I recently reviewed some curriculum from Moving Beyond the Page that included a Poetry unit.  Mahayla worked through the self-directed curriculum on her own and then completed a final project of sharing some of her own poetry in a coffeehouse setting.  Here are a few pictures from the “coffeehouse”. 

This is some of the [...]

This week was our second round of book publishing this year.  Back in February, after the kids had written an original story from a picture prompt, we took the story through the writing process.  We’re still trying to find a binding method that works for us – these books were comb-bound using a machine at [...]

Remember the Field Trip Journals?  We’re still using them this year and I couldn’t be happier with them.  They are proving to make great writing assignments, and I’m finding the kids absolutely love looking through them for the memories.  I love to watch the kids sort through brochures, ticket stubs and pictures trying to decide what to include and how [...]

Here’s #2 of 4 Question Box topics from co-op this week…..

Creative Writing Ideas
I’ve written a few blog posts in the past about writing that you can find here.
Here are some great online resources, too.
Teacher’s Desk
Can Teach
Creative Composition Without Handwriting
Ten Creative Writing Ideas
Very Unique and Interactive Ideas
Homeschool Learning – scroll down for some lesson ideas
And these ideas [...]