Educating Risa

Daegan has been working from the Draw Write Now series of books, to learn both his lower case letters (one of his goals for the year—that HE picked) and to further improve his drawing skills, which, truth be told, already surpass my own. Draw Write Now is a series of drawings on different themes (barnyard animals, desert animals, storybook characters, etc.) with short sentences to copy below. They show how to draw the item step-by-step. Daegan finds this a much more fun way to practice penmanship than those pages that go: A A A a a a an apple an ant A A A…. And I have to agree with him!

Here’s his most recent work, the Little Red Hen:

I hope you noticed the scattered books and toys in the background—we are most definitely NOT your picture-perfect, have-it-all-together homechooling family! We have clutter and cranky days like anyone else.

I think this is mighty fine writing work from a grade 2 boy—he’s put a lot of effort in to getting the drawing and letters just so. Great effort, son!