Writing Lessons for Home Education
Whatever else is on our homeschool schedule for the day, daily reading and writing practice is a non-negotiable. Reading and writing are the keys to literacy, and no matter which…
Tips for Left-Handed Homeschoolers
Left-handed learners often find writing more of a struggle than right-handed peers. Holding a pencil and writing can be uncomfortable, words smudge easier and it can be hard for learners…
Resources: The Poetry Foundation
The Poetry Foundation is a great place to start when looking for ideas, inspiration and resources for a home-ed poetry module. The website is useful for lesson planning in a…
Are Songs Poetry?
The linguist Edward Sapir said, “Poetry everywhere is inseparable in its origins from the singing voice and the measure of the dance”. But does that mean songs are poetry put…
Home-Ed Poetry
Reading poetry is a fantastic way for pupils to develop reading-aloud skills and reading fluency. As an additional benefit to the home educator, lots of poems are short, making it…
Audiobooks for Home Education – Autumn 2022
Audiobooks are fantastic teaching material for home education. Easy to use in a variety of lesson formats, audiobooks are easily accessible lesson content to use at home or on the…
Teaching Shakespeare at Home
Poetry, prose, etymology.. Shakespeare's writings are something no literature curriculum is complete without. If you're not an English teacher the idea of teaching Shakespeare might be daunting - even if…
Drama in a Homeschool Curriculum
Drama is a fun element to add to a homeschool curriculum and also a fantastic way to encourage homeschoolers to develop confidence in narration and presentation, skills that are useful…
Learning to (Type) Write
The more comfortable we are with the medium we're using to write words down..pen, pencil, keyboard.. the easier it is to transfer the words from our heads onto paper or…
Books and Reading
Reading is magic and children love magic. All we have to do is show them how to access the magic inside a book and enable them to access that magic…
