Are You Looking for a FREE Christian High School Poetry Course?
As a child, I always took my ideas from the things I read—both poetry and prose. Long before I really investigated the social, political and religious questions I met through…
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Sometimes, it can seem like reading is the answer to everything. If your student hates writing—get them to read. If you want to teach them history—let them read historical fiction.…
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What if my student hates writing? It can be easy to panic when we come to a question like that, and to feel that something must be seriously wrong with…
Read moreHow to Make Vocabulary A Family Pursuit with the FREE Word of the Week (WOW) Program
Do you find that you can always pick homeschoolers out of a crowd? As a homeschool graduate, I often flatter myself I can do a pretty good job of just…
Read moreHow to Give Your Kids a Solid Grasp of Grammar
As a writer, I am expected to like English. That’s fair, I guess, and it’s also true. I do like English—I even like grammar in moderation. But that wasn’t always…
Read moreGood and Great Books: Are You Building A Legacy?
Do you know the charm of an old book—a favourite in your childhood—with the sweet, musty smell of its pages, and the worn, fabric cover and now flimsy cloth spine?…
Read moreWhere to Find Christian Poetry for English Courses
Do you remember anything you learned in Preschool? Kindergarten? Grade One? I don’t mean just, “I learned to read” or “I learned addition and subtraction.” I mean, do you remember…
Read moreOur Christmas Legacy: Good and Great Hymns
It’s Christmas Eve, and you find, that after all your planning and preparations, there are still three things you need for tomorrow—things that demand a trip to the store on…
Read moreHow to Boost Your Child’s Vocabulary in 36 Words
Last year I participated in an online writing course. Writers are always interested in expanding their vocabulary, so the course included a featured “Word of the Week.” It didn’t take…
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