

Give your writing a new twist. If you already have a story started, maybe you need to give it a little twist here and there this summer. Here are 25 plot twist ideas to take your story in a new direction.

Revise your writing. Maybe your first draft is done, but you need to fix it up. Summer is a great time to revise your writing, whether that means tightening your plot lines, filling out your characters, or making sure the middle of the book doesn't sag.

Submit your writing. If you don't feel revision can do anything for your writing, then maybe you're ready to try submitting it. The summer could be a perfect time to find publishers and publications to submit your writing. Just keep in mind that many university presses and journals close their reading periods for the summer.

Get a literary agent. Related to submitting your writing, the summer is a great time to pitch literary agents. To help you on your way, check out this list of 20 literary agents actively seeking writers and their writing.

Read a book. Writers write, but they also read. And the summer is a great time to get some reading done. If you don't have a summer reading list together yet, here are 71 books and authors to check out in 2021 broken out by writing category from our author spotlight series. Find science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, romance, poetry, general nonfiction, memoir, and more (and all published in 2021)!

Build your writing platform. The summer is also a great time to work on connecting with readers. This might include building a website or using social media.

Take a trip. Of course, the summer is custom made for getting outside and seeing the world, whether that's out in nature or traveling to another city. Get out and experience the world. If you're lucky, you may find inspiration for your next great story.

If you love to write and have a story you want to tell, the only thing that can stand between you and the success you're seeking isn't craft, or a good agent, or enough Facebook friends and Twitter followers, but fear. Fear that you aren't good enough, or fear the market is too crowded, or fear no one wants to hear from you. Fortunately, you can't write while being in the flow and be afraid simultaneously. The question is whether you will write fearlessly.

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Summer is upon us, so here are 8 summer writing activities for writers to consider as the temperature rises.

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Students complete a worksheet where they fill blanks and compose short paragraphs about a hypothetical summer trip. This encourages creativity and reinforces their learning.

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Inspire storytelling during National Storytelling Week (and all year round!) using this great Fiction Story Ideas activity pack, which would be perfect for your KS2 classroom. For more, Tell Me a... Read more

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928 Top "Independent Writing" Teaching Resources curated for you

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Instant access to inspirational lesson plans, schemes of work, assessment, interactive activities, resource packs, PowerPoints, teaching ideas at Twinkl!

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Teachers observe students' participation during group discussions and review written work to ensure understanding of key concepts.

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Students create a 1-minute spoken presentation describing their summer holiday using the learned vocabulary and grammar. Presentations can be recorded or presented live.

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Students discuss what they learned during the lesson and share one word that describes their summer holiday experiences.

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Each student writes one sentence using a new word or phrase they learned in the lesson, summarizing their own or imaginary summer experience.

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Write a short essay (5-7 sentences) about your dream summer holiday, incorporating the descriptive vocabulary learned in class.

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The best summer writing prompts

Fun at the beach, an awe-inspiring trip in nature, exploring and camping on long, sunny days - summer is many perople's favorite season for good reason. The possibilities seem endless, and there are therefore an endless number of summer stories to tell. Luckily for you, we've got plenty of ideas for thosewith our summer writing prompts.

Whether your characters are enjoying the final days of a golden summer with friends before returning to school, hanging out at the neighborhood pool, or about to travel on the vacation of a lifetime filled with sun, sea, and sand - and perhaps a summer romance - there's adventure around every corner.

Here are our top ten summer writing prompts:

End your story with somebody stepping out into the sunshine.

Write about characters going on a summer road trip.

Write a story about somebody reminiscing on an event that happened many summers ago.

Write a story about a family summer vacation to Europe that... does not go to plan.

Write a story about a summer fling.

Write a story about another day in a heatwave.

Write about a community that worships Mother Nature.

Set your story in the woods or on a campground.

Write about the longest day of the year, or a day that never seems to end.

Write a story that begins with someone's popsicle melting.

Looking for more tips for your writing? Check out the free resource below:

How to Master the 'Show, Don't Tell' Rule (free course) - Summer is a season of the senses - the stickiness of ice cream, the crashing of waves, heat radiating off the sidewalk, and the smoky smell of bbq. And that means you're going to want to get your descriptions spot on. To brush up your skills, try out our free course.

Want more help learning how to write a summer short story? Check out How to Write a Short Story That Gets Published - a free, ten day course guiding you through the process of short story writing by Laura Mae Isaacman, a full-time editor who runs a book editing company in Brooklyn.

Ready to start writing? Check out Reedsy's weekly short story contest, for the chance of winning $250! You can also check out our list of writing contests or our directory of literary magazines for more opportunities to submit your story.

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Discover an endless feed of Summer writing prompts, sent to your inbox weekly. Ready to be inspired?

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Play the vocabulary building game on the topic 'My Summer Holiday' to review and expand what you learned.

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Summer holidays for kids - Учебные ресурсы

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