Modeling writing for young learners happens naturally as you introduce and talk about writing ideas together.
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How WriteShop Primary teaches spelling to your homeschool child
WriteShop Primary teaches spelling organically in the context of your homeschool writing lessons.
Willy Worm | A fun adjective game for young homeschoolers
This fun adjective game makes learning “describing words” more meaningful to K-3rd graders.
Garden of Rhyming Words
All year, you’ve watched your child’s vocabulary grow like a garden of wildflowers. You’ve watered, weeded, and spread plenty of sunshine with family read-aloud times, spelling lessons, and writing games. This week, help your child display what she’s learned with a...
Kids can learn by teaching others!
This article contains affiliate links. I’ve been writing and blogging for a while now. Yet no matter how many times I've read the rules for using hyphens between adjectives, I never got the hang of it. Until last Thursday, that is. That was the day I explained hyphens...
Friendly letter boogie
Children will enjoy this Friendly Letter Boogie movement activity to help them remember the parts of a friendly letter.
We’ve got (more) mail!
It's always so encouraging to open up my inbox each day and find a glowing review or happy testimonial from a homeschooling mom who's been using WriteShop with her children. It's been nearly ten years since we first published WriteShop I and II, and believe me, I...
Introducing WriteShop Primary Book C
At long last, we're excited to announce the release of the final book of our WriteShop Primary series. Yes---WriteShop Primary Book C has arrived! About WriteShop Primary WriteShop Primary introduces young children to the steps of the writing process using engaging...
Interview with author Nancy I. Sanders
Even though you may never have met Nancy I. Sanders face to face, many of you already know and love her as the author of our WriteShop Primary series. Eager to introduce you to this warm, wise, and wonderful woman, I first interviewed Nancy when we were preparing to...
Last day to get 10% off Writeshop Primary B
Today is the last day to pre-order WriteShop Primary Book B and get a 10% discount. Offer ends at midnight Pacific time. Hurry! Get your coupon code here.
Writing game: Toss the pepperoni!
Play this game to help your child remember the key elements of favorite stories!
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 remember how much I loved to find my own little stories and poems published in our school's newsletter....
Writing with young children
It’s never too early to introduce young children to the joy of writing. There’s so much you can do to model and encourage pre-writing skills!
FREE gift with WriteShop Primary pre-order
Through July 20, we're including a WriteShop Primary Activity Set Worksheet Pack ($4.95 value) for FREE to everyone who pre-orders WriteShop Primary Book A! There's one 2-sided worksheet for every lesson in Book A, along with evaluation charts to help you track your...
A real proof copy. Really!
I'm beginning to think someone has let a gremlin loose between the pages of WriteShop Primary. Maybe that cute little tiger has secretly gone undercover to wreak havoc moving bullet points and misspelling words. In the last week alone, David has sent me four---yes,...
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