Welcome to a week long series at Living and Learning at Home!
The ladies of the iHomeschool Network have another Hopscotch
going on and my topic is copywork. Each day this week we will be
talking about what copywork is, who should do it, resources for
it, etc. I encourage you to ask questions or give suggestions at
any time. Either leave a comment or send me an email and we can
discuss this topic together! Today we will be talking about what
copywork is and why I love it so much! What is copywork?
Copywork is essentially reproducing the written word for the
purpose of strengthening writing skills. A child takes a
sentence and copies it exactly, either right underneath or onto
another piece of paper. The child should take care to use their
best handwriting for this exercise. A very young child might
just copy a single word that their mother has written on a piece
of paper. An older student will progress to being able to copy a
paragraph out of a book into their own notebook. Typically the
piece being copied sh