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My middle ds is precious, and I love his vitality in life! He is a constant "wiggler", which is usually okay, but I confess this gets to me sometimes when he is orally narrating. He is just busy, busy, busy with wiggling, and sometimes the wiggling takes over the narration as he gets absorbed in the movement (i.e he picks at the yarn ties on the blanket and begins to braid them, suddenly, he's caught up in the braiding, and the fluency of the narration is lost).

I suggested he use motions that fit with the oral narration the other day, like he's gesturing along with his "speech" he's giving. He did not like this at first, but has now embraced it with gusto. He uses his hands to gesture like he's puzzled, or shakes his head emphatically "no", or shrugs his shoulders and splays his hands wide in confusion, or crosses his arms when he's angry, or smacks his palm to show a vase fell in the mystery, etc. It's been fun to watch, and he's having fun with it! Best of all, if he did these motions while presenting something to a group, the motions would make sense, look fine, and not detract from his message. Anyway, I just thought I'd share this for anyone who may have a wiggly narrator too.

In Christ,
Julie

Julie I am having Noah become a wiggly oral narrator. He was a deer in the headlights oral narrator. He would freeze up on me so I started telling him to act it out and use hand motions like you describe and it is making a big difference. My oldest would have definitely have been just as you described if we would have had the chance to do oral narration when she was younger. She likes to read hanging upside down.

Oh, I so know what you mean. My son's favorite way to narrate is standing on his head and doing somersaults. Of course I don't allow that which then messes up his narrating. I'll try your suggestion, but acting out things has not been a strong point for him so far.

I have one that wiggles all the time. Never thought about redirecting that motion. Good idea.

This reminds me of our activity in LHFHG today. The children were supposed to make motions for Danny Meadow Mouse and Mr. Blacksnake as they narrated. Oh, my 7 yr. old LOVED it, and I thought it was fun, too! My 5 yr. old wasn't feeling the greatest so he wasn't as excited about it as he probably would have been otherwise. great idea! I was sitting there thinking, "how does she (Carrie) come up with all these great ideas?" My mind feels so blank most days. Makes me really grateful for all of Carrie's efforts!!!

Thanks Julie, I will have to try this with my wiggly one!

Julie, you are so full of great ideas I just almost lost it today as my ds was narrating and stuffing and rolling an eraser in his sock over and over. It took everything in me not to loose my gentle and meek attitude the Lord so graciously helps me keep Bless his little heart
I will try your idea and see how it helps. Thank you
Keep telling us these ideas that the Lord reveals to you, we very much appreciate them here on the board and they are much needed

moedertje wrote:... I just almost lost it today as my ds was narrating and stuffing and rolling an eraser in his sock over and over. It took everything in me not to loose my gentle and meek attitude the Lord so graciously helps me keep ...

This made me laugh! I'm so glad I'm not alone with the wiggles. Keeping a proper attitude is not always easy for me either. Thanks for your encouraging words for me here too!

In Christ,
Julie