If you’re new to the Charlotte Mason method of homeschooling, you may have heard about narrations and notebooking. Narrations are a key piece of a Charlotte Mason lesson.
Are you looking for a simple but effective way to help your child connect with the people, places, and ideas they're learning about? This history notebooking page is perfect for written narrations for elementary-aged kids. Have your child write the name of the person, object, or event at the top. Then add any important dates to the small box and draw a picture in the frame. Shorter lines can be used for making a list of important details and the longer lines are perfect for a brief narration. Or simply use the page in the way that works best for you and your student. Punch holes or bind on the left for right-handed children or bind on the right edge to make writing easier for lefties. This listing includes all three options: single lines (for older children), 1/2 inch primary lines, and 3/4 inch primary lines. This digital download can be printed as many times as you need for your own personal use. This is a digital download. NOTHING WILL BE SHIPPED TO YOU. Simply print as many notebooking pages as you want. Then hole punch to place in a binder or use a binding tool to add a spiral binding. **PLEASE NOTE: This is a downloadable digital collection. Nothing will be shipped!** Copyright Allyson Spindler These files are for personal use only.
If you’re new to the Charlotte Mason method of homeschooling, you may have heard about narrations and notebooking. Narrations are a key piece of a Charlotte Mason lesson.
This narration pack comes with 5 fantastic downloads! Two journal covers, one draw what you read page, one journaling prompt page and a game we like to play called Narration Bingo! Print off multiple pages of the draw what you read page and journaling prompt pages in order to customize your child's narration notebook. Use Narration Bingo to make narrations fun! Assign prizes and small rewards for getting a BINGO, four corners or blackout. Enjoy this narrations packet in your home today.
If you’re new to the Charlotte Mason method of homeschooling, you may have heard about narrations and notebooking. Narrations are a key piece of a Charlotte Mason lesson.
After each reading that's part of our homeschool, I encourage both of our children (ages 6 and 8) to narrate. If you're new to homeschooling - or to Charlotte Mason's philosophy - narration may be an unfamiliar concept.Simply stated, narration is telling back in your own words what you've just read or heard. It's a simple but incredibly powerful tool that helps children process what they've just heard or read and allows you (the teacher) to evaluate their level of understanding. For younger children, it's best to start with oral narration and then move on to other forms (writing, drawing, building, acting out) as they become more adept. I've written about narration in more on this blog post: What Is Narration?, so head there to learn more! In the last year, our son (age 8) has begun using a narration notebook to write his narrations. Our daughter (age 6) still only narrates orally.So let's talk more about narration notebooking...+ How often does he do this?We do some form of narration every day, but try to use his narration notebook at least once a week.+ What does he write?He writes whatever he would say in his own words about what he just heard. Some days, it's a sentence or two. Other days, it's a whole page. He also loves to color or illustrate alongside his writing. (The Egypt page above was done using the illustrations from Around the World in Picture Books by Beautiful Feet Books. We love this curriculum!)+ What does he use?We have used a watercolor spiral notebook, a narration notebook from Beautiful Feet Books, and (what we're trying this year) a binder with loose leaf paper and sheet protectors. If you're gluing pictures into a notebook, I highly recommend using rubber cement so your pages do not wrinkle. These are our favorite watercolor set for kids, and we use these pencils. Whatever kind of notebook you choose, these will be such treasured keepsakes and such helpful documentation of how much your child has learned!
The skill. of narration challenges kids to think critically. Here are helpful habits for writing well #3: Narration.
Notebooking is a great way to learn that incorporates many different elements, such as written narration, drawing labeling and more.
After each reading that's part of our homeschool, I encourage both of our children (ages 6 and 8) to narrate. If you're new to homeschooling - or to Charlotte Mason's philosophy - narration may be an unfamiliar concept.Simply stated, narration is telling back in your own words what you've just read or heard. It's a simple but incredibly powerful tool that helps children process what they've just heard or read and allows you (the teacher) to evaluate their level of understanding. For younger children, it's best to start with oral narration and then move on to other forms (writing, drawing, building, acting out) as they become more adept. I've written about narration in more on this blog post: What Is Narration?, so head there to learn more! In the last year, our son (age 8) has begun using a narration notebook to write his narrations. Our daughter (age 6) still only narrates orally.So let's talk more about narration notebooking...+ How often does he do this?We do some form of narration every day, but try to use his narration notebook at least once a week.+ What does he write?He writes whatever he would say in his own words about what he just heard. Some days, it's a sentence or two. Other days, it's a whole page. He also loves to color or illustrate alongside his writing. (The Egypt page above was done using the illustrations from Around the World in Picture Books by Beautiful Feet Books. We love this curriculum!)+ What does he use?We have used a watercolor spiral notebook, a narration notebook from Beautiful Feet Books, and (what we're trying this year) a binder with loose leaf paper and sheet protectors. If you're gluing pictures into a notebook, I highly recommend using rubber cement so your pages do not wrinkle. These are our favorite watercolor set for kids, and we use these pencils. Whatever kind of notebook you choose, these will be such treasured keepsakes and such helpful documentation of how much your child has learned!
Learn about important people who made an impact on our lives today - whether through an invention, a discovery, or a famous work of art.
A classic living science book used by Charlotte Mason.
