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Let Them Tell Stories – 5 Reasons to Encourage Storytelling

This is a conclusion to my series on helping our children and students learn to love Reading and Writing. This series has included the initial post (see link above), as well as an article about helping your kids (of all ages!) write creatively – for fun!, more ideas for easily working in some creative writing exercises […] Read more…

Skeleton and Human Body Unit Study – Recommended Resources and a Free Printable

Creating a Positive Learning Environment As a former teacher now homeschooling my own kids, I love to create a positive learning environment by cultivating a resource-rich home for them. We haven’t yet reached an age where I feel compelled to decide whether to take the curriculum route or just keep following their lead to explore […] Read more…

Storytelling prompts and templates with examples; includes 4 free printable story forms to help encourage young children develop creative thinking skills

Creative Writing with Kids, part 2

Storytelling with Kids – Make Writing Fun! This post contains affiliate links. You can read my full privacy policy here.  Last week, as part of my series on helping our children and students learn to love Reading and Writing, I wrote a post about helping your kids (of all ages!) write creatively – for fun! In […] Read more…

Cultivating a Love for Reading and Writing, part 2: Creative Writing with Kids This post contains affiliate links. You can read my full privacy policy here.  This post is a continuation of my series on helping our children and students learn to love Reading and Writing. In the first post, I mentioned a few ways […] Read more…

Curating a Literacy-Rich Home Environment Kids can learn so much when they are surrounded by interesting, creative, and informative things. These “things” can be books, toys, digital resources — or friends, grandparents, outdoor adventures … etc. When we curate* a resource-rich home environment for our kids, creating a space where they can comfortably live, play, […] Read more…

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