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Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead. – Gene Fowler
The last few weeks of our homeschool have been focused on how to write a formal essay. We follow a loose Classical/Charlotte Mason homeschool philosophy, and are transitioning from copywork and dictation exercises to [...]

Wordless Wednesday

Not entirely wordless, but inspirational nonetheless. A fun way to inspire poetry writing with the kids – get out those photos and let their imagination loose!

Frustrated with Grammar?

Do all those grammar workbooks seem far too laborious? Are you frustrated with the lack of flow between grammar and writing? Wondering how to connect the two? I know I was.
Last week I attended the BCHEC Homeschool conference in Kelowna. Come September, my children will be entering grades 4 and 6. Naturally, I found myself searching the curriculum [...]

Writing Resources

Last weekend we attended the 2008 Pacific Festival of the Book – which, by the way was a great success. This was a great place to take the kiddos and expose them to not only, new and exciting literature, but also to give them an opportunity to meet the authors themselves. There were indeed some [...]

Writing Woes?

Do you have a child who likes to write? How about a reluctant writer? There are so many different experiences and learning styles that fall under this umbrella, I won’t attempt to advise on them all. What I can share though, is my own experiences with my own children.
To date, I haven’t found a writing [...]

What are you learning?

While I certainly enjoyed our Pioneer Christmas unit study, I am glad to be back at it! We started back up January 2, getting a bit of a head start in our third semester. Amongst it all, we’re renovating again so I’ve been a little distracted in the blogosphere. Soon I will post one of [...]

Meet the Author!

Last week we had the privilege of attending a writing camp presented by Lyn Hancock author of Tobasco the Saucy Racoon. What a delight! If you ever have the chance of meeting this dynamic, enthusiastic writer then I can guarantee you will not be disappointed.
Lyn, who used to be a school teacher, was wonderful with [...]

Poetry with a Purpose

It’s time for the Weekly Unplugged Project from Mom Unplugged. This week the focus was on Haiku. Though we didn’t create any Haiku, we did create some very meaningful poetry. This week being Veterans Week, the girls created poetry together with artwork as an expression of appreciation for our Veterans who served our country. Their [...]

The Writer Within

Do you have a child who loves to write? Do You homeschool? Do you live in British Columbia? Looking for something different other than just another ‘writing assignment’ in your child’s writing workbook? Why not participate in a Writing Exhibition?
The Victoria Arts Connection is presenting the 2nd Annual Festival of the Book, aka PFB Youth [...]

A Word about Writing

Ohhh, the power of the written word. As adults we know this by exposure to many great books written by many great authors. But we worked our way up to such authors, didn’t we? This brings us to the topic of writing. Do you have an aspiring “Dickens” in your family? Or does your child [...]