K&Rs Mom Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 K read Prince Caspian in about 2 days earlier this week, and we plan to see the movie next week. Somebody please tell me not to try to take advantage of this with some kind of literature based unit study. It's SO tempting every time I visit CurrClick (it's been on their most popular list lately). But she's so little, I need to just let her absorb it on her own, even though she is *able* do a notebook or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K&Rs Mom Posted May 15, 2008 Author Share Posted May 15, 2008 No, she's not asking for more, it's just such an opportunity with the movie coming out. Just because she could do it, doesn't mean she should, right? I really don't want to push her, but she's capable of so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 I don't think it would be too much to add a little study on. You know your daughter and I'm sure you can tell when she's engaged or feeling overwhelmed. Maybe half a unit study or just a little notebooking. Just follow your daughter's cues - spoken and unspoken! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitascool Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 How about lap-booking or scrap-booking instead. My son got all the Narnia easy readers from the cereal boxes when The Lion... came out and we used all the extra copies everyone gave us (they are still in denial about his reading ability) to make a scrap book. He drew some pictures of the themes he liked best. And he wrote a short poem about Lucy (his favorite Pevensie). We made Turkish Delight (which was a big flop) and took pictures. We will be doing Roasted Apples and "Bear" Meat for Prince Caspian. If you have access to actual bear meat there are some bear meat recipes on that site. We made paper costumes for their stuffed animals and had a mini-play complete with tiny mice (made out of play-dough) chewing the ropes on Asland's paws. (Now I wish I'd taped that one.) We discussed how that some of Lewis' allegories seems similar to other stories we've read. And of course we talked about what an allegory is. And we taxed our poor librarian to look into the origin of Witches in Mythology. We even studied the many names of Father Christmas. We shopped for wardrobes too (not that we were buying). That was lots of fun going around to antique shops, furniture stores, and garage sales asking if they had any wardrobes (lol "A what?" they would ask as my ds would try to say it with Lucy's accent.) Anyway those are some non-workbook ideas that your dd might enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 I vote you just let her enjoy it on her own. I did that a lot for mine, and I think they really appreciated it. My homeschoolers are teenages now, and I think one of the reasons they're still happy to homeschool with me is because I DON'T seize every opportunity to educate them. I help them go farther with something if they ask me too, or if I don't think they know of the possibilities out there, sometimes I offer, but I try really hard to do it in such a way that they can easily say no thankyou. Obviously, you are feeling this, or you wouldn't be wondering. It is awfully tempting, with all the wonderful educational opportunities available, to make everything educational, but I think that if you don't give your child space to enjoy reading just as reading, they won't learn to read just for fun, and if you don't give them space to educate themselves and think about things themselves, they won't learn to do this. -Nan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Back off. :D It's hard though... my 6yo is a voracious reader and will occasionally talk with me about what she thinks about what she's reading, but I don't ask her to no matter what the temptation. We do work at an advanced level in most subjects, but I just can't bring myself to do literary analysis or formal writing with her until she's older. Some of those projects sound like fun though. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennW in SoCal Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 I'm absolutely with Nan on this. You don't need to do anything else other than let her enjoy the book and movie, and be ready and willing to talk if she brings it up. But, you could still offer to do some related crafts, see if she wants to write or draw about it, or find some "Making Of.." magazines like Cinefex, but the trick is to not force it, to let it go gracefully if she isn't interested. That letting go has always been the hardest for me! I would add, as another mom of teenagers, (I've been homeschooling longer than you've been a mom!! Aack!) my kids and I have learned so much over the years simply through casual conversations about books, movies and stories on NPR. Its been the beauty of homeschooling, to have the time to engage in these conversations. Its great to have witnessed how they have come to form and defend their opinions about things. It has also been a tradition for us to go to movies we're excited about on the morning of opening day, like the Harry Potter movies. You could make a special day out of going to the movie tomorrow. Have fun, relax and enjoy the simplicity of having a young child who still is excited about learning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Academy of Jedi Arts Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: My daughter picked up a book the other day. She said, "I am going to my room to read this. I just want to read it. I don't want any puzzles, or questions, or vocabulary words, or anything, okay Mommy?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy2BeautifulGirls Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 That's funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 I absolutely agree with those who said to just let it go and let her enjoy it!!! She read a good book with some fabulous vocabulary. She had fun going to see a movie with her mommy. She will more than likely make a number of connections on her *own* without you forcing it on her. I think making this into a "lesson" without her begging for it will do more harm than good. The only thing I would consider is, if you found some stuff you thought was great, leaving it out for her to do *if* she chooses. But don't encourage or coax or bribe her to do it. Just let it be there. Ignored, loved, started-and-stopped, whatever. But no, don't make everything about formal learning. Reading and enjoying a wonderful book should be enough sometimes! Even *most* of the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2read Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 I would pull something from homeschoolshare.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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