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May 18, 2016 by: Eva Varga

Building Writers with Faltering Ownership

A couple years ago, I was struggling to find a language arts curriculum that was both engaging and complimentary to our homeschool philosophy. In my quest, I sampled a wide variety of curricula. When I discovered Brave Writer, I knew I had found what I had been looking for. Not only does Brave Writer offer a variety of writing curricula and resources, they also provide

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February 19, 2016 by: Meredith Henning

Poetry for Young People Series – A Review

Poetry for Young People - Review

Poetry for Young People Series – A Review Poetry is a key component in our homeschool and has been from day one. When my daughter (now 19) and I began her homeschool journey, one of the first activities that we did was begin to memorize her first poem. The lesson plans (which I followed religiously of course) said to read and practice the first line

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February 8, 2013 by: Stephanie Harrington

A Child’s Introduction To Poetry Review

Having great resources is a must for any homeschool. Every once in a while I come across a book that won’t be at the local library. I buy it because it’s so good that it’s worth the investment as an asset to our homeschool. Usually these types of books have value now and for years to come. A Child’s Introduction to Poetry by Michael Driscoll 

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June 21, 2010 by: Brenda

Poetry for Young People

Since I began homeschooling, I’ve loved almost every subject.  Really…I have!  Science and all the experiments, history and the wonderful literature that goes along with it, even the quieter subjects like grammar and spelling are great to me because there’s not a lot of prep work for Mama!  After being turned on to the Charlotte Mason way of teaching over a year ago, I’ve tried to incorporate

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February 17, 2010 by: Brenda

Teaching Grammar With Playful Poems

When I taught school outside my home it was all the rage to teach grammar through writing. While grading the students papers I made notes on the grammar I thought they needed to learn and then used the grammar textbook to teach grammar in mini ten minute lessons three times a week. Overall, I didn’t feel very successful, but I kept plugging along as that

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January 7, 2010 by: Barb

Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization

  Yes, that is really the title of this review: Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization. It is not a very catchy title but this compact spiral bound book is a powerful tool in helping our children develop better language skills. The basic idea behind this Andrew Pudewa creation is that children need a foundation for correct and sophisticated speech patterns. Our children are constantly surrounded

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December 9, 2009 by: Jimmie

Random House Book of Poetry for Children

The Random House Book of Poetry for Children: A Treasury of 572 Poems for Today’s Child Selected by Jack Prelutsky Illustrated by Arnold Lobel This large, hardback volume is a wonderful investment in your language arts curriculum and in your general reading library. With 572 poems, this single book could last you three years if you read one poem each day. In fact, that is

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