Show Me a Story Book Review and Giveaway!!

I'm so honored to be doing a review for Show Me a Story by Emily K. Neuburger. Ms. Neuburger is a teacher and crafter who compiled over 40 activities into this book with the intent to spark kids' imaginations.

She couldn't have done a better job in choosing the activities. The projects are creative, inclusive and hands on. They encourage thinking, discussion and participation.

One of my favorite things about this book is that it encourages play as a way to spark imagination. I strongly believe that imagination is a stepping stone to good writing.

The book is divided into 4 sections: Story Starters, Story Evolution, Story Activities, and Story Play. They can be done consecutively or randomly. I started with the first section because it made sense for us to start with a simple, easy activity.

 

As a homeschool mom to a very creative 2nd grader, I never thought writing would be a challenge. Boy, was I wrong. This year started with a big roadblock called writing. My daughter simply refused to write.

When I was asked to review Show Me a Story, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to try something new, something different. And I could put this book to the test with a real life challenge.

We started with story disks. I made them with card stock instead of wood and it worked just fine. We used to pictures on the disks to create all kinds of stories; silly ones, funny ones, realistic ones.

As we got more comfortable with the book, I decided to jump around and try different activities. We tried writing simple things, like a list of favorite toys, coming up with and writing down the toys character traits, and more.

Now that the focus has shifted from the mechanical aspect of writing to creativity, the roadblock is gone. No more tears!!

Emily Neuburger is graciously offering one lucky Adventures of a Homeschool Mom reader a copy of her book. US residents only please!

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Happy Homeschooling Adventures!