tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166791364997888017.post7759408707747017680..comments2020-06-02T02:16:47.689-05:00Comments on How fair the realm imagination opens to the view: Growing Good WritersCorriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06808230354566529560noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166791364997888017.post-3573995269381643002009-09-04T01:28:55.691-05:002009-09-04T01:28:55.691-05:00AWANAs is a good place to start. I just remembered...AWANAs is a good place to start. I just remembered about Where the Sidewalk Ends. I bet your kids would like those. (And probably all the other Silverstein books) I was thinking maybe having mine memorize those poems. They are very funny and I memorized them as a kid.<br />You might try the Laura Ingels books with your daughter or maybe Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott - that is probably my favorite story of hers. <br />I am still trying to fine tune this years plans/routines. I hope that by mid September I have figured what is going to work best with them.Mommy Reghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04705903418962739263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166791364997888017.post-61684825816367055022009-09-03T22:26:13.529-05:002009-09-03T22:26:13.529-05:00We visited a church last night that does AWANA, a ...We visited a church last night that does AWANA, a kids' program that emphasizes Bible memorization (along with fun games) so that will be where we start. We were already memorizing Scripture together. As for poetry I'm still looking. We're reading a book from the library called Penderwicks. We've loved reading Narnia! I was trying to find something Kaity would get into as she is my reluctant reader. I found poemhunter.com and Hilare Belloc, at Mr. Pudewa's recommendation in his presentation for poetry for boys. I read some poems to Charlie that were supposed to be funny and he said, "I don't get it." lol<br />I like your idea of a row-boat ride with a sweetheart! Hymns would be a great idea and set to music already to help in memorization!Corriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06808230354566529560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9166791364997888017.post-38342960274302237892009-09-02T20:01:43.294-05:002009-09-02T20:01:43.294-05:00I got to see Andrew Pudewa last year for three wor...I got to see Andrew Pudewa last year for three workshops and we bought the other one we missed at the homeschool conference. I love him! <br />We memorize Bible verses mostly. I have a hard time memorizing poetry only because the only practical application I can put it to is quoting Keats while rowing in a canoe in a man made pond in the middle of nowhere with my sweetheart. lol <br />I was thinking of adding hymns to our list of memory this year. <br />My girls love Sense and Sensibility. I read the Narnia series to the kids a few years back and went from there. :)<br />Do you know what you guys are going to memorize yet? Or read?Mommy Reghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04705903418962739263noreply@blogger.com