This post is part of the series 10 Ways to Inspire Your Budding Writer Do you sometimes wonder if you are spending too much time reading aloud to your children when you could be investing in other things? Or maybe you need some encouragement to spend more time reading aloud. Here is your permission slip:…
Does your child sometimes stare at you blankly when you ask them to write? Or worse, they groan, “This is boring!” or “I hate writing!” How do we respond? How can we woo them into writing? Imagine your child is part of a basketball team and all they ever do is drills — no games….
Do your creative children freeze or moan when it comes to actually putting their ideas down on paper? Sometimes we forget how many complex skills writing actually involves. When a child sits down to write, there’s a lot to remember. “How do I form that letter? Oh yeah, finger space between the words. How do…
This post is part of the series 10 Ways to Inspire Your Budding Writer While helping my eight-year-old daughter write her own version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, I took a turn to write as she dictated. “Then Goldilocks went up the stairs.” “Hmmm. ‘Went’ is a rather ordinary word. Can you think of…
This post is part of the series 10 Ways to Inspire Your Budding Writer “Enjoy your children.” My homeschool mentor’s mantra may seem simple. Even obvious. But sometimes in the midst of dirty dishes, piles of laundry, math lessons, messes and bickering, this seemingly straightforward advice felt like a revelation. And on bad days, even…