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The Power Of Teaching With Comics

by Deanne Crawford | Dec 18, 2020 | Academics | 0 |

Hiding in the back of my middle school English Lit class, I remember thinking, “I love to read;...

Do I Have To Teach It ALL?

by Lisa Asanowicz | Sep 22, 2020 | Schools of Thought | 0 |

English, math, history, grammar, science, foreign language, physical education, music, art, oh my!...

Discovering Shakespeare: The Bawdy Bard is NOT Boring!

by Janice Price | Jul 2, 2018 | Academics | 0 |

“If you have ever refused to budge an inch or suffered from green-eyed jealousy, if you have...

Language Arts – A Delightful Medley

by Janice Price | Jan 13, 2017 | Academics | 0 |

Most of our language arts curriculum choices fall into three different “camps” – traditional, Charlotte Mason, and classical – and, of course, there are variations and blendings of these.

Language Arts – a Lovely Tapestry

by Janice Price | Dec 2, 2016 | Academics | 0 |

It’s not surprising we feel overwhelmed by language arts curriculum. We talk about the core subjects and we tend to say “language arts” and to some extent we all know what is meant by that. But take a quick look at our website or our catalog and all of a sudden the waters seem much muddier.

Don’t Give Up On Your Struggling Writer

by Heather Vogler | Feb 17, 2016 | Academics | 0 |

Has your child ever had to write a biography report, kicking and screaming the whole way?

Help! My Child Hates Writing!

by Heather Vogler | Oct 30, 2015 | Academics | 0 |

The assignment: Write three to five sentences about a pet. Pencil in hand and paper on the kitchen table my seven year old just freezes. He adores his cat and would share entertaining stories about it with us throughout the day, but when it came to putting it down on paper, he refused.

GUM Drops

by Chad Stembridge | Apr 21, 2014 | English & Writing | 0 |

G.U.M. Drops teaches Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics by having students edit passages from classic literature.

6 Mistakes We Make Teaching Reluctant Writers

by Merry | Feb 12, 2014 | Academics | 0 |

When I was 7, I wrote a story that my mom liked so well, she submitted it to Cricket magazine for publication. Yes, I received my first rejection letter in second grade! But that memory lingered with me and gave me a false impression of what’s “normal” for second grade!

Reluctant Writers

by Merry | Feb 4, 2014 | Academics | 0 |

You know if you have one. You can’t coax ’em out of the closet when it’s writing time. They’d rather eat fried worms than put pencil to paper. And why is it that there are few things we moms worry about more (academically speaking) than this little thing we call writing?

6 Ways to Boost A Child’s Language

by Mindy Brouse | Jan 30, 2014 | Academics | 0 |

I have been taught that children’s language falls to the least common denominator when in a group. If you’ve ever helped with junior high youth activities, you know this. Children (and adults, actually) build language through using the language and they use the language they are most exposed to consistently.

Logic of English Essentials

by Linda Schneider | Jan 23, 2014 | Language Arts | 0 |

After reading Uncovering the Logic of English, I was expecting a very organized, thorough, easy to...

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