Blessedfamily Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 (edited) She was itching to read Pinocchio, and spent 30 minutes telling me every detail of the first half of the book! I'm not exaggerating -30 whole minutes non stop! :blink: We never got to the second half. So, I asked her the next day to write about it during handwriting. Ummm.. let's just say she's not as fond of writing as talking. It got condensed just a tad. (I had to remind her to write the complete title correctly and not just call it Pinocchio.) She usually just does 2 or three sentences a day, so I wasn't expecting a lot. I just had to laugh because of the extreme difference in the print and oral re-tellings. Note-I see now there was a recent thread on this very topic. Wendy, count my 1st grader as one of those not quite ready for lengthy writing assignments too.:001_smile: Edited August 30, 2009 by Blessedfamily Spelling -Yikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddhabelly Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 LOL! I love it. :lol: ETA: nice handwriting!! Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papillon Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 That's awesome--and succinct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth Angel_79 Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 That is all incredible for a first grader! She should feel proud on both accounts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsrevmeg Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 She and my chatty first grader would get along just fine, I think. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy at Home Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 :lol: that is sooo cute! Blessings, Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Thanks for sharing! Actually, my DD will go on and on in writing too.:lol: She has to ask me to spell a lot of the words though. (Subsequently, we started AAS.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildwood Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Priceless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted August 30, 2009 Author Share Posted August 30, 2009 OOPS! She might not be a prolific writer, but I see she can spell Pinocchio better than I did. :blushing: I had to go back and fix my post (can't fix the title) after looking at her paper again. Who's teaching whom? :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted August 30, 2009 Author Share Posted August 30, 2009 She and my chatty first grader would get along just fine, I think. :lol: Just how long are "narrations" supposed to be? Certainly not half an hour??? Not to be discouraging, but what do you do with a real "talker"? :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsrevmeg Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Just how long are "narrations" supposed to be? Certainly not half an hour??? Not to be discouraging, but what do you do with a real "talker"? :001_huh: I just listen. He gets it from his dad. There's a joke at church about how the Methodists are going to beat everybody to the restaurant if he's preaching :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted August 30, 2009 Author Share Posted August 30, 2009 I just listen. He gets it from his dad. There's a joke at church about how the Methodists are going to beat everybody to the restaurant if he's preaching :tongue_smilie: :lol: The funny part was while DD was talking, the baby started fussing for attention, and she just talked louder until the baby quieted down. Then when she was finished, she said, "Don't you just love my stories, Mama?" Of course I said yes, and I do. I just occasionally wish she had a pause button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Inna* Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi_itsgwen Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 Karen Andreola, in the Charlotte Mason's companion says that you do the same thing for the child who can't think of what to say as you do for the constant talker: you give them a limit. "Tell me about your book in 3 sentences." (or however many you choose.) I also help them by keeping count on my fingers so they can see how many they have left. This helps them condense their thoughts and just bring out the main points. I was so relieved when I read this, as I have several stream of consciousness talkers in my family. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 How cute! We are starting written narration this year, so I think your first grader is doing great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted August 31, 2009 Share Posted August 31, 2009 :lol: The funny part was while DD was talking, the baby started fussing for attention, and she just talked louder until the baby quieted down. Then when she was finished, she said, "Don't you just love my stories, Mama?" Of course I said yes, and I do. I just occasionally wish she had a pause button. She sounds like Nathan. He will talk to a wall rather than stop talking. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted September 1, 2009 Author Share Posted September 1, 2009 Karen Andreola, in the Charlotte Mason's companion says that you do the same thing for the child who can't think of what to say as you do for the constant talker: you give them a limit. "Tell me about your book in 3 sentences." (or however many you choose.) I also help them by keeping count on my fingers so they can see how many they have left. This helps them condense their thoughts and just bring out the main points. I was so relieved when I read this, as I have several stream of consciousness talkers in my family. ;) Wish I had seen this before today's narration.:blink::blink: I will definately keep it in mind from this point forward. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted September 1, 2009 Author Share Posted September 1, 2009 She sounds like Nathan. He will talk to a wall rather than stop talking. :lol: Since I do all of the teaching, and she inherits the gab from DH in the first place, I'm considering having him take over narrations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thowell Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 hahahahahahahahahahaha after the last few days we have had on our writing I needed this laugh. This is priceless!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmschooling Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 My kids are wondering why I am laughing outloud! That is too cute. Wonderful handwriting, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houseofrabbits Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Adorable! Thanks for starting my day with a giggle! Lis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 That's great! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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