This interview with Andrew Pudewa was so fun! Our conversation truly encouraged me as a teacher & a mom. I hope it gives you tons of ideas and inspiration for thinking outside the box, incorporating literature & poetry, and making memorization fun.
In This Episode, You’ll Hear…
- Overarching principles for teaching writing really well
- Why writing is like cooking
- How not to teach writing
- The 4 deadly errors of teaching writing
- How to apply easy plus one with your young children
- What is “enough” for homeschool lessons with 5-8 year olds
- Why chess may be the missing piece to your 2nd grader’s curriculum
- How memorization helps build critical thinking
- What writing instruction might look like in the early years.
- How to detach schoolwork & learning from paper & pencils & desks. (AKA: How to not replicate school at home.)
Links Mentioned
- Linguistic development through poetry memorization – we use and LOVE this in our home!! (and have been for years.)
- How to Think Like Shakespeare by Scott Newstok
- IEW Podcast interview with author, Scott Newstok: Episode 398 Part 1 | Episode 399 Part 2
- The 4 Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing – the audio and youtube video are available here.
- Easy Plus One
- No Stress Chess – the easy & fun way for anyone to learn chess! (All 4 of my kids learned with this exact game around age 5-6.)
Thank you for listening & sharing with your friends!! I am so excited about the upcoming conversations that’ll be released, including several episodes specifically for brand new and on-the-fence homeschoolers, as well as interviews with Crystal Paine, Cindy Rollins, and some regular ol’ homeschool moms like you and me.
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