A familiar refrain I am seeing everywhere in the Brave Writer space: that you feel overwhelmed by too much to do.
Let me make it perfectly clear here.
Don’t do everything!
Start with ONE of our products. Just that one. Read the information at the front or in the guidelines or one chapter of the Writer’s Jungle.
Then DO that thing without reading anything else, without planning anything else, without thinking about how it all fits together. That is utterly unnecessary.
You will get so much value if you deep dive into ONE of the products and take it just ONE week or project or activity at a time.
So do ONE thing this month and shelve everything else. If you find yourself really enjoying that thing, do it more! Don’t rush on to the next thing. Maximize the value right there. If you notice flagging interest after a bit, then turn your attention to the NEXT product and do ONE small bit of that one.
You cannot do this wrong!
Each product creates engagement with writing. ALL of them do. They all work.
You’re going to be okay. Take a risk and TRY one thing. Just one! See how it feels.
Wondering how to kick off a great homeschool year?
Wish you knew more about Brave Writer and all its offerings?
Here’s your chance! We’ve got two days of FREE webinars to help you prepare.
We’ve got a camp handbook for you and your kids with crafts and snacks for them!
And Melissa Wiley is gracing us with a sneak peak of her brand new book, The Nerviest Girl in the World, one of our Arrow books! She’ll read aloud to your kids each day over lunch!
You can join us as it suits your schedule.
We will have replays.
We can’t wait to serve you! Descriptions below. Sign up here.
Webinar Descriptions
On Ramp to Homeschool
Join Julie Bogart (Creator of the Brave Writer program) to hear about how to jump-start your homeschool for the fall. She’ll cover how to boot up the first six weeks and plan for a great year ahead. Great for newbies and in the “middle of the muddle” homeschoolers too. Julie will give an overview of how the whole Brave Writer program fits together. If you are still wondering how to get started with Brave Writer, this is the session for you!
Get into Gear with Reading and Writing
In this session, Dawn Smith (Director of Publishing) and Julie Bogart will talk about the power of reading aloud to your kids and how literature is a springboard for learning all the mechanics of writing. Imagine combining handwriting, spelling, grammar, and literary power using living literature! It’s a beautiful vision!
Nerviest Girl in the World
Give your kids a treat! Melissa Wiley, children’s author and Brave Writer coach and writer, has chosen to share her brand new book with our community first: The Nerviest Girl in the World! You can bring your kids to listen and know that they are getting the sneak peak! She’ll read for 20-30 minutes with all the voices!
The Horsepower of Short, Focused, Online Writing Classes
Our award-winning online writing classes are unlike any on the market. Kirsten Merryman (Director of Online Classes) and Jen Holman (Senior Writing Coach and Trainer) offer insights into how to maximize the power of a class in your child’s writing life. Discover how your kids can fall in love with writing!
Roadmap to Your Best Homeschool Life: Brave Learner Home
Imagine having support, friendship, coaching, and resources that give you what you need when you need them. Our Brave Learner Home community is designed to offer you the space you need to grow. Our goal is not to scrutinize curriculum but to work with the underlying principles of healthy family life combined with how to harness the power of natural learning. We’ll also take care of you, so you have the stamina to keep going. Join Jeanne Faulconer (Director of the Brave Learner Home) and Julie Bogart for an hour of inspiration!
Our popular “learning to read” program, the Wand, is returning to its original creator, Rita Cevasco. When Rita created the Wand for Brave Writer, she was in private practice. Today, she has her own thriving company called Rooted in Language.
In reviewing our goals and hers, the Wand fits so beautifully with what she’s building, it felt important for Rita to have the rights back to sell and support it. She’s also rolling out a brand new phonics program called Pinwheels that dovetails beautifully with the Wand.
What does that mean for Brave Writer?
We will sell the Wand until July 15. You can purchase the Jot it Down! bundle with the Wand and be added to the Brave Learner Home. After July 15, all Wand purchases will be through Rita’s company.
Brave Writer is producing a new product to release in 2021 for this youngest level of student that will focus on writing, rather than learning to read.
Purchase the Wand on the Brave Writer website for now, here.
Purchase the Jot it Down! bundle with the Wand, here.
Did you miss the Book Reveal Party? Or would you like to watch it again?
Don’t worry. We’ve got you covered!
Grab your tea and a treat. Pull your kids over to watch with you. Make a list of books you are looking forward to reading next year.
Watch here!
Pressed for time?
Go directly to the Dart, Arrow and Boomerang pages on our website for the book lists and links to their pages on Amazon.
ETA: We have replaced Cricket in Times Square with The Prairie Thief by Melissa Wiley for the Dart in September.
What’s included in our year-long language arts programs?
The Dart is designed for kids 8-10 years of age.
The Arrow is for children 11-12 years of age.
The Boomerang is teens 13-15 years of age.
Each Mechanics and Literature program includes:
Four expertly selected copywork and dictation passages
Lively, clearly worded notes about spelling, punctuation, grammar, and literary elements related to the passages
Discussion of literary craft
Big Juicy Questions to inspire conversation and writing
Book Club Party ideas to celebrate the completion of the book and guide
Guidelines that teach you how to use copywork and dictation to teach the mechanics of writing (Look for the separate guidelines PDF in the after-purchase email from Brave Writer.
A Week in Focus Planner & Writing Skills Trackers! And for your child, the Student Monthly Project Planner!
Each Faltering Ownership project has a custom designed:
Week in Focus Planner and
Writing Skills Tracker
That’s right!
Ten planning sheets
Ten skills trackers
Customized to each project—over 20 pages in all!
The Week in Focus Planner will help you
weave Brave Writer Lifestyle activities into your week
schedule oral language practices: memorization, narration, and word play
plan daily activities for the writing project of the month
The Writing Skills Tracker will provide you with
checklists to note basic and project-specific writing skills
a word bank of academic vocabulary
a space to incorporate that language into a short narrative about your child’s learning experience
NOTE: If you purchased Faltering Ownership or the Faltering Ownership bundle before 2/17/2020, you’ll need to purchase the Planner a la carte. Follow this linkfor more details.
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