by Kay Chance | Encouraging & Equipping You, How to Homeschool, Learning with Living Books, Teaching Language Arts
When we started homeschooling copywork and dictation were completely new to me. Even though I was a public school English teacher, I never encountered these methods in any of my courses or reading. Kind of sad. Even in the public school setting, these would have been...
by Kay Chance | Encouraging & Equipping You, How to Homeschool, Learning with Living Books, Teaching Language Arts
[The following post contains affiliate links. You can read my disclosure here.] Sitting down to plan out my children’s schedule for the year, I was suddenly overcome with how long one particular subject would take. Language Arts had so many components! Spelling,...
by Kay Chance | Encouraging & Equipping You, Practical Help
We can choose a word and make goals for our coming year, but if we don’t have a plan it probably won’t happen! [The following post contains affiliate links. You can read my disclosure here.] Successful means “accomplishing an aim or purpose.”...
by Kay Chance | Encouraging & Equipping You, Practical Help
Setting goals for our year helps us to be more intentional with our lives. But what does it look like as a Christian woman to set goals? Why do we set goals? How can we go about goal setting so that we set the right goals and follow through in His strength? [The...
by Kay Chance | Encouraging & Equipping You, Practical Help
Is it possible to ditch the idea of making resolutions, but still make changes in your life? YES! Learn how to choose one word and see the impact it can make. [The following post contains affiliate links. You can read my disclosure here.] I’ve always loved...
by Kay Chance | Encouraging & Equipping You, How to Homeschool, Learning with Living Books, Teaching Language Arts
Do you need a simplified approach to teaching Language Arts that works for multiple grade levels? Then use natural methods such as copywork. Copywork is when a student copies a letter, word, sentence, or passage. Don’t let the simplicity of the method fool you,...
by Kay Chance | Encouraging & Equipping You, How to Homeschool, Learning with Living Books, Teaching Language Arts, Uncategorized
Jack London and Robert Louise Stevenson had something in common—something your children can also share with them. They both used copywork as a tool to improve their writing. [The following post contains affiliate links. You can read my disclosure here.] Copywork What...
by Kay Chance | Cultivating Your Heart, Encouragement, Encouraging & Equipping You, Learning with THE Living Book
You are enough. I’ve seen this phrase printed on t-shirts and coffee mugs, and painted on barn wood home decor. Just check out Etsy for decorative items emblazoned with this phrase. If you google it you will find blog posts, articles, books, TED Talks, a couple of...
by Kay Chance | Cultivating Your Heart, Learning with THE Living Book
At Christmas we get caught up in the busyness of it all, don’t we? We forget why we are doing all of the things—shopping for gifts, decorating the house, planning meals. But may I encourage you to join me to really consider the One whose birth we celebrate? And...
by Kay Chance | Encouraging & Equipping You, How to Homeschool, Learning with Living Books, Teaching Language Arts
Do you ever feel overwhelmed when it comes to teaching Language Arts? You are not alone! So many of us feel inadequate in this area. But the truth is, you already have a lot of experience. You have been teaching this subject since the day your children were born. [The...
