Incorporating Narration into Little World Wanderers

In the last post on narration, I discussed what narration is, and how it can be a valuable addition to homeschool. Today I’m sharing a short post on how we include narration into Little World Wanderers curriculum.

For every country there is a folktale which is what we use for the primary used of our narrations. I’ll record my daughter’s narration in our Little World Wanderers notebook. We typically complete our narration in the first week. I will read the folktale to my daughter and have her narrate it back to me. Usually, I record her narration on my phone so I can transcribe it later. This works easier for me than dictating because she often has long wordy narrations.
Once she’s finished, I’ll ask her to draw her favorite part of the folktale in her journal. Later, I’ll go back and transcribe the section that she drew.

We try to pay attention to the region that we are narrating from, in this case we had read a folktale called Stronger Than Fate, from our upcoming unit on Egypt. We keep multicultural drawing supplies on hand so we can be sure to represent all people in our drawings.
We also keep a narration basket on hand with peg people and beeswax clay in it so she can act out narrations if she chooses. This helps her focus in a little more.

If you follow a Charlotte Mason method for your homeschool, incorporating narration into your Little World Wanderers units is a very natural step. While these units aren’t targeted towards Charlotte Mason homes, narrations do help incorporate her philosophy into your units.