Handwriting

Writing begins with handwriting. Children's beginning lessons focus on how to make their letters, then words and so on.

USING THE RIGHT HAND
Start early on handing things to the child, encouraging him to take it with his right hand and also eats with his right. This not only makes teaching handwriting later on easier, it's also a part of Vaisnava etiquette.

As soon as a child is able to pick

Homemade Booklets

ideas for student writing:RECYCLE AND REVIEWMake a booklet in relation to a topic being studied. A really easy way to do this and that makes a good review is to:1. Cut pictures out from a finished workbook that may form a topic for a booklet. 2. Glue them onto pages of construction paper that have been folded, cut and stapled together to form a booklet.3. Write a sentence(s) or a caption for each

Thinking About Thinking

To formulate good questions, its it is helpful to study the kinds of thinking involved. Here are notes gathered in this regard:

 FOUR KINDS OF THINKING QUESTIONS
Thinking may be broadly grouped as literal, inferential, critical and creative thinking. Literal thinking questions can be answered with facts and details directly stated in the text. Inferential thinking questions require the reader to

Who's Got a Question?

Various kinds of thinking can be taught in all subjects by the use of questions. Socrates had a method of always questioning his students instead of telling. Students get more involved this way. Continuous questioning teaches them to raise their own questions as well as question themselves. Balance this with teacher explanations. Questioning is to get them thinking about what they already know

Vocabulary Building

Doing stuff, going places, reading, listening and discussing, as well as dictionary skills, all help build vocabulary. Here are some notes in this regard:

 EXPERIENCES AND DISCUSSION
Much vocabulary is learned or reinforced via experiences. There are day to day experiences and also:
Field trips- Every new place you go can become one.
Multi media experiences- These are provided by books,

Spelling Matters

Spelling workbooks for children to use each year are recommended, but not totally necessary. In any case, it is good to know the following to best help your students:

 SUGGESTIONS FOR HOW TO STUDY A WORD
1. Show students how to study a spelling word by looking at the word, then covering it to see if it can be spelled without looking. Check to see if it was spelled correctly. In this way a

Research and Report

Real research is to search out the Lord. In the meantime, report writing gives important practice in many areas such as gathering information; sorting, organizing and outlining; editing; synthesizing the material into a new, original creation; and then looking back and evaluating what got done, what was learned and so on.

SUGGESTIONS FOR GOING ABOUT THIS:
START SMALL:
Take advantage of