Are all insects treated the same in your house? For instance, do you save ladybugs but swat flies? Why or why not.
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Online Classes Aren’t Just for Kids!
Collaboration is tied to the best outcomes in learning.
Working together promotes:
- Positive atmosphere and attitude
- Modeling of learning strategies
- Reduced anxiety and increased focus
- Practice articulating ideas out loud
- Absorption and incorporation of feedback
- Negotiating to find shared solutions
These are essential cognitive skills in learning—and in the workplace!
Collaboration is one of our key principles of learning at Brave Writer, and we embrace it in our online classes. We value it so much, we’ve created a slew of Family Classes like our Shakespeare Family Workshop where parents are welcome to participate alongside kids!
Brave Writer’s Shakespeare Family Workshop is a hands-on class for you and your whole family. (A ready-made opportunity for you to learn together!) Perfect for those who have not yet introduced a study of Shakespeare into their homeschools and for families who feel daunted by the Bard.
Through craft projects, discussions, and group research, you’ll learn about Shakespeare’s life and times, his unique writing style, and more!
You won’t find classes like these anywhere else. For one price, the entire family embarks on a journey of
- exploration,
- writing together,
- and supporting one another.
Help helps!
Shakespeare Family Workshop
The Challenge of Teaching Writing
No matter how many miles I travel, every group of home educators I meet can talk a noisy blue streak about how challenging it is to teach writing.
They say similar stuff:
- it’s too subjective,
- their kids’ hands hurt,
- they lack confidence in their own writing so how can they teach it?
- there are tears,
- their kids can’t think of anything to write,
- the parents feel appalled by messy handwriting or so many spelling errors.
On and on goes the list.
Often when I’m speaking, I invite parents to share with each other, and suddenly the room erupts in animated conversation, laughter, and commiseration!
It’s worth asking: why?! Why is this the case? Does it need to be? I say an emphatic “No” and then we talk about it.
If you find teaching writing difficult then you’re not alone, and you’re in the right place! Here are some suggestions:
Take advantage of the Brave Writer website, blog, and YouTube channel. They’re filled with helpful tips and resources. If you’re brand new start here.
Download our 7-Day Writing Blitz for an introduction to how painless teaching writing can be!
And feel free to email us ([email protected]) with any questions.
This post is originally from Instagram and @juliebravewriter is my account there so come follow along for more conversations like this one!
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Friday Freewrite: For 24 Hours
You’re given the ability to switch places with anyone in the world for 24 hours. Who would you choose? Now describe what it might be like for the other person to live your life for a day.
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Poetry Teatime: No Right Way
One of the things I learned for Poetry Teatime is to keep scone and muffin mixes handy. They were easy to whip together, and they felt like home baking. Even though they’re not.
I’ll tell you a funny story. When I lived in Morocco, I had to bake and cook everything from scratch.
When I returned to the states, it was a point of pride with me. I would make pie from scratch! I would bake bread. I would make scones without a mix. I was one of THOSE homeschool moms.
And then, one day, I noticed a yummy vanilla cake mix. I succumbed and bought it. The results were so dreamy I thought “What have I been doing?!” I was a new convert. And just like that, I went on a hunt for the best mixes for teatime.
So feel free to make Poetry Teatime as easy or elaborate as you’d like. There’s no right way to do it.
This post is originally from Instagram and @juliebravewriter is my account there so come follow along for more conversations like this one!
