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Home » Montessori » Preschool Storytelling {Rocket Writes a Story}

Preschool Storytelling {Rocket Writes a Story}

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I love the outdoors and particularly love exploring the outdoors with my sons. The fresh air is so motivating. I am often inspired by children’s books. Rocket Writes a Story is one example. Not only am I’m impressed with the way the text introduces children to writing in a simple, lovely way, I am also equally impressed by the way the story brings in a muse and brings in nature to help Rocket develop his story.

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I’m lucky. My sons love the outdoors. They ask to go on nature walks. So we’ve been going on many nature walks lately. As we walk I throw out words of things that we’re seeing and that we’re experiencing on the walk. Sometimes we make poems and songs up on the spot. Sometimes I tell my son that I’m making mental notes of those words so that we can create a story from them when we get home.

This activity is so hands on and so inspiring for adults and for children. The ability to get outdoors and to create is unfortunately more unique today than it was when (and where) I grew up. I’d like to maintain that excitement, that inspiration and that smell of fresh air as long as possible in our family’s life. You know the feeling I’m talking about..you’ve experienced it and it feels good.

Savor the stories you create with your children.

Thank you for choosing to read this post today.
Marnie

Tagged With: Homeschool, Nature, Preschool, Reading and Writing

About Marnie Craycroft

Marnie hails from Maine where she spent summers buried in sand and winters buried in snow. She is the daughter of a nearly four decade veteran of the public school systems. Teaching has always been a part of her life. She founded Carrots Are Orange in 2010.

Carrots Are Orange is a Montessori learning and living website for parents and teachers.

Marnie graduated from Wesleyan University in 1999 with a BA in Economics. She spent nearly a decade working in investment management. In 2006, she earned her MA in business from the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business.

Marnie moved to the west coast in 1999 and currently lives in Boulder with her husband and three sons. She is Montessori trained. Her work has been featured on Apartment Therapy, Buzzfeed, PBS Kids, BabyCenter, the Melissa & Doug blog, Huffington Post, and WhattoExpect.com. Besides writing, passions include running (usually after her three sons), photography, and outdoor adventures.

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