🙂 The copybook post was so very popular, I thought would follow it up with a post on dictation. Copybook allows the student to study a passage, note the spelling and mechanics, and reproduce the piece accurately in his or … Continue reading
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Read Aloud to your Kids
WE all hear it, “Read to your kids!” but how do we fit it into a busy day? Some of my fondest moments in homeschooling were the times when we read aloud literature to each other. We plowed through so … Continue reading
How to do copybook with your early elementary grade student
Copybook and dictation for grades 2 and 3 and up. I am going to write a series of blogs on the sequence of writing instruction starting with copybook, then dictation, then simple retelling of stories up through writing of the … Continue reading
Modern Writing and Traditional Ancient Writing
Note – I wrote a blog a while back on ancient writing – Discovering the Arguments: Artistic and Inartistic Proofs. You may want to read that after reading this, to go more in depth with the ancient modes (if that … Continue reading
Mmmmmmmore on Student Motivation: EFFORT
This will be a short blog. Motivated students put in effort. DONE!! Ok?? not good enough?? I think effort is the hardest topic to write about 1. because it will come across preachy. 2. because we all know what it … Continue reading
More on Student Motivation – Clear Directions in Writing Assignments
Direction, the first step in student motivation When my oldest homeschooled child was in 3rd grade, I started him in a simple Latin curriculum, one of the few elementary grade Latin curricula available at the time. At the end of … Continue reading
Motivating Students to Write
One of the questions I often get is “How do I motivate my students to write?”This post will simply deal with the skeleton of motivation, and then in future blogs we can examine each component separately. According to Natalie Ekberg … Continue reading
Paraphrase, Summary, and Precis – how to write them
Paraphrasing, summarizing, and precis’ing are three different types of writing. All three are important skills for your student to learn. When you paraphrase, you retell the story in your own words in a passage that is about the same length … Continue reading
The Use of the Pronoun ‘One’
Today’s blog will deal with the nuances of grammar. 🙂 Take a look at the following sentences. 1. I should always think of others before I think of myself. 2. You should always think of others before you think of … Continue reading
Early Writing skills – Copywork and Dictation
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Beginning writers write by doing copywork. My students enjoyed copywork in the early elementary years. Each got to pick a lined composition bound notebook from the office supply store. Each got to choose a piece of fabric to cover the … Continue reading