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English 2: Developing Young Writers

April 11, 2017 by Meredith

<i>English 2</i>: Developing Young Writers

Writing has always been one of my favorite things to do. My mother would transcribe oral stories I retold as a preschooler. (It’s true! You can read about it here.) Then when I was in the elementary grades, we would “publish” a book each year as a compilation of all my homeschool writing projects. I […]

Filed Under: Successful Learning Tagged With: English, grammar, language arts, Teacher's Editions, writing

Writing and Grammar—Two Halves of One Whole

November 8, 2016 by Jenna

Writing and Grammar—Two Halves of One Whole

For a busy parent, with everything that has to be completed in one homeschool day, teaching writing and grammar is a lot of work. It might seem to make more sense for you to handle these two related subjects as separate classes, or to spend one semester on grammar and the next on writing. So why does […]

Filed Under: Successful Learning Tagged With: English, grammar, homeschool, language arts, writing

Teaching Grammar the “Write” Way

September 20, 2016 by BJU Press Writer

Teaching Grammar the “Write” Way

Do your children dread the part of the day devoted to writing and grammar? Maybe they have trouble seeing the correlation between grammar and good writing, or maybe they view grammar as boring, impractical, and repetitive. Before college, I felt the same way. So how did I end up with a bachelor’s degree and a master’s […]

Filed Under: Successful Learning Tagged With: English, grammar, grammar lessons, homeschool, induction, language arts, teaching methods, writing

Learning the Value of Grammar Lessons

October 6, 2015 by Megan

Learning the Value of Grammar Lessons

Many high schoolers question the usefulness of studying grammar. I know I did. My parents started homeschooling when I was in seventh grade. I was a good student and had stayed on the honor roll throughout elementary school. I loved learning and generally spent my spare time either reading or typing out stories on my family’s […]

Filed Under: Successful Learning Tagged With: class, English, grammar, language arts, linguistics, writing

How We Build a Solid Foundation in Our Elementary English

September 3, 2015 by Meredith

How We Build a Solid Foundation in Our Elementary English

  Children love building tall towers. Their goals can be quite lofty (literally) and sometimes others are enlisted to complete the project. At some point, the simple tower always seems to come crashing down. For an unsuspecting child, his response to the fallen tower is often tears or outbursts of frustration. But a “demolished” tower […]

Filed Under: Successful Learning Tagged With: elementary, English, grammar, homeschool, language arts, parts of speech, writing

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