Homeschool Writing and Then Some Ruth Winn

Send us a Text Message.Ep #12 Summer Writing Activities Show NotesI love summer break. Three months of sunshine, ice cream, and baseball. And no school! Bring it on! Everything is great, for a little while, but inevitably, the long days of summer lead to the bored kids of summer. At least that’s how it was in my house. That’s when I learned the magic of doing just a little of school each day, not enough to feel like we were working very hard, but at something a little education...

Send us a Text Message.Ep #11 To AP or Not to AP? Show Notes Homeschoolers are often in a quandary when it comes to proving their excellence as students. How do you convince the scholarship committee or the college admission board that you really are a superior candidate when your mom is the one writing your transcript? One way that students can prove their merit is by taking AP courses and doing well on AP exams. But figuring out this process as a homeschooler can be little tricky ...

Send us a Text Message.Ep #10 Lessons from PollyannaShow Notes Today’s episode is special because it’s my tenth episode—woo hoo! cue the confetti!—and because I am talking about a book that is near and dear to my heart. You know how sometimes the right book comes along at the right time and it’s, well, . . . transformational. That’s what Pollyanna was for me, and I think after you listen to this episode, you will be rushing to the library or bookstore to snag your own copy. You can also ...

Send us a Text Message.Ep #9 Peer Editing in a Homeschool Context Show Notes If you want to learn a strategy that will help students transform their papers from mediocre to excellent, then this episode is you! In this episode you will learn· how to set the right tone for collaborative work· specific guidelines to make peer editing successful· the benefits of being both a writer AN...

Send us a Text Message.Show NotesIn this episode you will find an overview of my professional writing course plus a close-up look at the ins and outs of writing thank you notes. In this episode you will learn· why writing thank you notes is so important· how to personalize a thank you note· how to thank someone for a gift you DON’T like Plus I give you an easy list of do’s and don’ts f...

Send us a Text Message.Ep #7 Vocabulary Development Show Notes Did you know that English has well over a half a million words? Let that number sink in for a minute. This is far more than French which has fewer than 100,000 or even German which has around 185,000. Half a million words! That’s a lot of vocabulary. Obviously, you can’t expect your child to learn all the words; even 100,000 would be way too many. But you do want your kids to have good vocabularies, the kind that he...