Summer Vacation Narrative Writing with Editing Checklist + BONUS STEAM Activity Ideas

Looking for a low-prep, highly engaging activity to capture the fun and motivation of summer vacation into narrative writing? The painful process of getting kids to write more is made easy when kids take ownership of the story.

Students use the provided matrix to choose the components of their summer vacation such as summer goals, travel, food, and activities. Their imaginations will be filled with the new experiences, delicious meals, and exciting travels kids often experience during summer vacation. *Note, options for inexpensive, less extravagant, and service-based choices are intentionally included to help ALL learners feel excited about their vacation.

Space is provided for students to write out their story with a clear beginning, middle, and end. Extra writing pages are included for easy extension when needed. Teachers will love that metacognition is encouraged via the editing checkbox!

BUT DON'T STOP THERE! This product includes 4 extension activity ideas. These ideas draw on STEAM concepts to allow all kinds of learners to express their ideas.

✨This Product Includes✨

Create-a-Vacation Mission matrix
One blank page with writing lines
One blank page with writing lines AND an editing check box
FOUR STEAM-based extension ideas

You will get a PDF (3MB) file