StormySar Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Is there a printable list somewhere of the supplies you'll need, and recommended reading, organized by chapter for volume 1? i'd like to have something like this in my planner so I can look ahead and gather supplies or put books on hold at the library without having to flip through each chapter of the activity guide. And I have some handwriting questions. My 6 year old balks at copywork if it's more than a couple of sentences. How much writing should a 6 year old be doing? I don't want to push her too hard, nor do I want to let her lag behind. She does also do a little bit of writing in math, and next year when we begin first grade she'll be doing more handwriting across all subjects. Right now she narrates a letter she is writing to grandma, I write it, and then she copies the letter onto another piece of paper. We do that with grandma and a friend of hers, and if it isn't too much I have another girl a few states away who wants to be penpals with her also. It takes her a week to write a letter though, is this normal? I guess my questions for her are: - how much should a 6 year old be expected to write - Is copying her narrated letter suitable as handwriting practice (no other curriculum) Then I have a almost 5 year old who I'll begin doing some K work with this year. He really wants to write letters to grandma also, but he lacks the maturity and strength to do more than a handwriting worksheet page including some tracing and some freehand work. would it hinder him if I downloaded a tracing font and typed out his letters, printed them out, and he traced over the letters? Perhaps include a line or two where he can do some freehand work? I would sit with him as he did the letters to make sure he's writing correctly... Or is that not very important with a kindergartner? I've heard several schools of thought concerning handwriting. I started my daughter out correctly, gently having her practice a letter until she got the correct 'way' down to have it written. I think that is all. thanks in advance for anyone who comments :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 The activity guide has all you will need. You can buy it from Peace Hill Press -- you can even buy a download. http://www.welltrainedmind.com/store/history-and-geography/story-of-the-world/volume-1-ancient-times.html I did not have my six year old do writing, so I cannot answer that question. Is there a printable list somewhere of the supplies you'll need, and recommended reading, organized by chapter for volume 1? i'd like to have something like this in my planner so I can look ahead and gather supplies or put books on hold at the library without having to flip through each chapter of the activity guide. And I have some handwriting questions. My 6 year old balks at copywork if it's more than a couple of sentences. How much writing should a 6 year old be doing? I don't want to push her too hard, nor do I want to let her lag behind. She does also do a little bit of writing in math, and next year when we begin first grade she'll be doing more handwriting across all subjects. Right now she narrates a letter she is writing to grandma, I write it, and then she copies the letter onto another piece of paper. We do that with grandma and a friend of hers, and if it isn't too much I have another girl a few states away who wants to be penpals with her also. It takes her a week to write a letter though, is this normal? I guess my questions for her are: - how much should a 6 year old be expected to write - Is copying her narrated letter suitable as handwriting practice (no other curriculum) Then I have a almost 5 year old who I'll begin doing some K work with this year. He really wants to write letters to grandma also, but he lacks the maturity and strength to do more than a handwriting worksheet page including some tracing and some freehand work. would it hinder him if I downloaded a tracing font and typed out his letters, printed them out, and he traced over the letters? Perhaps include a line or two where he can do some freehand work? I would sit with him as he did the letters to make sure he's writing correctly... Or is that not very important with a kindergartner? I've heard several schools of thought concerning handwriting. I started my daughter out correctly, gently having her practice a letter until she got the correct 'way' down to have it written. I think that is all. thanks in advance for anyone who comments :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I guess my questions for her are:- how much should a 6 year old be expected to write - Is copying her narrated letter suitable as handwriting practice (no other curriculum) This is what my dd6 did last year and for her it seemed just right. One page from her penmanship book a day (broken into two sessions) Two pages of ETC a day that worked out to about 5-10 words. Copied one sentence a day from poetry of about 5-8 words. Wrote 5 to 10 words a day on a dry erase board for phonics. Copied a narrated sentence of about 5 words for science and history 2 to 3 times a week. That being said my dd likes to write and had very little hand fatigue. Now, my dd11 can barely do a dictation of 20 words without saying her hand is going to fall off. It all depends on the child. For some children, copying a sentence with 3 to 4 words a day is all they can handle. If you are looking at penmanship then I think what you are doing with copying the letters is fine. If you are wanting to start her on an actual writing program you could look at Writing With Ease. She has plenty of time to hold off on either formal instruction though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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