Mama Anna Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 . . . what do you use for quotes? Do you come up with your own, pull it out of your history, or buy a copywork book? Thanks! Mama Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsunshine Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 We use WWE with the workbook and I also occasionally use various poems pulled from their Elson or Free and Treadwell Readers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happygrrl Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I just purchased Living Memory by Drew Campbell. It's a copywork, dictation and memorization resource for K-12. It's huge, covering all subjects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Targhee Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I haven't used these yet, but they are what I am looking to purchase - Living Memory or The Harp and Laurel Wreath. The same books can be used for memorization. I wonder how much effort it would be to compile all those things for copywork? It would be fun, but it just isn't where I can spend my time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mama25angels Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 we're using The Harp and Laurel Wreath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laylamcb Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 We use WWE, Living Memory, and the Memoria Press copybooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Pip Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 My just-turned 3rd grader reads 1 page from the Familiar Quotations reference book, and then chooses 1 quote to copy per day. This was what my husband came up with and wants it to be done everyday. So I have been counting it as copywork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenneinCA Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I have been making up copywork for my little guy. I find it to work for us. It is usually things like: My name is FirstName LastName. I live at OurAddress. My phone number is PhoneNumber. My Mom's name is MomName. and other stuff along those ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I am using mainly AO (public domain) stuff this coming year, and I am cut&pasting quotes onto StartWrite for copywork. I also use spelling words and have ds make up a sentence with cards and then copy. I have the WWE textbook, and I pull wisdom from SWB on finding quotes, but I don't follow WWE to the "T". We are just beginning though...so ymmv. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in the UP of MI Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I plan on using Living Memory and passages from the books that we are reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchbark Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I have my 8yo copy his weekly Bible memory verse on Mondays. After that he doesn't do much copywork, just dictations. I have the copywork book in my sig line, but we use it very rarely, mainly to provide an alternative to his HWOT workbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 We use the WWE textbook, which gives a few copywork sentences and then gives guidance for choosing your own, which I select from history, literature, or science or, in a pinch, my own head. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 We use Happy Scribe. I got the entire download kit so I have a lot to choose from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 We use: -The Harp and Laurel Wreath -Spelling Wisdom -other random poetry resources (Prelutsky, Rossetti, Ambleside Online) -lines from random science and history resources -lines taken from any book they happen to be interested in -lines taken from any ole book that looked good at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Anna Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 Ahhh . . . so many options! Thanks a lot, folks! Mama Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyGrace Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 with ds, who is in K, I make up sentences for him to copy about his Lego guys!:lol: I do try to get some subtle character stuff in there though-"If you went to the store to buy a Lego set for an unfortunate boy who can't afford one, which one would you pick?" :001_smile: He can read, so he reads it to me, and then we do a little bit of very basic "Simply Spelling" analysis to it-discuss the abbreviation of "can't", talk about the fact that "un" is called a suffix in the word "unfortunate" and name a couple other suffixes for examples, and maybe a spelling fact like about the -ck at the end of "pick" rule (single syllable with a short vowel takes -ck). So it may seem like twaddle, but he loves it and I get a lot in! Next year we'll be doing FLL 1/2 so we'll do copywork from there/some from our reading selections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetoschool Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I just purchased Living Memory by Drew Campbell. It's a copywork, dictation and memorization resource for K-12. It's huge, covering all subjects. Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 The "morals" from Aesop. My son calls it "the morals book". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closeacademy Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I ask the child what they want to say. I write the word (K level) or sentence down and have them copy it. I've also used HappyScribe and various other resources.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narrow Gate Academy Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 We come up with our own from a variety of sources. K-1 we use mostly Bible verses, Mother Goose rhymes and other short poems, days of the week, months of the year, address, and some selections from books. By 2-3, we focus on more on selections from good literature. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1GirlTwinBoys Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 My daughter turned 6 last month and my twin boy's will be 5 next month. We are using Heart of Dakota. I use my Startwrite program and type up one of the "key ideas" from the teacher guide for them to copy or trace. I put the text or lines at the bottom of the page and then they draw their own picuture of what the text is about/describing in the blank space above. It's always based on what we have learned in our lessons. Then we put the sheets in page protectors and place in a binder that is their "journal" for K/1st grade. Also, for the front cover of the binder, I had them write their "Names" and "Journal" and then they put handprints on the paper from ink pads that I have. I think it will be really cool for them to look back one day at their K/1st grade journal and see how little their hands were, how their writing skills looked, and also their artwork. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 (edited) The "morals" from Aesop. My son calls it "the morals book". I made a copywork book with the Aesop's fable and the morals for copywork that you can find at Lulu.com. ETA: We followed this with selections from the books we were reading at the time. The Ableside Online Copywork Yahoo Group has good copywork. Edited April 11, 2009 by Hannah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I made a copywork book with the Aesop's fable and the morals for copywork that you can find at Lulu.com. Thanks, Hannah, I love the Greek copywork page thrown in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I use engaging public domain stories, print them up in our font of choice, and DD the Elder makes books. She's working her way through the Just So Stories. We were only going to do a couple and then move on, but she decided to do the entire book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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