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Let’s chat homeschool language arts…

In my experience, it seems that homeschoolers are always worried about two things: math and reading.

Isn’t this true?

We want to be sure our children are making progress. We worry about the multiplication facts and reading ability.

And, sometimes, we resort to drill and kill… even when we know better.

I’ll admit it: When I’m super-stressed, my homeschool starts to look more like the public school we left.

It always backfires on me.

When I relax, when I connect with my children, when I take the time to answer those never-ending questions, when we read fantastic read alouds, when we gather on the floor to play a favorite game…

That’s when the magic happens. That’s when things click.

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How to Rock Homeschool Language Arts

Today, I’d like to share some fun resources for your homeschool language arts program. When you have finished reading, please leave a comment with your family’s favorite resource!

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How to raise readers

Let’s start at the very beginning: reading. How to encourage a love of reading at home? Where to find incredible books? How to create a language-rich environment?

How do we grow readers?

Here are my go-to resources for parents who wish to grow readers:

Give Your Child the World by Jamie C. Martin
Honey for a Child’s Heart by Gladys Hunt
The Read-Aloud Family by Sarah Mackenzie
The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease

Here are some tips for growing readers:

Encouraging writing in your homeschool

Do you have a reluctant writer at home? Please know you are not alone!

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Here are some tips for encouraging writing:

And I can’t talk about writing encouragement without mentioning my favorite homeschool resource of all time…

Amazing books for your homeschool language arts program

I am continually amazed by the growth I see in my children when I add high-quality picture books to our existing curriculum.

I have oodles of book lists on this site…

… but here are a few to get you started:

Coffee and Books: A delightfully simple morning routine…

One super-simple way to add more fun to your language arts program is to start a Coffee and Books routine.

Here are some tips to get you started, plus oodles of book lists!

Or, start your very own family book club!

This is such an easy thing to do and you will have memories to last a lifetime!

Gameschooling with awesome language arts games

These are games that are not only fun, but also boost all-important literacy, oral language, and written language skills!

Here are some of our family’s favorite reading and language arts games:

The homeschool language arts curriculum we use

All three children enjoy:

Our homeschool curriculum choices, by year

I get a lot of questions about our curriculum choices. You can read more here:

Are you looking for additional resources for homeschooling Reading, Writing, and Language Arts?

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Additional language arts resources for your homeschool

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Do you want to see our homeschool in action?

I get a lot of questions about our curriculum choices. You can read more here:

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Do you love to homeschool with books?

You are invited to join the {Virtual} Family Book Club at My Little Poppies, a private Facebook Group for parents who love to read fantastic books to their children… and chat about them!

Do you love to homeschool with games?

You are also invited to join the My Little Poppies Gameschool Community, a private Facebook Group for parents who wish to add more play to their family and/or homeschool routine.

Now, it’s your turn. Tell me: What is your favorite homeschool language arts resource right now? Share here.

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We are really enjoying Rhyme Out! lately, it fits in perfectly with this grouping of games. Each card has a set of three clues, and a hint word (to use if necessary), the answers to the clues rhyme. Example: not tame, not hot, not a grown-up, the answers would be wild, mild, and child. The clues are not all presented in that “not” format. Get the answers correct, and you earn the card. First player to get 10 cards wins. My 8 year-old and I have been playing almost every school day since I bought it last month, and sometimes he wants to play twice. It comes in a very small and sturdy box, slightly smaller than the Clumsy Thief games. Amazon was selling it for about $9.00 a couple of weeks ago.

I taught middle school English for ten years, and I love resources from Nancie Atwell. I like the Reading Zone, In the Middle, Lessons that Change Writers, and Naming the World. I used them in my classroom, but I’ve also modified them slightly with my own kids. They help me to feel like I’m teaching all of the important things I want them to know without drilling and killing and taking the fun out of reading and writing.