Spicing up the homeschool day
Amidst the daily grind of math and grammar, I like to toss a bit of excitement into the mix. Thankfully, my children are easily entertained.
Copywork is a wonderful way to practice perfect penmanship, spelling, writing and grammar. Oddly, copywork is a favorite among the Tribe. Bekah and Mary LOVE getting their copywork assignments each day. I found a little way to make it extra fun.
We have a bit of a literary contest. I go to AO Copywork, I find two books we have read and selected a passage for copywork. I print the selections out and call the girls who are eagerly waiting. Then I read the passages. However, I don’t tell them what book it is from. They have to tell me the book. Whichever girl is correct gets that passage for her copywork. If one girl gets both passages, she gets to pick which one she wants to keep and which one she passes along.
For some reason they love this “game”. I love seeing how they remember all these wonderful stories!
Here is an example:
#1 – The bureau was crowded with caterpillar jars, and the shelves with birds’ nests and cocoons on twigs, and on the mantelpiece there was a procession of minerals. Mounted specimens of butterflies and moths hung in cases on the walls, and over the bed five tacked-up snakeskins were tastefully arranged. The turtles occupied a tank cozily situated beside the wastebasket.
#2 – “A little girl – coming here, Miss Harrington? Oh, won’t that be nice!” cried Nancy, thinking of the sunshine her own little sisters made in the home at “The Corners.”
“Nice? Well, that isn’t exactly the word I should use,” rejoined Miss Polly, stiffly. “However, I intend to make the best of it, of course. I am a good woman, I hope; and I know my duty.”
Do you know these books?
