Why Your Child Needs A Pen Pal Writing to a pen pal teaches children valuable skills and life lessons. Here are 5 direct benefits to your child. Develops writing skills authentically Writing a letter to a friend or relative is an easy and effective way to give authenticity to writing. It gives kids practice in organizing […]
What is the Best Way to Teach Writing?
It’s hard to teach your child to write, if you don’t know where to start. There are many writing products out there, but the best way to teach writing is through the writers’ workshop method. In the first part of this post I’ll give a brief description of writer’s workshop, and in the second part […]
5 Reasons Why You Can’t Teach Your Child to Write (And Facts That Will Change Your Mind)
Writing is one of those subjects we don’t talk much about. It’s there, simmering on the back burner, as we devote our time and energy to the subjects we know need emphasis: reading and math. If writing is not high on your homeschool priority list, consider these 5 reasons why you can’t teach your child […]
