How-To 5 Traits of a Good Writer 11 Mar 2015 We spend hundreds of dollars looking for the "perfect" curriculum that will turn our children into good writers. We try everything -- the great classical writing program, the seminar experience…
How-To 14 Forms of Writing for the Older Student: The Letter 29 Oct 201420 Aug 2021 Writing letters used to be an art as much as a skill that adults were expected to be proficient at. With modern-day methods of communication, very few write letters any…
How-To 14 Forms of Writing for the Older Student: Limericks 8 Oct 201420 Aug 2021 If you ask a student to write a poem, his reaction may be ... well, let's just say less than enthusiastic! The limerick makes a fun, easy introduction to writing…
How-To 30 Narration Ideas 24 Sep 201431 Aug 2021 Narration, the act of telling back, has long been used by educators to: Find out how much a student knows about a subject.Encourage a student to interact with what he…
How-To 14 Forms of Writing for the Older Student: Biography 18 Sep 201320 Aug 2021 Now that we have tackled the autobiography, we already have a good start on writing a biography since the two forms of writing share similar elements. Again, a biography is…
How-To 14 Forms of Writing for the Older Student: Autobiography 4 Sep 201320 Aug 2021 Another type of writing that comes easier to students is the autobiography. After all, they are familiar with the subject! When we think of a biography we envision the detailing…
How-To 14 Forms of Writing for the Older Student: How-To Essay 21 Aug 201320 Aug 2021 One of the easiest forms of expository writing for most students to tackle is the how-to essay. Who doesn't know how to do something? And if we already know how…
How-To 10 Ways to Use Notebooking: #2 Copybook 27 Mar 2013 One of the second notebooks we implemented in our homeschool was a copybook for each student. When you require your children to write something every day, sometimes it is easier…
How-To Writing Helps 10 Jan 2013 Writing can be one of those bug-a-boos for the homeschool mom. Like math, we try every prepared writing curriculum we can find, express all hope with the "new" thing that…
How-To 5 Real-Life Writing Elements 27 Aug 2012 Parents who give up the struggle with daily workbook lessons and encourage real-life writing and children's choice writing look back months later and are delighted not only with the progress…
How-To Writing Ideas: 5 Ways to Use Writing Prompts 30 May 2012 You have your child writing something every day. But there comes the day when he is "stuck" and can't think of a thing to write. What do you do? Try…
How-To Writing Ideas: Complete the Story 23 May 2012 If you are requiring your child to write something every day and he is running out of fresh material, ask him to complete a story. Sometimes having the beginning established…
How-To 14 Forms of Writing for the Older Student: The Short Story 2 May 201220 Aug 2021 Writing short stories is a form of narrative writing that typically starts when the pre-writer begins telling stories, narrates a wordless picture book, or adds to the story; or when…
How-To 14 Forms of Writing for the Older Student: Outlines 25 Apr 201220 Aug 2021 There is more to an outline than Roman numerals! Think of it as an organizing tool — most of the work is done in the intellect instead of on the…
How-To 8 Writing Activities for the Younger Student 4 Apr 2012 Yes, they must learn to write their letters and practice their handwriting. But "writing" is more than the simple mechanics of holding a pencil. Here are a few writing suggestions…
How-To 16 Prewriting Activities 14 Mar 2012 Young children, of course, begin their writing career learning to write the letters of the alphabet and practicing their handwriting. But a lack of handwriting ability doesn't have to deter…
Tools “How Not to Teach Writing” 14 Apr 2011 Having grown two writers from the ground up using natural methods, this article by Dr. Ruth Beechick, "How Not to Teach Writing," really hit home. How about teaching the rules,…
