Tag: writing

  • Teaching early elementary students how to write reports

    Teaching early elementary students how to write reports

    Once we are adults, we spend large amounts of time writing reports, but it is not an easy skill to learn, and there are several types of reports.  It is good from an early age for kids to write reports and learn how to write reports.  I like to find different ways to incorporate learning…

  • Laura Numeroff writing lesson

    Laura Numeroff writing lesson

    As a teacher, I loved working with Laura Numeroff’s books. The kids loved listening to her books and the antics of the different animals. In my second year of teaching I got a stuffed animal of her Mouse from the If You Give a Mouse a Cookie books. Now that I have my own kids…

  • Daily paragraph bingo

    Daily paragraph bingo

    When my kids were in upper elementary their writing skills were not where I wanted them to be. They needed to work on their editing and their ability to quickly write a paragraph, so I sat down and started creating some writing prompts. I then turned the prompts into daily paragraph bingos and it became…

  • Homeschool writing lessons

    Homeschool writing lessons

    I was updating an old post and went to link to a homeschool writing lesson landing page only to discover I hadn’t written one! Shock! HORROR! Pearl-clutching! That being said, there are so many great writing lessons you can have as a homeschooler, whether it’s learning how to write, writing curriculum, or writing prompts related…

  • Wordsmith Craftsman, Adaptable writing curriculum for high school

    Wordsmith Craftsman, Adaptable writing curriculum for high school

    If you ever meet a homeschool mom who claims they are not a curriculum junkie, immediately check to see if they’ve been replaced by a pod person. I love homeschool curriculum, and my favorites are homeschool history curriculum and homeschool writing curriculum. I found another homeschool writing curriculum that I love, and can’t wait to…