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Creating a Travel Journal
Creating a Travel Journal
in the car on a long trip, but it will preserve your memories for a lifetime.
It can be as fancy or complicated as you would like it to be. The only things you will need are a Note pad or book of some kind and a box of crayons or markers. Alternatively you can write them in fancy sheets and bind them later.
Each day of the trip, or for each event along the way, draw a picture ( bigger kids can also try their hands in photography) of what you did that day, saw, and write about it. You can also paste in souvenirs such as brochures, ticket stubs and other memento.
If you aren't old enough to write, then Mom or Dad can help by offering to write a caption on the page or a couple of sentences on the back. Then be sure to add the date.
When you look back after some years, the memories in this journal are priceless, and some spellings hilarious. You are also recording a few settings for your future stories this way.
It is a good idea to take the book with you on your vacation. If this is not possible... try to fill it out as soon as you return from your vacation so you don't forget anything.
Here is a good idea of what the content should look like
1. Your expectations for this vacation/ Travel Intro
2. Reports of the places you see- Include time, date, weather reports, drawings or photographs, place details and what you did, your reactions etc.
3. What did you learn from your vacation?
4. What would you like to do on your next vacation, Where would you like to go?
Tips and Treats
Assessing The Reading Age/Level Of kids
Schonell Reading Test
The child should read the words left to right. When a word that gets a little difficult, ask the child to sound it out. If the child can't say what the word is, then go on to the next one. The person supervising the test will give one mark for each word correctly pronounced - even if the reader self corrects. The supervisor will not suggest corrections. No prompting. No hurrying. If the reader mis-pronounces slightly as in postage with a short 'o', the first time, then ask for the word again, marking it correct if the reader has self corrected. Otherwise, do not ask for a word to be re-read. If you do not give away the pronunciation of words that the reader does not know, then this same test may be used again at a later date to assess progress as a result of a teaching programme. |
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