Is it enhanced learning . . . or is it busy work?
Help your child associate writing with fun through play and they won’t even know they’re learning!
Posted June 26, 2017
Writing for an audience
Writing for an audience adds purpose and meaning to writing. Kids will love these fun suggestions!
Posted December 29, 2016
PowerPoint for kids: Terrific tool for reluctant writers
Spark enthusiasm by letting your child display his understanding of a subject in a fresh new way.
Posted October 31, 2016
4 ways to make writing more exciting!
Make writing more exciting through appealing books, writing prompts, publishing projects, and more.
Posted May 16, 2016
3 nature-inspired writing projects
Take a break from book reports and essays and try a few nature-inspired writing projects!
Posted July 28, 2014
Help your child get published in a magazine
DO YOU have a child who loves to write? Encourage your creative son or daughter to learn more about the real-world publishing process. Submitting original work to an...
Posted March 25, 2013
Publishing with flap books
Manila file folders are the darling of both teachers and homeschool moms, who love to turn these ordinary, commonplace office staples into all sorts of fun projects...
Posted March 29, 2012
5 publishing ideas for non-crafty kids
IN MOST HOMES, it seems, the refrigerator door is the showcase for children’s artwork. From the tiniest toddler’s wobbly scribbles to a teen’s pencil...
Posted January 30, 2012
Make an ABC book
Do your older children have a hard time thinking of what to give a younger sibling for a birthday or Christmas gift? Why not encourage them to create a scrapbook-style (or...
Posted November 2, 2010
Make a story pocket
Publish Your Child’s Stories ONE OF the most encouraging and rewarding experiences for a young author is to see her work published. As a second and third grader, I...
Posted September 25, 2008