Last spring I discovered The Writer’s Workshop by Greg Roper, a little gem of a book meant to teach college students how to write. Its philosophy was appealing and its teaching fabulous, so I determined to use it with my children, ages 9-16. A college level book for such young children? Yes, with some (major) […]
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Review: The Writer’s Workshop by Gregory Roper
When Miss 10 had to write an argument about which was the most valuable sense, sight or hearing, she was very unhappy. She dislikes writing in any case, and she couldn’t see any chance of success with this assignment. I had just skimmed through The Writer’s Workshop: Imitating Your Way to Better Writing, and its […]
Review of George Alfred Henty: The Story of an Active Life
G. A. Henty is one of our children’s favorite authors. He’s one of mine, too, for each of his exciting books portrays history from a Christian worldview. I’ve always wondered, though, how one man could write so many historically accurate books. George Alfred Henty: The Story of an Active Life by George Mannville Fenn helps […]
NaNoWriMo: Novel Writing for Kids (and Adults)
How does the idea of getting your children to write a novel in a month sound to you? Incredible? Well, it might be, but last year 35,000 kids were involved in NaNoWriMo’s Young Writers Program. NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. Last year Miss 17 and Miss 12 participated. For the entire month of November they […]
Review: Time4Learning
As I mentioned earlier, we have been trying out Time4Learning free for a month in order to review it. Our month is finished, and all three of the children have learned a fair bit. They also have some strong opinions to share. Summary Time4Learning is an interactive online learning package for Preschool to […]