How-To 10 Ways to Become a Better Editor of Your Child’s Writing 20 Jan 201630 Sep 2022 So you have your children writing every day. Great! Now, of course, you need to become their editor. Here is where some find a challenge in the natural approach to…
How-To 14 Forms of Writing for the Older Student: Book Review 2 Sep 201524 Aug 2022 There are several reasons to have students write a review of a book they have read: To interact with the book and glean more from the read.To practice thinking critically…
How-To 14 Forms of Writing for the Older Student: Character Sketch 19 Mar 201528 Jun 2022 There are several reasons to have students write character sketches: To summarize or narrate a book read.As a prewriting exercise before writing a work of fiction or a biography.To understand…
How-To 4 Levels of Creativity in Writing 18 Mar 201528 Jun 2022 You don't have to plan "creative writing" lessons. Just set the stage for writing lessons, plain ones. If creativity comes along, nurture it, but don't worry if it doesn't seem…
How-To 5 Traits of a Good Writer 11 Mar 201528 Jun 2022 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 201428 Jun 2022 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 201428 Jun 2022 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 201422 Aug 2022 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 201330 Aug 2022 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 201330 Aug 2022 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 20136 Sep 2022 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 201310 Sep 2022 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 201328 Jun 2022 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 201225 Jul 2022 We have used this real-life writing method since the beginning, and are happy to report — it works! Parents who give up the struggle with daily workbook lessons and encourage…
The Finds Interactive Writing Tool {Free!} 12 Jun 201219 Aug 2022 Sometimes just seeing his work in print will spur a student to enjoy writing. If your children are writing every day, and you are looking for this type of exciting…
How-To Writing Ideas: 5 Ways to Use Writing Prompts 30 May 201219 Aug 2022 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 201219 Aug 2022 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 201216 Aug 2022 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 20126 Aug 2022 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 201225 Jul 2022 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 8 writing activities for…
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 201125 Jul 2022 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,…
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