I know in schools kids get ideas from others, but it also sort of gives me a bad taste as it also increases copying or lack of imagination.
I think it would be helpful to sort of pre-do some projects, but as far as painting, I'd hate dd to feel like she had to compete. Perhaps the flap book could be partially completed and cut, but without pictures so dd would know what's expected without mom hovering over directions. I know she needs to read directions, but we're in the learning stage of that. Perhaps, moreso I should not be so controlling.
Perhaps show her a general model? So, as we're completing our first week of CTC, I was wondering if anyone has done this and has it been helpful? I know there's a photobook to see, but my service stinks and it would take forever to load it up all the time,not to mention, it's just not the same as to actually see one on hand.
.) I have my ds read the entire box of plans to himself, while I do the same. Then he gets out the needed supplies, and I help get things as needed. Then, I have him do the invisible modeling. He looks at the box of plans, and step by step, shows me with his hands, kind of gesturing and pointing, what he'll be doing. For example, he might say for the watercolor painting, "I'll use this brush and dip it in water and brush back and forth over the paper like this. Then, I'll let it dry a bit, wad up a paper towel and get off any extra water. Then, I'll dip this brush in this paint, paint down to here on the paper, add this paint to the brush...," etc. This has been very helpful because he visualizes what he'll be doing, and I can see if he's off track. If he is, I'll have him look at the box's directions and help him find what he may have missed, and then I get to do the invisible gesturing. 