Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? If you don’t love poetry (and even if you do), it can feel a little bit overwhelming coming up with ways to teach it to kids. Poetry can be such an important part of falling in love with language. However, it can also seem like something…
Telling Your Family’s Stories: A Group Writing Experience Our family has a language arts project this year – a group project, where we’re all contributing. I’m loving it, the kids are loving it, we’re learning a lot, and we’re building our family’s identity. We’re telling stories. Our stories. Little snippets of everyday life, exciting moments,…
The Best Thing You Can Do to Help a Struggling Reader… I have been homeschooling for ten years now. Over the course of the past decade, there is one area of study that has been the most frustrating, and if I’m honest, the most terrifying for me. Teaching my youngest son to read has been,…
Are you a homeschool mom struggling to help your child become a better writer? It’s not as hard as you think. Try Bethany’s tips to help your homeschooler write better. Written by Bethany Ishee of BethanyIshee.com. Want to know a secret? Writing is a subject that many homeschool parents dread as much as their children…
Homeschooling families tend to read a lot, but do you include enough just for fun reading in your homeschool day? Try Sara’s simple tips to make sure you do! Written by Sara Jordan Panning of Heart and Soul Homeschooling You’ve seen them in the library – the family pulling the wagon loaded with books. Maybe…
There are some great resources to decide if your child is ready for a novel, but there’s an even easier way. In the following article, Heather shares one simple trick for evaluating a book’s level. Written by Heather Pleier of Wonderschooling. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had the same conversation. A parent…
