Author Archives: Betty Eisenhour

One skill that many students struggle with is writing a fiction summary. Whether it’s a short story, a chapter, or an entire novel, putting a story or passage into a paragraph or short piece can be difficult. Often, students want … Read More

You want to teach your child how to speak and write well, but some of those grammar rules sneak up on even the most seasoned pros. One rule that can cause some confusion is when to use who vs. whom. … Read More

One of the most important skills to teach your child when it comes to reading and writing is summarizing. This will help not only with writing skills but monitoring understanding of a text. Being able to summarize what they’ve read … Read More

Teaching common v. Proper nouns can be a challenge. Here are a few tips for Teaching Common v. Proper Nouns and a free worksheet to help your students understand this concept. Nouns are the basic unit of parts of speech. The … Read More

Let’s be honest with ourselves for a minute. Homeschoolers buy a lot of stuff- especially books. We buy books that our kids need now as well as books that they won’t need for years. We buy things just because they … Read More

Looking for books that the comedy lovers in your family will want you to read over and over again? Check out these 10 children’s books that have been proven to elicit giggles, chuckles, and guffaws. “7 Ate 9” by Tara … Read More

Devotion and religious education can be an important part of your homeschool schedule. Spiritual experiences can be individualized by allowing your child to journal based on scripture. These 8 writing prompts inspired by scripture will help your child reflect on … Read More

Of the six traits of writing, sentence fluency is often the most difficult to master. Varying sentence structures in order to make the words flow is something that takes practice and revision. Here are 4 ways to improve sentence fluency … Read More