This is the third and final post in the Narration Basics series. Other posts are 1. Narration Basics: Expectations 2. Narration Basics: From Oral to Written Narration is simple. That means it is not complex to implement. You don’t need to buy anything. You merely ask your child to tell back (or write) what she just […]
Narration Basics: From Oral to Written
This is the second post in the Narration Basics series. View the first post at Narration Basics: Expecations. Sherry, a blog reader, emailed me to say, “I can’t seem to make heads or tails of notebooking. I don’t know how to begin with ‘prompting’ the writing part. Do you ask questions? Do you tell her what […]
Narration Basics: Expectations
Shannon asked in a comment, “I would love to read more about narration… including examples of what to expect at different stages of reading and writing.” This is such a great question and so hard to answer! Each child is different and develops at his own unique pace. But I’ll try to address the question. […]
Smart Art Review
We have been using a fantastic art resource for the past few weeks — Smart Art: Learning to Classify and Critique Art. I bought it discounted from Prufrock Press since the topic sounded good and the price was right. I’ve been so pleased with the content, and it came at a perfect time in our art […]
Writing and History
In my Homeschool Planning Notebook post, I mentioned a chart (p. 15 of this PDF) from Write From History that I reference for narration and writing. aimee asked “Can you talk more about the Write For History program? I looked through the free e-book. We’re trying to get a game plan for our history and writing […]