All the Write Colors

This amazing child is a author and illustrator! Join me in congratulating Dylan for his Sidniya & Clark book debut. Dylan has written a whopping THIRTY stories related to his original characters Sidniya & Clark. Over the past year, Dylan came every week to build confidence through writing class. Then two months ago, he said he was ready to pick two of his stories and publish them.

He rewrote the books on Canva, and we uploaded his illustrations to Canva. Today is his book release party and the kids are having A BLAST! He designed a treasure hunt, games, a set menu, and even a contract (swipe to see picture) of the appropriate attitude we need to have at this party.

We are so proud to celebrate kids like Dylan here at ! Have a happy weekend, everyone. 🌈
Also a special shoutout to Dylan’s parents for creating space for Dylan to be celebrated in such a special way.

It’s only the first week of school and I already saw a thread where teachers are complaining about first graders humming in class 🤦🏻‍♀️, and how they’re rewarding kids for being silent all day. I also read another thread where kids were already required to prepare for beginning of the year testing. I realize the issues start from up top, and not necessarily the teachers. And sometimes things we would usually tolerate in a small group become very stressful when there’s 24 kids in a room. But I still don’t think it’s okay to project our stresses onto kids by asking them to be be silent all day, and jumping straight into test talk.

Have you noticed how much school benefits grown ups more than kids? Are we prioritizing our needs over our children’s needs?

Examples:
❗️The time school starts and ends feels like it benefits adult work hours. By the time school is over, kids are exhausted…perhaps it is too long?
❗️A curriculum might make teaching easier for adults, but it really doesn’t support kids of all learning needs.
❗️Behavior charts and reward systems make large classrooms more manageable, but can sometimes squash kids’ personalities. Are we raising happy kids this way?
❗️Classroom sizes are so big these days even though research shows small class sizes and one on one is most beneficial. So why do we keep doing it?

It often feels like we have convinced ourselves in schools that we are doing what is best for kids, but in reality, the decisions we make are what is better for adults. What do you think? Am I wrong in this perspective?

We have only one week left of our summer camp. It has been a blast celebrating everyone’s individuality through stories and art. The campers have been learning to be proud of their abilities, and value the abilities and differences of others. Thanks campers for such a special summer! 💗🌈

🔆 GUESS WHAT?! ALL 8 summer camp sessions are officially full! I am beyond thrilled to make books, art, and build confidence with your children this summer. Thank you for registering and let the enchanted countdown begin! ⏱️ See you in July! 🌈🍃🦄🐦‍🔥🐉🧙🏼‍♂️

While it’s officially Pride Month, we are so proud to celebrate kids’ identity every month at All the Write Colors!! I’ll never forget about ten years ago, having students I taught come to me to tell me they are transitioning, and realizing I had a lot to learn. I saw them sad, and I got calls that they were in the hospital due to self-harm. I never wanted to be the reason a child felt like they weren’t worth living.

One of my talented students, Mateo, created these amazing clay wizards representing different LGBTQ flags. Aren’t they amazing!? A few months ago, he wanted to explore the meaning of the different LGBTQ flags. So every week, we picked one and he made a clay wizard for it. Can you identify each flag?

We didn’t wait until Pride month to work on this. We started when he wanted to. And it wasn’t something I forced on him. My focus is to create a safe and welcoming space so that when kids are interested and ready, they have a safe place to start asking questions.

For that reason, cheers to a future where we love everyone regardless of their gender and identity today, this month, and every month!

Kids Ages 7-9! Two summer camp spots just opened up for week of JULY 8. Grab it before it’s gone! All other weeks for this age group are FULL. (I’ve got 3 spots left for ages 10-12.)

For more info or to register, visit

Summer Writing Camp - The Enchanted Story Cabin - Frisco Ages 7-12 Welcome to the happiest writing camp for creative kids! Come make magical stories, turn characters into art, and celebrate with an author party on Friday. Led by master educator, Katharine Hsu, kids will have an educational and fun experience to remember this summer.

What did the sun bring to the solar eclipse party? - a light snack ☀️😜

If you smiled, we’d love you to join us at camp this summer! Book today and you’ve got something planned for the kids in July. ✅ Camp will be filled will smiles, joy, and imagination. To register, visit allthewritecolors.com/summer-camps

Happy Solar Eclipse day!! 🌞 🌙 🕶️

I have a YouTube channel where I share teaching secrets to parents and educators. We started really committing to it two months ago when there were only 14 subscribers. In just a couple months, we’ve hit 500+ subscribers! 🎉🎉 Thank you everyone for the support and follows!! If you haven’t yet, look us up on YouTube to learn how you can help kids in writing and reading. Please remember to like and subscribe! There’s a new video out every week. 🥰

YouTube channel link: https://youtube.com/?si=ue8apimOFm-psnnf

Love, Katharine 💕

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This week is now FULL for 7-9 year olds! 🔥😁There’s still a couple spots for ages 10-12. Hurry and grab your spot before it fills up. There are 3 other weeks to choose from.

To register, visit allthewritecolors.com/summer-camps

I’m noticing some kids are bringing a friend and signing up at the same time. What a perfect way to spend a week together! Message me if you have any questions.

Love,
Katharine

Don’t forget to register before all the spots book up!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ”All the Write Colors is the first summer camp both of my children loved. They were excited to go every day and begged to return for a second week. Katharine is extraordinary. It takes a special soul to bring out that spark in a child, and Katharine is a rarity.” - J Peabody

To register, visit allthewritecolors.com/summer-camps

Sign up for summer camp and we’ll show your creative child how they can be a published author! Kids will make books, character clay figurines, and walk down the red carpet on Friday.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ”All the Write Colors is the first summer camp both of my children loved. They were excited to go every day and begged to return for a second week. Katharine is extraordinary. It takes a special soul to bring out that spark in a child, and Katharine is a rarity.” - J Peabody

Sign up your creative child and watch them blossom in just one week. Led by master educator, Katharine Hsu, this camp will bring tremendous value to your child this summer:

✅ Your child’s imagination will be celebrated
✅ Your child will meet creative thinkers just like them
✅ All kids will receive personalized writing skills coaching
✅ Parents can participate Friday in the Author Party

Sign up today for your spot at the Enchanted Story Cabin!

To register, visit allthewritecolors.com/summer-camps

Summer Writing Camp - The Enchanted Story Cabin - Frisco Ages 7-12 Welcome to the happiest writing camp for creative kids! Come make magical stories, turn characters into art, and celebrate with an author party on Friday. Led by master educator, Katharine Hsu, kids will have an educational and fun experience to remember this summer.

Do you teach a “wild child” or do you have a “wild child” at home you are worried about? We live in a society where being called a “wild child” is seen as a bad thing. And then we discipline them as if they need to be tamed.

Yes we can teach them boundaries and emotional regulation strategies, but these kids will grow up to be our future leaders. They are a gift to our world because they are curious, fun, and full of ideas!

We should embrace “wild child” kids with projects, play, creativity, and writing. This is our philosophy at All the Write Colors and it’s why we see so many kids blossom. We are embracing their curious personalities.

Do you think we could do better as a society in how we look at kids and their behaviors?

Happy Sunday! Have you listened to our second episode? Check out our recent Reel for a preview! Lu and Mike are parents of one of our students, and listening to them taught me so much about their perspective for raising happy, successful kids.

Tune in today as you run errands, fold laundry, or go on a walk!

You can find our podcast, The Happy School Podcast, on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Don’t forget to like and subscribe ✅ so more people can discover our podcast!

To listen, visit: https://allthewritecolors.podbean.com/

We hope you enjoyed the camp reveal! It’s been exciting hearing all the people who plan to sign up! Here is the flyer with all the info. Feel free to save it, set a reminder, and share with a friend.

Allthewritecolors.com/summer-camps

Meanwhile, we’ll be over here nerding out on all the decoration planning for this enchanted writing cabin. 😍 See you this summer!

🌈 Follow us to learn more about teaching writing with creative and neurodivergent kids.

Teach kids to not only give love to others on Valentine’s Day, but to also give love to themselves. At dinner tonight, have each family member to share one thing they love about themselves.

We can build healthy, loving relationships with others when we have healthy, loving relationships with ourselves. Let’s teach that to kids when they’re young! 🥰

Happy Love Day! We love that you are all the “write” colors. 🎨✍🏽💕

Our student, Tomas, has published a book on Amazon!📔🖍️
This could be your child one day. Kids get fun results by having classes that are adapted to their literacy and executive functioning needs.
👉🏻 If your childs needs a new book to read, you can grab a copy of his book Amazon today. Otherwise take a look at our teaching approach here!

Love, Katharine 🧔🏻‍♀💕

I want to show you what the journey is like in creative writing classes! 🚙🖍️
We help kids become authors by first adapting to their spelling level, learning style and their interests.
Throughout the whole journey they write their book while we praise them with strategic compliments. This leads to them loving the process and becoming proud of the book they publish.
By becoming an author, they learn that their ideas and opinions are valued! This is how we build confidence one book at a time!
Love, Katharine 💕

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Two similar spelling rules are sometimes too confusing to teach at once. So instead, make a flip book to highlight just one spelling rule. ✨🚀

Fold a piece of cardstock and staple pieces of paper between it. Then write different word combinations and play!
I flip, you flip, we flip! 🌈

We believe in teaching out of the box, where we empower the gifts of each individual by working from creativity and empathy.

Enrich your universe,

With love, Katharine👩🏻💕 !

🔜Stay tumed for more insights on teaching reading and spelling in our upcoming posts! 📚✨️

Unlock the world of reading and writing for your child with these smart hacks! Which one will you try first? ✍️

My first activity of 2024 is painting! I didn’t plan on painting today and when I tried to mix paints, I failed at the original plan. But, the “messed up” paint colors however, evolved into this fun silly painting. What an encouraging way to start the year. 🥰 Happy New Year! May your 2024 be full of creativity, fearlessness, and proud moments.