![]() You do the heavy pencil lifting and they tell you what to write. To see the purpose of their own words before doing any sort of critiquing of them. It’s a creative writing program that gets kids to find their voice. It’s also not a handwriting program at all.You won’t talk about grammar here or correct sentence formation.Exposure to music and art as languages of their own.The PDF download costs $50, and you then have to print it if you want a physical copy. It will leave you with a few really special childhood keepsakes to file away! I can’t wait to show you a few we have done. We are using it this year in addition to our Dart literature guides by Brave Writer. So you as the parent you “Jot It Down” for them! The whole idea is that your littler ones have a lot to say, but don’t have the skills to write down all the creative things in their heads yet. It helps you get your kids’ thoughts onto paper! It’s largely an ORAL program, but can be easily adapted if your child wants to physically write more. They don’t even have to know how to read. It’s made for kids that are not quite writing much (if anything) on their own. Jot it Down is a creative writing program by Julie Bogart with 10 projects for 5-8 year olds. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Keep reading to see how we use it in our 1st and 2nd grade curriculum, and how it looks a little bit different for both my kids based on their abilities. There are also parts I don’t like, and I’ll share that too! I don’t have experience using other writing curriculums, but have enjoyed the style of this one so far. Insert Jot It Down! Hopefully this Jot It Down Review will show you what it is, how we use it for 1st and 2nd grade, and how to adjust it for older kids who can do more of the pencil work. Teaching preschoolers how to write the alphabet is one thing…but I felt lost where to take it from there. ![]() I don’t know about you, but writing has been a bit of a mystery subject for me as a homeschool mom.
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