Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the Winter 2010-11 issue of The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine, the trade magazine for homeschool families. Read the magazine free at www.TOSMagazine.com ...

Introduce writing skills when your child is ready. Encourage them to draw and scribble to help develop their hand skills. Provide pens and pencils that fit comfortably in your child’s hand. You might ...

This is a handy set of printables that serve as visual cues and reminds of the formation of letters for your beginning writers. The giraffe, chicken and monkey method is beautifully illustrated using ...

We'll explore essential components of creative writing-character, plot, point of view, setting, theme, and more-and bring that writing into your visual practice. Not only will you learn to write ...