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With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it’s a great time to engage your kids in […]
It can get pretty hectic around the house in the days leading up to Thanksgiving. […]
Don’t you love when you find that perfect gift … something meaningful, quirky, or completely out […]
Looking for resources that teach parts of speech in fun and engaging ways? Need some tools […]
“Anyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to […]
A word bank is a place where kids can keep written words they’ve learned or […]
Let these writing prompts about the first Thanksgiving transport your family back to 1620, when the […]
Looking for a holiday activity? Divert your kids by showing them how to write a Thanksgiving […]
This article contains affiliate links for products we’re confident your family will love! Today is National Scrabble Day, […]
Like all other months, December has its share of oddball holidays to celebrate. You can dust […]
This post contains affiliate links for products we’re confident your family will love! When children aren’t […]
This post contains affiliate links. Most children in kindergarten and first grade aren’t ready to write paragraphs. […]
This article contains affiliate links for books we’re confident your family will enjoy. I’ve always been a reader. As […]
Many of you have children who are pre-writers. Their busy young minds are bursting with ideas, […]
This article contains affiliate links for books we’re confident your family will love! Today marks the […]
Last year at this time, I showed you how to create a Thanksgiving acrostic poem. […]
Looking for a few last-minute Thanksgiving writing ideas for kids to occupy your antsy children? Try […]
I’m excited to welcome Mystie Winckler as a guest blogger today as we continue celebrating […]
THIS week, May 13-19, is Children’s Book Week. It’s the perfect time to revisit old […]
It’s almost Thanksgiving. Around the country, we’ll soon be picking up our turkeys, baking pies, chopping […]
Last time, I gave some suggestions for cultivating gratitude in children’s hearts in Encourage Thankfulness: […]
The Thanksgiving holiday is fast approaching. Are your kids getting stir-crazy while you finish your […]
We know kids love WriteShop, but what about parents? To find out, we asked 20 […]
Gifts for grammar geeks are here! Do you find yourself fretting about what to buy […]
I’m sure you can think of several friends and family members who are especially fond […]
This article contains affiliate links for products your family might enjoy. What kid doesn’t love a good feature […]
This article contains affiliate links for books I’m confident your family will love! Poem in Your Pocket […]
Imagine a student telling his college professor: “Could I have another week? My sister was […]
April is National Poetry Month, so I’m posting a different poetry activity or tip list […]
When children step into the world of books, the characters they encounter can seem as […]
Every autumn, children love collecting leaves, acorns, squash, and especially pumpkins to decorate hearths, mantels, […]
The word “writing” can strike fear in young hearts because children tend to associate it […]
This post contains affiliate links for products we’re confident your family will love! Pre-writing activities disguised as games make […]
This post contains affiliate links for books we think you’ll value. Using these journal prompts about […]
If you’ve taught writing for awhile, this scene might sound familiar: Mom: Let’s replace some of those […]
WORDPLAY and word games can reenergize kids who feel bogged down with school work. If […]
This article contains affiliate links. I’ve been writing and blogging for a while now. Yet no […]
This article contains affiliate links for products we’re confident your family will love! Whether you school […]
On frosty days, have you ever referred to winter as “harsh,” “kind,” or even “fickle”? […]
Are you plagued by homeschool doubts? Your calling as a homeschooling mom flows out of […]
It’s important to instill thankfulness into our children, for it’s a character quality that keeps […]
When all else fails, you can usually extract some decent writing from your children when […]
Ready for an Awesome Poetry Roundup? April’s National Poetry Month, What’s a mom to do? […]
Problem: Your children’s limited writing vocabulary inhibits ideas and contributes to weak stories, essays, and […]
I’m pleased to welcome Samantha Gray as a guest blogger today! Writing is a difficult task. Teaching […]
“You can’t teach writing.“ Perhaps you’ve heard whispers of lies such as this one. Doubts about your […]
“I feel like a homeschool failure.” How often do we try to measure our homeschooling […]
Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links for products we recommend. I usually don’t get to observe my grandkids’ […]
I hear it all the time. We’re having self-editing issues. For some reason, my children […]
This article contains affiliate links for products we think your family will enjoy. Mom, I don’t know what to […]
Here are four fun persuasive writing prompts for high school students. Will your homeschool teens […]
Gifts for Book Lovers Here it is! A gorgeous literary gift guide suggesting 32 perfect […]
Has the boredom bug bitten your brood? Are you looking for a few ways to […]
Homeschool writing center ideas and activities can reinforce the composition skills you’re teaching through your […]
Every homeschooling parent hits the skids now and then — and that’s when the questions pour forth: Am […]
This post contains affiliate links for products we think your family will love. Read our full […]
What is persuasive writing . . . … and why is it an important skill […]
You’ve just bought a workbook to use in your homeschool. Or maybe you’re eyeing an […]
I love to offer helpful writing tips for homeschool teens! Because most of my blog […]
Teaching your kids to write is one of the most daunting tasks parents face. But […]
Do you have a creative writing center in your home? Don’t let the name fool […]
When you help your kids love books and reading, you also give them the wings they […]
5 Fun Thanksgiving Writing […]
Word Banks for Fall and Thanksgiving Writing […]
Does your reluctant writer hate journaling (or writing in general)? Do you need a way […]
Here’s another holiday word bank to help inspire your children to write. This time, as they […]
Mother’s Day is right around the corner. Time for breakfast in bed, roses, homemade cards, and […]
IT’S SUMMER. Your kids would rather ride bikes, toss a baseball, and run through the sprinklers than […]
Primary students are usually overflowing with thoughts. But during homeschool writing lessons, it can be […]
Each season brings the opportunity for fresh new writing experiences. These four creative writing prompts for autumn […]
Math poetry—who would have thought? I’ve always been a big fan of writing across the […]
As Thanksgiving draws near, it’s natural to turn our thoughts toward gratitude and acts of […]
I’m excited to share one of our family’s favorite writing exercises—journal-style reports—where kids write first-person […]
Are you ready to learn more about WriteShop Primary? First, the program is geared to children […]
For a well-rounded writing approach, many homeschoolers use both a formal writing curriculum and fun […]
Do you have a pet peeve? You know, those annoying little things that don’t seem to […]
Learning specialist Kendra Wagner joins us today as a guest blogger. The Magic of 3 […]
NOW that the Christmas season is here, postal workers and volunteers around the world are […]
This post may contain affiliate links for books we recommend. After a busy week in the classroom, […]
If your family will take a vacation this summer, there’s no better time to start […]
For homeschoolers, any season is field trip season. When the weather is pleasant, we can […]
If you think your teens are easily sidetracked now, just wait! When they head off to college, […]
Looking for ways to keep your children {productively} occupied this summer without actually assigning schoolwork? Look […]
Winding my way through a used bookstore last month, I came across a slim […]
Whether you’re shopping for the holidays, a special birthday, or “just because,” our newest gift […]
In her memoir One Writer’s Beginnings, Eudora Welty invites us to ponder the connections between […]
A Garden Analogy Your story is like a garden, and you, the author, are the […]
This post contains affiliate links for books we think you’ll value. Invite your teens to choose […]
During this season of hearts and chocolates, here’s a fun way to spread some Valentine […]
This article contains affiliate links for products we think your family will love! A designated writing center in your […]
Whether the school year is zooming by or inching along like a snail, now may […]
Do you have a teen gourmet or budding chef in the house? Have any of your […]
Sunlit beaches, grassy hillsides, and old-fashioned gardens have inspired plenty of stories over the years. Give […]
Too much writing freedom can make struggling writers feel adrift in the middle of the […]
Writing can overwhelm the most rugged of homeschool students, which is why I often mention […]
Welcome to Part 2 of our research writing series. In Part 1, we covered the […]
Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links for products we recommend. A word bank is a list of words related to a […]
This post contains affiliate links. Read our full disclosure policy. I can tell you that homeschooling […]
When apprentices work with a master craftsman or artist, they copy their master’s work. Consider […]
By Misti Lacy Let’s get real for a moment. As I write this post, boxes […]