Daily Journals
by Deborah Taylor-Hough - DSimple@aol.com
Keeping personal journals of daily events is one way to ensure your children have simple practice in handwriting, spelling and composition everyday.
Setting aside a few minutes each evening after dinner to add a few paragraphs to your journals can be a fun family activity. The example set by parents who also keep a personal journal is invaluable.
By recording each entry's date, time and outdoor temperature your children will quickly become adept at using a calendar, a clock and a thermometer.
Notations about the weather can also include barometric readings. It's often fun to try and predict local weather patterns, seeing if you can "out predict" your favorite television weather reporter.
Get creative ... and have fun!
Copyright 2001, Deborah Taylor-Hough. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Debi is a free-lance writer, wife and mother of three. She's also the author of "A Simple Choice: A Practical Guide for Saving Your Time, Money and Sanity," the bestselling "Frozen Assets: How to Cook for a Day and Eat for a Month" and publisher of the free twice-a-month Bright-Kids newsletter. To subscribe: join-bright-kids@ds.xc.org. Visit Debi online at: http://members.aol.com/dsimple/.
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