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narration with multiples?
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For oral narration with multiple listeners, do y’all start with the youngest to oldest as the oldest ‘should’ remember more?
I just did narration with 2 children for the 1st time this past week. I alternated which child narrated after every few paragraphs. Another suggestion would be to have both children listen attentively, but not say who would be called on to narrate until you are done reading. I may have read somewhere that is what happened in CM classrooms. Since I am a beginner with narrations, I am interested in other responses.
^ Yep, all that you both said. ^ I do think it’s good to change up what you do, the sequence of who goes first, have only one do it on his/her own, etc. Otherwise they pick up on the pattern and…well, human nature kicks in. 😉
Also, you could have something like a narration cube where you just write a focus on a small blank cube, like a fat dice. So each side says something different and each student can roll it to tell something about that same passage, but with a different focus like this model: http://goo.gl/gnSfkI (links to a document that you can print and make a cube, but you could just buy a blank little wooden cube at a craft store)
Here’s a thread you might find of interest:
http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/narration-cubejar-instructions
I like to vary it. Last year my DC were 10 and 8, so there wasn’t a huge difference in abiltities (and I think my 8yo’s narration skills were a bit better). This year I’ll have a 6yo, so I might start with her more often than not.
Forgot to add — YOU could also take a turn from time to time, especially if your kids are in need to some modeling of how it’s done…plus it will remind you how challenging it can be. 😉
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