Simplify Language Arts With Books Your Whole Family Will Love
Homeschool Better Together
Emily Brown
4.8 • 697 Ratings
🗓️ 9 July 2024
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Feeling overwhelmed with language arts education in your homeschool? Join hosts Pam Barnhill, Meg Angelino, and Laney Homan, in episode nine of Homeschool Better Together, as they discuss how literature-based learning can revolutionize language arts education for your family. Discover the transformative power of integrating grammar, writing style, literary analysis, and vocabulary activities through high-quality literature, all within one flexible program.
Explore the hosts' personal experiences and insights as they discuss the benefits of using literature to teach grammar, the adaptability of the program for children with different ages and abilities, and the positive impact it has had on their own read-aloud sessions with their kids. Gain a deeper understanding of how this holistic approach to language arts offers an enriching and enjoyable learning experience, without the tedium of traditional grammar programs.
Don't miss out on this insightful discussion that will bring clarity and inspiration to your language arts journey. Whether you're a seasoned homeschooler or just starting out, this episode is for you!
Links and Resources:
- Language Arts Together Bundle Two- SPECIAL Presale price of $34 through July 16!
- Tarantula in My Purse by Jean Craighead George
- Adventures with Waffles by Maria Parr
- A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus
- A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
- Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
- The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
- Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
- Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- The Trumpet of The Swan by E.B. White
- Little House in The Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Language Arts Together Bundle 1
- Homeschool Better Together Community
Key Takeaways:
- Discover the benefits of using literature to teach grammar, emphasizing a deeper understanding of grammar through actual writing.
- Learn how unintentional learning occurs for younger children when participating in discussions or activities targeted at older kids.
- Explore the structured yet adaptable nature of the program, with solid pedagogical practices like narration, copywork, dictation, and vocabulary study.
- Understand the flexibility and independence the program allows, including space for independent exploration, with minimal preparation required.
- Hear about the ease of incorporating the language arts program into homeschooling, emphasizing the lack of added stress and friction.
- Gain insight into the program's approach to teaching grammar through literature, preserving the pleasure of the story while providing structure without being overly rigid.
For full show notes and a transcript of today’s episode, head to pambarnhill.com/hsbt9
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| 0:00.0 | Are you ready for homeschooling to feel joyful again? |
| 0:05.4 | Do you long for support as you learn alongside your kids? |
| 0:10.3 | Welcome to Home School Better Together, a podcast about building a homeschool experience that works for your family. |
| 0:18.2 | I'm Pam Barnhill, and it's time to step out of the overwhelm and |
| 0:22.0 | into the wonder. Let's do this. |
| 0:31.6 | Hey there, today I am joined by Meg Angelino and Lainey Holman. |
| 0:37.7 | And we are going to be talking about one of our new products that we released just this past year on Black Friday. |
| 0:45.0 | And families have been using it all through the spring months, including Meg and Lainey. |
| 0:50.9 | And it is language arts together. |
| 0:53.8 | We are super excited about this, |
| 0:56.1 | and we thought it was time to tell you just a little bit more about it. |
| 0:59.7 | And you might be wondering, |
| 1:00.8 | what does language arts together have to do with the morning basket? |
| 1:03.6 | And it is how you can do language arts in your morning basket. |
| 1:07.8 | So we are super excited about this. |
| 1:09.8 | Ladies, welcome. |
| 1:11.8 | Thanks, Pam. |
| 1:18.6 | Well, really quickly, just for the purposes of this particular podcast, because you've been on the podcast before and people have heard about your families before, but tell us who you're using |
| 1:23.5 | language arts together with, because I know you've got kids that you're not using it with, |
| 1:27.6 | Lainey, because like four of yours have graduated. So you're not having them come to your house |
| 1:31.2 | and do language arts. So lady, what about you? So I have a 13 year old, a 12 year old, a 10 year old, |
| 1:40.4 | and an 8 year old, and we're doing language arts together. Okay. And then Meg, you have two |
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