A few years ago, we tried out Jenny Phillip’s Good and Beautiful language arts curriculum. I was thrilled to give it a try, and I even came up with a way to keep it organized since I used the downloaded version. I was disappointed that it wasn’t going fit for our family. I thought the all-in-one curriculum would help us reach our language arts goals, but my daughters didn’t find it enjoyable and honestly, it was just too much for me to adjust to make it enjoyable for them.

As a homeschooling parent of two daughters in the middle school grades, I knew I would emphasize the importance of writing to them earlier versus later. My daughters began their writing careers at the age of 3. Now, they couldn't "write", but they drew pictures and dictated their stories to me.

Teaching writing in your homeschool doesn't have to be a chore.  There are a variety of ways to incorporate writing into your child's curriculum such as ...