Essentials in Writing Crack Up!!

I got a kick out of Thumper's writing assignment from Essentials in Writing grade 2 the other day!

In this lesson, I stepped away from the table to let Thumper do this on his own.  His assignment was to write about his mother or father, practicing using capitalization in sentences and names of people.  When I returned to the table I was amazed at how well he wrote and how humorous it was!  I knew he could do this on his own and now he knows that writing isn't so bad when you can make your mom giggle.

Essentials in Writing has shown Thumper that writing isn't as scary as he thought.  He is definitely building confidence in writing, spelling, and editing.  We are only on lesson 19 and I can't wait to see how much more his writing skills will flourish by the end of the book.  Writing has become an enjoyable part of Thumper's day.  I only assign it on Tuesday and Thursday, but since he has become fond of it recently, I may add a third day of writing.  

Essentials In Writing 4

Bambi has always loved telling tales and stories, but writing it down?....pffff!  That's a whole other jar of beans!  Since starting Essentials in Writing grade 4, she has blossomed!  She actually doesn't whine or complain about starting a writing lesson.  The videos are short and sweet (5-10 minutes maybe).  Then she works on her worksheet or writing assignment.  Though we do a separate grammar program, there is grammar with EIW.  Bambi is nearly finished with this years writing course.....She had to complete a research project that took her step by step.  She choose her favorite love, horses!  I'm so proud of her hard work.  She wanted to type her paragraphs which made it pop!