Homeschool Language Arts
Build Writing Skills with NaNoWriMo!
What’s so great about November? It’s National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)! Back in 1999, a challenge was issued for creative writers to write 50,000 words of a new novel during…
How to Plan for Writing Success
Ever get the feeling that you could do more to help your children with certain subjects? Writing can be one of those areas where the feeling is strongest if you’re not confident in…
Speech Therapy for Homeschooled Children: What You Need to Know
There are many reasons why parents choose to homeschool their children. Perhaps you prioritize personal education, you have a strong religious affiliation, or you want to strengthen family bonding.…
Writing Tips: Back to Basics for Back to School
Was your kids’ summer writing limited to scribbling their names in sidewalk chalk on the driveway? Don’t worry! You have plenty of time to get back in the swing of things. You probably don’t…
Inspiring Your Budding Writer!
Contributed by Elizabeth Dardes Creating a home environment that embraces, celebrates, and encourages writing and creativity is the spark all parents want to ignite for their children. Keeping…
Starting a Family Book Club
If you’re looking for a fun and educational way to bridge the summer learning gap, or even inspire reading this fall consider starting a family book club. This unique tradition is one that…
Journal Your Way to Stress-Free Writing
One way to get your kids to write, and actually enjoy it, is through journaling, just writing for a short amount of time every day. If done well, kids may not even realize that you’re trying…
Books That Teach Character
Good character can seem like an ambiguous goal at times. Character training is a difficult concept to define and is consequently complex to plan into your homeschooling studies. As a parent,…
Why Your Teen Needs To Know Cursive
As a college educator, I want parents to know why cursive writing is important to your teen. Any child born in the U.S. after the year 2000 will undoubtedly not have been taught cursive…
Writing Inspiration, Naturally!
This post is sponsored by Time4Writing.com With the weather warming up, your kids are probably getting antsy as they look forward to spending more time outdoors. Whether they enjoy exercising…