Outdoor Secrets and beginning Narration

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  • June 2, 2013 at 11:34 pm
    mrsmccardell
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    We are a few lessons into Outdoor Secrets and this is one of our first “formal” schedule of curric.  We are using it lightly as dc are 5 & 6.5.  We are just starting narration and on one of the lessons from OS was a poem to be read and the child can pick out their favorite lines.  So knowing that science and narration are new, would you have them try to pick out a favorite sentence or two?  The reason I ask is b/c my dd6.5 has special needs and I’m not sure how to read a lengthy poem and then ask her to process it and then a favorite line.  I like the idea of picking a favorite line but how do you do that without repeating the poem and/or a lot of prompting?  Thanks for any ideas.  

    Blessings,

    Leslie 

    June 3, 2013 at 2:17 am
    lnosborn
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    Maybe you could tell them before you read it that you will be reading a lovely poem and ask them to be listening because you want to know something they really like about it…And then ask them again at the end. I don’t have any special needs children so not sure how that would work, but just a suggestion.

    June 3, 2013 at 2:55 am
    sheraz
    Participant

    I know that it is part of the OS lessons, so you can ask for their favorite part.

    Other parts of narration can include drawing a picture of what you remember, the main character, etc. I found that my special needs kiddo did better at first if she either had a picture to relate to about the subject, or were allowed to draw or color a printed picture about it. It gave her a hook to organize their thoughts around and then she was able to epress more details.

    Just an idea if you haven’t done much narration before: if they is really just starting to learn to narrate, a great place to start is with the very short Aesop’s Fables. A child can build up to remembering more if you start small, with much less stress for all of you.

    June 3, 2013 at 4:47 pm
    mrsmccardell
    Participant

    Thanks.  The fables are on our list starting Aug. and I will try to make that our main focus for narration.  Is there any way to start narration by example?  For example, we read the robin book from OS and can I lead them into a narration?  Or is it simply best to let them retell when they are able w/o examples and prompting.

    I remember reading somewhere that you can start with a sentence…narrate…sentence…narrate… 

    Drawing is also an issue so that rules out drawing narration for her.

    I’ll try to read more about it.  I may just need to hold off for a little for her and she can see her brother doing it.  

    June 3, 2013 at 6:55 pm
    lnosborn
    Participant

    You could read a part of the poem and ask her to tell you anything she remembers about it. It doesn’t have to be a line but just anything while she’s just starting narration. You could tell her something you remember/like about it too… and help her that way. I know Sonya has mentioned when you are doing narrations with multiple children, everyone adds something that struck them and so it becomes a kind of teamwork. So, I don’t see why you couldn’t give a very simple example and let her follow with something. Then you could change it up and next time let her go first then you’ll say something that you remember/like about it.

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