LunaLee Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 So when your dc are notebooking literature pages, do you guide them or let them be? For instance, today ds did a notbooking page for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, he drew a great picture of the forest and Mr. Tumnus' cave, but then wrote about how the children went to live with the professor because of the war. Does that matter or should the picture match what he wrote about? Also, he really likes to embellish, so his picture included the Witch attacking the cave and setting it on fire. Well that didn't happen. Do I let him continue "embellishing" like that or tell him the pictures should match what's actually going on and save the embellishments for another time. I know this sounds like a silly question, but I would like others' input on this. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithr Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Is this the ten year old doing this? I think with all that wonderful creativity, I wouldn't squash it. I would consider the picture of the forest as a seperate narration. He actually did two; one about the children moving in with the professor because of the war (in prose) and one about Mr Tumnus (in illustration). However the extra stuff might not be so appropriate but I think I would just joke with him about putting a note somewhere indicating that that particular scene took place only in his head and not in the actual book! I don't think he'll continue do stuff like this as he matures, or if he does, maybe you could provide another notebook for his variations on the story, when the muse hits him that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alana in Canada Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 I would definitely set up another notebook/sketch pad for the embellishments and tell him gently to be as a accurate as possible. My son loves to "embellish" as well, and I've told him he has to be communicate "clearly" to me what is what. (For example, I'd have a talk with him about misrepresenting the book and how that made me unsure whether he'd really read it--or some other!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaLee Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 Thanks, ladies. I really don't want to crush his creativity...I'll just gently remind him or joke with him about being able to "communicate clearly" which is a good way to put it. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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