Hymn Copywork

Hymn copywork is an easy way to ~

• learn hymn words

• practice neat handwriting

• meditate on new word’s meanings

• express personal faith

• practice short sweet writing lessons daily

• memorize a weekly recitation
• encourage personal response to hymns

Keeping short lessons in mind, try Charlotte Mason’s approach to teaching neat handwriting ~

1. Once your child knows how to form all his letters ( use a laminated handwriting chart for simple, easy lessons), let him transcribe/copy a line/ short section of the hymn each day
2. Copy a verse each week until he has copied the hymn in full.
3. Young children may manage just one line each day and complete a verse in the week
4. Encourage your child to memorize the verse he copied ~ read it aloud daily and recite it at the end of the week.
5. Discuss and look up new words, write meanings in their personal dictionary or hymn page (we use Jimmie’s Collage hymn pages).
6. Encourage a personal response to the hymn.
7. Play the hymn while the child writes out the verse.
8. Write a personal response to the writing prompt for each hymn at the bottom of the page.

Our Hymn Schedule for 2012 covers 1 hymn for each month.

Here’s your free downloads ~

• Hymns 2012 Copywork dotted lines~ dotted lined pages for young writers –
• Hymns 2012 Copywork~ lined pages with personal response or discussion questions.

Blessings, Nadene

• Subscribe Click to receive all my new posts packed with practical tips, projects, plans, pages & art ideas by email
• Facebook Follow Practical Pages on Facebook