Elementary Writing

Do you like teaching writing?  Most of my homeschool friends do not.  I actually like it until it starts getting hard around jr. high.  Before that, it's all good.

This is a book I've enjoyed using with my elementary writers.  It's more like a resource and less like a curriculum.  There aren't lessons to follow, but methods to incorporate into whatever writing program you are already using.  I do not use a packaged writing program but just have my kiddos write from whatever is going on in life.  It's sweet to read what they're thinking. 

My 1st grader is writing a paragraph about Storytime at the library.  This is his clustering exercise we did together.  (You can click on my pix to enlarge them.)  I did the actual writing while he dictated and showed me where to put everything. 

He's a good reader and so does most of his schoolwork on his own.  His handwriting is ok, but since I have him doing some other copy work, I do the writing for this part. 

From here, we move on to an outline. 

Then writing and revising. 

Finally the perfect copy.

I'll let ya know how it turns out....