Writing Ideas and Activities

Writing Contests for Homeschoolers

Jul 25th, 2010 | By Jessica Parnell | Category: Featured Articles, Writing Ideas and Activities

If you’ve read my bloghomeschooling and writing in the past, you know that I am passionate about writing.  I believe that with the right motivation and the right approach, any child can learn to write and write well.

The ability to convey ideas in writing has become even more essential with the advancements of technology.  An individual who can communicate well, earns respect.  And with email becoming the communication tool of choice, we must ensure that our children have the tools to write well.



Homeschooling and Writing

Sep 21st, 2009 | By Jessica Parnell | Category: Featured Articles, Writing Ideas and Activities

The Power of Dictation
Homeschool Writing Success
I had a conversation with a homeschooling friend this week whose sixth grade daughter is struggling with writing. “She is so unfocused when it comes to writing elements of our homeschooling that we end up stretching out our day into the evening or weekend just to get it done.”



Top Ten Ways to Homeschool on the Road

Jul 19th, 2009 | By Jessica Parnell | Category: Featured Articles, Homeschooling Road Trip 2009, Homeschooling Tips, Writing Ideas and Activities

Our Homeschool Road Trip was a mix of fun, learning, and the beauty of God’s creation.  Many of my readers have asked how we filled the drive time.  Well, for some of the time, we worked on specific subjects but for most of the time we found ways to take the basics and turn them into a game.  This not only helped to pass the time, but brought out the creativity in all of us.



Six Easy Steps to Extraordinary Writing for Your Homeschooler

Mar 25th, 2008 | By Jessica Parnell | Category: Curriculum Reviews, General Homeschool Posts, Homeschooling Tips, Language Arts, Writing Ideas and Activities

Diagramming, identifying sentence patterns, finding parts of speech . . . every student’s favorite element of grammar, right?  How many times have you heard your child ask, “Why do I have to learn this?” As a writing teacher, I loved that question because it was always the perfect lead in to a unit on the value of sentence patterns in writing.