Wednesday, 16 December 2009
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Great Homeschooling Moment
We have been working hard on independent writing skills. My son has been doing great with hand over hand assistance. I have been pushing him to write independently. He hates it. We do a lot of repetetive work. He has the number one mastered, and almost has the number two.
Today, he was protesting hard against working on the dry erase board, so I decided to give him a little freedom. He drew a dog (funny looking, but definitely a dog). This is the first time he as actually drawn something. My favorite moment is when he wrote out "mom" on the board. All on his own. I did get a picture of it. It is hard to make out, because he tried writing it once, messed up, and tried again almost on top of the first one. If you look closely, you can make out that it is "mom."
Yeah!!!
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What are some of your best moments?
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Comments (21)
Wow! This made my day! That's awesome! =D
Martha
Awwwww
Aw.
Awesome!
Adorable =) It's totally the thought that counts! Keep up the good work =D
Aw, that's beautiful. (:
so precious! Keep up the homschooling! It's the best thing for him!
YAY!!
I homeschool and love it. Keep up the good work.
"My son has been doing great with hand over hand ass..."
this preview just made me laugh.
that is so sweet. i wish you and your family the best.
Hello
Its good that he is improving now.After reading this post I can say that you seems very excited.That is sweet of your son and I like it.I do appreciate him.Thank you..
Yay! Your son rocks! :)
That's really wonderful, just fantastic. I hope he goes from strength to strength.
Applause! Keep up the good job. Your son is making progress- that's wonderful!
I SEE IT!
I see it :)
Congrats. : ) Giving a little freedom for the childs creativity to come out and help them see how interesting it can be, i think is a very good idea.
Excellent! How exciting!
That is so great! I'm sure you already know these, but just in case, here are some other tricks to make writing a little more fun for him so you can squeeze in more practice: write on a chalkboard (I know you do the whiteboard, but there is something about the feel of the chalk for certain kids that helps them write more efficiently), spread shaving cream out on a desk and have him write in that, make play-doh "snakes" and turn them into letters (you could even do the same with cookie dough...and then eat it!), paint, clay, etc.
You can also cut letters out of felt and have him feel the letters repetitively (in the same motion he would use to write them) -- there's something about a tactile experience that helps some kids. Or you could cut out jumbo letters/numbers from paper, hole-punch around the edges and let him "sew" around the edges.
Sounds like you are making progress, though! Congrats!
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