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Written Narrations and Other Stuff
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I am trying to get my ducks in a row for the next school year. We will be using LLATL and it does include some writing exercises, but I want to also have my 4th grader writing narrations for history and/or literature using notebooking pages. How many times a week should we do this? I was thinking one written narration a week…..Is there something I could read that would help me to know how often to do things according to each grade? Things like: oral narration, written narration, copywork, dictation (we will be doing Spelling Wisdom in addition to LLATL). Maybe it was mentioned on my CM seminar dvd….I should get it out again to refresh as I plan.
These are the things we will use and how often I have planned to do them. Tell me what you think….
Bible- Scripture Mem. System, Bible reading, copywork from Bible verses (All Done Daily)
History- living books 3 days a week with oral narrations daily and written (1/week) using notebooking pages.
Geography- USA/learn states by labeling map SCM style (1/week) and read Holling books spaced throughout the year.
Science- 106 Days of Creation (3days/week) with nature study added 1 of those days too.
Art- Meet the Masters (1 day/week) they may use our art supplies when ever they want also
Composer- classicsforkids.com (1 day/week) Dad is also teaching them guitar.
Poetry- Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, and Robert L. Stevenson- read aloud (1/week)
Character Training- Uncommon Courtesy, A Little Book of Manners by E. Barnes read throughout the year, Millers books read throughout the year—(one of these Done Daily)
Literature- SCM modules 1- 4 /pick and choose books from these modules (Done Daily)
Foreign Lang.- try Latina Christiana (1 lesson/week)
Typing-Dance Mat Typing online (4 days a week)
Math- Math U See (Daily)
Language Arts- LLATL (Daily), Spelling Wisdom (2/week), personalized spelling lists of trouble words (review 1/week), written narrations (1/week)
How does the frequency look to you all?
Thanks,
Amanda
Thanks Jimmie! Your approval makes me feel good about it all 🙂 I value your opinion. So you think one written narration a week is enough for 4th grade along with the writing she will do in LLATL Orange?
Amanda
Amanda, I think that is plenty. When just beginning written narration, really, it can take some time. IMO it’s better to focus on one a week and not rush through things at first. You can always build up more later. It took a LONG time to really get my two oldest into written narration. Translation: it took 2 years or so of really struggling with just one or two a week before they could easily and fluently churn out written narrations. 🙂 I hope your experience is smoother, but it’s always good to plan for these potentially difficult transitions. And remember it’s OK if it takes a while for written narrations to approach the fluency of oral narrations for many children.
With the written narration.. do we correct spelling or let that go? And if it bothers them then do we? Misty
Oh…another question. Is there a guide book that any of you recommend that would help me teach them to write correctly? Or do I need to help them organize their thoughts? I think I would just like something simple and straight forward to help me guide them in the right direction with things like: sentence structure, paragraphs, organizing thoughts, rough drafts and editing.
Thanks,
Amanda
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