One of my goals in homeschooling creatively has always been to help kids love writing. Whether students believe it or…
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Writing
A Happy Collision of Nature Study and Language Arts
One of the things I love so much about nature study is its ability to merge together so many other…
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How To Improve Language Arts Skills with Typing
Typing instruction has always been an important part of our homeschool. Not just for the sake of learning to type,…
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Using Picture Books to Teach Expository Writing
Why would anyone use picture books to teach expository writing? Because picture books are written by master authors who can…
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Using Picture Books to Teach Text Structure
It’s time for another post in my series about using picture books to teach writing to middle and high school…
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A Writing Assignment Your Children Will Love
My children don’t typically jump for joy when given a writing assignment. Do yours? I’ve found several ways over the…
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Using Picture Books to Teach Voice in Writing
Voice. It’s in every good piece of writing, but it’s a tad elusive when it comes to defining and teaching….
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Using Picture Books to Teach Writing Styles
I {heart} picture books for so many reasons. One giant reason is their ability to teach so many in depth…
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Using Picture Books To Teach Biography Writing
Living literature isn’t just for reading – it’s also great for teaching writing styles! Serious writing lessons don’t start in…
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Picture Books to Teach Literary Techniques
I’ve been sharing a little series of posts about how to use living literature to teach writing – specifically, narratives…
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Picture Books That Demonstrate Persuasive Writing
In my last post about teaching narrative writing, I mentioned how the subject of writing tends to be a thorn…
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Picture Books That Demonstrate Narrative Writing
If there’s one subject that seems to befuddle homeschoolers more than any other, it’s writing. I hear it during homeschool…
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