Comments on: Starting James’s Winter Portfolio

By: Kristen

Kristen — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:53:59 +0000

Your son sounds a lot like my son in terms of the tv/playing outside but not admitting to liking it/reading graphic novels. Sometimes I think it’s just a boy thing, which I, as a girl, will never get.

By: Cristina

Cristina — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:50:14 +0000

I’m always impressed by the work your children do! How is the Hunger Games? I keep hearing about that book.

It’s good that you are letting your son write on the computer. I’m very thankful for the computer in helping my son with writing. He has a lot of trouble with writing by hand. Writing always came naturally to me (I think because I saw it as a form of art) but even I remember how painful it was and how slowly I did it because I wanted it to look perfect. My father probably nurtured my love of writing simply by letting me play with the typewriter. Suddenly I could put my thoughts on paper before I lost them!

Peace and Laughter!

By: tara

tara — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:10:54 +0000

That’s the way it seems to work here with building projects ~ Owen’s Dad does most of the actual work and the boy looks on, asking questions and trying to be helpful.

Zombies seem like a rich topic for writing to me !

By: ~Leigh

~Leigh — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:18:13 +0000

I found this list of graphic novel recommendations on School Library Journal. I use their site as a resource lots of times when scrambling for something new for my incredibly reluctant readers.

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/540000654/post/710038071.html
~L

By: Adesa

Adesa — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:37:14 +0000

Write? What’s that?

By: Adelaide

Adelaide — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:19:47 +0000

A lot of 9 and 10 year olds I know seem to write four or five paragraphs.

It’s what’s in the story or the essay that is important, though mechanics are too.

Zombies are very fashionable now.

And taking pictures of the shovel is good, and trying to make one himself. That will be a learning experience!