If you've ever closed a book and wondered whether what naturally happens next in your home, the questions, the little bits of story your kids tell you, actually counts as narration, this episode is for you. My daughter's boys already love being read to and already narrate a little on their own, and she still wondered if she needed to be doing something more official. I show her, and you, why simple is exactly the point.
I introduce Our Lady's own pondering heart from Luke's Gospel as the real model for what we're asking of our children in narration, receiving, sitting with it, then letting it come back out in their own words.
In this episode:
- What narration actually is, and why it's simpler than you think
- Why a child listens differently when they know they'll be asked to tell it back
- Our Lady's pondering heart as the model for receiving before telling
- Four simple narration prompts for different kinds of learners
Scripture referenced: Luke 2:19
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