The words are on everyone's lips: Where did 2012 go? I wonder that too. What a full, busy, interesting year! As I look back at the blog over this past year, I thought it would be fun to highlight each month's most popular post. Which was your favorite blog post during...
Year: 2012
The magic of 3
In writing, the Magic of 3 doesn’t stop with main points and paragraphs. It also applies to sentence building and word choice.
Christmas writing prompt … with a compassionate twist
Gift catalogs offer a chance to buy greatly appreciated gifts for a child or family in need.
Synonym bingo
To give your children practice with synonyms and help them better understand the subtlety of word meanings, play Synonym Bingo!
Grammar skills homeschool kids must learn
Apostrophes, homophones, and commas are just some of the important grammar concepts kids must master.
5 top vocabulary-building apps
BECAUSE WE associate smartphones with texting, it's easy to boil smartphone vocabulary down to a bunch of LOLs and BRBs. While that may be the case in the text-messaging world, it shouldn't give the handy phones a bad reputation as a whole. There are tons of...
4 tips for writing college application essays
Writing solid essays during early high school helps teens pen stronger college application essays.
Choosing an elementary writing program
Choosing an Elementary Writing Program For many homeschoolers, summer is the time of year to scour websites and homeschooling catalogs in search of just the right curriculum products for your children's varying needs. So many subjects, so many choices! What to pick...
Motivating young writers with author success stories
I’m pleased to welcome Samantha Gray as a guest blogger today! Writing is a difficult task. Teaching children how to write presents an even greater measure of difficulty. While it’s not necessarily hard for children to learn to write, I do think it can be...
5 narration activities for homeschool pre-writers
Narration activities are perfect when age, immaturity, or lack of skill with a pencil prevents little ones from recording their own ideas.
Poetry links and resources
As we continue celebrating National Poetry Month, I'd like to share a few more great (and free) online poetry links and resources with you. Poetry Links Poetry-Writing Workshop with Karla Kuskin - Children's poet Karla Kuskin helps children turn their words and ideas...
6 ways to strengthen your writing
Looking for ways to strengthen your writing? Try these tips for brainstorming and revising, improving word choice, and constructing better sentences.
Experiencing poetry with children
I'm excited to welcome Mystie Winckler as a guest blogger today as we continue celebrating National Poetry Month. POETRY IS a wonderful component to add to our school days. It develops language patterns, listening skills, and complex thinking ability. Andrew Pudewa...
Apostrophes and plural family last names
What’s the difference between plural and possessive? When is it correct to use apostrophes when writing family last names?
Hope for your struggling homeschool writer
Will your reluctant, struggling student ever be able to write an articulate, coherent thought?
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