Do you find yourself wishing you could grasp more natural teaching moments with your child? Do you have a child who resists anything contrived or in workbook form? Do you love unit studies, but have a hard time working in the nitty gritty details of grammar? Are you a Charlotte Mason or Ruth Beechick family who wants to get more out of copywork? Are you an unschooling or eclectic-learning family that wants to introduce small snippets of grammar into normal life? We are two moms who created this website for our own use, but would love to share it with others who are in the same boat. Dig in, explore, and let us know what you think!

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Collections

Help your child make "collections" of the different parts of speech.

Ways to Make Collections
  • gather a pillowcases full of nouns
  • find nouns in a room
  • name nouns in a certain category (person, place, thing)
  • name nouns/verbs in a certain location (kitchen, bathroom)
  • name nouns/verbs in a certain activity (basketball, swimming)
  • name nouns/verbs/adjectives that start with a certain letter
  • name adjectives that describe a certain object
  • name direct objects that go with a verb (lick + ice cream, + lollipops, + paws)
A box of nouns collected by the kids












Things To Do with Collections*
*Depends on the skill level of the child
  • draw a picture
  • create a book of pictures (Book of Nouns, Book of Verbs, etc)
  • dictate list to mom
  • copy/write list
  • create a book of lists
  • write a poem using the list
  • write a story using the list

A list of nouns as dictated to Mom


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