Being Creative

We are still trucking along on our Creative Writing unit and I am surprised at the things the boys are acting like they have never learned before. I can see how this unit was definitely needed in our home and how practice and getting the creative juices flowing will help them improve in this area.
We did a section on poems and we all wrote poems about ourselves in different forms. Since dad was away we wrote this poem for him.

Desire to provide

Always willing to love

Divine he thinks mom is

Dedicated to the Lord

Yours truly

We have missed him while he was at school but he is home now and we couldn't be more excited.

We have also done some studies on the different elements of a story. We looked up definitions, did crosswords and word searches to get familiar with the different terms. We each took turns reading a short story and discussing how the story would be different if any of the elements were changed. That was fun and we got a bit silly about it.

Yesterday we went on to this website http://goodnightstories.com/finish.htm and finished a story that we will be publishing online today.

During this unit study the children's different needs most of which are age related have really been evident.

Matthew has great ideas but needs to work on format, transition and flow. He has a big school project that will take most of the weekend but I am very excited about it. His teacher is wonderful and provides the children with many opportunities to achieve greatness. If you would like to know more about the project here is the link http://www.legacyproject.org/contests/index.html.

I am hoping to help Spencer with his confidence in writing and his ability to put his fantastic sense of humor and intelligence down on paper.
Maggie is just old enough to really be grasping the ideas and elements of the story. Who are the characters and where does the story take place.
And Kendal well I will just read to that pretty princess as much as her sweet heart desires.

WE LOVE TO READ AND WRITE