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10 Options for Narration

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November 24, 2014 By Jennifer Lambert 7 Comments

Not all of us have super literate kids who can write pages upon pages of exquisitely written narration after listening to read alouds or quietly reading her literature and history assignments.

Narration is a great assessment tool.

We use narration regularly to check for comprehension and understanding.

We seldom do any formal testing until high school. I love to interact with my children and we can’t do that when they’re sitting at a desk filling in little circles. We hope to instill a love of learning for a lifetime.

10 Options for Narration

What to do for narration with those kids who might be more oral or artistic:

Mix up the options for narration so it doesn’t get boring!

1. Draw or Paint a Picture.

A great way for a child who doesn’t write well or who prefers art to express herself.

2. Coloring Pages.

Great for younger kids who need some guidance.

3. Act a Scene.

Have your child prepare a skit, complete with costumes and set. A great group activity for co-op or families.

4. Puppets or Paper Dolls.

Who doesn’t love a puppet show? Your child can make simple little paper finger puppets, use stuffed animals or dolls she already has, or make fun sock puppets with all those mismatched socks and some crafty items. Print images from online or have your child draw and color her own and attach wooden chopsticks for creative play. A great co-op or dad performance.Finger Puppets

5. Building.

Use Legos, blocks, or some other fun manipulative to discuss setting.

6. Notebooking.

These are way beyond worksheets. Adapt them to suit your child’s needs. We love Notebooking Pages where we can print a huge variety or make our own.

7. Lapbooks.

These are like fun scrapbook projects about your subject. Some of our favorite lapbooking supplies come from Hands of a Child and Currclick.

8. Flashcards or a Card Game.

Use index cards to create a memory game with words or pictures or concepts. Or print graphics to glue on and laminate.

9. Timeline Work.

Create or find pictures and words for kids to cut and paste to a poster. Great for history or literary chronological order work.Timeline Work

10. Sensory Bins.

For very (and not quite) little kids, provide fun multi-sensory activities and teach narration through asking questions and listening to your tot’s creative play. We did a great bin for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Tips for little kids with listening and behaving during read alouds.
For older kids, I still like traditional narration. With Technology. And having a literature reader notebook.

What are your favorite narration activities?

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  1. Dominique says

    December 4, 2014 at 5:41 pm

    My little one is only 4 months but I already know that I’m going to homeschool. Great ideas. I love the tip on creating skits with other families!

    Reply
  2. Tina Ernspiker says

    December 8, 2014 at 5:41 pm

    Thank you for sharing at our #laughlearnlinkup! We are featuring you tomorrow. Stop by and check it out :-)

    Reply
  3. Amy says

    December 23, 2014 at 4:30 am

    I completely agree with you about assessment, and love your narration suggestions! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  4. Catie says

    December 23, 2014 at 8:57 pm

    Hello! I came over from your featured post on Trivium Tuesdays. I completely agree that narration is so much more than just a child talking. My oldest boy (8) still has a wild imagination and I find that if I pay attention to his pretend games, he is narrating all kinds of things to me. This is especially true for topics like science and history. He might be soaring in a spaceship and he will name all the planets and talk about how the ship is constructed – all kinds of vocabulary!

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    • Jennifer says

      December 24, 2014 at 6:08 am

      Don’t you love it? I’m learning more and more to let go of “school” and let them learn. :)

      Reply

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