Tip #135 from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents - Story Boards
Today's tip for parents from two talented teachers comes from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly. #135 Story Board Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal. ~E. Joseph Cossman When your child’s goal is to write a story, it is often tempting to just dive right into it. Children are usually more eager to simply finish a project than they are motivated to do a good job at it. If you show your child an easy way to organize his ideas before beginning a creative writing project, he can create a much more detailed and complete story than he would have had he simply started writing. Here’s a fun way to help him do that. For young kids, not strong writers yet: Draw a few rows of fi...