If you had to live in one of the rooms pictured (clean but with only one or two things to do or messy but with lots of stuff to choose from) which would you pick? Explain your answer.
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The Brave Learner Book Club!
It’s the Launch of the Brave Learner Book Club!
My book, THE BRAVE LEARNER, is about to publish on February 5. One of the reasons I am so looking forward to sharing it with you is that I can’t wait to TALK with you about it!
To that end, I have decided to offer a book club—a monthly webinar where I lead you in applying the principles and practices that I enumerate in the book. We’ll
- share,
- discuss,
- problem-solve
- AND turn philosophy into practice.
All of that goodness will take place in our coaching space: The Homeschool Alliance. Join us starting in February as we kick off the book club for THE BRAVE LEARNER!
In the book club you will:
- consider how your home can provide an enchanted context for learning,
- find the magic that’s already present,
- and discover concrete ideas (also in the book!) that can amp the enchantment and lead to the love of learning we want for our kids.
THE BRAVE LEARNER explores many of the themes we love to talk about in the Homeschool Alliance: creating a healthy happy family and home life, while growing as awesome adults ourselves.
Pre-order THE BRAVE LEARNER now and you’ll be set for the first book club meeting!
Can’t wait to share it with you!
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Blog Roundup: January 2019
Welcome to the latest Brave Writer blog roundup! See how other homeschooling families use Brave Writer products and practice the Brave Writer Lifestyle.
How to Get the Words Flowing From Your Struggling Writer – Bethany Ishee
I think we can all recall the fear and terror that would overtake us at the sight of a blank page when we knew writing was expected. Whether a research paper, book report or an essay response on an exam, anxiety grew each moment we had no idea what to write. It seemed that the harder we tried to think, the more desperate the situation became.
How to Stop Writer’s Block From Stealing Your Child’s Thoughts – Dachelle (Hide the Chocolate)
It’s happened more times than I can count. We sit down to start our writing project and at least one child cannot come up with a single word to say. They stare at the page and seem to have forgotten how to form words. Learning to communicate through writing is hard, but what do you do when your child has writer’s block and no words will come out?
Brave Writer Podcast: Routines, Chaos, and Big Goals—Oh My! with CO Springs Homeschool Mamas Group
Can you believe this is the final episode of the Ask Julie series?! I’ve read the feedback from everyone who’s written in, or left an Apples Podcast review, and I’m deeply touched to hear how this series has resonated with you—the listeners!
Let’s give a big round of applause for each guest! Their vulnerability and bravery has been such a gift to all of us!
Today’s episode is a unique format—a homeschooling group of friends asked to be interviewed together. Each interviewee came with her own quandary.
We tackled problems ranging from checklist anxiety and handwriting problems to homeschooling while personal life is in upheaval.
Tune in to find out:
- Why you only have to get it “mostly right” (in homeschool AND in life)
- How connection attracts and completes checklists
- Tips & tricks for managing your expectations
- How YOU are the catalyst for changing the learning environment in your home
Mandy Houle asks: What about pen and paper work for a young, exuberant extrovert?
Mandy’s seven-year-old son is energetic, friendly, and generous – but it’s a challenge getting him to sit down long enough to write.
A lot of us run into this issue as our children get to the point where we feel they’re “supposed” to be writing, but it’s important to remember that this is the very beginning of a young person’s writing life; it takes from ages 8 to 18 to become a fluent writer.
Julie’s advice:
- You could do Jot It Down! for another whole year, no handwriting on his part, and he’d still be fine.
- Give him writing incentives like different colored pens or a special notebook he can pick out.
- Go to tracing rather than writing. You write the sentence first and ask him to trace your words.
- You could jot down his stories and ideas, type them in a document, and print them out for him to trace.
- Get his whole body involved! Give him a sentence of copywork and ask him to use chalk to write as many of the words as he can on your driveway, or tape a huge piece of butcher paper on your wall and ask him to write big with his whole arm instead of having to use his tiny motor muscles.
Friday Freewrite: Colorful Emotions
If your emotions were colors, which colors would go with which emotions and why?
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