by Erin | Feb 6, 2020 | Word Study and Spelling, Writing
A Truly Fun Way to Practice Parts of Speech So as a kid, I despised diagramming sentences. I felt it was a complete waste of time and I wondered why anyone (other than my teachers) cared what an adverb, adjective, or conjunction was. This post may contain...
by Erin | Jun 5, 2019 | Adventures, Reading, Word Study and Spelling, Writing
I can’t believe in a few short days both of my children will be out of school for summer. While we are looking forward to more relaxing mornings and some time at the pool, I also recognize that we need to have a plan for how we will keep up academics throughout the...
by Erin | Oct 29, 2018 | Reading, Writing
How we design and organize the spaces in our homes can encourage and foster reading and writing. This post may contain affiliate links that earn me a small commission, at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products I personally use and love, or think...
by Erin | Oct 23, 2018 | Writing
There are so many ways for children to express themselves through writing and so many ways authors share their ideas. Here are the 17 most popular writing genres and some examples. Learn more about these genres and encourage your child to try something new....
by Erin | Oct 19, 2018 | Writing
This post may contain affiliate links that earn me a small commission, at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products I personally use and love, or think my readers will find useful. Visit my disclosure statement for more information. Looking for a way to...
by Erin | Feb 1, 2018 | Writing
Encourage writing in real life, authentic ways! My daughter loves to write. One thing that we have done to encourage her writing is providing her authentic activities for writing. She doesn’t just write to practice writing; she writes for real world purposes and real...
