Homeschool Language Arts
Create Your Own Literature-Based Unit Study
Has your homeschool motivation dropped to zero? Do something - even if you’re just reading and doing unit studies. Unit studies are often so much fun, your students may actually enjoy learning…
Teaching and Improving Handwriting Skills
In this digital age of computers, tablets, and smartphones, handwriting seems to be becoming a lost art. We adults who remember the days before computers and the internet were mainstream (gasp!)…
The Complete Guide to Homeschool Journaling
As far back as I can remember, I've always been a sucker for pretty journals, notebooks, pens...any kind of writing supplies. Even as a kid, I loved collecting sparkly, pretty places to write…
How and Why We Teach Cursive Handwriting
Many people wonder today if cursive handwriting and writing cursive letters is important enough to continue teaching... Here's one experienced homeschool mom's perspective. Crystal…
Fun Ways to Help Your Child with Spelling
This post is sponsored by Power Spelling. Have you tried to build engaging spelling assignments and tests that help keep your children focused? We’ve built a platform that provides the tests…
5 Homeschool Writing Tips from Teachers
Do you ever wonder what writing instructors teach their students? You’re in luck! Teachers have shared some of their top writing tips. These tips don’t cover everything, but they…
Our Favorite Fall Books to Read
Fall Picture Books for Young Children Even before children learn to read they can discover the wonderment of books, especially books illustrated about the autumn season. All the colors and shapes…
How To Help Your Child Reach Their Writing Goals
Writing can be a difficult subject to teach and learn. Many children approach writing with anxiety and uncertainty, seeing it as something filled with subjectivity and open to criticism.…
12 Writing Tips for Roadschoolers
Roadschooling is becoming more popular due to its flexibility and adventurous approach to both living and learning. Roadschoolers and other traveling homeschoolers use the world as…
Boost your Child’s Social Skills with Writing
Writing isn’t only a skill that’s valued in academics and sought after by employers. It’s also an activity that can build a child’s skills and confidence. When students view…