How to teach the five-paragraph essay in your homeschool
Teach the 5-paragraph essay in your homeschool by familiarizing teens with a formula for successful essay writing.
Posted September 16, 2019
National Hot Dog Day | Free printable writing prompt for your homeschool
Use your imagination and craft a summer caper with words in honor of National Hot Dog Day.
Posted July 18, 2018
Gratitude lists for kids
Help your children count their blessings with these Thanksgiving-inspired gratitude lists for kids.
Posted October 30, 2017
11 ways to celebrate Write to a Friend month
During Write to a Friend Month, kids will love these creative ideas that spark and encourage them to write letters by hand.
Posted December 1, 2015
Write letters to Santa, or make birthday cards for Jesus
NOW that the Christmas season is here, postal workers and volunteers around the world are busy answering letters to Santa. Every year, these widespread efforts encourage...
Posted December 9, 2013
TEACH AV Homeschool Convention
TEACH AV Homeschool Convention 2013 is a BRAND-NEW, one-day event taking place Saturday, June 29th in Lancaster, CA. The conference will be held at Westside Christian...
Posted June 25, 2013
Valley Home Educators Convention 2011 – Modesto, CA
We’re getting ready to wrap up this year’s convention schedule with our last conference of the summer, July 29-30 in Modesto, California. Homeschooling...
Posted July 25, 2011
AFHE Homeschool Convention 2011 – Phoenix
July is our busiest month for homeschool conventions. Among our favorites is the annual Arizona Families for Home Education Convention in beautiful—but...
Posted July 18, 2011
2011 CHEA Convention – Pasadena, CA
If you homeschool in Southern California, you know that the CHEA Convention is one of the highlights of the year! With a great lineup of speakers and all sorts of...
Posted July 12, 2011
WriteShop Junior book covers: Everything’s a process!
The children who are beta testing the upcoming WriteShop Junior series have been learning about the writing process: Brainstorming Rough draft Editing and revising Final...
Posted April 13, 2011
WriteShop’s homeschool conference schedule: 2011
In 2011, WriteShop will be exhibiting at 10 brick-and-mortar homeschool conventions where you can see our line of WriteShop products in person, get the skinny on our...
Posted March 17, 2011
In Our Write Minds: 2010 in review
Do you ever wonder if your writing makes a difference? As I blog about teaching writing, the thought crosses my mind from time to time: Do I offer anything of substance to...
Posted January 3, 2011
Out with the old, in so many words
new adj. original unspoiled novel fresh unfamiliar cutting-edge improved untouched pristeen unused beckoning untried refreshed . . . . . Happy New Year! May 2011 be the...
Posted January 1, 2011
14 creative Christmas letters
It’s December 20th, and I still haven’t written my Christmas letter for 2010. But hope springs eternal! If you’re in the same boat, you might appreciate...
Posted December 20, 2010
Thankful in so many words
thank · ful adj. appreciative grateful content beholden indebted cheerful obliged satisfied overwhelmed at peace pleased glad comfortable
Posted November 24, 2010
Where’s Kim?
If you’re a regular reader here at In Our Write Minds, you may wonder why I’m not posting as regularly as I normally do. I thought I’d give you a little...
Posted March 22, 2010