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Kay
Writing On Wednesday ~ Teach Your Child Gratitude With This Simple Writing Idea
Writing On Wednesday is a post from www.homeschoolreadingspecialist.
My Gratitude Jotter
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My gratitude jotter is one of my most treasured journals. It is a simple way to quickly and easily jot down things you are thankful for on a daily basis. Often, I don’t have time for journaling, but I can take a couple of minutes to jot. 🙂
Here is what the jotter looks like on the inside…
Write the date in the blue box at the top. Jot a list of things you are thankful for from that day. At the bottom there is a green box in case you want to jot down some notes about the day. It’s that easy.
It is very refreshing to look back through my pages and count my blessings.
Gratefulness is learned. Children can begin to cultivate the character trait of gratefulness by writing down the things they are thankful for each day. They can be taught to look beyond their toys and games and see the many things that can be easily taken for granted.
Once I was challenged to consider this question: What if you woke up in the morning and the only things you had were the things you gave thanks for the day before? Wow! That shifts the perspective, doesn’t it? If you have trouble counting your blessings, think about that. Don’t limit yourself to things you can see; look at the unseen gifts ~ peace, love, joy, faith, etc.
I think a jotter is a great tool for a child to use to write meaningfully in an easy, simple way. They begin to learn how important and powerful written words can be, touching the heart, creating memories, and developing character. It’s a great way to introduce them to journaling too.
Two ideas:
1) Give your child a jotter and show them how to use it. Have a time each day, like after dinner or just before bed or first thing in the morning, to write in the jotter. Let them see you write in your jotter too.
2) Have a jotter for each child and regularly write down things about them for which you are grateful ~ your kindness, trimming the bushes, cooking dinner, your service to our neighbors, your music ~ can you imagine how powerfully affirming that would be to a child? Words have power and can be used to make an incredible impact on the heart of a child. What a treasure to have mom or dad’s affirmations written down as a keepsake for the future. Your words can live on… if they are written down.
Happy Jotting!
Kay
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Writing On Wednesday ~ My Gratitude Jotter is a post from www.homeschoolreadingspecialist.com
My Writing Board On Pinterest
I invite you to check out my Pinterest writing board today for lots of creative writing ideas!
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Kay
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Today At The Office….
Select language arts skills to teach your child from his own writing ~ individualized instruction at it’s finest!
Mr. A, a second grader, walked in for tutoring today and was so excited about yesterday’s field day at his school. I saw it as an excellent writing opportunity, and indeed, it was! We worked on handwriting, grammar, spelling, and “writing craft”. Here’s how the lesson unfolded….
“When am I ever going to need to know this?”
“When am I ever going to need to know this?” is a post from www.homeschoolreadingspecialist.com
I frequently hear this question from my older children while they are doing math lessons, but today I would like to share a conversation I had with my 17-year-old this morning that shows how grammar can make a big impact in everyday life.
This morning I was getting ready for the day when my 17-year-old daughter burst through the bathroom door and blurted out, Read the rest of this entry »
