National Hot Dog Day | Free printable writing prompt
Use your imagination and craft a summer caper with words in honor of National Hot Dog Day.
Posted July 18, 2018
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
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
Christmas wishes
As our family celebrates the birth of Christ, we extend our warmest holiday wishes to each of you. May this season be one of joy in your hearts, and may 2010 be merry and...
Posted December 25, 2009
This our hymn of grateful praise
For the Beauty of the Earth For the beauty of the earth, for the glory of the skies, for the love which from our birth over and around us lies; Lord of all, to thee we...
Posted November 26, 2009
Dr. Seuss meets the CPSIA
Heather Idoni of the Homeschooler’s Notebook and BelovedBooks.com has exposed the folly of the CPSIA in a brilliant and humorous way—she Seussified it! Heather...
Posted February 20, 2009
CPSC issues temporary testing stay
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has just issued a temporary stay on the stringent testing and certification requirements for lead content in children’s...
Posted January 31, 2009
Practice with free writing: A rant against CPSIA
Last week, our guest blogger Kelly suggested free writing as a way to get ideas out onto paper. I found myself free writing yesterday as my frustration level with CPSIA...
Posted January 14, 2009