Model writing through conversation to help children grow in their effective use of language.
Teaching Homeschool Writing
Recipe for writing a paragraph | Homeschool writing
This “recipe” will help your kids prepare, season, garnish, and sweeten their writing.
Model and teach writing in your homeschool
Learn how parents can model and teach writing with confidence.
Do you really need a homeschool writing curriculum? Find out with this checklist.
Use this helpful homeschool checklist to determine if you need a formal writing program.
Writing in active voice: Why action verbs trump “to be” words
Using active voice and lively, concrete verbs helps students achieve their goal of painting a vivid word picture.
Solid Roots: A Firm Foundation in Writing and in Life
Solid roots help establish a firm foundation for kids, not just in life, but also in writing skills.
Describing a food: The good, the bad, and the ugly
A food can be cold and rubbery or rich, flaky, and savory. Teach kids to use vivid words to describe tasty or yucky foods!
Teaching writing | Steps of the writing process
Guiding your kids through the steps of the writing process can position them for success.
Writing a fictional story: The creative process
Teens and adults can use these building blocks of the creative process to write a fictional story
Poetry roundup | 28 resources for teaching and writing poems
This poetry roundup has tons of resources, activities, poetry lessons, and freebies for teaching poetry.
Are you turning your child off to writing?
Do you tend to expect too much independence or focus on mistakes? These tips will encourage you!
Helping kids find an audience for their writing
Opportunities for kids to share their stories, poems, and essays with someone other than Mom!
Learning about sentence variations from Pottery Barn
Using an array of sentence variations helps students enhance their writing with fresh style and vigor.
Reluctant Writer Round-Up
A terrific round-up of blog posts, Pins, and Instagram faves to help you teach your own reluctant writer.
3 ways to increase your child’s vocabulary
Simple ways to increase your child’s vocabulary and make their writing stronger!