What is the difference between Homeschool Notebooking and Journaling? Notebooking is very similar to journaling, but there are a few distinction in how they are utilized and stored. While journaling requires a bound journal or book with blank pages for writing, notebooking is best when using pre-made and themed notebooking pages and then filing them […]
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Free Writing Graphic Organizers: Activity #10 Write, Write, Write
Eliminate writing rambles with these FREE Writing Graphic Organizers! Use one of the two Short Story writing graphic organizers in the pack for Oz Activity #10. Have your child write their very own fairy tale just like the Wizard of Oz today! Or simply use them for another writing project! The 4 page packet includes […]
Kansas and Oz Compare and Contrast: Wizard of Oz Activity #4
Kansas and Oz were so very different! After reading the Wonderful Wizard of Oz have your child do a Kansas and Oz compare and contrast essay . Compare and Contrast Kansas and Oz. Before writing a compare and contrast essay have your child use my Wizard of Oz Venn Diagram to organize the similarities and […]
Handwriting Without Tears- Making Handwriting Easy
I’ve been thinking and writing a lot lately about handwriting. It was all brought on by a conversation with a friend who’s spouse was in the teaching field. I had just learned that the local schools here had decided to stop teaching cursive. I wondered why they would do that. What about signatures? Is technology […]
Is Teaching Handwriting Still Necessary?
In this age of computers and spell correct, I still think it’s important for children to be taught handwriting. At the same time, I don’t think it should be a daily “hair pulling” event either. I am very pleased I finally found an easy to use program like Handwriting Without Tears; if your looking for […]