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Getting Creative: Writing Prompts for Kids
Posted on February 2, 2015 Leave a Comment
My son needs practice with his penmanship, and he typically finds long writing assignments frustrating. I’m not sure if his being left-handed has anything to do with it, but I usually give writing assignments in small increments so that he doesn’t get overwhelmed. I’ve also noticed that offering a drawing activity as a follow-up (or […]
Notebooking Pages
Posted on January 22, 2015 2 Comments
So I’ve been working on creating notebooking pages so that I can give my son writing assignments that are short, but allow him to express what he’s learned about the topics we are covering. I can give only one page at a time, or I can pair it with one of the drawing pages. We’ll be […]
Meet the Month of January
Posted on January 7, 2015 Leave a Comment
My son likes to learn about holidays and fun facts about well, pretty much everything. I put together a short little activity set that we are going to use together to talk about the things that happen in January. This is a conversation starter and I’m sure several projects or activities will stem from this. […]